Native Plants
Forestiera pubescens
Forestiera pubescens Nutt.
Elbowbush, Stretchberry, Spring Herald, Desert Olive, Tanglewood, Devil's Elbow, Spring Goldenglow, New Mexico Privet, Texas Forsythia
Oleaceae (Olive Family)
USDA Symbol: FOPU2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Specimen & Label Data
Forestiera pubescens
Elbow Bush
Oleaceae
Location: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Understory shrub--when supported, up to 3.5 m high, but normally 2 m.
Description: Flowers precede the leaves. No leaves present on this specimen, teeth, stems and leaflets pubescent. Corolla yellow, papillonaceous, Seed pods round spiney spirals.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Feb 9, 1994
Specimen number: 046
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0689
Accession Date: Mar 25, 1994
Accession Number: 50
Annotations: DSXXB (staminate flower)