Ayenia compacta
| Ayenia compacta | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Ayenia |
| Species: | A. compacta |
| Binomial name | |
| Ayenia compacta | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Ayenia californica | |
Ayenia compacta is a species of shrub in the mallow family known by the common name California ayenia.
It is native to California, Arizona, and Baja California, in the Sonoran Desert and its Colorado Desert, and in the sky islands of the Mojave Desert.