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Sourced7 Differs from sources1 Source not recorded15 Not on the record5 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	Engelm.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	F.A.Wislizenus, Mem. Tour N. Mexico: 98 (1848)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1848	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Vine-cactus	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	S. California to SW. Texas and N. & W. Mexico	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	240 cm	239.9 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 818, 909	Differs from sources
Flower color	red	red · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Flower conspicuous	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Foliage color	green	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Foliage texture	fine	fine · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Fruit color	brown	brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Fruit conspicuous	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Growth form	Multiple Stem	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Growth habit	Shrub	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Growth rate	Rapid	Rapid · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Maximum height	empty	1000 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 818, 909	Not on the record
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 6 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 432, 818	Sourced
Ecology
Ph maximum	pH 8.5	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Ph minimum	pH 7	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Cultivation
Minimum root depth	30 cm	30 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 5 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 432, 818	Sourced
Usda legacy
C n ratio	empty	17.2 · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 981	Not on the record
Other
Human usage type	—	nursery_stock · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Salt tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Shade tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record

Fouquieria splendens Engelm., 1848 37% complete

Vine-cactus

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