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Fouquieria splendens

Fouquieria splendens Engelm.

Ocotillo, Devil's Walking Stick, Candlewood

Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo Family)

USDA Symbol: FOSP2

Image Information

Photographer: Sturla, Gene
City: Wenden
County: La Paz
State: AZ
Location Notes: Harcuvar Mountains Wilderness, 82 miles northwest of Phoenix. Desert mountains, paloverde-cactus shrub with white bursage, ocotillo, brittlebush, creosote bush, catclaw acacia, cholla, desert saltbush, prickly pear, ironwood and mesquite.
Accession date: 2025-02-12
Filename: EPS_IMG15780.JPG
Slide Index: DSC_2071 - Fouquieria splendens - Ocotilla.JPG
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Digital Library
Original Format: Digital
Orientation: Landscape
Shot: A plant in habitat.
Date Taken: 2011-01-14
NPIN Image Id: 121823