Native Plants
Diospyros texana
Diospyros texana Scheele
Texas Persimmon, Mexican Persimmon, Black Persimmon, Chapote, Chapote Prieto
Ebenaceae (Ebony Family)
USDA Symbol: DITE3USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Specimen & Label Data
Diospyros texana
Texas Persimmon
Ebenaceae
Location: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: West facing hill, near top; soil rocky and stoney, but well laced with humus. Full sun.
Description: Small tree with naked bark; twigs grayish. Leaves spatulate, entire, four arising from bud. Flowers urn-shaped, 5 mm, greenish-white.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Mar 30, 1994
Specimen number: 66
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0703
Accession Date: Apr 24, 1994
Accession Number: 51
Annotations: DPXXB