Texas kidneywood
Eysenhardtia texana
Fabaceae (Legume family)
Description
Texas kidneywood is an evergreen shrub with slender gray stems that reaches heights ranging from 3-8 feet. It has multiple stems from the base and irregularly shaped.
It has 15-47 tiny leaflets that form an alternately compounded leaf. The tiny, hairy, white flowers emerge in 1-4 inch long clusters from April to November. Texas kidneywood's fruit is a thick, dotted, green-to-brown legume and contains 2-4 seeds.
Texas kidneywood is highly browsed by white-tailed deer and is also browsed by cattle. It's seeds and flowers are valuable for insects and birds.
Habitat
Texas kidneywood is found throughout south Texas, more often in the northern portions. It prefers dry calcareous soils and rocky limestone hills and canyons.
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Plant Characteristics
Flower Color: White
Seed Type: Bean/Pod
Duration: Perennial
Stem Texture: Hairless/Smooth
Growth Habit: Shrub (Woody)
Leaf Shape : Pinnately Compound
Season: Evergreen
Distribution : 02 - Gulf Prairies and Marshes, 04 - Blackland Prairies, 05 - Cross Timbers and Prairies, 06 - South Texas Plains, 07 - Edwards Plateau, 10 - Trans-Pecos
Distributions
Distribution refers to the ecological region in Texas that a plant has been found. You can also view a clickable map.
Collection: Brush and Weeds