Lithospermum matamorense
(Rough Stoneseed)
Lithospermum matamorense, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8558
Lithospermum matamorense, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8569
Lithospermum matamorense, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8550
Lithospermum matamorense, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8560
Lithospermum matamorense, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8563
Lithospermum matamorense, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8553
| Scientific Name | Lithospermum matamorense | USDA PLANTS Symbol | LIMA5 |
| Common Name | Rough Stoneseed, Rough Gromwell | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 31950 |
| Family | Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Various soils; on the edges of thickets, in open woods and weedy areas. Plant: Annual with a few erect, ascending or decumbent stems up to 16 inches long; hairy, leafy and loosely branched. Leaves: Leaf blades are covered with stiff, bristly hairs; basal leaves oblanceolate up to 3-1/2 inches long and 3/4-inch wide; stem leaves are smaller and elliptic to elliptic-oblanceolate. Inflorescence: Small flowers borne in the axils of leaf-like bracts, corollas with 5 white lobes and yellow center, overall about 1/2-inch across, Bloom Period: February to May. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and iNaturalist. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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