Texas
Wildbuds
Hedypnois cretica
(Cretanweed)
Hedypnois cretica, Westminster Glen, Austin, Travis Co. 8552
Hedypnois cretica, Westminster Glen, Austin, Travis Co. 8538
Hedypnois cretica, Westminster Glen, Austin, Travis Co. 8566
Hedypnois cretica, Westminster Glen, Austin, Travis Co. 8551
Hedypnois cretica, Westminster Glen, Austin, Travis Co. 8541
| 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 Lupinus ssp. by Rick Capozza, Austin TX
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