Meaning : Desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers.
Synonyms : fouquieria splendens, jacob's staff, ocotillo, vine cactus
Meaning : A whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico. Tail resembles a braided whip.
Synonyms : coachwhip snake, masticophis flagellum