PLANTS Profile for Simmondsia chinensis (jojoba)

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Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K. Schneid.
jojoba

Symbol:

SICH

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Simmondsiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K. Schneid.

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, San Diego Co., Quail Botanical Garden. April 23, 2003. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K. Schneid.

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Synonyms:
Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K. Schneid.

	BUCH	Buxus chinensis Link
	SICA14	Simmondsia californica Nutt.

Distribution:
Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K. Schneid.


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USA (AZ, CA, UT)

Related Taxa:
Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K. Schneid.

View 1 genera in Simmondsiaceae, 1 species in Simmondsia

Classification:
Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K. Schneid.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Euphorbiales
Family	Simmondsiaceae – Jojoba family
Genus	Simmondsia Nutt. – goatnut
Species	Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K. Schneid. – jojoba

More Accounts and Images:
Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C.K. Schneid.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28030.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 05:09 AM CST