Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Onosmodium bejariense var. occidentale
Onosmodium bejariense DC. ex A. DC. var. occidentale (Mack.) B.L. Turner
Western Marbleseed
Boraginaceae (Borage Family)
USDA Symbol: ONBEOUSDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Onosmodium molle var. occidentale
Western Marbleseed
Boraginaceae
Location: South of walking path & 110 m southeast of the iron bridge--Oakwell Farms.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Half shade. Above average moisture. Deep, alkaline, alluvial soil.
Description: Rough, hairy perennial from stout taproot. Single stem, erect, to 35 cm. Lower leaves not persistent. Leaves sessile, 1.5x5 cm, acute. Entire plant covered in appressed yellowish pubesence. Fruiting pedicel short. Calyx lobes lanceolate, 6 mm long with spreading hairs. Corolla 1.2 cm long, canescent, lobes triangular, acute, with apical tuft of hairs.
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 31, 1993
Specimen number: 191
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0421
Accession Date: Jun 27, 1993
Accession Number: 32
Annotations: SCXRC