Ziziphus obtusifolia

Ziziphus obtusifolia
Ziziphus obtusifolia var. canescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Ziziphus
Species:
Z. obtusifolia
Binomial name
Ziziphus obtusifolia
(Hook. ex Torr. & A.Gray) A. Gray

This species has recently been reclassified to Condaliopsis obtusifolia (Hook. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Suess.

This reflects the fact that this species and other New World species formerly placed in Ziziphus have distinctive characters that differentiate them from the Old World species.

Ziziphus obtusifolia is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family known by several common names, including lotebush, graythorn, gumdrop tree, and Texas buckthorn.