Texas Wildbuds
Acleisanthes longiflora
(Angel’s Trumpets)
Acleisanthes longfilora, Lake Colorado City State Park, Mitchell Co. 3144
Acleisanthes longfilora, Lake Colorado City State Park, Mitchell Co. 3165
Acleisanthes longfilora, Lake Colorado City State Park, Mitchell Co. 3161
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
Achillea millefolium, Pecan Flats Trail, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 6337
Acleisanthes longfilora, Lake Colorado City State Park, Mitchell Co. 3148
| 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 Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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