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| {{SPlantbox | | {{SPlantbox |
| |familia=Oleaceae | | |familia=Oleaceae |
− | |genus=Forestiera | + | |genus=Forestiera |
| |species=pubescens | | |species=pubescens |
− | |common_name=Forestiera neomexicana, Desert olive, New Mexican privet | + | |taxo_author=Nutt. |
| + | |common_name=Downy Forestiera, Stretchberry, Desert olive, New Mexican privet |
| |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | | |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |
| |habit=shrub | | |habit=shrub |
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| |exposure=sun | | |exposure=sun |
| |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | | |sun_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |
− | |features=flowers | + | |features=deciduous, flowers |
| |flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring | | |flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring |
| |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |
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| |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 | | |usda_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia ISBN 0881925381 |
| |max_zone=10 | | |max_zone=10 |
− | |image=Upload.png | + | |image=Forestiera pubescens 2.jpg |
| |image_width=240 | | |image_width=240 |
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− | Describe the plant here...
| + | '''''Forestiera pubescens''''', commonly known as '''Stretchberry, Desert Olive, Tanglewood, Devil's Elbow, Spring Goldenglow, Spring Herald''', or '''Texas Forsythia'''. |
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| + | It is a [[deciduous]] [[shrub]] or small tree that is native to the [[southwestern United States]] and northern [[Mexico]]. |
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| ==Cultivation== | | ==Cultivation== |