Parkinsonia
Parkinsonia aculeata
family
Caesalpiniaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
Category 3 Restricted Matter (Biosecurity Act 2014)
Must not be distributed or disposed. This means it must not be released into the environment unless the distribution or disposal is authorised in a regulation or under a permit.
Common names
Parkinsonia, Barbados flower-fence, Horse bean, Jelly bean tree, Jerusalem thorn, Mexican palo verde, Mexican paloverde.
A shrub or small tree with green zig-zagging branches., its long, strap-like, compound or twice-compound leaves initially have large numbers of tiny oval leaflets., these leaves are drooping in nature and have a pair of spines (5-20 mm long) at their bases., its bright yellow flowers (2-3 cm across) have five petals and are arranged in loose elongated clusters., its pale brown, elongated, pods are swollen around each of the seeds.
Impact
Impact
Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata) is regarded as a significant environmental weed in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, and as an environmental weed in New South Wales and South Australia. It is one of the 20 Weeds of National Significance (WoNS), and is actively managed by community groups in Queensland and the Northern Territory.
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Parkinsonia (Parkinsonia aculeata) is regarded as a significant environmental weed in Queensland, the Northern Territory and Western Australia, and as an environmental weed in New South Wales and South Australia. It is one of the 20 Weeds of National Significance (WoNS), and is actively managed by community groups in Queensland and the Northern Territory.
