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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Olneya tesota A.Gray

Leguminosae

MW SW SC North America (USA: California, Arizona; Mexico: Baja California, Sonora)

MW SW SC

hel mes xer

fd (the Seri Indians cooked the seeds in several changes of water, then ground them or ate them whole) fr (the leaves are a major food for packrats) fw (excellent fuel) pl (ornamental) ti (figurines) ti(ob) (the Seri have long used the extremely hard wood for boat paddles, clubs, harpoon shafts and pestles)

tesota olneya; Arizona-ironwood; desert ironwood (USA); desert-ironwood, ironwood, sonora ironwood, tesota

olneya tesota

arbol de hierro; comitín, palo de hierro, palo fierro (Mexico); palo tinta; tésota (Mexico); uña de gato

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Latin name	Olneya tesota A.Gray
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	MW SW SC North America (USA: California, Arizona; Mexico: Baja California, Sonora)
North America distribution zone	MW SW SC
Height	S
Foliage	E
Ecology	hel mes xer
Use	fd (the Seri Indians cooked the seeds in several changes of water, then ground them or ate them whole) fr (the leaves are a major food for packrats) fw (excellent fuel) pl (ornamental) ti (figurines) ti(ob) (the Seri have long used the extremely hard wood for boat paddles, clubs, harpoon shafts and pestles)
Synonym
English name	tesota olneya; Arizona-ironwood; desert ironwood (USA); desert-ironwood, ironwood, sonora ironwood, tesota
French name	olneya tesota
Spanish name	arbol de hierro; comitín, palo de hierro, palo fierro (Mexico); palo tinta; tésota (Mexico); uña de gato
Other name
Trade name