Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Anisacanthus thurberi (Thurber's Desert Honeysuckle,Chuparosa,Desert honeysuckle)
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Habitat: arroyos,washes,canyons
Life Form: shrub,medium Leaf Description: opposite, simple, smooth, lanceolate Flower Color: brick red Flowering Period: mostly spring Spines: spineless Family: Acanthaceae (acanthus family) Abundance: locally common Additional Information: Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, and J. Malusa. 2014. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 8. Eudicots: Acanthaceae to Apocynaceae. Phytoneuron 2014-85, 1-71 page 4 (8.5 MB pdf) |
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Our member horticultural expert is Hank Jorgensen. For more information on this plant species, see Hank's page (opens in a new tab).
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