Fouquieriaceae
Boojum tree
Fouquieria columnaris
- Family
- Fouquieriaceae
- Genus
- Fouquieria
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Common names
By language (10)
- Basque
- Tortxa
- Bulgarian
- Колоновидна фукиерия
- Chinese
- 觀峰玉, 观峰玉, 柱状福桂树, 柱狀福桂樹, 柱狀福桂花
- English
- Boojum tree, Cirio tree
- Finnish
- Pylväsokotillo
- German
- Boojum, Cirio, Cototaj
- Japanese
- ブージャム・ツリー
- Malayalam
- ബോജൂം ട്രീ
- Spanish
- Arbol cirio, Árbol cirio
- Ukrainian
- Фук'єрія колоноподібна
Synonyms
- Fouquieria gigantea Orcutt
- Idria columnaria Kellogg
Photos
Photo: Tomas Castelazo, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: original: CrazyPhunk, modificación: Zerind, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: WendyAvilesR, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: WendyAvilesR, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: WendyAvilesR, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: WendyAvilesR, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: WendyAvilesR, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: WendyAvilesR, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: WendyAvilesR, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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- Fouquieria macdougaliiFouquieriaceae
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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.