Condalia correllii


Condalia correllii, also called Correll's snakewood, is a shrub belonging to the family Rhamnaceae.
The shrub has smooth gray bark, and usually grows up to tall. The fruit is generally a deep violet-black. Leaves are linear, and it belongs to what Marshall Conring Johnston terms the linear-leaved group.

Distribution

Correll's snakewood ranges across the Southwestern United States and into Northwestern Mexico, where it commonly occurs at higher elevations than Condalia globosa, generally.

Uses

It has been considered as a low water native landscape plant. It provides useful cover and forage for fruit eating birds. Flowers are notably fragrant.