Phaulothamnus spinescens A. Gray. Common name: Snake-eyes, Devilqueen, Ojo de Vibora, Putia. Phenology: Aug-Sep. Habitat: Clayey soils in scrub. Distribution: S. TX south to Mexico (BCN, BCS, CHI, COA,NAY, NLE, PUE, SIN, SON, TAM).
ID notes: The drupe is transparent/translucent with a single black (endosperm+) seed.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA4, K4, Mex, NS, POWO, Tx, Bittrich (1993a) in Kubitzki, Rohwer, & Bittrich (1993). Basionym: Phaulothamnus spinescens A.Gray 1885
Links to other floras: = Phaulothamnus spinescens - FNA4
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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