Guaiacum angustifolium

Soapbush (Guaiacum angustifolium), Big Bend, TX. Photograph by Ad Konings.

Common English Names: Soapbush, Texas Porlieria
Common Spanish Names: Guayacán
Scientific Name: Guaiacum angustifolium (GWY-ih-cum ann-gust-tih-FOH-lee-um)
Family: Zygophyllaceae (Caltrop Family)
Geographic Range: Southern Texas west into the Trans-Pecos, south into Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Plant Form: Shrub or tree to about 23 ft tall.
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Last Update: 3 Sep 2003