Texas Wildbuds
Berlandiera texana
(Texas Greeneyes)
Berlandiera texana, Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co. 1014
Berlandiera texana, Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co. 1025
Berlandiera texana, Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co. 1028
Berlandiera texana, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 2953
Berlandiera texana, Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co. 1019
Berlandiera texana, Fredericksburg, Gillespie Co. 1021
Berlandiera texana, Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co. 2958
| Scientific Name | Berlandiera texana | USDA PLANTS Symbol | N/A |
| Common Name | Texas Greeneyes | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 36835 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat Dry, rocky, calcareous and sandy soils, open woodlands and edges, roadsides and valleys. Plant: Erect perennial 2 to 4 feet tall, very hairy stems often much-branched. Leaves: Deep green triangular to ovate, 1-1/2 to 6 inches long and 3/4 to 2-3/8 inches wide (widths 2/3 the lengths), crowded and sessile above, more evenly-spaced below and short-petiolate; serrate to partially double-serrate to dentate edges; fine hairs on both surfaces. Inflorescence: A few composite flower heads in terminal corymb clusters, each up to 2 inches across with 5 to 12 yellow rays with greenish veins visible on the back sides; maroon/red disk florets subtended by green phyllaries that give the disk an overall green appearance; peduncles (flower stalks) are denselyhairy; involucre phyllaries (bracts) below rays are wide overlapping and covered with velvety hairs. Blooming Period: March to November. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist, Missouri Botanical Garden and SEINet Note: There is some confusion about the species name with some authors using B. texana and others using B. betonicifolia. |
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Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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