Parkinsonia texana is a species of perennial flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, native to Texas and the Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, and Tamaulipas.

[1] Common names include Texas palo verde, Border palo verde, and Retama china.

[2][3] Parkinsonia texana grows as a shrub or small tree up to 7.6 m (25 ft) in height and 6 m (20 ft) in diameter.

It is heat and drought tolerant and prefers alkaline soils.

[3] Its thin bark is green in color and its flowers, which are typically yellow but sometimes red, bloom from April to June.