Colletia

Colletia
Colletia cruciata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rhamnaceae
Genus:	Colletia Comm. ex Juss.
Species
See text.

Colletia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, with 15 to 17 species of spiny shrubs. All species of this genus are native to southern South America. They are non-legume nitrogen fixers.

Selected species

• Colletia armata
• Colletia cruciata
• Colletia ferox
  • Colletia ferox var. infausta; synonym Colletia infausta
• Colletia hystrix - Pink Crucifixion Thorn
• Colletia paradoxa - Crucifixion Thorn, Thorn of the Cross, Anchor Plant
• Colletia spinosa; synonym Colletia horrida

References

• Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892. 

External links

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