Pseudoziziphus parryi

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Pseudoziziphus parryi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Pseudoziziphus
Species:
P. parryi
Binomial name
Pseudoziziphus parryi
(Torr.) Hauenschild (2016)
Synonyms [1]
  • Condalia parryi(Torr.) Weberb. (1895)
  • Condalia parryi var. microphyllaI.M.Johnst. (1922)
  • Condaliopsis parryi(Torr.) Suess. (1953)
  • Pseudoziziphus parryi var. microphylla(I.M.Johnst.) Hauenschild (2016)
  • Ziziphus parryiTorr. (1859)
  • Ziziphus parryi var. microphylla(I.M.Johnst.) M.C.Johnst. (1962)

Pseudoziziphus parryi, synonym Ziziphus parryi, is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family known by the common names Parry's jujube, California crucillo, Parry Abrojo, and lotebush. [2] [3] [4]

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Description

Pseudoziziphus parryi is a bushy shrub with many intricate branches forming a thorny tangle which may approach 4 metres (13 ft) in height.

The leaves are deciduous and are absent for much of the year, leaving the shrub a naked thicket of brown or grayish twigs. The ends of the twigs taper into sharp-tipped thorns. The membranous olive green leaves are up to 2.5 centimeters long.

The inflorescence is a cluster of a few several yellowish or green-tinged, star-shaped flowers with five petals. The fruit is a dry drupe containing one seed.

Distribution and habitat

The plant is native to the Colorado Desert and southern Mojave Desert, and to the eastern slopes of the Peninsular Ranges in southern California and Baja California, Mexico. [2] [5]

It can be found in chaparral and Sonoran Desert habitats. [2]

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