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| Scientific Name | Lithospermum incisum | USDA PLANTS Symbol | LIIN2 |
| Common Name | Fringed Puccoon | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 31940 |
| Family | Boraginaceae (Forget-me-not) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: All soil types, but usually in sandy soils; open areas of prairies and forest edges. Plant: Upright, leafy perennial 6 to 12 inches tall; single or often multiple soft-hairy stems, branching near tops. Leaves: Alternate, linear to linear-lanceolate , sessile and surfaces with appressed hairs; 1 to 2 inches long, less than 1/4-inch wide. Inflorescence: Bright yellow spring flowers are 1 inch long and 1/2-inch wide and sterile, in terminal, leafy-bracted racemes; funnel-shaped corolla tube with 5 broad, flaring lobes (petals) with fringed (incised) edges; 5 stamens. Reproductive (cleistogamous) flowers are produced in late spring and summer, very small and inconspicuous. Bloom Period: March to May. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Geyata Ajilvsgi, "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, and "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country" by Marshall Enquist. |
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Texas Status: Native |
