Fouquieria columnaris
E388566
Fouquieria columnaris, commonly known as the boojum tree, is a bizarre, spiny, bottle-shaped desert plant native to the Baja California Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fouquieria columnaris canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert plant
ⓘ
flowering plant ⓘ plant species ⓘ tree-like succulent ⓘ |
| adaptation |
drought tolerance
ⓘ
water storage in trunk ⓘ |
| barkColor | gray ⓘ |
| branchingPattern | few irregular side branches ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bizarre appearance
ⓘ
spiny branches ⓘ succulent stem tissue ⓘ |
| climatePreference | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| commonName |
boojum tree
ⓘ
cirio ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | not globally threatened ⓘ |
| describedAs | unusual-looking tree ⓘ |
| distribution |
Baja California Sur
ⓘ
central Baja California ⓘ small area of Sonora ⓘ |
| endemicTo |
Baja California
ⓘ
surface form:
Baja California Peninsula
|
| family | Fouquieriaceae ⓘ |
| flowerColor |
cream
ⓘ
yellowish ⓘ |
| floweringSeason | late summer ⓘ |
| genus | Fouquieria ⓘ |
| growthForm |
bottle-shaped trunk
ⓘ
columnar stem ⓘ |
| habitat |
arid scrublands
ⓘ
desert ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafArrangement | clustered on short lateral branches ⓘ |
| leafType | deciduous ⓘ |
| lifeSpan | long-lived perennial ⓘ |
| maximumHeight | about 20 meters ⓘ |
| namedBy | Albert Kellogg ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Baja California
ⓘ
surface form:
Baja California Peninsula
Northwestern Mexico ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Mexico
|
| order | Ericales ⓘ |
| photosynthesisType | C3 ⓘ |
| photosyntheticOrgan | small leaves on short branches ⓘ |
| pollinatedBy |
bees
ⓘ
insects ⓘ |
| reproduction | seeds ⓘ |
| seedDispersal | wind ⓘ |
| soilPreference | well-drained rocky soils ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1860s ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.