Texas
Wildbuds

Nama hispida

(Sand Bells)

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Nama hispida, Aransas Natioanla Wildlife Refuge, Calhoun Co. 5144

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Nama hispida, Emma Long Park, Austin, Travis Co. 5332

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Nama hispida, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8543

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Nama hispida, Lajitas Airport Trails, Brewster Co. 4516

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Nama hispida, Balanced Rock, Grapevine Hills Trail, Big Bend National Park  5572

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Nama hispida, Boquillas Canyon, Big Bend National Park 4502

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Nama hispida, Balanced Rock, Grapevine Hills Trail, Big Bend National Park  5574

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Nama hispida, Choke Canyon State Park, McMullen Co. 8515

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Nama hispida, Lajitas Airport Trails, Brewster Co. 4532

Scientific Name Nama hispida (Nama hispidum) USDA PLANTS Symbol NAHI
Common Name Sand Bells, Bristly Nama ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 835388
Family Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) SEINet
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Description Habitat: Sand and gravelly or rocky soils in various habitats; widespread in Texas.
Plant: Erect or ascending, broadly branching annual 4 to 20 inches tall; hairy stems and leaves.
Leaves: Variable leaves, alternate, linear-oblong to obovate or narrowly spatulate, 1/2 to 2-3/4 inches long and up to 1/3-inch wide; curled edges; surfaces covered with bristly hairs, glandular and non-glandular, moreso than N. havardii.
Inflorescence: Solitary in leaf axils or small terminal clusters of pink to lavender to bright purple bell-shaped flowers with yellow throats, 1/2 inch across; linear-lanceolate calyx lobes divided nearly to the base.
Bloom Period: March to July.
References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, “Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country” by Marshall Enquist and SEINet.
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Map Color Key
Texas Status:
Native

Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County

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