Anisacanthus thurberi (Torrey) A. Gray
Family: Acanthaceae
Spanish Names:   cola de gallo, chuparrosa, colegallo, chuparosa
American Names:   desert honeysuckle, buckbrush
Growth Habit:   Shrub
Duration:   Perennial
Herbacious / Woody:   Woody
Regional Nativity:   Yes
Growth Season:   Summer
Habitat: tropical deciduous forest, thornscrub, desert
Bloom season: Spring, Fall
Flower color: Orange

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