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Leucophyllum minus
Leucophyllum minus A. Gray
Big Bend Barometerbush, Big Bend Silverleaf
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: LEMI4
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Big Bend Barometerbush is the West Texas version of the popular South Texas Cenizo. With small gray leaves and pale milky pink flowers this hardy bush will bloom readily after rain or in high humidity.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Leaf Shape: Obovate , Spatulate
Leaf Pubescence: Stellate , Tomentose
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 5 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Purple , VioletBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Distribution
USA: NM , TXGrowing Conditions
Water Use: LowLight Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil Description: Calcereous
Benefit
Use Wildlife: BeesInteresting Foliage: yes
Attracts: Butterflies
Nectar Source: yes
Bibliography
Bibref 293 - Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas (1979) Correll, D. S. & M. C. JohnstonBibref 995 - Native Landscaping from El Paso to L.A. (2000) Wasowski, S. and A. Wasowski
Bibref 318 - Native Texas Plants: Landscaping Region by Region (2002) Wasowski, S. & A. Wasowski
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Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Leucophyllum minus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Leucophyllum minus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Leucophyllum minus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-02-16Research By: LJU