Research and Conservation in Southern Sonora, Mexico
Lysiloma watsonii (feather tree, tepeguaje)
 Lysiloma watsonii east of Alamos, Sonora. Photo: Mark Dimmitt |
 Lysiloma watsonii near Alamos, Sonora. Photo: Mark Dimmitt |
 Lysiloma watsonii near Alamos, Sonora. Photo: T.R. Van Devender |
 Lysiloma watsonii is often the tallest tree in the forests near Alamos, Sonora, but they are not truly emergent like Conzattia multiflora. Photo: Mark Dimmitt |
 Lysiloma watsonii leafs out as early as March, creating bright green spots among the dull greens and browns of old foliage and bare trees. Río Guajaray, Sonora. Photo: Mark Dimmitt |
 Leaf of Lysiloma watsonii. Photo: Mark Dimmitt |
 Flowers of Lysiloma watsonii. Photo: Mark Dimmitt |
 Young foliage of Lysiloma watsonii glows against the otherwise drab tropical deciduous forest in the spring dry season. Photo: Ana Lilia Reina G. |
 Lysiloma watsonii near Alamos, Sonora. Photo: Mark Dimmitt |