Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) | View Observations
Fouquieria splendens (commonly known as ocotillo American Spanish: , but also referred to as coachwhip, candlewood, slimwood, desert coral, Jacob's staff, Jacob cactus, and vine cactus) is a plant indigenous to the Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Desert in the Southwestern United States (southern Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas), and northern Mexico (as far south as Hidalgo and Guerrero).
Other Names: Ocotillo, Xeshish, Cardo Santo, Albarda, Tacote, Фукьерия Блестящая
Fouquieria splendens ssp. splendens | View Observations
Fouquieria splendens splendens is a subspecies of plants with 1285 observations
Fouquieria splendens ssp. breviflora | View Observations
Fouquieria splendens breviflora is a subspecies of plants with 25 observations
Other Names: Chiquiña, Xhiquiña, Ocotillo
Tohono Chul Self-Guided Plant Phenology Trail | View Observations
This project provides a photographic record of the phenology of the 20 desert plants (19 species) of the Tohono Chul Self-Guided Phenology Trail, which is one of the Partner Sites of the Nature's Notebook Tucson Phenology Trail. The plants being observed are: # 1 Larrea tridentata (creosote ...
Fouquieria splendens ssp. campanulata | View Observations
Fouquieria splendens campanulata is a subspecies of plants with 0 observations
Fouquieria splendens var. albiflora | View Observations
Fouquieria splendens albiflora is a variety of plants with 0 observations
Ocotillober | View Observations
Join us for the October EcoQuest: Ocotillober. (pronounced oh-koh-TEE-yoh-bur) Find and map as many ocotillos as possible, especially in dense urban areas. One of the most charismatic plants of the southwest, ocotillos stand tall among the saguaros in the desert landscape, reaching their long...
