Crossosomataceae

Ragged rockflower

Crossosoma bigelovii S.Watson

Family: Crossosomataceae
Genus: Crossosoma

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: متصالبة بيغلوفية
arz: متصالبه بيغلوفيه
English: Ragged rockflower

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andy Blackledge from Scottsdale, AZ, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.