Plant Name
Scientific Name: Menodora scabra
Synonym: Menodora scoparia
Common Names: Rough Menodora, Twinberry, Yellow Menodora
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Subshrub, Herb/Forb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Desert, Upland, Mountain. This wildflower typically grows on rocky slopes.
Flower Color: Yellow
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer, Fall (early)
Height: To 2 1/2 feet (76 cm) tall
Description: The flowers are tubular, 3/4 inch (1.9 cm) wide, and have 5 rounded lobes. The flower buds are reddish orange. The flowers are followed by pairs of 1/4 inch (6 mm) wide, translucent, round, green to reddish fruits that dry to a tan color. The leaves are green and lanceolate.
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Scrophulariales
Family: Oleaceae – Olive family
Genus: Menodora Bonpl. – menodora
Species: Menodora scabra A. Gray – rough menodora
More About This Plant