Simmondsiaceae
Read More![Simmondsia chinensis (goat-nut, jojoba). I'm seeing all pistillate flowers. Jojoba is dioecious: this is a female. The specific "chinensis" [of China] is the result of an error when dealing with one of the first collected specimens before the plant was named. Jojoba is North American plant. It is the only member of its family, Simmondsiaceae, the one "new family" for me on the trip.](https://photos.smugmug.com/Browser/Families/Simmondsiaceae/i-zBRCWXw/6/b0635012/M/P1210490-M.jpg)
Simmondsia chinensis (goat-nut, jojoba). I'm seeing all pistillate flowers. Jojoba is dioecious: this is a female. The specific "chinensis" [of China] is the result of an error when dealing with one of the first collected specimens before the plant was named. Jojoba is North American plant. It is the only member of its family, Simmondsiaceae, the one "new family" for me on the trip.
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![Simmondsia chinensis (goat-nut, jojoba). I'm seeing all pistillate flowers. Jojoba is dioecious: this is a female. The specific "chinensis" [of China] is the result of an error when dealing with one of the first collected specimens before the plant was named. Jojoba is North American plant. It is the only member of its family, Simmondsiaceae, the one "new family" for me on the trip.](https://photos.smugmug.com/Browser/Families/Simmondsiaceae/i-zBRCWXw/6/b0635012/Th/P1210490-Th.jpg)