Ziziphus parryi

Ziziphus parryi is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family known by the common name Parry's jujube.[1]

Ziziphus parryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Ziziphus
Species:
Z. parryi
Binomial name
Ziziphus parryi

Distribution

The plant is native to the Colorado Desert and southern Mojave Desert, and to the eastern slopes of the Peninsular Ranges in southern California and Baja California, Mexico.[1][2]

It can be found in Chaparral and Sonoran Desert habitats.[1]

Description

Ziziphus parryi is a bushy shrub with many intricate branches forming a thorny tangle which may approach 4 metres (13 ft) in height.

The leaves are deciduous and are absent for much of the year, leaving the shrub a naked thicket of brown or grayish twigs. The ends of the twigs taper into sharp-tipped thorns. The membranous olive green leaves are up to 2.5 centimeters long.

The inflorescence is a cluster of a few several yellowish or green-tinged, star-shaped flowers with five petals. The fruit is a dry drupe containing one seed.

Varieties
  • Ziziphus parryi var. parryi — California crucillo, Parry Abrojo, lotebush.[3][4]

References
  1. Calflora: Ziziphus parryi
  2. USDA: Ziziphus parryi
  3. Calflora: Ziziphus parryi var. parryi
  4. Jepson Manual (TJM93) treatment of Ziziphus parryi var. parryi


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