Biology:Colubrina californica
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Colubrina californica | |
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Scientific classification | |
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
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colubrina californica.
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