what does Fouquieria splendens mean?

FOUQUIERIA SPLENDENS as NOUN

Meaning
- desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
Synonym(s)
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