Geographic Range: Eddy Co., N.M., to Big Bend, across southeastern Trans-Pecos Texas to Edwards Plateau and South Texas. In Mexico, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León and
Baja California.
Plant Form: Deciduous shrub, 10' H X 15' W, rarely small tree to 15' H.
Remarks: Creamy white fluff-balls, often with reddish exerted stamens, precede new foliage in spring on numerous spreading branches forming rounded crown. New stems and
emerging leaves often dark red, as are re-curved thorns and ripe seed pods; lacy compound leaves mature deep green. Low water, full sun, well drained soil, hardy to 15°.
