Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Garrya ovata ssp. goldmanii
Garrya ovata Benth. ssp. goldmanii (Woot. & Standl.) Dahling
Goldman's Silktassel, Eggleaf Silktassel
Garryaceae (Silk Tassel Family)
USDA Symbol: GAOVGUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Garrya ovata v goldmanii
Mexican Silktassel
Cornceae
Location: 14.5 km W of Helotes on Hwy 16, on south roadside fenceline.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Along fenceline where road fill turns into hill country soil. Rocky and stoney but with good humus and dirt.
Description: Fruit a drupe, 4-5 mm dia, sessile, round, purple-black. Leaves persistant in winter, opposite, leathery, fascicular, eliptical to ovate.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Dec 15, 1994
Specimen number: 149
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1013
Accession Date: Mar 28, 1995
Accession Number: 81
Annotations: DXFXB Dioecious/pistillaate (In fruit)