Fouquieria


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Related to Fouquieria: Fouquieria splendens, Fouquieriaceae
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Noun1.Fouquieria - resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the yearFouquieria - resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year
genus Fouquieria
dilleniid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
family Fouquieriaceae, Fouquieriaceae - small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States
coachwhip, Fouquieria splendens, Jacob's staff, ocotillo, vine cactus - desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
boojum tree, cirio, Fouquieria columnaris, Idria columnaris - candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers
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La etiqueta BMNH(E)2006-55 senala que fueron colectado por Joe Ball sobre Fouquieria splendens Engelm.
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In Table 1, non-succulent bark is indicated for Artemisia californica, Bougainvillea glabra, Cercidium floridum, Erythrina caffra, Fouquieria splendens, Hedera helix, Malosma laurina, Malva assurgentiflora, Nerium laurina, Peritoma (Isomeris) arborea, and Prunus lyonii.
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Its 68 described species are associated with Sapindales (families Anacardiaceae, Burseraceae, Rutaceae, and Simaroubaceae) except for 2 North American species (Calophya dicksoni Jensen on Fouquieria columnaris [Ericales: Fouquieriaceae] and Calophya oweni Tuthill probably on Phoradendron juniperinum [Santalales: Santalaceae]) and 1 South American species (Calophya sp.
Taxonomy of Calophya (Hemiptera: Calophyidae) species associated with Schinus terebinthifolia (Anacardiaceae)
Habitat at the level of the bridge is typical Chihuahuan Desert scrub dominated by creosote-bush (Larrea tridentata) with a mosaic of other plants including mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa), ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens), acaia (Acaia sp.), agarito (Berberis trifoliolata), and Opuntia cacti (Yancey 1997) with sparse patches of seepwillow {Baccharis sp.) in the desert riparian environment in the creek bed near the bridge (Fig.
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Gypsum soil restriction drives genetic differentiation in Fouquieria shrevei (Fouquieriaceae).
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The Sonoran desert scrub was characterized by saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea), jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis), mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), catclaw acacia (Acacia greggii), ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens), prickly pear (Opuntia species), and cholla (Opuntia species).
Reproduction and nutrition of desert mule deer with and without predation
Gray, Opuntia macrocentra Engelm., Larrea tridentata (DC.) Coville, Fouquieria splendens Engelm.
Structure and floral composition in two mesquite (Prosopis laevigata (Humb. & Bonpl. Ex Willd.) M.C. Johnst.) communities in Durango, Mexico/Estructura y composicion floristica en dos comunidades de mezquite (Prosopis laevigata (Humb. & Bonpl. Ex Willd.) M.C. Johnst.) en Durango, Mexico/Estrutura e composicao floristica em duas comunidades de mezquite (Prosopis laevigata (Humb. & Bonpl. Ex Willd.) M.C. Johnst.) em Durango, Mexico
Here, fanlike Mexican tree ocotillos (Fouquieria macdougalii) serve as a backdrop for equally spaced agaves (Agave 'Blue Glow') and low chartreuse Sedum rupestre 'Angelina'.
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