FOUQUIERIA MACDOUGALII
Author:
George Valentine Nash, 1903
Family:
FOUQUIERIACEAE
Origin:
Elevation:
Publisher:
Nash. (1903). In: Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 454.
Collection number:
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Thickness:
20-40 Centimetres
Height:
6-10 Metres
Propagate:
Seeds/Cuttings
CITES:
Synonyms:
Echeveria paniculata, Moc. & Sessé ex DC,1828.
Fouquieria jaboncillo, Loes., 1911.
This member of the Fouquieriaceae family was given this name by George Valentine Nash in 1903. It is found in Sonora Desert, Mexico, growing in any well drained soil with some water and lots of sun. The caudex can grow to 20 or even 40 centimetres in diameter, the entire plant from six to ten metres in height. The flowers are scarlet to red.
The genera name in honour of: P.E. Fouquier, Parisian medical professor.
The species name in honour of John Macdougal, botanist with the Missouri Botanical Gardens. The stem of a larger plant by Mark Dimmitt, Desertmuseum.org.
Flower
Scarlet - Red
Soil
Mix - Sandy - Gravel
Water
Medium
Sun
Maximum
