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Fouquieriaceae

Fouquieria

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Containing group: Ericales

Other Names for Fouquieria

References

Henrickson, J. 1972. A taxonomic revision of Fouquieriaceae. Aliso 7:439-537.

Kubitzki, K. 2004. Fouquieraceae. Pages 195-198 in Kubitzki, K. (ed.), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. VI. Flowering Plants. Dicotyledons. Celastrales, Oxalidales, Rosales, Cornales, Ericales. Springer, Berlin.

Schultheis, L. and B. G. Baldwin. 1999. Molecular phylogenetics of Fouquieriaceae: Evidence from nuclear rDNA ITS studies. American Journal of Botany 86:578-589.

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Location Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Ocotillo, 2003-04-01B 127
Source Collection Flickr
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Copyright © 2003 Anita Gould
Location Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Body Part flower
Source Ocotillo, 2003-04-01B 132
Source Collection Flickr
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License - Version 2.0.
Copyright © 2003 Anita Gould
Scientific Name Fouquieria (Idria) columnaris
Location Baja California Peninsula, Cataviņa region, Mexico
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Source Image:Cirio_columnaris%2C_boojum_tree.jpg
Source Collection Wikimedia Commons
Image Use creative commons This media file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License - Version 3.0.
Copyright © 2007 Tomas Castelazo
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Tree of Life Web Project. 2006. Fouquieriaceae. Fouquieria. Version 04 June 2006 (temporary). http://tolweb.org/Fouquieria/20811/2006.06.04 in The Tree of Life Web Project, http://tolweb.org/

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