Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures ( Shrubs ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
Texas Kidneywood (Eysenhardtia texana), Papilionaceae Family, Texas native (found in northeastern Mexico also), pereenial shrub or small tree, deciduous to semideciduous, blooms April through November (more so after rains)

The aromatic, finely divided (even-pinnate, 8 to 14 elliptical leaflets), grayish green, resinous leaves have a distinctive odor when crushed. From April to November, the small white vanilla-scented flowers appear on 3 to 4 inches long, dense, terminal spikes. The Texas kidneywood's seeds are produced inside seed pods which are somewhat persistent.

It is a relative of kidneywood E. polystacha which was used in remedies for kidney and bladder ailments; thus, its name. Texas kidneywood is a host plant for the Arizona Skipper butterfly (Codatractus arizonensis). Because it requires very little water once established, it is a good choice for xeriscapes, wildscapes and as a backdrop in rock gardens.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/58705/index.html

It has delicate foliage and blooms ...