Tetradymia axillaris Calflora

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Taxon Report

Tetradymia axillaris A. Nelson

Catclaw horsebrush, Cotton catclaw, Cotton thorn, Longspine horsebrush

1998 Larry Blakely

2017 Liz Block

2019 Madena Asbell

2005 James M. Andre

2005 Steve Matson

1998 Larry Blakely

Tetradymia axillaris is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search (499 records) Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. axillaris ... var. longispina
Genus:	Tetradymia
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Tetradymia axillaris


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (TEAX) 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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/26/2022).