| Shaggy Tuft(Stenandrium barbatum) |
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| Location |
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| Habitat |
rocky and clay riverbanks, limestone flats |
| Range |
Texas and New Mexico south to northern Mexico |
| Flowers |
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| Color |
pink |
| Flowering |
March to June |
| Notes |
one of the first flowers to bloom in East Texas' spring period, flowers are short, brilliantly colored spikes about .5" (1.5 cm) wide, in the shape of a narrow tube connected to five lobes, with two darker upper lobes and three lighter lower lobes |
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| Leaves |
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| Description |
Narrow lanceolate, growing broader above the middle, covered in gray hairs |
| Width |
1.5" (4 cm) |
| Fruit |
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