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Bignoniaceae - Catalpa family (Trumpet-creeper family)
Desert Willow Chilopsis linearis
Flower is about 1 1/2" wide and 2" long. Leaves are very slender and usually 3"-5" long but can reach 12" long. Slender seed pod 2"-4" long. Tree grows to about 30 feet tall and has leaning trunks. This is a desert plant used widely as an ornamental. Cattle do not eat this plant. Flowers make good honey. A variety of birds eat the seeds. Wood is used for fence posts.
Photos taken in Coleman County, Texas, July 2005
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Coleman, Coke)
See same Family Trumpet Vine