Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Castela emoryi (Crucifixion-thorn,corona de cristo)
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Habitat: valleys
Life Form: tree Leaf Description: usually leafless Flower Color: greenish or green yellow Flowering Period: Jun. To Jul. Spines: thorns Family: Simaroubaceae (quassia family) Abundance: locally 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 64 (13.7 MB pdf) |
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