< Field Guide
| Shaggy Tuft(Stenandrium barbatum) | |
|---|---|
| Image | |
| Location | |
| Habitat | rocky and clay riverbanks, limestone flats |
| Range | Texas and New Mexico south to northern Mexico |
| Flowers | |
| Color | pink |
| Flowering | March to June |
| Notes | one of the first flowers to bloom in East Texas' spring period, flowers are short, brilliantly colored spikes about .5" (1.5 cm) wide, in the shape of a narrow tube connected to five lobes, with two darker upper lobes and three lighter lower lobes |
| Stems | |
| Description | |
| Texture | |
| Leaves | |
| Description | Narrow lanceolate, growing broader above the middle, covered in gray hairs |
| Width | 1.5" (4 cm) |
| Fruit | |
| Description | |
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