Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Koeberlinia spinosa var. tenuispina (All-thorn)
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Habitat: washes,rocky slopes,canyons
Life Form: shrub,tall Leaf Description: minute,scalelike,usually leafless Flower Color: greenish or green Flowering Period: March to April Spines: thorns Family: Koeberliniaceae (koeberlinia family) Abundance: locally common Additional Information: Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2015. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 15. Eudicots: Fagaceae to Lythraceae. Phytoneuron 2015-59: 1-53. Published 20 Oct 2015. ISSN 2153 733X page 14 (8.5 MB pdf) |
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