| Turpentine Broom, Thamnosma montana. At Phoenix Arizona, Desert Botanical Garden. March 3, 2008. |
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| Turpentine Broom, Thamnosma montana. | Turpentine Broom, Thamnosma montana. |
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Turpentine Broom.
We wish to thank Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for some of the information on this page. We share images and information with Wikipedia. Thamnosma montana is a species of flowering plant in the citrus family known by the common names turpentine broom and Mojave desert-rue. It is native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in scrub, juniper woodland, and other desert habitat. It grows among desert plants such as creosote, blackbrush, ephedra, and Yucca species such as Joshua Tree Perennial. Subshrub or shrub. The plant will grow in almost any well-drained soil. The plant is not particular as to soil pH. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.
Quick Notes:
Height: A shrub, about 12 - 24 inches high.
Flowers: Panicle (raceme-like or flowers scattered along stems). Bisexual; calyx persistent, 4-lobed; petals 4, erect in flower; stamens 8, in 2 series; ovary stalked, deeply 2-lobed, style thread-like.
Flowering Time: March - April.
Leaves: The leaves are very small and ephemeral.
Found: Native to the southwestern United States, (AZ, CA, NM, NV, UT); as well as far south as northern Mexico. ( Sonora, and Baja California ). Native to Mojave, Sonora, and Colorado deserts.
Hardiness:
USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 �C (-20 �F)
Soil pH requirements:
Sun Exposure:
Elevation: 0 to 5,500 Feet.
Habitat: Well drained soil is preferred. Found along roadsides, sandy areas, and mesa of Creosote Bush Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodlands.
Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken At Phoenix, Arizona. Desert Botanical Garden. March 3, 2008.
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