Texas Wildbuds
Capraria mexicana
(Tamaulipan Tea)
Capraria mexicana, Resaca de la Palma State Park, Brownsville, Cameron Co. 3721
Capraria mexicana, Resaca de la Palma State Park, Brownsville, Cameron Co. 3729
Capraria mexicana, Resaca de la Palma State Park, Brownsville, Cameron Co. 3738
Capraria mexicana, Resaca de la Palma State Park, Brownsville, Cameron Co. 3730
Capraria mexicana, Resaca de la Palma State Park, Brownsville, Cameron Co. 3732
Capraria mexicana, Resaca de la Palma State Park, Brownsville, Cameron Co. 3733
| Scientific Name | Capraria mexicana | USDA PLANTS Symbol | CAME36 |
| Common Name | Tamaulipan Tea, Mexican Goatweed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 565940 |
| Family | Scrophulariaceae (Figwort) | Flora of Nort America Ref. | Click Here |
| Description | Habitat: Sandy or clay soils on roadsides, beaches, streamsides, and disturbed areas. In the US, this plant is found only in far South Texas, in Cameron, Hidalgo and possibly Starr counties, and in adjacent areas and other parts of Mexico and Central America. Plant: Leafy, branched perennial, ~2 to 6 ft. tall. Leaves: Alternate, lanceolate leaves, 1.6 to 4 inches long and 0.3 to 0.9 inches wide; sessile; surfaces are smooth (glabrous) and have punctate glands; margins are serrate. Inflorescence: Single flowers in leaf axils; each radially symmetric flower about 1/3-inch across; corolla with 5 white flaring lobes; 5 protruding stamens and protruding stigma. Fruit: Ellipsoid dehiscent capsules less than 1/4-inch long; green, drying brown Bloom Period: Fall to spring. References: University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, Flora of North America and iNaturalist. |
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Texas Status: Native RARE |
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