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Ocotillo

Fouquieria splendens

Photo by BobLyle
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Field Notes

Description:

Many large thorns, kind of cactus like, very tall (about 15 Feet at it's tallest)

Notes:

Thanks Latimeria :)

Species ID Suggestions

Ocotillo

Fouquieria splendens

Comments (1)

A wonderful plant, I saw a lot of it when I was in the southwest last summer. Almost fell into a couple of the plants, which would not have felt very good.
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PublishedApril 20, 2011

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