Kallstroemia parviflora
(Warty Caltrop)
Kallstroemia parviflora, Hwy 118 north of Alpine, Brewster Co. 5503
Kallstroemia parviflora, Hwy 118 north of Alpine, Brewster Co. 5488
Kallstroemia parviflora, Hwy 118 north of Alpine, Brewster Co. 5501
Kallstroemia parviflora, Hwy 118 north of Alpine, Brewster Co. 5492
Kallstroemia parviflora, Hwy 118 north of Alpine, Brewster Co. 5509-2
Kallstroemia parviflora, Hwy 118 north of Alpine, Brewster Co. 5509
| Scientific Name | Kallstroemia parviflora | USDA PLANTS Symbol | KAPA |
| Common Name | Warty Caltrop | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 29047 |
| Family | Zygophyllaceae (Caltrop) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry soils in disturbed areas, grasslands, slopes and flats from 1,000-5,000 ft. Plant: Annual with prostrate to decumbent or ascending branches, up to 40 inches long, mostly hairy with coarse and smaller appressed hairs. Leaves: Even-pinnately-compound, 5/8 to 2-3/4 inches long overall with 3 to 5 pairs of elliptic to oblong leaflets, 1/3 to 3/4-inch long; lower surfaces hairy, upper, smooth; veins and edges covered with fine silky hairs; linear-lanceolate stipule at base of leaf 1/4-inch long or less. Inflorescence: Orange flowers, drying to white or yellow, 3/8 to 1-inch across; petals narrowly obovate to spatulate; yellow anthers (red in the images here); cylinder-shaped style hairy or smooth; hairy lanceolate sepals about 2/3 the length of petals are persistent, lasting through fruit stage. Bloom Period: August to October References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, SEINet and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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