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Helietta parvifolia
Barreta (Helietta parvifolia) is a small tree or large shrub of the citrus family from thornscrub in southern Texas and northeastern Mexico, usually reaching about 6 m. It is a hardy native plant suited to hot, dry climates and is rarely grown as a houseplant.
Helietta parvifolia, common name barreta, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae. It is native to southern Texas and northeastern Mexico in the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas, San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, Querétaro, and Hidalgo. It is a shrub reaching 6 m (20 ft) and a member of the Tamaulipan thornscrub community.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
