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| Scientific Name | Buddleja marrubiifolia | USDA PLANTS Symbol | BUMA |
| Common Name | Woolly Butterfly-bush | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 29916 |
| Family | Buddlejaceae (Butterfly-bush) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Desert environments; limestone soils in brushy areas on hillsides and ledges, in canyons and washes. Plant: Erect much-branched shrub up to 5 ft tall, spreading or compact; woody stems, younger covered with fine hairs. Leaves: Opposite pairs of oval to nearly round or rhombic leaves up to 2 inches long and 1 inch wide on short petioles; edges crenate; surfaces densely covered with short, fine tree-like hairs. Inflorescence: Dense round heads, about 1/2 inch across, of many small blossoms surrounded by dense, woolly hairs; corolla tubes about 1/8-inch long flaring open into 4 small recurved lobes; corolla initially yellow becoming orange late in the season. Bloom Period: March to August. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston and "Little Big Bend" by Roy Morey. Note: Images below taken in late October, well-past blooming time, probably owing to recent rains. |
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Texas Status: Native |
