| Scientific Name | Nuttallanthus texanus | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Snapdragon ( Scrophulariaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 5 petals, 2 lipped
1-3 feet tall, growing from a clust of leaves at base. Flower: Light blue flowers loosely arranged on upper third of stem. 5 petals united at base to form a 2 lipped blossom about 1/2 in. long. The lower lip arches upwaqrd, almost closing the throat of the flower. Also has a distinctive slender spur almost 1/2 inch long. Leaves:Basal leaves are finely divided into somewhat rounded segments. Upper leaves are narrow to needlelike, alternate about 1 in. long. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: Campbell and Lynn Loughmiller Texas Wildflowers, Revised Edition (2006) p. 215 | |||||||||||||
March - May
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