Texas Wildbuds
Serjania brachycarpa
(Littlefruit Slipplejack)
Serjania brachycarpa, Resaca de la Palma State Park, Brownsville, Cameron Co. 2928
Serjania brachycarpa, Resaca de la Palma State Park, Brownsville, Cameron Co. 2938
Serjania brachycarpa, Resaca de la Palma State Park, Brownsville, Cameron Co. 2933
Serjania brachycarpa, Resaca de la Palma State Park, Brownsville, Cameron Co. 08526
Serjania brachycarpa, Resaca de la Palma State Park, Brownsville, Cameron Co. 2935
Serjania brachycarpa, Resaca de la Palma State Park, Brownsville, Cameron Co. 08521
Serjania brachycarpa, Resaca de la Palma State Park, Brownsville, Cameron Co. 5288
| Scientific Name | Serjania brachycarpa | USDA PLANTS Symbol | SEBR4 |
| Common Name | Littlefruit Slipplejack | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 28700 |
| Family | Sapindaceae (Soapberry) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Various soil types in thickets and scrublands along and near the Gulf Coast. Plant: Woody, climbing vine with wiry, ribbed stems; branchlets covered with pubescent hairs. Leaves: Alternate, bipinnately-compound leaves with soft, pubescent hairs; leaflets are ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 5/8 to 2 inches long and up to 1 inch wide (terminal leaflet being the largest); coarsely serrate margins; the edges of the rachis (the stem of the leaflets) are winged (having raised edges). Inflorescence: Small panicles of small white flowers arising from leaf axils; each flower about 0.3-inch across with 5 petals, 8 stamens and conspicuous, flat nectaries between the stamens and the petal; 5 sepals. Helical tendril pairs arise from panicles. Bloom Period: Fall, winter and spring. Fruit: Seed pods with three wings, reddish, 3/8 to 1/2-inch long. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Flowering Plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and Adjacent Areas" by Powell, Worthington and Powell and STXFlora.org. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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