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Forestiera pubescens
Stretchberry, elbow bush, downy forestiera, spring herald, Texas forsythia, spring goldenglow, tanglewood, devil’s elbow, chaparral, desert olive, New Mexico privet
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Lamiales | Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary |
| Family | Oleaceae | Temperate climate shrubs, trees and a few vines, include forsythia, ash, jasmine, privet, olive, lilac, and many others |
| Genus | Forestiera | Probably named for Parisian physician and botany teacher Robert Forestier (1736-1812) |
| Species | pubescens | With soft, downy hair |
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5/22/2009 · Wupatki National Monument, Arizona
≈ 3½ × 5½' (1.1 × 1.7 m) 
8/27/2014 · Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
≈ 15 × 10" (37 × 25 cm)
8/27/2014 · Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
≈ 19 × 12" (47 × 31 cm)
Forestiera pubescens description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 11 Oct 2021.
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8/27/2014 · Rio Grande Nature Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico
≈ 13 × 10" (32 × 25 cm)
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