Glossopetalon
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Glossopetalon is a small genus of shrub
s in the plant family Crossosomataceae
. These plants are sometimes called greasebushes. They are native to the western United States and northern Mexico, where they can be found on dry mountain slopes. These are small shrubs with thorny, tangling branches and white flowers.
Species include:
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
s in the plant family Crossosomataceae
Crossosomataceae
Crossosomataceae is a small plant family, consisting of three genera of shrubs found only in the dry parts of the American southwest and Mexico.-External links:...
. These plants are sometimes called greasebushes. They are native to the western United States and northern Mexico, where they can be found on dry mountain slopes. These are small shrubs with thorny, tangling branches and white flowers.
Species include:
- Glossopetalon clokeyi - Clokey's greasebush
- Glossopetalon planitierum - plains greasebush
- Glossopetalon pungens - dwarf greasebush
- Glossopetalon spinescensGlossopetalon spinescensGlossopetalon spinescens is a species of flowering shrub in the family Crossosomataceae known by the common names spiny greasewood and Nevada greasewood. It is native to the western United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in mountainous habitat, often on limestone substrates...
- spiny greasebush - Glossopetalon texense - Texas greasebush