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California Crucillo

Pseudoziziphus parryi

California Crucillo
Photo: Lynn Sweet, CC BY 4.0
Family
Rhamnaceae (Rhamn family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
S. California to Mexico (Baja California)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Pseudoziziphus parryi, synonym Ziziphus parryi, is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family known by the common names Parry's jujube, California crucillo, Parry Abrojo, and lotebush.

Where it grows

The plant is native to the Colorado Desert and southern Mojave Desert, and to the eastern slopes of the Peninsular Ranges in southern California and Baja California, Mexico.

Other Pseudoziziphus plants

Pseudoziziphus · Pseudoziziphus celata

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pseudoziziphus parryi 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.

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