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Echeandia texensis
Echeandia texensis Cruden
Texas Craglily
Liliaceae (Lily Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: ECTE4
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Fruit: Seeds black, irregularly compressed and folded, bumpy.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Orange , YellowBloom Time: Apr , Jun , Nov
Bloom Notes: Anthers connate.
Distribution
USA: TXNative Distribution: Texas' Rio Grande Valley.
Native Habitat: Open, clay ground on dunes and arroyos.
From the National Organizations Directory
According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:NPSOT - Williamson County Chapter - Georgetown, TX
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) 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 Echeandia texensis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Echeandia texensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Echeandia texensis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-04-11Research By: Joseph A. Marcus