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Accession Data:

Fouquieria diguetii (Tiegh.) I.M.Johnst.

  • Common Name: Adam's Tree
  • Family: Fouquieriaceae DC.

  • Country of Origin: Mexico, sw California

  • Description: resembling Ocotillo, but branching from a short trunk above ground.

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199000078
  • Source: Motreal
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1990
  • Bench: 2213 - XER:Sonoran-Baja Deserts
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 05-13-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: asterids
  • Order: Ericales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Fouquieriaceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024
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References (internal):

  • Bird Pollination (ornithophily)

References (external):

data regenerated on Mon, 13 May 2024 13:24:03 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Fouquieria diguetii

Additional images for this accession:

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Current Accessions in the Fouquieriaceae

  • Fouquieria columnaris
  • Fouquieria diguetii
  • Fouquieria splendens
W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days
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