Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (White Crucillo,Graythorn,abrojo)
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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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