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Cox, Paul

Styrax platanifolius ssp. texanus

Styrax platanifolius Engelm. ssp. texanus (Cory) P.W. Fritsch

Texas Snowbell, Texas Snow-bell

Styracaceae (Storax Family)

Synonym(s): Styrax platanifolius var. texanus, Styrax texanus

USDA Symbol: STPLT

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

A shrub or small tree with dark gray bark. Near streams in canyons in the Hill Country. Should not be disturbed. Rare and endangered in the vicinity of Austin. Leaves broadly ovate to almost circular, up to 4 inches long, with smooth margins and a broad tip, or with a terminal lobe and a lateral one on each side of it, and a lobed to rounded base. Flowers in small clusters, drooping, with 5 white petals up to 5/8 inch long, suggesting little bells, opening in April and May. Fruit a rounded capsule about 3/8 inch in diameter, with a short tip, the base covered with a remnant (calyx) of the flower.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 20 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow
Bloom Time: Apr , May

Distribution

USA: TX

From the National Organizations Directory

According to the species list provided by Affiliate Organizations, this plant is on display at the following locations:

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - Austin, TX

Bibliography

Bibref 354 - Native & Naturalized Woody Plants of Austin & the Hill Country (1981) Lynch, D.
Bibref 297 - Trees of Central Texas (1984) Vines, Robert A.

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Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Styrax platanifolius ssp. texanus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Styrax platanifolius ssp. texanus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Styrax platanifolius ssp. texanus

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-23
Research By: TWC Staff

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