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Also known as Mexican Crucillo and Squaw-bush, this perennial shrub can grow up to 10 feet tall. This plant grows slender, thorny branches that are often crooked, yellow flowers, and black/reddish black fruit. It grows in dry environments, its dense foliage providing a great shelter and food source for birds and small mammals.
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Warnock's Snakewood 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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