Rutaceae
Mexican orange
Choisya dumosa
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Genus
- Choisya
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Mexican orange, Mexican-Orange, Starleaf
Synonyms
- Astrophyllum dumosum Torr. & A.Gray
Flowers
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Martin Purdy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Adrienne van den Beemt, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: avocat, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Craig Martin, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rachel Stringham, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Martin Purdy, 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, synonyms 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.