| Ziziphus parryi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Ziziphus |
| Species: | Z. parryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ziziphus parryi Torr. |
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Ziziphus parryi is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family known by the common name Parry's jujube. It is native to Mexico and the deserts of southern California in the United States. It can be found in chaparral habitat. It is a bushy shrub with many intricate branches forming a thorny tangle which may approach 4 meters in height. The leaves are deciduous and are absent for much of the year, leaving the shrub a naked thicket of brown or grayish twigs. The ends of the twigs taper into sharp-tipped thorns. The membranous olive green leaves are up to 2.5 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a cluster of a few several yellowish or green-tinged, star-shaped flowers with five petals. The fruit is a dry drupe containing one seed.