Shrubs erect, 1–3 m; bark dark brown to black; stems glabrate. Leaves: blade spatulate, 5–35 × 2–12 mm, glaucous, surfaces glabrous or sparsely puberulent. Inflorescences 2-flowered fas­cicles or solitary flowers. Pedicels 1–7 mm. Flowers (4–)5-merous; calyx campanulate, 4–9 mm, sparsely glandular-puberulent, lobes linear, length 1.5–2 times tube; corolla white to greenish white to pale lilac on lobes, tubular, 6–12 mm, lobes 2–5 mm; stamens included or exserted. Berries yellowish to brown, ovoid, constricted proximal to middle, 6–10 mm, dry, hard. Seeds 2–4. 2n = 24.

Phenology: Flowering Feb–Apr.
Habitat: Sandy washes and flats (Sonoran Desert).
Elevation: 200–800 m.

Distribution

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Ariz., Mexico (Sonora).

Discussion

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