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Cressler, Alan

Onosmodium bejariense var. occidentale

Onosmodium bejariense DC. ex A. DC. var. occidentale (Mack.) B.L. Turner

Western Marbleseed

Boraginaceae (Borage Family)

Synonym(s): Onosmodium molle ssp. occidentale, Onosmodium molle var. occidentale, Onosmodium occidentale, Onosmodium occidentale var. sylvestre

USDA Symbol: ONBEO

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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2 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Schizocarp
Size Notes: To about 3 feet in height.
Fruit: Nutlets.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Green
Bloom Time: May , Jun , Jul
Bloom Notes: Flowers greenish.

Distribution

USA: AK , AR , CO , IA , IL , KS , KY , LA , MN , MO , MS , MT , ND , NE , NM , SD , TN , TX , UT , VA , WI , WY
Canada: AB , MB , SK

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0421 Collected May 31, 1993 in Bexar County by Harry Cliffe

1 specimen(s) available in the Digital Herbarium

Web Reference

Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-30
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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