Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Mecardonia procumbens
Mecardonia procumbens (Mill.) Small
Baby Jump-up
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
USDA Symbol: MEPR2USDA Native Status: L48 (N), PR (N), VI (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Mecardonia vandellioides
Baby Jump-Ups, Prostrate Mecardonia
Scrophulariaceae
Location: Parking area of Friedrich Wilderness Park.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun in sandy soil between pavers, abundant.
Description: Annual. Thrives when moist. Sepals; 3 large outer, 2 small inner. Leaves fleshy to succulent. Stems decumbent, rooting at nodes. Flowers, yellow, minute.
County: Bexar
Collector: Lottie Millsaps
Collection Date: May 24, 1991
Specimen number: 96
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0164
Accession Date: Jan. 20, 1992
Accession Number: 11
Annotations: SCXRB