Rhamnaceae
Coyotillo
Karwinskia humboldtiana
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Karwinskia
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- قيوطيل
- English
- Coyotillo
Synonyms
- Karwinskia affinis Schltdl.
- Karwinskia biniflora Schltdl.
- Rhamnus biniflorus DC.
- Rhamnus humboldtiana Schult.
- Rhamnus maculata Sessé & Moc.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FruitPhoto: Adrian Bojorquez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Center for Urban Ecology, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: sonnia hill, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Adrian Bojorquez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: CK2AZ, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rod, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Rosario Douglas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Liliana Ramírez-Freire, 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.