Aloysia gratissima var. schluziae
(Beebrush)
Aloysia gratissima var. schulziae, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park 2203
Aloysia gratissima var. schulziae, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park 2217
Aloysia gratissima var. schulziae, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park 4856
Aloysia gratissima var. schulziae, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park 4835
Aloysia gratissima var. schulziae, River Road, Big Bend National Park 5391
Aloysia gratissima var. schulziae, River Road, Big Bend National Park 5392
Aloysia gratissima var. schulziae, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park 2241
Aloysia gratissima var. schulziae, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park 4838
| Scientific Name | Aloysia gratissima var. schulziae | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ALGRS |
| Common Name | Beebrush, Whitebrush | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 182259 |
| Family | Verbenaceae (Verbena) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry sandy, limestone or granitic soils, rocky slopes, outcrops, limestone bluffs, and dry washes. Plant: Densely-branched shrub 3 to 9 feet tall, older branches gray, younger reddish with fine grayish-white pubescent hairs. Leaves: Relatively broad (compared to g. var. gratissima) elliptic, obovate to oblong-elliptic blades 1/4 to 1 inch long and up to 1/4-inch wide on short petioles; leaf axils often with fascicles (bundles) of younger leaves; margins entire or with 1 to 4 prominent teeth on each side; upper surface with impressed veins, lower with stiif hairs; tips pointed or rounded. Inflorescence: Many small white blossoms, each 1/8 to 3/16-inch wide in leafy panicles of many slender, elongated spike-like racemes, 3/4 to 2-1/2 inches long growing from leaf axils; 4-lobed corollas are white, sometimes with a purplish tinge; corolla tubes are very hairy on the outside. Bloom Period: March to November. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Flowering Plants of the Trans-Pecos Texas and Adjacent Areas" by Powell, Worthington and Powell, "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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