Mortonia

Mortonia
Mortonia utahensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Celastrales
Family:	Celastraceae
Genus:	Mortonia Gray
Species
~5 species (see text)

Mortonia is a small genus of flowering shrubs known as saddlebushes or mortonias. These are rough, hairy shrubs with leathery leaves and panicles of fleshy white to purplish flowers. They bear nutlets containing 1 seed each. They are native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where they are most abundant in dry regions.

Selected species:

• Mortonia greggii
• Mortonia scabrella
• Mortonia sempervirens
• Mortonia utahensis

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile

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