Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Mecardonia procumbens
Mecardonia procumbens (Mill.) Small
Baby Jump-up
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
USDA Symbol: MEPR2USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Mecardonia vandelioides
Prostrate Mecardonia
Scrophulariaceae
Location: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes, Texas.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Under full shade of Juniperus ashei and in fill soil.
Description: Erect plant to 6 dm tall; roots biberous, spreading by rhizomes. Leaves lanceolate to elliptic, serrate, opposite, arcuate venation with bracts; stems hollow; corolla yellow & connate most of length; bud imbricate; calyx with 5 sepals.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Apr 5, 1994
Specimen number: 081
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1007
Accession Date: Jan 23, 1995
Accession Number: 79
Annotations: SCXRB (In flower)