| Shaggy Tuft(Stenandrium barbatum)
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| Image
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| Location
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| Habitat |
rocky and clay riverbanks, limestone flats
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| Range |
Texas and New Mexico south to northern Mexico
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| Flowers
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| Color |
pink
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| Flowering |
March to June
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| 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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| Stems
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| Description |
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| Texture |
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| Leaves
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| Description |
Narrow lanceolate, growing broader above the middle, covered in gray hairs
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| Width |
1.5" (4 cm)
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| Fruit
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| Description |
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