Latin name: Fouquieria splendens Engelm. ssp. splendens
Pronunciation: foo-kwee-ER-ee-a SPLEN-dens
Common name: Ocotillo
Family: Fouqieriaceae (Ocotillo)
Habitat: Dry, generally rocky soils to about 2000', Sonora Desert
Blooming period: March to July
Name derivations: 1) Fouquieria 2) splendens
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