Lithospermum incisum
(Fringed Puccoon)
Lithospermum incisum, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 0527
Lithospermum incisum, Westminster Glen, Austin, Travis Co. 2333
Lithospermum incisum, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 3346/3360
Lithospermum incisum, Caprock Canyons State Park, Briscoe Co. 7727
Lithospermum incisum, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 3201
Lithospermum incisum, Caprock Canyons State Park, Briscoe Co. 7741
Lithospermum incisum, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 3244/3262
| Scientific Name | Lithospermum incisum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | LIIN2 |
| Common Name | Fringed Puccoon | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 31940 |
| Family | Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: All soil types, but usually in sandy soils; open areas of prairies and forest edges. Plant: Upright, leafy perennial 6 to 12 inches tall; single or often multiple soft-hairy stems, branching near tops. Leaves: Alternate, linear to linear-lanceolate , sessile and surfaces with appressed hairs; 1 to 2 inches long, less than 1/4-inch wide. Inflorescence: Bright yellow spring flowers are 1 inch long and 1/2-inch wide and sterile, in terminal, leafy-bracted racemes; funnel-shaped corolla tube with 5 broad, flaring lobes (petals) with fringed (incised) edges; 5 stamens. Reproductive (cleistogamous) flowers are produced in late spring and summer, very small and inconspicuous. Bloom Period: March to May. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, and "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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