Buxus chinensis Link
Simmondsia californica Nutt.
Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K. Schneid. Jojoba, pignut, goat nut, deer nut, wild hazel, quinine nut, coffeeberry, goat-nut, coffee bush, quinine plant
Jojoba (pronounced "huh-HO-buh") is native to the Sonoran and Mojave deserts in the American southwest and Mexico. Plants live for 100-200 years. It contains a liquid wax that is extracted commercially for its high stability and high tolerance of heat. Identification: Jojoba is a dense shrub reaching 3-6½′ (1-2 m). Leaves are gray-green or blue-green in color, and ¾-1¾″ (2-5 cm) long × ½-1″ (1.5-3 cm) wide. Flowers are greenish yellow, and lack true petals (though the leafy bracts look like green petals). Fruits are berries up to 1″ (2.5 cm) in diameter. Medical: Jojoba, which is apparently an emetic, was used as a folk medicine by Baja California indians for a wide range of ailments ranging from colds and head sores to cancer. Edibility: Jojoba nuts are edible when roasted; they can also be used to make coffee. Recipes here. Online References:
The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Center for Sonoran Desert Studies 5/2/2018 · Pinto Basin Road, Joshua Tree National Park · ≈ 8 × 5″ (20 × 13 cm) 5/2/2018 · Forty-nine Palms Canyon Trail, Forty-nine Palms Oasis, Joshua Tree, California · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm) 5/2/2018 · Cottonwood Spring, Joshua Tree National Park, California · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm) 5/2/2018 · Bajada Trail, Joshua Tree National Park, California · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm) 5/2/2018 · Forty-nine Palms Canyon Trail, Forty-nine Palms Oasis, Joshua Tree, California · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm) Buxus chinensis Link Simmondsia californica Nutt.
Simmondsia chinensis description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
5/2/2018 · Cottonwood Spring, Joshua Tree National Park, California 2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 14 cm) Female. · 2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California 2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California · ≈ 12 × 17″ (29 × 44 cm) 5/2/2018 · Bajada Trail, Joshua Tree National Park, California · ≈ 5 × 3½″ (13 × 8.7 cm) 5/2/2018 · Pinto Basin Road, Joshua Tree National Park · ≈ 10 × 6″ (24 × 16 cm) 5/2/2018 · Bajada Trail, Joshua Tree National Park, California · ≈ 6 × 4″ (16 × 11 cm) Range:
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