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Habitat: washes
Life Form: tall shrub
Leaf Description: alternate simple leaves
Flower Color: greenish
Flowering Period: Mar. to May
Spines: short straight
Family: Ulmaceae (elm family)
Abundance: common
Birds are drawn to the nutritious fruits which taste much like peach juice and contain a large seed that is high in omega-3 fatty acids.
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References
"Arizona Flora", Thomas A. Kearney and Robert H. Peebles, 1960, University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London (out of print)
page 220
"A Field Guide to the Plants of Arizona", Ann Orth Epple and Lewis E. Epple, 1995, Falcon Press, Helena, Montana and LewAnn Publishing Co., Mesa, AZ
plate 69
page 47
"Native Plants for Southwestern Landscapes", Judy Mielke, 1993, University of Texas Press, Austin
page 103
page 105
"Sonoran Desert Plants An Ecological Atlas", Raymond M. Turner, Janice E. Bowers and Tony L. Burgess, 1995, The University of Arizona Press, Tucson
page 154
"Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwest Mexico (Southwest Center Series)", Richard Felger, 2001. University of Arizona Press, Tucson
page 453
page 454
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