Also known as Canotia · Crucifixion Thorns
Canotia holacantha is a desert shrub or small tree of southwestern North America, characterized by its distinctive leafless, spiny, photosynthetic green stems.
Photos of Crucifixion Thorn (Canotia holacantha)
Common names and botanical synonyms
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| kingdom | Plantae |
| division | Tracheophyta |
| class | Magnoliopsida |
| order | Celastrales |
| family | Celastraceae |
| genus | Canotia |
| species | Canotia holacantha |
