Vauquelinia californica, commonly known as Arizona rosewood, is an evergreen species of shrub or tree, in the rose family, Rosaceae.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Vauquelinia |
| Species: | V. californica
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The dark brown wood streaked with red, and is hard and very heavy, a beautiful 'rosewood.' It has dense white blossoms in early Spring.
Distribution
editThe plant is native to the Southwestern United States in Arizona and southwestern New Mexico in Madrean Sky Islands habitats,[2] the Peninsular Ranges in Baja California[3] and northern Baja California Sur,[4] and Sonora in Northwestern Mexico.
Prehistoric
editFrom pollen core data, a portion of the prehistoric distribution of Vauquelinia californica has been mapped. For example, in the Late Wisconsin period, this species occurred at lower elevations within the Waterman Mountains in southern Arizona than currently found.[5]
Cultivation
editVauquelinia californica is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is used as a drought-tolerant shrub, hedge, or small tree.[6] When trained as a single trunked tree, growth can be to 15 feet (4.6 m) in height.[7]
Ecology
editVauquelinia californica is a larval host for the two-tailed swallowtail. [8]
References
edit- ^ NPIN: Vauquelinia californica (Arizona rosewood)
- ^ "Vauquelinia". BONAP's North American Plant Atlas. The Biota of North America Program. 2011-01-28. Archived from the original on 2013-06-28. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ Felger, Richard Stephen; Johnson, Matthew Brian; Wilson, Michael Francis (2001). The trees of Sonora, Mexico. Oxford University Press. p. 279. ISBN 0-19-512891-5.
- ^ Little Jr., Elbert L. (1976). "Map 197, Vauquelinia californica". Atlas of United States Trees. Vol. 3 (Minor Western Hardwoods). US Government Printing Office. LCCN 79-653298. OCLC 4053799.
- ^ Hogan, C. Michael. "Elephant Tree: Bursera microphylla". GlobalTwitcher. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ Xeriscape-today.com: Vauquelinia californica
- ^ "Arid Zone Trees: Vauquelinia californica". Archived from the original on 2014-07-15. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Dominika Heusinkveld (Oct 10, 2022). "Plant of the month: Arizona rosewood". Arizona Daily Star.
Further reading
edit- Potter, D.; Eriksson, T.; Evans, R.C.; Oh, S.; Smedmark, J.E.E.; Morgan, D.R.; Kerr, M.; Robertson, K.R.; Arsenault, M.; Dickinson, T.A.; Campbell, C.S. (2007). "Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 266 (1–2): 5–43. doi:10.1007/s00606-007-0539-9. S2CID 16578516.
External links
edit- Lady Bird Johnson database
- University of Arizona: Vauquelinia californica
Media related to Vauquelinia californica at Wikimedia Commons
