Texas
Wildbuds

Fallugia paradoxa

(Apache Plume)

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Fallugia paradoxa, Along FM 166 west of Ft. Davis, Jeff Davis Co. 5704

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Fallugia paradoxa, Along FM 166 west of Ft. Davis, Jeff Davis Co. 5710

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Fallugia paradoxa, Blue Creek Canyon, Big Bend National Park 4576

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Fallugia paradoxa, Blue Creek Canyon, Big Bend National Park 8608

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Fallugia paradoxa, Along FM 166 west of Ft. Davis, Jeff Davis Co. 5727

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Fallugia paradoxa, Blue Creek Canyon, Big Bend National Park 4581

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Fallugia paradoxa, Along FM 166 west of Ft. Davis, Jeff Davis Co. 5767

Scientific Name Fallugia paradoxa USDA PLANTS Symbol FAPA
Common Name Apache Plume ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 25167
Family Rosaceae (Rose) SEINet
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Description Habitat: Dry rocky slopes, open woods, canyon bottoms.
Plant: Shrub 2 to 6 ft. tall; slender multiple branches, bark grayish-whitish, peeling.
Leaves: Dark green; hairy above, silvery below deeply pinnately-lobed, 3 to 7 narrow lobes 1/4 to 1/2-inch long.
Inflorescence: Saucer-shaped flowers with 5 large white petals up to 1 inch long; five smaller sepals; many yellowish stamens and pistils.
Bloom Period: April to October.
Fruit: Small fruit attached to long, reddish styles with feathery plumage.
References: American Southwest and Jepson eflora.
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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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