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Crucifixion Thorn or Corona de Cristo, Castela emoryi

Crucifixion Thorn or Corona de Cristo, Castela emoryi
Simaroubaceae

Crucifixion Thorn or Corona de Cristo, Castela emoryi
Simaroubaceae

Crucifixion Thorn or Corona de Cristo, Castela emoryi
Simaroubaceae

Crucifixion Thorn or Corona de Cristo, Castela emoryi
Simaroubaceae

Crucifixion thorn is a common name applied to more than one shrub in the southwestern United States, so identification can be confusing. The name is a reference to the Biblical story of the crown of thorns placed on the head of Christ at his crucifixion.

The BLM maintains a large group of these plants in a fenced-in area just south of Highway 98 at Coyote Two Road, 8 miles east of the County Road S-2 junction. To see them with red or brown berries resembling drops of blood, visit between mid May and mid July.

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