Introductory
SPECIES: Chilopsis linearis | Desert Willow 



ABBREVIATION : 
CHILIN

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CHLI2


COMMON NAMES : 
   desert willow
   desertwillow
   flowering willow
   flowering-willow
   willowleaf catalpa
   desert catalpa
   catalpa willow
   false-willow
   bow willow
   mimbre
   Flor de Mimbre
   jano


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of desert willow is Chilopsis
linearis (Cav.) Sweet [17,27,49].  

Chilopsis is a monotypic genus native to the southwestern United States
and northern Mexico.  It is a member of the Bignoniaceae family, and is
most closely related to the genus Catalpha Scop.  Presented below is a
recent taxonomic revision of Chilopsis, which divides the species into 3
subordinate taxa based primarily on leaf morphology and growth form
[13]:

Chilopsis linearis (Cav.) Sweet

  ssp. linearis

    var. linearis - Chihuahuan Desert

    var. tomenticaulis Henrickson - eastern Mexico

  ssp. arcuata (Fosberg) Henrickson - Sonoran and Mojave Deserts


LIFE FORM : 
Tree, Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Ronald Uchytil, September 1990


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Uchytil, Ronald J. 1990. Chilopsis linearis. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Chilopsis linearis | Desert Willow