"fouquieria shrevei" is endemic to the cuatro ciénegas basin in mexico, and is unusual in possessing vertical resinous wax bands on the stems, and exhibits gypsophily, the ability to grow on soils with a high concentration of gypsum. it has aromatic white flowers and is presumed to be moth-pollinated. other species in the genus with orange or red flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds or carpenter bees. "fouquieria diguetii" is host to a peacock mite, "tuckerella eloisae".