Bouchetia anomala
(Painted Tongue)
Bouchetia anomala, Lockhart State Park, Caldwell Co. 4593
Bouchetia anomala, Lockhart State Park, Caldwell Co. 4598
Bouchetia anomala, Reimers Ranch Park, Travis Co. 0532
Bouchetia anomala, Emma Long Park, Austin, Travis Co. 8291
Bouchetia anomala, Emma Long Park, Austin, Travis Co. 8273
Bouchetia anomala, Lockhart State Park, Caldwell Co. 4600
Bouchetia anomala, Emma Long Park, Austin, Travis Co. 8281
Bouchetia anomala, Emma Long Park, Austin, Travis Co. 8285
| Scientific Name | Bouchetia anomala (Bouchetia erecta) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | BOER3 |
| Common Name | Painted-tongue | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 821258 |
| Family | Solanaceae (Nightshade) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Prairies and rocky slopes. Plant: Erect perennial up to 9 inches long, several to many stemmed from base; foliage short-hairy, with appressed to upward-curved hairs, scattered minute glandular hairs. Leaves: Alternate, narrowly oblong-spatulate to lanceolate, up to 2 inches long and about 3/8-inch wide, usually much smaller; covered with small hairs; margins entire and somewhat wavey. Inflorescence: Single flowers on pedicels from forks of diverging branches, 1/3 to 1/2-inch across; white or light pink-purple funnel-shaped corolla with 5 lobes with gren veins; calyx with 5 lobes; 5 stamens with yellow anthers; greenish stigma extending slightly above anthers Bloom Period: May to October. References: "Shinners & Mahler’s Flora of North Central Texas" by Diggs, Lipscomb and O’Kennon and Vascular Plants of Williamson County. | BONAP Distribution Map Map Color Key |
Texas Status: Native Endemic |
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