Desmanthus reticulatus
(Netleaf Bundleflower)
Desmanthus reticulatus, Westminster Glen, Austin, Travis Co.. 9414
Desmanthus reticulatus, Westminster Glen, Austin, Travis Co.. 9386
Desmanthus reticulatus, Westminster Glen, Austin, Travis Co..9370
Desmanthus reticulatus, Westminster Glen, Austin, Travis Co..9377
Desmanthus reticulatus, Westminster Glen, Austin, Travis Co..9366
Desmanthus reticulatus, Westminster Glen, Austin, Travis Co..9393
Desmanthus reticulatus, Westminster Glen, Austin, Travis Co..9389
| Scientific Name | Desmanthus reticulatus | USDA PLANTS Symbol | DERE3 |
| Common Name | Netleaf Bundleflower | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 26664 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Limestone and caliche soils, open prairies and fields; found only in a few counties in Central and South Central and coastal Texas (see BONAP map below). Plant: Sprawling perennial with weak stems 8 inches to 5 ft. long. Leaves: Compound stem leaves with 1 to 4 pairs of pinnae (primary segments); each pinna with 4 to 10 pairs of oblong to elliptic or elliptic-obovate leaflets, each less than 0.2-inch long; tips are rounded and may have a small point (mucronulate); surfaces are grayish-green and have reticulate veins, especially lower; margins have short hairs (ciliate). Inflorescence: Rounded clusters of a few to several very small flowers atop peduncles arising from leaf axils; each flower has 5 sepals joined together in a cup and 5 separated, pointed petals, both greenish-white; each flower with 10 protruding stamens with white filaments and cream-yellow anthers. Bloom Period: April to June. Fruit: Pods are 1 to 2 inches long and ~1/8-inch wide; surfaces have reticulate veins; fruiting peduncles are 3 to 6 inches long. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and Texas Species Of Desmanthus (Leguminosae) by B.L. Turner. |
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Texas Status: Native Endemic |
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