Eysenhardtia texana, commonly known as Texas kidneywood, bee-brush, or vara dulce,[2] is a species of small flowering tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is found from south-central Texas south to northern San Luis Potosí in the Rio Grande Valley region of south Texas–Northeastern Mexico, and the species ranges into the eastern Chihuahuan Desert areas of Coahuila.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Eysenhardtia |
| Species: | E. texana
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Distribution edit
The contiguous range of Texas kidneywood covers the three neighboring Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas in northeast Mexico, the Rio Grande valley, from Big Bend southeastwards, but not the coastal Gulf of Mexico areas, only 25–50 miles inland. Part of the range extends southwards into extreme northern San Luis Potosí,[3] and some isolated locales towards east-central and southern Texas.
References edit
- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI); IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Eysenhardtia texana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T144249650A148995923. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144249650A148995923.en. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Eysenhardtia texana Scheele Texas kidneywood, Kidneywood, Bee-Brush, Vara dulce". Native Plant Information Network. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
- ^ a b Little Jr., Elbert L. (1976). "Map 71, Eysenhardtia texana". Atlas of United States Trees. Vol. 3 (Minor Western Hardwoods). US Government Printing Office. LCCN 79-653298. OCLC 4053799.
External links edit
Data related to Eysenhardtia texana at Wikispecies- Lady Bird Johnson database, w/ gallery
- NRCS: USDA Plants Profile
- Interactive Distribution Map of Eysenhardtia texana Archived 2010-12-29 at the Wayback Machine
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