Calflora Taxon Report
Bursera microphylla  A. Gray
Elephant tree, Littleleaf elephanttree
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2020 Matt Berger
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2020 David Greenberger
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2020 Matt Berger
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2020 Matt Berger
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2020 Matt Berger
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2025 richard mcneill
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2025 richard mcneill
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2020 Matt Berger
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2021 Ron Vanderhoff
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2021 Ron Vanderhoff
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2020 Matt Berger
Bursera microphylla is a tree that is native to California, and also found in Baja California and Arizona.
California Rare Plant Rank: 2B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA; common elsewhere)
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Genus: Bursera
Family: Burseraceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub
Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
External links:

Introduction to Elephant Tree: Elephant Tree is a signature plant of the Sonoran Desert yet is uncommon in California... A photo essay from PlantID.net (link added by Bruce Homer-Smith)

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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