Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Chilopsis linearis ssp. Arcuata (Desert-willow,mimbre)
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Habitat: valley washes
Life Form: tree Leaf Description: opposite simple Flower Color: lavender or purple or violet Flowering Period: April to Aug. Spines: spineless Family: Bignoniaceae (bignonia family) Abundance: locally common Additional Information: Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, C.M. Guilliams, and J. Malusa. 2015. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 10. Eudicots: Berberidaceae, Bignoniaceae and Boraginaceae. Phytoneuron 2015-1, 1-60 page 6 (5.9 MB pdf) |
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