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Life form2, 3:  shrub, mediumHabitat: mountains
 leaf presence3:  leaves usually present
 leaf arrangement3:  alternate
 leaf format3:  simple
 leaf shape3:  ovate
 leaf surface3:  smooth
 leaf margin3:  3-primary lobes shallow secondary lobes dentate
 Flower color2: yellow
 Flowering period2: Feb. to March
 Armament2, 3: spines
 Family1, 2, 3: Grossulariaceae (currant family)
 Status: uncommon
 Location where collected or observed:
 Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
 
 *For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references: 
	1 Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Thomas Van Devender, and Steven M. Buckley. 2012. Checklist of Vascular Plants of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, and Tinaja Altas, Arizona. CANOTIA 8:1-532 Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Michael F. Wilson, and Kathryn Mauz. 2007. Botanical Diversity of Southwestern Arizona and Northwestern Sonora. in: Dry Borders, Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert. eds.: Richard Stephen Felger and Bill Broyles. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City3 Felger, Richard Stephen. 2000. Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwestern Mexico. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson |