Celastraceae
Desert yaupon
Schaefferia cuneifolia
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Genus
- Schaefferia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Desert yaupon
Synonyms
- Mortonia aspera M.E.Jones
- Schaefferia cuneifolia var. pedicellata Lundell
Flowers
- In flower
- March to June, August to September, December (from 46 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Mark Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Scott Holt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Michelle W. （鍾偉瑋）, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Karla M. Benítez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ian McFaul, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chet Burrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Cleveland Powell, 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.