Taxon: Forestiera pubescens Nutt. var. parvifolia (A. Gray) G. L. Nesom

Summary

Genus:

Forestiera

Family:

Oleaceae

Tribe:

Oleeae

Nomen number:

506129

Place of publication:

Lundellia 12:12. 2009 "parviflora"

Verified:

11/07/2022 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

4 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Forestiera pubescens Nutt. (10 active accession[s])
Forestiera pubescens Nutt. var. pubescens (2 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Forestiera acuminata (Michx.) Poir. var. parvifolia A. Gray

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Forestiera neomexicana A. Gray

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Nesom, G. L. 2009. Taxonomy of Forestiera pubescens and Forestiera neomexicana (Oleaceae). Lundellia 12:8-14.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	desert-olive		as Forestiera neomexicana	1	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora. Note: as Forestiera neomexicana
English	New Mexican forestiera		as Forestiera neomexicana	1	Gilbert, L. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. English common names as Forestiera neomexicana

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma	w.	Nesom, G. L. 2009. Taxonomy of Forestiera pubescens and Forestiera neomexicana (Oleaceae). Lundellia 12:8-14.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California (Norte)		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:808.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California Sur		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:808.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:808.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila de Zaragoza		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:808.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:808.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Nesom, G. L. 2009. Taxonomy of Forestiera pubescens and Forestiera neomexicana (Oleaceae). Lundellia 12:8-14.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:808.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado		Nesom, G. L. 2009. Taxonomy of Forestiera pubescens and Forestiera neomexicana (Oleaceae). Lundellia 12:8-14.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico		Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: = Forestiera pubescens Nutt.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:808.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona		Nesom, G. L. 2009. Taxonomy of Forestiera pubescens and Forestiera neomexicana (Oleaceae). Lundellia 12:8-14.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California		Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California Note: = Forestiera pubescens Nutt.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada	s.	Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah	s.e.	Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora. Note: = Forestiera pubescens Nutt.
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Oklahoma (w.)]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California, Nevada (s.), Utah (s.e.)]
NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Sonora, Zacatecas, Baja California (Norte), Baja California Sur]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas Note: = Forestiera pubescens Nutt.
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California Note: = Forestiera pubescens Nutt.
Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. 1980. A flora of New Mexico.
Nesom, G. L. 2009. Taxonomy of Forestiera pubescens and Forestiera neomexicana (Oleaceae). Lundellia 12:8-14.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:808.
Welsh, S. L. et al. 1993. A Utah flora. Note: = Forestiera pubescens Nutt.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental	as Forestiera neomexicana	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: as Forestiera neomexicana
Environmental	revegetator	for land reclamation, as Forestiera neomexicana	Gilbert, L. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. English common names as Forestiera neomexicana

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=506129. Accessed 29 April 2026.