Texas Wildbuds
Waltheria indica
(Sleepy Morning)
Waltheria indica, Lake Casa Blanca State Park, Laredo, Webb Co. 4441
Waltheria indica, Lake Casa Blanca State Park, Laredo, Webb Co. 4443
Waltheria indica, Lake Casa Blanca State Park, Laredo, Webb Co. 4439
Waltheria indica, Lake Casa Blanca State Park, Laredo, Webb Co. 4444
Waltheria indica, Lake Casa Blanca State Park, Laredo, Webb Co. 4448
Waltheria indica, Lake Casa Blanca State Park, Laredo, Webb Co. 4449
| Scientific Name | Waltheria indica | USDA PLANTS Symbol | WAIN |
| Common Name | Sleepy Morning, Basora-Prieta | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 21561 |
| Family | Malvaceae (Mallow) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry, rocky or sandy soils; open areas in scrub, prairies, along washes, dunes and roadsides. Plant: Perennial herbs or shrubs with erect to decumbent stems covered with woolly hairs, up to 4 or more ft. long. Leaves: Broadly ovate to elliptic up to 3-1/8 inches long and 1-5/8 inches wide on petioles up to 3/4-inch long; margins are shallowly crenate-dentate; surfaces with conspicuous veins and covered with pubescent or woolly hairs. Inflorescence: Small flowers in tight rounded clusters about 1/2-inch wide arising from leaf axils or on peduncles, each cluster with many (up to ~30) flowers with only a few open at one time; blossoms about 1/4-inch wide with 5 yellow petals and stamens. Blooming Period: Winter and spring. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason, SEINet and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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