Thurber's desert honeysuckle
Anisacanthus thurberi

Family: Acanthaceae

What it is like

A shrub. It grows 1.6 m tall. It keeps growing from year to year but loses its leaves during the year. The leaves are narrowly oval or sword shaped and opposite or in clusters. The flowers are tube shaped. They are 5 cm long and have 4 curling lobes. Flowers can be orange, red or yellow.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It can grow in the desert and on sandy soils.

Countries/locations it is found in

North America, USA

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Chuparosa

Synonyms

Drejera thurberi Torr.;