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Mexican tree ocotillo

Fouquieria macdougalii

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 22, February 25, March 29, April 64, May 33, June 8, July 7, August 20, September 11, October 23, November 14, December 20.
Mexico276
Sonora150
Sinaloa122
Chihuahua4
United States1
Hawaii1

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Traits

Physical

  • Aquatic larvaLarval stage lives in water before becoming terrestrialFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderHeathers, Balsams, Primroses, and Allies · Ericales
Familyocotillo family · Fouquieriaceae
GenusFouquieria

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