Krameria erecta
(Littleleaf Ratany)
Krameria erecta, Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park 0856/0862
Krameria erecta, Ernst Tinaja Trail, Big Bend National Park 4837
Krameria erecta, Ernst Tinaja Trail, Big Bend National Park 4843
Krameria erecta, Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park 0840
Krameria erecta, Along Hwy 118 west of Ross Maxwell Jct., Big Bend National Park 3722
Krameria erecta, Along Hwy 118 west of Ross Maxwell Jct., Big Bend National Park 3726
Krameria erecta, Ernst Tinaja Trail, Big Bend National Park 4848
| Scientific Name | Krameria erecta (Krameria glandulosa) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | KRER |
| Common Name | Littleleaf Ratany | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 503288 |
| Family | Krameriaceae (Krameria) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Desert environments, open hillsides, rocky flats below 3600 ft. (middle elevations in Big Bend). Plant: Low, woody, much-branched shrub up to 2 feet tall, branches densely covered in fuzzy, white hair. Partial root parasites of nearby plants. Leaves: Small leaves less than 1/2-inch long, linear to linear-lanceolate, alternate, grayish green, and covered in white hair. Inflorescence: Single flowers borne at leaf nodes, each 1/2-inch across with 5 small petals and 5 conspicuous petal-like, point-tipped, magenta sepals curled inward or straight; petals are divided into 3 flag petals (yellow-green with reddish tips) and two others around the ovary. Bloom Period: April to September. Fruit: Nutlike, ball-shaped and covered in fuzzy, usually pinkish hair and red-brown spines with barbs along the length. References: Southeastern Arizona Wildflowers and Plants, SEINet, and American Southwest. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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