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Stillingia texana (Texas queen's delight)
Lytle, Melody

Stillingia texana

Stillingia texana I.M. Johnst.

Texas Queen's Delight, Queen's Delight, Texas Toothleaf

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)

Synonym(s): Stillingia sylvatica var. linearifolia

USDA Symbol: STTE3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

 

From the Image Gallery

31 photo(s) available in the Image Gallery

Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Root Type: Tap
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: NM , OK , TX
Native Habitat: Throughout Texas on dry, calcareous soils of fields and hillsides.

Growing Conditions

Light Requirement: Part Shade
Conditions Comments: Drought tolerant, prefers open areas, forms a deep tap root.

Benefit

Conspicuous Flowers: yes

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Fredericksburg Nature Center - Fredericksburg, TX
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Austin, TX

Herbarium Specimen(s)

NPSOT 0121 Collected June 20, 1991 in Bexar County by Lottie Millsaps
NPSOT 0933 Collected Oct 2, 1994 in Comal County by Mary Beth White

2 specimen(s) available in the Digital Herbarium

Wildflower Center Seed Bank

LBJWC-DS-2 Collected 2009-06-16 in Burnet County by Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

1 collection(s) available in the Wildflower Center Seed Bank

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 Stillingia texana in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Stillingia texana in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Stillingia texana

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-02-28
Research By: NPC

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