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Glossopetalon spinescens
Also called Nevada Greasewood, Spring Greasebush
Glossopetalon spinescens, syn. Forsellesia spinescens, is a species of flowering shrub in the family Crossosomataceae known by the common names greasebush, spiny greasebush, Nevada greasewood and spring greasebush.
It is native to Mexico and the western United States, where it grows in mountainous habitats, often on limestone substrates.
Glossopetalon spinescens occurs across a wide range, from southeastern Washington state in the north, south to isolated disjunct populations in the south of Mexico (Guanajuato, Oaxaca, Tlaxcala and Veracruz).
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Glossopetalon spinescens 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.
