Vauquelinia californica (Torr.) Sarg.

Arizona rosewood (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rosaceae > Vauquelinia

Characteristics

Shrubs or trees, ?rounded to ovoid?, 10–50(–80) dm, usually multistemmed. Leaves: petiole (1.5–)4–16(–26) mm; blade usually bicolor, sometimes green or yellow-green, oblong-elliptic or oblong-lanceolate to linear-lanceolate or linear, (2.2–)3–11(–15) × (0.6–)0.7–2(–3.2) cm, base obliquely cuneate to rounded, margins serrulate or crenulate, teeth 10–35(–50) per 5 cm, 0.1–0.5(–1.5) mm, apex acute, mostly mucronate, surfaces closely villous-tomentulose, abaxially more densely so, or glabrate or tardily glabrescent (some remaining crinkled hairs). Corymbs 1.5–5(–12) × 1.7–8(–13) cm, tomentulose, sometimes sparsely hairy or glabrate. Flowers: hypanthium 1.5–2.5(–3) × 2–3.7(–4.5) mm, tomentose to sparsely tomentulose or glabrate; sepals 1.1–2.2 × 1.4–2.3 mm, margins eglandular; petals oblong-ovate, 3.4–5.4 × 2.4–3.5 mm; filaments 2.5–6 mm. Capsules 4.5–6.5 × 3.5–4.5 mm. Seeds 3.5–5 × 0.9–1.4 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 5.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-8
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 3-4
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Images

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Distribution

Vauquelinia californica world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Conservation status

Vauquelinia californica threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:262736-2
WFO ID wfo-0001008106
COL ID 7FK3X
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Vauquelinia californica Spiraea californica Vauquelinia californica subsp. californica

Lower taxons

Vauquelinia californica subsp. pauciflora