ACANTHACEAE

Anisacanthus thurberi (Torrey) Gray

Desert honeysuckle


This plant is called a honeysuckle. Its flower resembles the flower of true honeysuckles (Genus Lonicera, CAPRIFOLIACEAE), but it only has two stamens rather than 5, and dramatically different fruit.

Mamie Canyon, east side of the Little Floridas     18 April 2004