Graythorn (Ziziphus obtusifolia)

   
 

Fig. 1. Flowers, foliage, and general appearance. Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona, May 2002. Fig. 2. Fruit. La Cienega, Cibola Creek Ranch, Presidio Co., Texas, March. Photographs by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Graythorn, Gray Lotebush, Lotebush, Texas Buckthorn, Gumdrop Bush
• Common Spanish Names: Bachata, Crucillo
• Scientific Name: Ziziphus obtusifolia (zih-ZIH-fuss awb-too-sih-FOLL-ee-uh
• Family: Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn Family)
• Geographic Range: California to Texas, south into Mexico.
• Description: Shrub to 8'.
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Last Update: 4 Jun 2006