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4 unusual facts about Crucifixion thorn


Crucifixion thorn

Castela erecta (goatbush), a shrub or small tree in the family Simaroubaceae native to the Chihuahuan Desert

Holacantha stewartii (Stewart crucifixion-thorn), a shrub or small tree in the family Simaroubaceae native to the Chihuahuan Desert

Canotia holacantha, a shrub or small tree in the family Celastraceae native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts

Castela emoryi, a shrub or small tree in the family Simaroubaceae native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts



see also

C. emoryi

Castela emoryi, the Crucifixion thorn, a shrub species native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts

Cleghorn Lakes Wilderness

The Cleghorn Lakes offer occasional spring wildflower displays, and the Crucifixion Thorn (Castela emoryi) shrub has been found near the eastern edge of the wilderness boundary.