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Apacheria chiricahuensis
''Apacheria chiricahuensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Crossosomataceae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus ''Apacheria''.〔NatureServe. 2014. (''Apacheria chiricahuensis''. ) NatureServe Explorer.〕 It is known by the common names Chiricahua rock flower, cliff brittlebush, and Apache bush.〔(''Apacheria chiricahuensis''. ) Plant Abstracts. Arizona Game and Fish Department.〕 The genus is named in honor of the Apache people who inhabit the region; the specific epithet refers to the Chiricahua Mountains in Cochise County, Arizona.〔Mason, C. T. 1992. (Crossomataceae, Crossosoma Family. ) ''Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science'' 26:7-9.〕〔(''Apacheria chiricahuensis''. ) New Mexico Rare Plants Technical Council.〕
This plant is a shrub up to half a meter tall and one meter wide. The hard, spine-like twigs are lined with opposite clusters of leaves each a few millimeters long. The solitary flowers have four white to cream-colored, or occasionally pink, petals 5 to 6 millimeters long. The fruit is a follicle with 1 or 2 brown seeds.〔
''Apacheria'' is similar to ''Crossosoma'' species, which can be differentiated by their alternate leaves and five-parted flowers.〔
This plant grows in many types of rocky desert habitat, such as cliffs, riparian woodlands, and chaparral.〔
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