Thurber’s Desert Honeysuckle, Chuparosa, Desert Honeysuckle

• Scientific Name: Anisacanthus Thurberi
• Common Name: Thurber's Desert Honeysuckle, Chuparosa, Desert Honeysuckle
• References: Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, and J. Malusa. 2014. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 8. Eudicots: Acanthaceae to Apocynaceae. Phytoneuron 2014-85, 1-71
• References Url: https://www.cabezaprieta.org/flora_research/85PhytoN-SWArizPart8.pdf#page=4
• Habitat: Arroyos, washes, canyons
• Life Form: Shrub, medium
• Leaf Description: Opposite, simple, smooth, lanceolate
• Flower Color: Brick red
• Flowering Period: Mostly spring
• Spines: Spineless
• Rarity: Locally common
• Family: Acanthaceae (acanthus family)