Status: Native
Synonyms:
Adelia neomexicana (Gray) Kuntze
Forestiera neomexicana Gray
Forestiera pubescens Nuttall var. glabrifolia Shinners
Forestiera pubescens is a large shrub to small tree. The leaves are simple and opposite or fascicled. The flowers are small and inconspicuous. The fruit is a small one seeded drupe which persists through the summer on the stems. The young branches are pubescent, but the leaves are mostly glabrous. The flowers have two or 4 stamens, but they come out laterally on the branches in such masses that it is hard to tell. Forestiera pubescens is found at middle elevations
in moist canyons.
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Forestiera pubescens, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mangus Springs, June 18, 2010
Forestiera pubescens, branch in sunlight, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mangus Springs, June 18, 2010
Forestiera pubescens, closeup of glaucous fruits, photo Russ Kleinman & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Gold Gulch Spring, October 10, 2010
Forestiera pubescens, closeup of glaucous fruits, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Mangus Springs, June 18, 2010
Forestiera pubescens, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Bill Evans Road, July 8, 2007
Forestiera pubescens, in flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Bill Norris, Scott Zager, Leith Young, Bonnie Arfsten, & Maggie Knox, Gila River at Alum Camp, March 29, 2009
Forestiera pubescens, closeup of fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Bill Evans Road, July 1, 2009
Forestiera pubescens, 1X field macro of flowers, photo Russ Kleinman & Barbara Weintraub, Burro Mtns., Bill Evans Road, April 10, 2010
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