Buddleja marrubiifolia
(Woolly Butterfly-bush)
Buddleja marrubiifolia, Old Ore Road, Big Bend NP 7873
Buddleja marrubiifolia, Old Ore Road, Big Bend NP 7881
Buddleja marrubiifolia, Old Ore Road, Big Bend NP 7872
Buddleja marrubiifolia, Old Ore Road, Big Bend NP 7878
| Scientific Name | Buddleja marrubiifolia | USDA PLANTS Symbol | BUMA |
| Common Name | Woolly Butterfly-bush | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 29916 |
| Family | Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Desert environments; limestone soils in brushy areas on hillsides and ledges, in canyons and washes. Plant: Erect much-branched shrub up to 5 ft tall, spreading or compact; woody stems, younger covered with fine hairs. Leaves: Opposite pairs of oval to nearly round or rhombic leaves up to 2 inches long and 1 inch wide on short petioles; edges crenate; surfaces densely covered with short, fine tree-like hairs. Inflorescence: Dense round heads, about 1/2 inch across, of many small blossoms surrounded by dense, woolly hairs; corolla tubes about 1/8-inch long flaring open into 4 small recurved lobes; corolla initially yellow becoming orange late in the season. Bloom Period: March to August. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and "Little Big Bend" by Roy Morey. Note: Images above taken in late October, well-past blooming time, probably owing to recent rains. |
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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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