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Cox, Paul
Styrax platanifolius ssp. texanus (Cory) P.W. Fritsch
Texas snow-bell, Texas snowbell
Styracaceae (Snowball Family)
Synonyms: S. texana
USDA Symbol: stplt
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.
A shrub or small tree with dark gray bark. Near streams in canyons in the Hill Country. Should not be disturbed. Rare and endangered in the vicinity of Austin. Leaves broadly ovate to almost circular, up to 4 inches long, with smooth margins and a broad tip, or with a terminal lobe and a lateral one on each side of it, and a lobed to rounded base. Flowers in small clusters, drooping, with 5 white petals up to 5/8 inch long, suggesting little bells, opening in April and May. Fruit a rounded capsule about 3/8 inch in diameter, with a short tip, the base covered with a remnant (calyx) of the flower.
From the National Organizations Directory
According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is either on display or available from the following:Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Austin, TX
Bibliography
Bibref 354 - Native & Naturalized Woody Plants of Austin & the Hill Country (1981) Lynch, D.Bibref 297 - Trees of Central Texas (1984) Vines, Robert A.
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Metadata
Record Modified: 2007-08-31Research By: TWC Staff
