Simmondsia chinensis (Jojoba)

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

3/4/17 Shaver's Valley

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Jojoba

SPECIES: Simmondsia chinensis

FAMILY: Simmondsiaceae (Jojoba Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 3/4/2017

LOCATION: Shaver's Valley, Eastern Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from Jepson eFlora:

NATIVE

Habit: Hairs short, dense, appressed, less dense in age. 

Stem: 1--2 m; new growth +- hairy; branches stiff. 

Leaf: 2--4 cm, oblong-ovate, dull green, subsessile. 

Inflorescence: peduncle 3--10 mm. 

Flower: staminate sepals 3--4 mm, +- green, pistillate 10--20 mm in age; anthers yellow. 

Fruit: +- 1--2.5 cm, nut-like, ovoid, tough, leathery, obtusely 3-angled. 

Seed: large, including liquid wax. 

Ecology: Creosote-bush scrub, desert wash scrub, chaparral, coastal scrub; 

Elevation: < 1350 m. 

Bioregional Distribution: s SCo, PR, s DMoj, DSon; 

Distribution Outside California: northern Mexico. 

Flowering Time:Generally Mar--May 

Note: Important as forage pl; seed wax a substitute for sperm whale oil; fruit edible. 

eFlora Treatment Author: Robert E. Preston & William J. Stone