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| Scientific Name | Acourtia runcinata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ACRU3 |
| Common Name | Peonia, Featherleaf Desertpeony | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 36455 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Rocky calcareous, sandy clay, and gypsum soils in woodlands and desert scrub. Plant: Low, upright perennial, 3 to 12 inches tall. Leaves: Flat or upright basal leaves are large, oblong-oblanceolate overall, with deep, rounded lobes with spiny edges; blades up to 9 inches long; petioles from less than 1 inch to 3.5 inches long. Inflorescence: Small flowers, single or in groups of 3, on stalks up to 12 inches long, each up to 1 inch across, with 25 to 53 florets with pink to lavender corollas. Bloom Period: April to June. References: Flora of North America, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Acourtia wrightii (Perezia wrightii) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ACWR5 |
| Common Name | Pink Perezzia, Brownfoot, Wright's Desertpeony | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 36457 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Gravelly or sandy soils on rocky slopes, in grasslands and shrublands. Plant: Erect leafy perennial, usually single-stemmed, 1 to 4 ft. tall. Leaves: Alternate, lanceolate to elliptic, 1-1/4 to 5 inches long, and sessile; edges are minutely and unevely toothed. Inflorescence: Clusters of fragrant, small, rayless, composite, flower heads in corymb-like panicles, each head up to 1 inch across, with 8 to 11 florets with pink to lavender or almost white corollas; conspicuous protruding stamens. Bloom Period: January to November. References: SEINet, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi and "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason. |
BONAP Distribution Map |
Texas Status: Native |
