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Fouquieria splendens

Photo by Ava T-B
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Description:

Tall, skinny branches with tiny succulent leaves. In Spring, red flowers at the tip of each branch. In the third picture, my mom and sister-in-law are there for scale.

Habitat:

California interior low desert.

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Fouquieria splendens

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Southern California Wildlife
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Sonoran Desert - Plants and Animals
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PublishedAugust 31, 2011

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