- Dermatophyllum secundiflorum - Wikipedia
D secundiflorum is a popular ornamental plant due to its showy flowers and orange seeds The reddish wood it produces is potentially useful, but as yet has little commercial value
- How to Grow and Care for Texas Mountain Laurel - The Spruce
Texas mountain laurel (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum, previously known as Sophora secundiflora) is a flowering shrub native to Mexico and the southwestern United States
- Dermatophyllum secundiflorum - Native Plant Society of Texas
Texas mountain laurel can be attacked by the Genista caterpillar In one day, they can defoliate a tree, so be sure to apply Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) at the first outbreak Most likely, you will only have to spray once, but in intense invasions, you may not need to reapply
- Texas Mountain Laurel | Dermatophyllum secundiflorum - UC Davis
Dermatophyllum secundiflorum (syn Sophora secundiflora), Texas mountain laurel, is a small, often multi-stemmed evergreen tree, large shrub It bears dramatice clusters of pungent lavender flowers and fruit pods with poisonous seeds The tree has a high heat tolerance and is quite slow growing
- Dermatophyllum secundiflorum (Frijolillo, Mescal Bean, Mountain Laurel . . .
Mescal bean is a flowering, multi-trunked, evergreen tree or shrub that can reach heights of 32 feet, although its usual height at maturity is 10 to 15 feet It is typically found along borders of streams, forming thickets or small groves in low rather moist limestone soils
- Dermatophyllum Secundiflorum, Texas Mountain Laurel
Dermatophyllum secundiflorum is a tree or large shrub, reaching a height of up to 15 feet, and comparable in diameter Trunks are up to one inch across, with upright branches bearing many leathery, evergreen leaves, which are compound; one terminal leaflet and three to five pairs of side leaflets
- Texas Mountain Laurel (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum) — Spadefoot . . .
Formerly known as Sophora secundiflora Dermatophyllum seems to mean “skinlike-leaf” perhaps related to the smoothness of the foliage The species name refers to the sometimes second flush of blooms The flowers smell distinctively like grape Koolaide, photo by lucio101, iNaturalist
- Dermatophyllum secundiflorum
Characteristics: Dermatophyllum secundiflorum, most commonly referred to as the Texas Mountain Laurel, can grow from just a few feet tall to up to 30 feet It is an evergreen with small, shiny, leather-like leaves The leaves are odd-pinnate with 7-13 leaflets that are two inches long
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