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Dodonaea viscosa angustifolia

Dodonaea viscosa angustifolia
Photographer: ASDM Staff
ID: ASDM04928
Copyright: © 1987 ASDM
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Date: June 1987
Scientific Name: Dodonaea viscosa angustifolia
English Name: hopbush
Spanish Name: tarachico, tarachique, jarilla, saucillo, alamillo

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This species is present in the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's live collection.



Sapindaceae (soapberry family)

The soapberry family has over 1300 species worldwide, many of which are toxic. The only edible product that is likely to be familiar is lychee; other species are lumber trees or oilseed crops.

— Mark A. Dimmitt,
A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert (ASDM Press, 2000)