Fouquieria splendens Engelm.
- Common Name: Ocotillo, Coach-whip, Vine Cactus
- Family: Fouquieriaceae DC.
- Country of Origin: Mexico, Baja California
- Habitat:
- Description: A succulent plant from Mexico with numerous grooved, narrow, spiny stems and eventually bearing numerous, very attractive red flowers.
See A study of Idria columnaris and Fouquieria splendens by R. R. Humphrey, American Journal of Botany © 1935 Botanical Society of America {access limited to JSTOR subscribing institutions}
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Accession Data:
- Accession # 199200007
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1992
- Bench: 2214 - XER:Sonoran-Baja Deserts
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-08-2013
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: asterids
- Order: Ericales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Fouquieriaceae
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