Pithecellobium pallens (Benth.) Standl.
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Havardia pallens (Benth.) Britton & Rose Tenaza, huajillo, ape’s earring, guajilla, mimosa-bush
Tenaza is a North American native from Texas and Mexico. Plants: This is a shrub or small tree 10-20' (3-6.1 m) tall, and about the same around. The trunk has paired straight spines and smooth, thin bark that is gray or sometimes reddish in color. Leaves: Grayish green, bipinnate, 4-6" (10-15 cm) long, with 7-20 pinnae (pairs of leaflets), each with 30-40 leaflets. Flowers: Fragrant flowers are cream-colored, ball-shaped, ½-1" (1.3-2.5 cm) in diameter, appearing from May to mid-September. They are often described as “cream-colored puffballs.” Fruits: Brown bean-like seedpods are flat, velvetlike, 2-5" (5-12 cm) long. Edibility: Not edible. Said to be psychoactive. Online References:
George and Audrey DeLange's Arizona wildflower site The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center The Texas AgriLife Extension Service and Texas A&M University, Texas A&M System Havardia pallens description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 14 Sep 2020.
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5/25/2009 · Boyce Thompson Arboretum, Superior, Arizona Range: Zones 8b-11:
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ID is uncertain 
