Native Plants
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Sclerocarpus uniserialis var. uniserialis
Sclerocarpus uniserialis (Benth.) Hemsl. var. uniserialis
Mexican Bonebract
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: SCUNUUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Sclerocarpus uniserialis var. uniserialis
Border Bonebract
Asteraceae
Location: N of S Oakwell Famrs Pky on vacant lot 500 m E of S Gate to Oakwell Farms-Oakwell Farms, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun. Level alluvial soil, nominal moisture. Many in the only colony in this community.
Description: Tap-rooted annual, rarely overwintering; stems weak, sprawling, to 1 m long. Leaves: lower alternate, upper opposite; blades ovate-rhombic, 3 nerved basally, coarsely toothed distally. Rays few, yellow, pistillate, fertile. Disk flowers permanently wrapped/falling with the investing pales.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: Oct 10, 1994
Specimen number: 689
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0969
Accession Date: Nov 22, 1994
Accession Number: 76
Annotations: SCFRB (In flower & fruit)