[1] Their flowers are not showy, but the palm-shaped green leaves turn maroon in autumn.

[2] It is native to the Sonoran Desert area of northern Mexico and parts of the US state of Arizona.

[3] It is often used in southern Arizona landscapes as a deciduous shrub to small tree up to 10 feet (3.0 m) tall.

It is a larval food plant for the royal moth (Citheronia splendens sinaloensis).

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