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Location
May not be native
Use Location
Type
Shrubs, Succulents
Attributes
Butterflies, Caterpillars, Fruit, Nuts
Also known as Fremont Box Thorn and Fremont Wolfberry, this is a thorny shrub that grows to 5 by 5 feet in size. It produces fleshy, oval-shaped leaves and small, lavender flowers followed by red berries. A good cover plant, Fremont’s Desert-Thorn grows in full sun and in alkaline soils.
May Attract
Fremont's Desert-Thorn is thought to attract these families of birds
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Ruby-throated Hummingbird at a butterflyweed. Photo: Dave Maslowski
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