Biology:Colubrina californica
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Colubrina californica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Colubrina |
| Species: | C. californica
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| Binomial name | |
| Colubrina californica | |
Colubrina californica, also known as Las Animas nakedwood, is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae.
Distribution and habitat
It is native to the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States (in California , Nevada, and Arizona) and northern Mexico, where it grows in desert scrub habitat.
Description
The thorny shrub has deciduous leaves, oval in shape and coated in silky hairs. The inflorescence is a dense cluster of several tiny nectar-filled flowers. It blooms in April and May after the ground is moistened with rain.
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5149518 entry
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