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Characteristic Sonoran species on the islands are the palo verde Cercidium spp., elephant tree Bursera microphylla, desert ironwood Olneya tesota, limberbush Jatropha spp., ocatillo Fouquieria diguetti, white bursage Ambrosia spp. and cacti such as the columnar cardon Pachycerus pringlei, viejito Mammillaria capensis, cholla Opuntia cholla and prickly pears Opuntia spp.
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico 2008
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Olneya tesota, called Desert Ironwood, Tesota or Palo fierro, is a conspicuous tree in much of the Sonoran Desert of southwestern North America.
Chapter 29 1990
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Olneya tesota is endemic to the Sonoran Desert Region.
Chapter 29 1990
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Olneya tesota is cultivated as a landscape tree in hot arid regions of southwestern United States.
Chapter 29 1990
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Olneya tesota is cut for fuelwood, charcoal and carvings.
Chapter 29 1990
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