Achatocarpaceae

Devilqueen

Phaulothamnus spinescens A.Gray

Family: Achatocarpaceae
Genus: Phaulothamnus

Devilqueen: Phaulothamnus spinescens. Snake-eyes — Photo: homeredwardprice, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Devilqueen

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: homeredwardprice, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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.