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Fouquieria shrevei is a plant species native to the States of Coahuila and Durango states of northeastern Mexico. It is simply referred to as an ocotillo. It is endemic to some scattered gypsum outcroppings in the Bolsón de Mapimí, where the low rainfall, hot climate and gypseous soil work to create a restrictive environment. It has flowers with short, white corollas that distinguish it from the nearby Fouquieria splendens.
It can be found in the Cuatro Ciénegas Basin in Coahuila, approximately 50 km (about 31 miles) west of Monclova, at an elevation of about 740 meters (2,430 feet). There are several natural springs in the region, allowing an estimated 150 species of endemic plants and animals to survive in this desert oasis. The species has also been reported from other sites in the same state plus one locale in the neighboring State of Durango.
Pichilingue · Boojum tree · Adam's tree · Fouquieria fasciculata · Fouquieria formosa · Ocotillo · Ocotillo
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Fouquieria shrevei by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
