Forestiera pubescens var. parvifolia
(A. Gray) G. L. Nesom
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Summary
Source: WikipediaForestiera pubescens, commonly known as stretchberry, desert olive, tanglewood, devil's elbow, elbow bush, spring goldenglow, spring herald, New Mexico privet, or Texas forsythia is a deciduous shrub or small tree native to the southwestern United States (Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, California) and northern Mexico.
Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 2-3 m tall. Plants are separately male and female.
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Edible Uses
The small fruit are eaten like olives.
Traditional Uses
The small fruit are eaten like olives.
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Distribution
A temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Synonyms
References (2)
- Desert Survivors Online Plant Database (As Forestiera neomexicana)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 373
