| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Spiny, scarlet-flowered shrub of the southwestern US and Mexico | ||
| Desert plant that's also known as candlewood | The Washington Post Sunday | 13 Feb 2022 |
| Spiny shrub of southern US and Mexico | The Times Concise | 04 Sep 2015 |
| Red-flowering desert shrub | ||
| Red-flowering desert shrub | ||
| Cactuslike plant of the Southwest | ||
| Cactuslike tree of the Southwest | ||
| Shrub of the southwestern desert |