Family · Asterids

Fouquieriaceae

Ocotillo, boojum tree

Spiny, drought-deciduous desert shrubs and trees of Mexico and the SW US; single genus Fouquieria.

Accepted species: 11accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈8 MaNeogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Northern Americamost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

Fouquieria splendens (ocotillo)
Fouquieria columnaris (boojum)

Its genus

Fouquieria11 spp.

Where it grows

Northern America11

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Fouquieriaceae sits in the order Ericales.