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Echeandia texensis (Texas craglily)
Cliffe, Harry

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: Perennial
Habit: 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 , Yellow
Bloom Time: Apr , Jun , Nov
Bloom Notes: Anthers connate.

Distribution

USA: TX
Native 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 Plants
FNA: Find Echeandia texensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Echeandia texensis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-04-11
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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