Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures by color ( Other & Bicolor ), 0 by htop

htop wrote:
Queen’s Delight, Queen's-Delight, Texas Queen's Delight, Texas Queen's-Delight, Texas Toothleaf (Stillingia texana), Euphorbiaceae Family, Texas native, perennial, blooms from April through September, yellowish-green blooms are inconspicuous

Texas toothleaf is native to New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. It is very drought tolerant due to its deep woody taproot, prefers dry soil and can be found in open areas in fields and on hillsides. In Texas, it grows mainly in the calcareous soils of the Rio Grande Plains and the Edwards Plateau, but can be found throughout the state.

Texas toothleaf has an erect habit with multiple stems and its alternate, serrated, glossy, thin, linear leaves are quite attractive. Its yellowish-green blooms appear on spikes and are not showy. The leaves are clumped under the blooms. The male and female blooms are found on the same spike with the male bloom being above and female bloom below. It produces a milky sap that may cause skin blisters. It has been used to cure ringworm.

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/113540/index.html

Growth habit (specimen photographed in Blanco, Texas in September) ...