Plants > Sapindaceae & Soapberries
The Transvaal Red Balloon (Erythrophysa alata), known locally in southern Africa as the ‘Rooiballon,’ is a striking, drought-resilient small tree in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. Endemic to the sun-scorched, rocky ridges of South Africa and neighboring...
Plants > Flowering Plants
The Ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens), also known as the Desert Coral, Candlewood, or Coachwhip, is one of the most striking and iconic botanical silhouettes of the North American desert southwest. Neither a true cactus nor an ordinary shrub, it belongs to its own...
