Fouquieria splendens Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 9966

Fouquieria splendens Engelm.

Ocotillo

Fouquieria splendens, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	FOUQUIERIACEAE
Genus:	Fouquieria
Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. splendens

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub

Name Status:
Accepted by ICPN + PLANTS

More information about Fouquieria splendens


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (FOSP2)	Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability 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]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Mar 19, 2019).