Introductory
SPECIES: Ziziphus obtusifolia | Lotebush 



ABBREVIATION : 
ZIZOBT

SYNONYMS : 
   Condalia lycioides (Gray) Weberb
   Condalia obtusifolia (Hook.) Weberb
   Condaliopsis lycioides (Gray) Suess.


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   ZIOB


COMMON NAMES : 
   lotebush
   lotebrush
   lote
   gumdrop tree
   Texas buckthorn
   bluebush
   graythorn
   whitethorn
   chaparral
   chaparro prieto
   abrojo
   clepe


TAXONOMY : 
The accepted scientific name for lotebush is Ziziphus obtusifolia (T &
G) Gray [36].  Accepted varieties are as follows [36,43]:

      Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens (Gray) Johnston
      Ziziphus obtusifolia var. obtusifolia


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Janet Sullivan, February 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Sullivan, Janet. 1993. Ziziphus obtusifolia. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Ziziphus obtusifolia | Lotebush