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| Scientific Name | Palafoxia callosa | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PACA3 |
| Common Name | Small Palafox | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 38148 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Gravelly, calcareous soils in abandoned pastures, hillsides, gravel bars. Plant: Erect, branched annual 1 to 2-1/2 feet tall. Leaves: Narrow, 1/4-inch wide lanceolate leaves 1 to 2 inches long covered with minute hairs. Inflorescence: Light to dark pink or purple flower heads 5/8-inch across, 7 to 12 disk florets with 5 deep lobes; no ray flowers; narrow phyllaries. Blooming Period: May to September. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi and "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
BONAP Distribution Map |
Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Palafoxia hookeriana | USDA PLANTS Symbol | PAHO |
| Common Name | Sand Palafox | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 504093 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry, sandy soils in disturbed areas, pastures, prairies, woodland openings. Plant: Erect, stout, hairy annual 2 to 4 feet tall, upper portion branched. Leaves: Narrow to broadly lanceolate, alternate leaves 2 to 4 inches long and up to 1 inch wide. Inflorescence: Loose terminal clusters of flower heads about 1-3/8 inches across; 8 to 12 pale to dark rose-colored rays, deeply 3-lobed, and numerous darker rose-colored disk flowers. Blooming Period: September and October. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi and "Shinners & Mahler’s Flora of North Central Texas" by Diggs, Lipscomb and O’Kennon. Note: Photos below taken at Wildflower Center in Austin; plant is not native in Travis County. |
BONAP Distribution Map |
Texas Status: Native |
