Samolus ebracteatus
(Limewater Brookweed)
Samolus ebracteatus, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 4994
Samolus ebracteatus, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 4992
Samolus ebracteatus, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 4987
Samolus ebracteatus, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 4999
Samolus ebracteatus, Goose Island State Park, Aransas Co. 5003
| Scientific Name | Samolus ebracteatus | USDA PLANTS Symbol | SEAB2 |
| Common Name | Limewater Brookweed, Bractless Brookweed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 24040 |
| Family | Primulaceae (Primrose) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Moist to wet soils in dunes, coastal areas, salt marshes, river and stream banks. Plant: Erect perennial with stems growing above leaves that are often crowded near the base; up to 22 inches tall. Leaves: Large, fleshy, thick spatulate to obovate blades 1 to 6 inches long, sessile or sheathing (winged petioles); tips are rounded to obtuse, sometimes apiculate. Inflorescence: Clusters of tiny white to pink flowers in racemes at the stem tips; each flower about 1/4-inch across with a corolla with 5 roundish lobes; calyx below with 5 triangular lobes; pedicels up to 3/4-inch long. Bloom Period: April to October. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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