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Boojum tree

The boojum is a bizarre-looking tree, Fouquieria columnaris, native to Baja California, in the family Fouquieriaceae. Its name is derived from Lewis Carroll's poem "The Hunting of the Snark."

See also: ocotillo[?].

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