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| Scientific Name | Berlandiera lyrata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | BELY |
| Common Name | Lyreleaf Greeneyes | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 36832 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat Dry, rocky, calcareous and sandy soils in open areas. Plant: Perennial with erect to decumbent stems, 4 to 24 inches tall. Leaves: Alternate, oblanceolate or spatulate in outline, or lyrate or pinnatifid; long-petiolate; up to 6 inches long. Inflorescence: A few composite flower heads in terminal corymbs, each up to 2 inches across with ~8 yellow rays with dark red-maroon veins on the undersides; yellow or reddish disk florets with 5 lobes; blossoms emit a chocolate-like smell. Blooming Period: Year-round. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and SEINet. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Berlandiera texana (Berlandiera betonicifolia) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | BEBE4 |
| 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, hairy stems usually unbranched up to the inflorescence. Leaves: Deep green triangular to ovate, 1-1/2 to 6 inches long and 3/4 to 2-3/8 inches wide, crowded and sessile above, more evenly-spaced below and short-petiolate ; evenly-toothed 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; involucre phyllaries (bracts) below rays are wide velvety and overlapping. Blooming Period: June to September. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Shinners & Mahler’s Flora of North Central Texas" by Diggs, Lipscomb and O’Kennon, "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. As far as I can tell, they are the same. |
BONAP Distribution Map |
Texas Status: Native |
