Simmondsia chinensis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C. K. Schneid.

Jojoba; goatnut, Jojobe

Simmondsia chinensis is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~1089 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Simmondsia
Family:	Simmondsiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Creosote Bush Scrub, Chaparral, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Buxus chinensis
JEF + PLANTS	Simmondsia californica

Information about Simmondsia chinensis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (SICH) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).