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Bitter condalia, Condalia globosa

Bitter condalia, Condalia globosa Photo Taken At Glendale Xeriscape Demonstration Garden. September 13, 2006.

Bitter condalia, Condalia globosa	Bitter condalia, Condalia globosa
Bitter condalia, Condalia globosa	Bitter condalia, Condalia globosa

Bitter condalia Condalia globosa, Buckthorn Family: ( Rhamnaceae ) , Bitter condalia. Also called: Bitter Snakewood. A large shrub or small tree to 20 feet, often with several wide-spreading trunks, becoming gnarled as it ages. Height: Up to 20 feet tall. Spreads up to 15 feet wide. Flowers: Inconspicuous, usually paired, in leaf angles, yellow-white, lacking petals but with 5 sepals. Blooming Time: Late March - April. Occasionally blooms through August - October. Fruit: A round drupe, fleshy, to 1/4 inch in diameter, ripening to blue -black. Leaves: Alternate, simple but whorled at the shoot tips, green, 1/2 inch, obovate, margins entire, with a round tip. Found: Native of Arizona. Elevation: 800 - 2,800 feet. Habitat: Desert washes. In the Southwestern USA (southwestern Arizona, southeastern California) and northwestern Mexico (Baja California, Sonora, Sinaloa). Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Photo Taken At Glendale Xeriscape Demonstration Garden, Glendale, Arizona. September 13, 2006.