Ziziphus parryi is known as “Parry’s Jujube” and is a synonym of Condalia parryi, a small shrub or tree species in the family Rhamnaceae that is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It is also known by the common names “Parry’s condalia,” “silver holly,” and “Arizona holly.” Pseudoziziphus Parryi is genetically related […]
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A Case of Mistaken Identity for a Rare Florida Shrub
Summary: Through simple, phytomorphological comparison, it can be proven that at least two of the original population of “Florida Jujube” shrubs, found in Polk County in 1987, are in fact Parry’s Jujube (Pseudoziziphus Parryi), likely transplanted from the California Chaparral in the early twentieth century. Three Psilos, Inc. has proven that at least two of […]