Answer: ocotillo

AnswerCrossword Clue
OCOTILLORed-flowering desert shrub
OCOTILLOCactuslike tree of the Southwest
OCOTILLOCactuslike plant of the Southwest
OCOTILLOShrub of the southwestern desert
ocotilloa Mexican shrub
ocotilloA spiny, scarlet-flowered desert shrub of the southwestern US and Mexico, sometimes planted as a hedge