Rutaceae
Dotted pricklyash
Zanthoxylum punctatum
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Genus
- Zanthoxylum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Dotted pricklyash
Synonyms
- Tobinia punctata (Vahl) Griseb.
Flowers
- In flower
- May, September (from 5 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist Photo: Guillaume Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Kurt Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: prodewald, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Don Loarie, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Quentin Groom, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Heibudas, CC0, 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.