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Colubrina texensis (Torr. & Gray) Gray

Hog-plum, Texan hogplum, Texas colubrina, Texas snakewood
Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn Family)

USDA Symbol: COTE6
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.

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Specimen & Label Data

Colubrina texensis

Hog Plum

Rhamnaceae

Location: 30 m S of Wolfeton Way at SE corner of Carriage Square--Oakwell Farms, San Antonio.
 Latitude: 0.000000

Habitat: Full sun; level, alkaline, allluvial soil. Small grove.

Description: Rounded shrub to 2 m tall. Leaves small, oblanceolate, 8 x 15 mm, opposite, w/only one prominent (mid)vein. Flowers single, or appearing glomerate at short twig-like spur shoots.

County: Bexar
 Collector: Harry Cliffe
 Collection Date: Mar 30, 1994
 Specimen number: 559

Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
 Herbarium ID: 0843
 Accession Date: Jul 26, 1994
 Accession Number: 63

Annotations: SCXXB (In flower)

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