#family_Fouquieriaceae__Fouquieriaceae  small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States
  supertype:  dilleniid_dicot_family__dilleniiddicotfamily  family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
  member of:  order_Parietales
  member:  genus_Fouquieria__Fouquieria  resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semi-desert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year
     member:  ocotillo__coachwhip__Jacob's_staff__vine_cactus__Fouquieria_splendens  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
     member:  boojum_tree__cirio__Fouquieria_columnaris__Idria_columnaris  candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers

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