Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Palafoxia rosea
Palafoxia rosea (Bush) Cory
Rosy Palafox, Rose Palafoxia
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
USDA Symbol: PAROUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Palafoxia rosea
Rose Palafoxia
Asteraceae
Location: 1 km E of intersection of Hwy 16 & RR 3550, near Poteet.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Dry red clay and sand. Full sun. Prosopis dominant in the area.
Description: Erect annual, 50 cm tall, well branched above. Leaves alternate, narrowly lanceolate, 2+ mm broad. Ray flowers absent. Disk flowers rose colored. Phyllaries linear.
County: Atascosa
Collector: Louise Morrell
Collection Date: Jul 30, 1993
Specimen number: 17
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0483
Accession Date: Jul 30, 1993
Accession Number: 37
Annotations: SCXRA