Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona
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Tecoma stans - Yellow Trumpetbush Tecoma stans - Yellow Trumpetbush
Scientific Name: Tecoma stans
Common Name: Yellow Trumpetbush, Yellow Bells
Flower Color: Yellow
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub, Perennial, Deciduous
Height: To 20 feet (6.1 m) tall, but usually less
Date Observed: July 31, 2005
Notes: The 2 inch (5 cm) long, tubular flowers have 5, rounded lobes and are clustered at the branch tips. They are followed by narrow, 8 inch (20 cm) long, brown seed pods. The pinnately compound leaves have an odd number of green, toothed, lanceolate leaflets. This native shrub grows on rocky hillsides.
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