Texas Wildbuds
Croptilon hookerianum var. hookerianum
(Hooker's Scratch-daisy)
Croptilon hookerianum var. hookerianum, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 5715
Croptilon hookerianum var. hookerianum, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0460
Croptilon hookerianum var. hookerianum, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 5717
Croptilon hookerianum var. hookerianum, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 5736
Croptilon hookerianum var. hookerianum, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0467
Croptilon hookerianum var. hookerianum, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0466
Croptilon hookerianum var. hookerianum, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 5722
Croptilon hookerianum var. hookerianum, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 5727
| Scientific Name | Croptilon hookerianum var. hookerianum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | CRHOH |
| Common Name | Hooker's Scratch-daisy | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 527522 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy, sandy loam and silty soils in open areas in fields, prairies, roadsides and disturbed areas. Plant: Erect branched annual, 8 to 30 inches tall; stems have short (0.2 to 0.3 mm long), straight (stipitate) glandular hairs and sparse long non-glandular hairs. Leaves: Alternate, narrowly oblanceolate to linear, 2-3/8 to 5 inches long and 1/2 to 1-1/8 inches wide; basal leaves are the largest, becoming progressively shorter and more linear upward and bract-like toward the flowers; margins are serrate, rarely entire; surfaces covered with short, straight (stipitate) glandular and sparse long non-glandular hairs. Inflorescence: Open panicles of a few composite flower heads up to about 5/8-inch across, with 13 to 21 yellow rays about 2 mm wide or less and 33 to 70 yellow disk florets in the center; involucre is bell-shaped (campanulate); peduncles have short (0.2 to 0.3 mm long), straight (stipitate) glandular hairs. Bloom Period: July to October. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Shinners & Mahler’s Flora of North Central Texas" by Diggs, Lipscomb and O’Kennon and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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