Ocotillo
Ocotillo
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Range
Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts of southeast California to west Texas and south into Mexico.
Habitat
Open, stony, well-drained desert slopes below 5,000 feet.
Flowers
Red flowers are 1/2 to 1 inch in length, with five short lobes curled back into 10-inch clusters. They appear at the ends of branches March through June or later, depending on rainfall.
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