Texas
Wildbuds
Acleisanthes longiflora
(Angel’s Trumpets)
Acleisanthes longfilora, Lajitas Airport Trail 4, Brewster Co. 5805
Acleisanthes longfilora, Lajitas Airport Trail 4, Brewster Co. 5793
Acleisanthes longfilora, Lajitas Airport Trail 4, Brewster Co. 5813
Acleisanthes longfilora, Lajitas Airport Trail 4, Brewster Co. 5820
Achillea millefolium, Pecan Flats Trail, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 6337
| Scientific Name | Acleisanthes longiflora | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ACLO2 |
| Common Name | Angel's Trumpets | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 19547 |
| Family | Nyctaginaceae (Four O’clock) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Various dry soil types in deserts, grasslands, shrublands, or woodlands. Plant: Sprawling or erect, many-branched perennial; stems up to 3 ft. long. Leaves: Grayish-green blades lanceolate to linear-lanceolate or triangular-lanceolate to deltate, up to 1-1/2 long and 1-1/4 in wide; on petioles short to 1/2-inch long; margins undulate or crispate. Inflorescence: White, trumpet-shaped blossoms born in leaf axils; blossoms about 3/4-inch across with very slender elongated tubular portion up to 7 inches long connecting to stem; 5 lobes, protruding stigma and 5 stamens; blossoms opening in the afteroon and through the night. Bloom Period: Spring to fall. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Lupinus ssp. by Rick Capozza, Austin TX
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