Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures by color ( White ), 0 by htop

htop wrote:
Pasture heliotrope (Heliotropium tenellum), Boraginaceae Family, Texas native, annual, blooms spring through early fall

Pasture heliotrope (Heliotropium tenellum) also is commonly known as slender heliotrope and is a native plant. It inhabits dry areas both wooded and open, limestone glades and rocky prairiies. It can reach 40cm (16inches) in height, but it is usually smaller and has many branched narrow stems. It has a taproot as well as some spreading roots. Because the 5-6mm wide blooms are so tiny, it often goes unnoticed.

For more information, see its entry in the Plant-Files:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/80382/index.html

The bloom as photographed in Blanco County ...


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