Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Rhamnus crocea (Holly-leaf Buckthorn,Red-berry Buckthorn)
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Habitat: canyons,cliffs
Life Form: shrub,medium Leaf Description: alternate simple Flower Color: yellow or yellowish Flowering Period: Mar to May Spines: spineless Family: Rhamnaceae (buckthorn 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 45 (13.7 MB pdf) |
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