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| In northern Louisiana, which is considered the northern edge of its range, coral bean is expected to die back to the ground once a year. This year, at the beginning of February, it was still green. True, it didn't have the full luster of summer, but it was surprisingly green, making it easy to identify. |
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| Coral Bean, photographed February 12, 2021 |
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| Coral bean has compound leaves. This is one leaf with three leaflets. |
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| The week following Valentine's Day was bitterly cold, and a snow-ice mixture covered the landscape for several days. The coral bean finally lost its greenness and now stands as a tangle of brown, thorny stems. Photograph taken February 23, 2021. |
