Condalia warnockii

Condalia warnockii

Common Name: Javelina Bush, Crucillo
O’odham Name: U:spadt Audio
Group: Shrubs - Desert

Description

Condalia warnockii var. kearneyana is a densely spined, grayish-green shrub that reaches 5 to 6 ft in height and inhabits sandy and gravelly soils in desert uplands between 2500 and 4500 ft. In late Spring, the tiny leaves give way to large numbers of red berries which are an important source of food for desert birds. This shrub is often confused with Lycium exsertum. The related Condalia warnockii var. warnockii is endemic only to the Chuihuahuan desert region of southern New Mexico.

Classification

Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Rhamnales
Family Rhamnaceae – Buckthorn family
Genus Condalia Cav. – snakewood
Species Condalia warnockii M.C. Johnst. – Warnock's snakewood
Variety Condalia warnockii M.C. Johnst. var. kearneyana M.C. Johnst. – Kearney's snakewood

More Information

Arizona Distribution Map (USDA)