Scientific Name | Brazoria truncata var. truncata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | BRTRT2 |
Common Name | Rattlesnake Flower | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 566207 |
Family | Lamiaceae (Mint) | SEINet Reference |
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Description | Habitat: Sandy soils. Plant: Upright annual up to 20 inches high; branching at base. Leaves: Oblong to oblanceolate or spatulate blades up to 4 inches long; lower leaves have winged petioles, upper leaves are sessile to clasping. Inflorescence: Dense spike up to 6 inches tall with multiple pale pink flowers, each with two lips, upper lip with two lobes and the lower with three; floral throats are white with purple dots; bracts below corolla are nearly round coming to a point (apiculate). Bloom Period: April and May. References: B. truncata in "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason. |
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Texas Status: Native Endemic |
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