Scientific Name | Pseudognaphalium jaliscense | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PSJA4 |
Common Name | Jalisco Rabbit-tobacco | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 507653 |
Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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Description | Habitat: Dry soils in grasslands, open areas in oak, pine, and juniper woodlands, along roadsides and disturbed sites; 4600 to 7100 ft. Plant: Erect annual 12 to 28 inches tall; stems densely-covered with fine-woolly hairs. Leaves: Alternate, narrowly lanceolate to nearly linear, 1-1/4 to 8 inches long and uo to 1/4-inch wide; bases decurrent, not clasping, up to 1/3-inch; flat or slightly revolute margins; surfaces covered with matted, silky hairs. Inflorescence: Terminal clusters of small heads in corymb-like arrays; no petals; many yellow to brown disk florets, 90-115 pistillate florets and 8 to 12 bisexual florets, surrounded by opaque white phyllaries. Bloom Period: July to October. Reference: Flora of North America and SEINet. |
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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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