Bauhinia lunarioides

Bauhinia lunarioides is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Southwestern Texas in the United States and Northern Mexico. Common names include Texasplume,^[2] Anacacho orchid tree, and pata de vaca.

Bauhinia lunarioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Bauhinia
Species:	B. lunarioides
Binomial name
Bauhinia lunarioides A.Gray ex S.Watson
Synonyms
Bauhinia congesta (Britton & Rose) Lundell Casparia congesta Britton & Rose[1]

It is a small deciduous tree growing to 4 m tall. The leaves are 2–5 cm long and broad, rounded, and bilobed at the base and apex. The flowers are small, white or (rarely) pink, with five petals. The fruit is a pod.

Though limited in range in the wild, it has become increasingly available in nurseries.^[3]