Texas Pistache (Pistacia texana)

   

Pistacia texana, Botanical Garden, Judge Roy Bean State Park, Langtry, Val Verde County, Texas. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Texas Pistache, American Pistachio, Wild Pistachio
• Common Spanish Names: Lentisco
• Scientific Name: Pistacia texana (pis-TAH-cee-uh tex-ANN-uh)
• Family: Anacardiaceae (Cashew Family)
• Geographic Range: Edwards Plateau and limestones of the Rio Grande canyons.
• Plant Form: Evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub or small tree, 10'+.
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Last Update: 18 May 2006