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Helianthus ciliaris is a species of sunflower known by the common names Texas blueweed and yerba parda.. Helianthus ciliaris grows in much of the south-central and southwestern United States (from Texas north to Kansas and west to California) [1] and northern Mexico (from Tamaulipas west to Sonora and south to Durango and San Luis Potosí), [2] but it can be found elsewhere in North America ...
Crataegus texana, the Texas hawthorn, is a member of the family Rosaceae. Typically, it is found in the form of a small tree or a large shrub and blooms in early spring, usually in the months of March and April. [2] Flowers of the Texas Hawthorn are white and usually produce small, one-inch, scarlet fruits that are said to resemble tiny red apples.
Most common hosts are: citrus trees, papayas, sweet potatoes, ornamental plants, sugarcane, panicum grasses, peanut, corn, and other plant species. The citrus root weevil is known to feed on over 270 species of plants from 59 different families. Diestrammena asynamora: greenhouse camel cricket Insecta: Orthoptera: Rhaphidophoridae: None ...
Cnidoscolus texanus, commonly known as Texas bullnettle [2] (also Texas bull nettle [3] and Texas bull-nettle [4]), tread-softly, mala mujer, and finger rot, is a perennial herb covered with stinging hairs. The main stem, branches, leaves, and seed pods are all covered with hispid or glass-like bristly hairs that release an allergenic toxin ...
It is present in Europe and Asia as an introduced species, and it is known as a common weed in many regions. [3] Its common names include great ragweed, Texan great ragweed, giant ragweed, tall ragweed, blood ragweed, perennial ragweed, horseweed, [4] buffaloweed, and kinghead. [5]
Asclepias tuberosa, commonly known as butterfly weed, is a species of milkweed native to eastern and southwestern North America. [2] It is commonly known as butterfly weed because of the butterflies that are attracted to the plant by its color and its copious production of nectar .
Lupinus texensis, the Texas bluebonnet or Texas lupine [1] is a species of lupine found in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and the Mexican states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas. With other related species of lupines also called bluebonnets, it is the state flower of Texas. [2] [3] It is an annual [4] which begins its life as a small ...
Vernonia texana, commonly called Texas ironweed, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the aster family . It is native eastern to North America, where it is found primarily in the South Central region of the United States. [2] [3] Its natural habitat is in open sandy woodlands. [3] [4] Vernonia texana is an erect herbaceous perennial. Its ...