Desert Olive

• Scientific Name: Forestiera Phillyreoides
• Common Name: Desert Olive
• References: Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 17. Eudicots: Nyctaginaceae to Plumbaginaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-34: 1-77. Published 11 May 2016. ISSN 2153 733X
• References Url: https://www.cabezaprieta.org/flora_research/34PhytoN-SWArizPt17NYPL.pdf#page=24
• Habitat: Mountains, washes
• Life Form: Shrub, tall
• Leaf Description: Opposite to fascicled, simple, snuate or entire, lanceolate to oblong
• Flower Color: Greenish or green or yellow
• Flowering Period: Dec. to Mar.
• Spines: Spineless
• Rarity: Locally common
• Family: Oleaceae (olive family)