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Woolly Stemodia (Stemodia lanata)
Woolly Stemodia (Stemodia lanata)
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Stemodia lanata Sessé & Moc. ex Benth.
Woolly Stemodia, Gray-woolly Twintip
Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)
Synonym(s): Stemodia tomentosa
USDA Symbol: stla17
Native only to coastal and southern Texas and adjacent Mexico, Woolly Stemodia is a silver, whitish, or greyish plant that is great for the foliage alone....and then it blooms, with tiny lavender or white flowers that are best appreciated at close range. It colonizes densely by stolons and in sandy soil can blanket an area in its velvety white leaves. Quite suitable and attractive for trailing over the edge of a pot or wall, it dies back where winters are cold, but in warmer areas, it is reliably evergreen.
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Retention: Semi-evergreen
Leaf Pubescence: Pilose
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Stems prostrate or decumbent, up to about 3 feet long.
Leaf: White-green, grey-green, green-white.
Flower: Flowers half an inch.
Habit: Herb
Leaf Retention: Semi-evergreen
Leaf Pubescence: Pilose
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Stems prostrate or decumbent, up to about 3 feet long.
Leaf: White-green, grey-green, green-white.
Flower: Flowers half an inch.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Purple , Violet
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Small, scattered flowers. Usually purple with white throats and violet venation, but can also be entirely white.
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov
Bloom Notes: Small, scattered flowers. Usually purple with white throats and violet venation, but can also be entirely white.
Distribution
USA: TXNative Distribution: Coastal and south Texas west to west Texas and south to adjacent Mexico.
Native Habitat: In dunes and sandy soils on slopes in scrublands and plains. Mainly along the Gulf Coast and in the Rio Grande plains.
Growing Conditions
Water Use: LowLight Requirement: Sun
Soil Moisture: Dry
Soil Description: Deep, sandy, well-drained, acid or calcareous soils of plains, brushlands, slopes, dunes, and beaches. Saline tolerant.
Benefit
Use Ornamental: A dense foliage groundcover, evergreen in mild winters.Use Wildlife: Larval host of Junonia stemosa, Twintip Buckeye or Dark Tropical Buckeye.
Warning: This species and others in the same genus are accumulators of selenium, a soil element absorbed by plants that is poisonous to livestock if sufficiently concentrated. Humans should generally avoid ingesting plants that are toxic to animals.
Conspicuous Flowers: yes
Interesting Foliage: yes
Fragrant Foliage: yes
Attracts: Butterflies
Larval Host: Junonia stemosa, Twintip Buckeye or Dark Tropical Buckeye.
Deer Resistant: High
Information and photos from:
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=stla17
Image Information
Photographer: Marcus, Joseph A.City: Austin
County: Travis
State: TX
Location Notes: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Accession date: 2003-09-15
Filename: 6151_IMG01062.JPG
Slide Index: Not Applicable
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Collection: Wildflower Center Digital Library
Original Format: Digital
Orientation: Landscape
Shot: Flower(s)
Date Taken: 08/12/2002
NPIN Image Id: 12615
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