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Turnera diffusa var. aphrodisiaca

Turnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult. var. aphrodisiaca (G.H. Ward) Urb.

Damiana, Damiana Turnera, Oreganillo

Turneraceae (Turnera Family)

Synonym(s): Turnera aphrodisiaca

USDA Symbol: TUDIA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub , Shrub
Leaf Retention: Evergreen
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall by 2 feet wide.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: TX
Native Habitat: Brushy hillsides along the Rio Grande.

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
Webref 1 - Texas Native Shrubs (2002) Texas A&M University Agriculture Program and Leslie Finical, Dallas Arboretum

Additional resources

USDA: Find Turnera diffusa var. aphrodisiaca in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Turnera diffusa var. aphrodisiaca in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Turnera diffusa var. aphrodisiaca

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-23
Research By: CBR

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