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SPECIES: Fouquieria splendens | Ocotillo 


ABBREVIATION : 
FOUSPL

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   FOSP2


COMMON NAMES : 
   ocotillo
   candlewood
   Jacob's staff
   coachwhip cactus


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of ocotillo is Fouquieria
splendens Engelm. (Fouquieriaceae) [24,29,43,49,69].  There are no
recognized subspecies, varieties, or forms.


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Robin F. Matthews, May 1994


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Matthews, Robin F. 1994. Fouquieria splendens. In: Remainder of Citation

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