Vauquelinia californica explained

Vauquelinia californica, commonly known as Arizona rosewood, is an evergreen species of shrub or tree, in the rose family, Rosaceae.^[1]

The dark brown wood streaked with red, and is hard and very heavy, a beautiful 'rosewood.' It has dense white blossoms in early Spring.

Distribution

The plant is native to the Southwestern United States in Arizona and southwestern New Mexico in Madrean Sky Islands habitats,^[2] the Peninsular Ranges in Baja California^[3] and northern Baja California Sur,^[4] and Sonora in Northwestern Mexico.

Prehistoric

From pollen core data, a portion of the prehistoric distribution of Vauquelinia californica has been mapped. For example, in the Late Wisconsin period, this species occurred at lower elevations within the Waterman Mountains in southern Arizona than currently found.^[5]

Cultivation

Vauquelinia californica is cultivated as an ornamental plant. It is used as a drought-tolerant shrub, hedge, or small tree.^[6] When trained as a single trunked tree, growth can be to 15feet in height.^[7]

Ecology

Vauquelinia californica is a larval host for the two-tailed swallowtail.^[8]

References

Further reading

• Potter . D. . Eriksson . T. . Evans . R.C. . Oh . S. . Smedmark . J.E.E. . Morgan . D.R. . Kerr . M. . Robertson . K.R. . Arsenault . M. . Dickinson . T.A. . Campbell . C.S. . 2007 . Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae . Plant Systematics and Evolution . 266 . 1–2 . 5–43 . 10.1007/s00606-007-0539-9 . 16578516 .

External links

• Lady Bird Johnson database
• University of Arizona: Vauquelinia californica

Notes and References

1. http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VACA5 NPIN: Vauquelinia californica (Arizona rosewood)
2. Web site: Vauquelinia . BONAP's North American Plant Atlas . The Biota of North America Program . 2011-01-28 . 2013-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130628104213/http://bonap.org/BONAPmaps2010/Vauquelinia.html . 2013-06-28 . dead .
3. Book: Richard Stephen. Felger. Matthew Brian. Johnson. Michael Francis. Wilson. 2001. The trees of Sonora, Mexico. Oxford University Press. 0-19-512891-5. 279.
4. Book: Little Jr., Elbert L.. Atlas of United States Trees. 3 (Minor Western Hardwoods). 1976. US Government Printing Office. 79-653298. 4053799. https://archive.org/details/atlasofunitedsta1314litt/page/n305/mode/1up. Map 197, Vauquelinia californica.
5. Web site: Elephant Tree: Bursera microphylla . C. Michael . Hogan . GlobalTwitcher . 2013-07-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213202859/http://www.globaltwitcher.com/gt2/artspec_information.asp?thingid=90792 . 2013-12-13 . dead .
6. http://www.xeriscape-today.com/ids/Vauquelinia_californica.pdf Xeriscape-today.com: Vauquelinia californica
7. Web site: Arid Zone Trees: Vauquelinia californica . 2014-07-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140715001843/http://www.aridzonetrees.com/AZT%20Interactive%20Buttons/Tree%20Index/Cut%20sheets/Vauquelinia/Vauquelinia%20californica.htm . 2014-07-15 . dead .
8. News: Dominika Heusinkveld. Plant of the month: Arizona rosewood. Arizona Daily Star. Oct 10, 2022.