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Sonoran Desert Plants
Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (White Crucillo,Graythorn,abrojo)

Coffee Pot Mountain

 

 Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens

 Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens

 Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens

 Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens

 Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens

 Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens

 Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens

Habitat: washes,riparian areas
Life Form: shrub,tall
Leaf Description: alternate simple canescent
Flower Color: greenish or green
Flowering Period: May to Sept.
Spines: thorns
Family: Rhamnaceae (buckthorn family)
Abundance: common
Additional Information:
Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2015. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona Part 19. Eudicots: Polygalaceae to Simmondsiaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-47: 1-71. Published 23 June 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 46 (13.7 MB pdf)

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