Spectacle Fruit

Wislizenia refracta Engelm.

Caper family

Plant Type
Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Annual, Perennial
Mature Height
6.0 feet
Flower Color
Yellow
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Larval Host (Butterfly); Hummingbirds
Larval Host Pontia protodice

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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