[Stretchberries and Swampprivets: The Genus Forestiera in the Mountains and Deserts of the American Southwest]

New Mexico Olive, Stretchberry

Forestiera pubescens

Synonyms: Forestiera neomexicana var. arizonica; Forestiera neomexicana var. neomexicana; Forestiera pubescens var. parviflora; Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens

New Mexico Olive, Stretchberry: Forestiera pubescens (Synonyms: Forestiera neomexicana var. arizonica; Forestiera neomexicana var. neomexicana; Forestiera pubescens var. parviflora; Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens)

New Mexico olive as seen along the Hiline Trail between Sedona, AZ and the Village of Oak Creek, AZ.......March 20, 2015.

New Mexico Olive, Stretchberry: Forestiera pubescens (Synonyms: Forestiera neomexicana var. arizonica; Forestiera neomexicana var. neomexicana; Forestiera pubescens var. parviflora; Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens)

New Mexico oliver blooming along the Long Canyon Trail to the northwest of Sedona, AZ.........March 19, 2015.

New Mexico Olive, Stretchberry: Forestiera pubescens (Synonyms: Forestiera neomexicana var. arizonica; Forestiera neomexicana var. neomexicana; Forestiera pubescens var. parviflora; Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens) - New Mexico Olive, Stretchberry: Forestiera pubescens (Synonyms: Forestiera neomexicana var. arizonica; Forestiera neomexicana var. neomexicana; Forestiera pubescens var. parviflora; Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens)

New Mexico olive as seen blooming along the Boynton Canyon Trail near Sedona, Arizona.........March 15, 2015.

Paul Slichter