ocotillo: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Jacob’s staff • coachwhip • vine cactus • Fouquieria splendens

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hummingbird pollination

Spines of the ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens). (Top) The leaves begin to transform into spines. (Bottom) The blades fall off and the hardened petioles become spines. Clusters of leaves also develop at the axil of each spine.

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Fouquieria boojum tree

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous