Kingdom Plantae Family Rhamnaceae Scientific name Colubrina californica Rank Species | Order Rosales Genus Colubrina Higher classification Colubrina | |
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Similar Colubrina, Rhamnaceae, Colubrina greggii, Colubrina oppositifolia, Condalia globosa | ||
Colubrina californica is a species of shrub in the buckthorn family known by the common name Las Animas Nakedwood. It is native to the Sonoran Desert of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in desert scrub habitat. The thorny shrub has deciduous leaves, oval in shape and coated in silky hairs. The inflorescence is a dense cluster of several tiny nectar-filled flowers. It blooms in April and May after the ground is moistened with rain.
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