Fouquieria splendens (Ocotillo)

 4/3/11 Shavers Valley, Riverside County, CA

 4/9/95 Cactus Loop Trail across from Tamarisk Grove Campground, Anza Borrego

Desert State Park, San Diego County, CA

4/3/11 Shavers Valley

 3/8/03 Shavers Valley

3/8/03 Shavers Valley

 3/4/17 Shaver's Valley, E. Riverside County, CA

3/4/17 Shaver's Valley, E. Riverside County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Ocotillo

SPECIES: Fouquieria splendens

FAMILY: Fouquieriaceae (Ocotillo Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 4/9/1995

LOCATION: Cactus Loop Trail across from Tamarisk Grove Campground, Anza Borrego Desert State Park, San Diego County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Stems branched near base, erect to outwardly arching or ascending, 6–100, 2–10 m, generally < 6 cm diam, cane-like, leafless most of year; bark gray with darker furrows; spines 1–4 cm

Leaves: primary 1–5 cm, petioles 1–2.5 cm; secondary 2–6 per cluster, 1–2 cm, 4–9 mm wide, petioles 2–8 mm, blade spoon-shaped to obovate, tip rounded to notched

Inflorescence: panicle, generally 10–20 cm, widely to narrowly conic

Flower: corolla 1.8–2.5 cm, bright red

Fruit ± 2 cm

Ecology: Dry, generally rocky soils

Elevation: 0–700 m.  

Bioregional distribution: Sonoran Desert 

Distribution outside California: to Texas, c Mexico, Baja California

Flowering time: Mar–Jul

Sts used for fences, huts; bark for waxes, gums

Horticultural information: DRN, DRY: 10, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 21.