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Ocotillo

Fouquieria splendens

Description:

Ocotillo are easy to identify in the desert. They are a large shrub with long cane-like unbranched spiny stems that grow from a short trunk. Small 2 inch leaves will grow from the stems when there is enough moisture. Dense clusters of red tubular flowers grow from the end of the stems from March through June.

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bgomez73
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bgomez73

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Spotted on Aug 8, 2011
Submitted on Aug 8, 2011

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