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Tetracoccus hallii

Tetracoccus hallii Brandegee

Hall's Purple Bush, Hall's Shrubby Spurge, Hall's Shrubby-spurge, Hall’s Four-pod Spurge, Holly Leaved Spurge, Purplebush

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge family)

Synonym(s): Halliophytum fasciculatum, Halliophytum fasciculatum var. hallii, Halliophytum hallii, Tetracoccus fasciculatus, Tetracoccus fasciculatus var. hallii

USDA Symbol: TEHA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NV
Native Habitat: Desert slopes and dry washes on igneous substrates.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Tetracoccus hallii in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Tetracoccus hallii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Tetracoccus hallii

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-03-09
Research By: CBR

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