Fouquieria splendens Engelm.

Ocotillo (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Fouquieriaceae > Fouquieria

Characteristics

A perennial deciduous shrub. It grows 3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 0.35
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 7-8
Soil humidity 2-3
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 6-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-11

Usage

Uses beverage environmental use fiber food fuel material medicinal
Edible flowers fruits nectars seeds
Therapeutic use Blood Medicine (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Fatigue (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Fouquieria splendens habit picture by Martin Bishop (cc-by-sa)
Fouquieria splendens habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)
Fouquieria splendens habit picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Leaf

Fouquieria splendens leaf picture by Jay (cc-by-sa)
Fouquieria splendens leaf picture by Missi missi (cc-by-sa)
Fouquieria splendens leaf picture by Ethan Greer (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Fouquieria splendens flower picture by Daniel Barthelemy (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Fouquieria splendens fruit picture by M Michael (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Fouquieria splendens world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:105437-2
WFO ID wfo-0000691669
COL ID 6JJX9
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Fouquieria splendens f. albiflora Fouquieria splendens

Lower taxons

Fouquieria splendens subsp. campanulata Fouquieria splendens subsp. splendens