Krameria grayi
(White Ratany)
Krameria grayi, Sierra de Chino, River Road West, Big Bend National Park 2408
Krameria grayi, Sierra de Chino, River Road West, Big Bend National Park 2412
Krameria grayi, Sierra de Chino, River Road West, Big Bend National Park 2415
| Scientific Name | Krameria grayi (Krameria bicolor) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | KRGR |
| Common Name | White Ratany | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 897365 |
| Family | Krameriaceae (Krameria) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Desert environments, lower elevations (below 3600 ft.) in Big Bend. Plant: Low shrub up to 2 feet tall, numerous slender stems well-branched, densely covered in fuzzy, white hair. Partial root parasites of nearby plants. Leaves: Small, sparse, leaves are linear to oblong, 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 reflexed (bent back), petal-like, point-tipped, magenta sepals; 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 barbed tips. References: Southeastern Arizona Wildflowers and Plants, SEINet, and American Southwest |
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Texas Status: Native |
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