Host an Event Volunteer Join Tickets

Support the plant database you love!

Share

Plant Database

Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.

Enter a Plant Name:
Or you can choose a plant family:

Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens

Ziziphus obtusifolia (Hook. ex Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray var. canescens (A. Gray) M.C. Johnst.

Gray Crucillo, Graythorn, Grey Leaved Abrojo, Lotebush

Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family)

Synonym(s): Condalia lycioides var. canescens, Condaliopsis lycioides var. canescens

USDA Symbol: ZIOBC

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

From the Image Gallery

No images of this plant

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub , Tree
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Up to about 10 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Orange , Yellow , Green , Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: AZ , CA , NM , NV , UT
Native Habitat: Washes, basin edges, roadsides, mesquite and tamarisk thickets.

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 Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-16
Research By: CBR

Go back