Celastraceae

Crucifixion thorn

Canotia holacantha Torr.

Family: Celastraceae
Genus: Canotia

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Crucifixion thorn (Canotia holacantha) — FlowerPhoto: Delanee E. R., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Crucifixion thorn

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Delanee E. R., CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Elliot Greiner, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Mike Ostrowski, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Quinn Shemet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rachel Stringham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Michael Tidwell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.