Menodora longiflora
(Showy Menodora)
Menodora longiflora, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park, 7564
Menodora longiflora, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park, 7513
Menodora longiflora, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park, 7567
Menodora longiflora, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park, 7571
Menodora longiflora, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park, 7522
Menodora longiflora, Ernst Tinaja, Big Bend National Park, 7570
| Scientific Name | Menodora longiflora | USDA PLANTS Symbol | MELO2 |
| Common Name | Showy Menodora | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 32984 |
| Family | Oleaceae (Olive) | Wildflower Center Reference | Click Here |
| Description | Habitat: Desert environments; dry, limestone and igneous, soils on rocky hillsides, canyons and ledges along streams. Plant: Erect perennial, 1-1/2 to 3 feet tall; numerous, branched stems, smooth to densely hairy. Leaves: Opposite lower and alternate above; linear to elliptic-lanceolate, up to 2-1/4 inches long; sessile; surfaces smooth or slightly hairy. Inflorescence: Numerous bright yellow flowers in terminal cymes, smooth floral tube 1 to 2-1/4 inches long flaring open to 5 pointed corolla lobes; calyx with 8 to 12 green linear lobes almost 3/4-inch long; blossoms are fragile, and tend to close or drop when disturbed. Bloom Period: June to September. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and NRCS/USDA. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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