| Olneya | |
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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 |
| Tribe: | Robinieae |
| Genus: | Olneya A.Gray |
| Species: | O. tesota
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| Binomial name | |
| Olneya tesota | |
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| Natural range | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Tesota Müll.Berol., W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 4: 479 (1857) | |
Olneya tesota is a perennial flowering tree of the family Fabaceae, legumes (peas, beans, etc.), which is commonly known as ironwood, desert ironwood, or palo fierro in Spanish. It is the only species in the monotypic genus Olneya. This tree is part of the western Sonoran Desert in Mexico and United States.
- ^ "Olneya tesota". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
- ^ "Olneya A.Gray | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 1 September 2022.