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Anderson, Wynn

Colubrina texensis var. texensis

Colubrina texensis (Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray var. texensis

Texan Hogplum, Hog-plum, Texas Snakewood, Texas Hog Plum

Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: COTET

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 9 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Green , Brown
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May

Distribution

USA: TX
Native Habitat: Varied - fencerows, roadsides, disturbed sites, clay banks, shell ridges, loose sand, sandy loam, rocky limestone slopes and crevices, gravel hills, stream banks, alluvial terraces, gravelly flood plains, shrub-grasslands, mesquite shrublands, oak-mesquite, oak-juniper and mesquite-hackberry woodlands.

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Colubrina texensis var. texensis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Colubrina texensis var. texensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Colubrina texensis var. texensis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2022-01-03
Research By: CBR

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