Fouquieria formosa

Taxobox
name = "Fouquieria formosa"


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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Fouquieriaceae
genus = "Fouquieria"
species = "F. formosa"
binomial = "Fouquieria formosa"
binomial_authority = Kunth

"Fouquieria formosa" is a species of "Fouquieria", native to central and southern Mexico.Global Biodiversity Information Facility: [http://data.gbif.org/species/15492920 "Fouquieria formosa"] ]

It is a large shrub or small tree growing to 10 m in height and has spines and red-orange flowers. The flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds. [ [http://www.huntington.org/BotanicalDiv/ISI2003/isi/2003-27.html Pictures and brief information] ] [ [http://fm1.fieldmuseum.org/vrrc/?page=view&id=24629&PHPSESSID=1ad55c8ec7f981d0ae0a1a5f0ea00a7d Herbarium specimen picture] ]

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