Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Fouquieria Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ericales/Violales Family: Fouquieriaceae Genus: Fouquieria Species Fouquieria columnaris Fouquieria splendens et al Fouquieria is a genus of about 10 species of desert plants in the family Fouquieriaceae including the ocotillo (F. splendens) and the boojum tree (F. columnaris). They have succulent stems with thinner spikes projecting from them, with leaves on the spikes. They are unrelated to cacti and do not look much like them; their stems are proportionately thinner than cactus stems and their leaves are larger. They are native to northern Mexico and the bordering US states of Arizona, southern California, New Mexico, and parts of southwestern Texas, favoring low arid hillsides. These plants have also been placed in Ericales, Violales, and their own order Fouquieriales. External link http://biodiversity.uno.edu/delta/angio/www/fouquier.htm, as of 2002-06-01 This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.