Parkinsonia aculeata L.

vernacular Jerusalem thorn — species · Fabaceae

USDA: PAAC3
GBIF: 5357217
Rank: species

Jerusalem thorn (Parkinsonia aculeata) — Platephotograph · Roberto R. CalderónCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus: Parkinsonia

§2a

Native status, by region

HI Hawaii Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Native
PR Puerto Rico Native
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 101 counties across 11 states/territories

Legend Native · 98 Introduced · 3 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation

No cultivation specs.

USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.

§4Counties, by state