Acleisanthes wrightii
(Wright's Trumpets)
Acleisanthes wrightii, Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park 3628
Acleisanthes wrightii, Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park 3631
Acleisanthes wrightii, Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park 3642
Acleisanthes wrightii, Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park 3630
| Scientific Name | Acleisanthes wrightii | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ACWR3 |
| Common Name | Wright's Trumpets | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 19549 |
| Family | Nyctaginaceae (Four O’clock) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Open, semi-desert prairies; rocky, limestone soils; far West Texas and Big Bend. Plant: Perennial with several somewhat hairy stems, erect or spreading from base. Leaves: Opposite pairs of unequal length, curly, pale-yellowish green, oval to ovate, or ovate-lanceolate, 3/8 to 2 inches long; petioles half as long as blades. Inflorescence: White, erect, trumpet-shaped blossoms about 1/2-inch across with elongated tubular portion 1 to 2 inches long connecting to stem. Bloom Period: Spring to fall. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Rare Plants of Texas" by Poole, Carr, Rice and Singhurst, and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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