Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures ( Shrubs ), 1 by htop
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htop wrote: Wright's False Mallow, Big Flower False Mallow, Golden False Mallow (Malvastrum aurantiacum), Malvaceae Family, endemic Texas native, perennial, shrub, subshrub, blooms March through August Wright's false mallow can be found growing natively in Central and South Texas in pastures, along creeks and river floodplains. I can find very little information about this plant. It is a host plant for the tropical checkered skipper (Pyrgus oileus) butterfly. County distribution: http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=Texas&statefip... For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles: http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/116622/live_view/ A bloom just about ready to fully open ... |