Texas Wildbuds

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii

(Flame Acanthus)

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, Garner State Park, Uvalde Co. 4055/4068

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, Garner State Park, Uvalde Co. 4080/4087

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 5178

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 5190

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, Garner State Park, Uvalde Co. 4074

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Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii, Reimer’s Ranch Park, Travis Co. 5184

Scientific Name Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii USDA PLANTS Symbol ANQUW
Common Name Flame Acanthus, Wright's Desert Honeysuckle, Hummingbird Bush ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. 182373
Family Acanthaceae (Acanthus) Texas A&M
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Description Habitat: Dry washes and rocky stream banks.
Plant: Spreading deciduous shrub 3 to 5 feet tall with exfoliating bark.
Leaves: Light-green lanceolate leaves up to 2-1/4 inches long and almost 1 inch wide; borne singly or in pairs.
Inflorescence: Red-orange, tubular flowers about 1-1/2 inches long.
Bloom Period: June to frost.
References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, www.wildflower.org and "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist.		 BONAP Distribution Map

Map Color Key		 Texas Status:
Native
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