Haploesthes greggii var. texana
(Texas False Broomweed)
Haploesthes greggii var. texana, East Contrabando Trail, Big Bend Ranch State Park 5986
Haploesthes greggii var. texana, East Contrabando Trail, Big Bend Ranch State Park 5977
Haploesthes greggii var. texana, East Contrabando Trail, Big Bend Ranch State Park 5972
Haploesthes greggii var. texana, East Contrabando Trail, Big Bend Ranch State Park 5983
Haploesthes greggii var. texana, East Contrabando Trail, Big Bend Ranch State Park 3179
| Scientific Name | Haploesthes greggii var. texana | USDA PLANTS Symbol | HAGRT |
| Common Name | Texas False Broomweed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 528322 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Desert environment; gypsum (or possibly calcareous) soils. Plant: Subshrub with multiple, branched, smooth stems 12 to 20 inches tall. Leaves: Opposite, linear-filiform, never lobed, 3/4 to 2 inches long. Inflorescence: Numerous small heads in terminal clusters with 3 to 5 yellow rays each; yellow disk florets; bell-shaped involucre with 5 broad, oval-shaped phyllaries. Bloom Period: Sporadically all year after rains. References: "Trees & Shrubs of the Trans-Pecos and Adjacent Areas" by A. Michael Powell, ”Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, and Flora of North America. |
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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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