| Family | OLEACEAE |
| Genus species | Menodora scabra Engelm. ex A.Gray |
| Synonyms | Menodora laevis Wooton & Standl. |
| Habitat | semideserts of w. USA |
| Altitude | 500-2400m |
| Description | leaves opposite, entire, 1-3cm long, narrowly oblanceolate, margins revolute, inflorescence 1-3-flowered cyme, calyx with 8-11 sepals, flowers with short tube, lobes 5-8mm long |
| Size | 20-25cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | dry, sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe cuttings in late summer |
| Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Arizona , Utah ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Northwest) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | OLEACEAE
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