Menodora spinescens Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 5411

Menodora spinescens A. Gray

Spiny desert olive, Spiny menodora, Spiny monodora

2006 James M. Andre

2008 Neal Kramer

2015 Steve Matson

2013 Jean Pawek

Menodora spinescens, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Family:	Oleaceae
Genus:	Menodora
Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. mohavensis ... var. spinescens

Communities: Shadscale Scrub, Northern Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Menodora spinescens


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MESP2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 10/19/2021).