Biology:Crucifixion thorn

Crucifixion thorn may refer to one of the following North American desert plants:

• Canotia holacantha, a shrub or small tree in the family Celastraceae native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts
• Castela emoryi, a shrub or small tree in the family Simaroubaceae native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts
• Castela erecta (goatbush), a shrub or small tree in the family Simaroubaceae native to the Chihuahuan Desert
• Colletia cruciata
• Holacantha stewartii (Stewart crucifixion-thorn), a shrub or small tree in the family Simaroubaceae native to the Chihuahuan Desert
• Koeberlinia spinosa (allthorn), a shrub or small tree in the family Koeberliniaceae native to the Sonoran Desert