Desert Caper Tree
Vomit Bush
Atamisquea emarginata
Sketched from live specimen observed at Quitobaquito Springs, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument.
RANGE: In the USA, this small to medium sized trees is found only at Organ Pipe National Monument in Arizona. It also ranges south into Mexico.
FLOWER: Two tough green sepals. Four pale, strap-shaped petals.
FRUIT:
A small green capsule.
LEAVES: Alternate leaves are tough and leathery with the upper surface shiny green and the lower surface scurfy tan. There is a notch at the
leaf tip and the edges are smooth and partially rolled under.
TREE: Small tree with spreading branches. Twigs are ashy gray.
UNARMED
