Ocotillo

Fouquieria splendens {{{latin_name}}}	Ocotillo
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Fouquieria splendens, Engelm. Coach-Whip. Vine-Cactus. Jacob's Staff. Ocotillo. Shrub, 6-25 ft., branching near the base: branches long, gray, furrowed, erect: Ivs. obovate, rounded at apex, wedge-shaped at base, ½ -l in. long: fls. scarlet or brick-red, exceeding 1 in. long, in racemose or thyrsoid elongated clusters; stamens 8-12, exserted: caps. 1/2 – 2/3 in. long, the seeds white, with a long fringe of spirally thickened hairs. W. Texas and Ariz, to 8. Calif. B.M. 8318. A.G. 13:759.—A hedge plant in Mex., making an impenetrable barrier. The plant is a conspicuous object in the deserts from Texas westward, standing on the open exposed places and slopes, the rod-like stiff canes looking like lifeless sticks in dry weather and in its season crowned with masses of showy bloom. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Varieties

Three subspecies are accepted by some botanists:

• Fouquieria splendens subsp. splendens
• Fouquieria splendens subsp. breviflora Henrickson
• Fouquieria splendens subsp. campanulata (Nash) Henrickson

Gallery

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  Closeup of ocotillo leaves.
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  Closeup of ocotillo thorns. Taken in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
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  Closeup of ocotillo flowers. Taken in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
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  Ocotillo covered with rare snow in Tucson
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  Ocotillo in full bloom.

References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

External links

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