Also called “Devil's Walking Stick”.
Fouquieria splendens is widespread from Texas to California and northern
Mexico.
Although this plant looks like a cactus because of its long spines and
desert habitat, it is not in the cactus family. The stems are leafless
in dry times, and crowded with leaves after rain period. Individual stems,
if planted, will grow new plants, and many fences have been made this
way.
The nectar-bearing flowers, growing in dense clusters at the end of the
stems in the spring, are attractive to humming birds and insects. Later
in the year, the flowers are replaced by clusters of decorative orange
berries.
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