Names
Scientific Name: Condalia warnockii
Synonym: Condalia spathulata
Common Names: Condalia, snakewood, Warnock condalia, javelina bush, Warnock’s snakewood, crucillo, u:spadt
Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Shrub
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Desert
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering Season: Summer to early fall
Height: To 5 feet
Description: Condalia is a densely branched, thorny shrub with small, spatulate leaves. The ends of the branches are tipped with thorns.
Special Characteristics
This shrub’s reddish-black berries are ¼ inch in diameter and provide food for birds. The plant also provides excellent bird habitat for roosting and nesting.
Classification
Order: Rhamnales
Family: Rhamnaceae
SOURCES:
Texas A & M Aggie Horticulture website: aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/ornamentals/nativeshrubs/condaliawarnock
Tohono O’odham Community College Plant Atlas: tocc.cc.az.us/plants/condalia_warnockii
Southwest Environmental Information Network Website: swbiodiversity.org/seinet/taxa/index.php?taxon
Kearney, T. H. and R. H. Peebles. 1960. Arizona Flora. Los Angeles: University of California Press.
