Medina County, TX - 18 April 2003
by SShurgot Mar 3, 2004 11:35 AM
Close up of blooming Texas Snakewood taken mid-April in Burnet County, Texas. Flowers are very small.
by n5aw Apr 18, 2004 1:41 PM
Texas Snakewood in bloom mid-April in Burnet County, TX. Bush is about 4 feet tall.
by n5aw Apr 18, 2004 1:41 PM
Medina County, Texas - 17 April 2004
by SShurgot Apr 19, 2004 11:04 PM
Texas snakewood is a dense native Texas shrub. Its small greenish-yellow blooms are rather strange looking and give the plant a greenish-yellow tone in April and May when seen from a distance. The small grasshopper blends in well with the foliage and the blooms. (San Antonio, Tx.)
by htop Apr 29, 2004 3:58 PM
This is a view of the small seed pods. The rough looking outside of the dark brown pod cracks to reveal inner tannish colored capsules which hold the smooth shiny dark brown (almost black) seeds. One side of the seed is flat. Birds and small animals eat the seeds which are toxic to sheep, however. The toxin causes swelling in the ears as well as the head, jaudice, and death. Shown in April. (San Antonio, Tx.)
by htop May 1, 2004 11:02 AM
A view of a Hog Plum, Texas Snakewood (Colubrina texensis) young, fresh, spring leaf after a wet spring showing the veining and leaf edge
by htop Apr 4, 2007 11:16 PM
A view of Hog Plum, Texas Snakewood (Colubrina texensis) blooms and bloom buds which are a little more yelloow than they appear in the photo
by htop Apr 4, 2007 11:21 PM
Hog Plum, Texas Snakewood (Colubrina texensis) new spring growth highlighted by bright afternoon sunlight; note the light colored bark on the branches
by htop Apr 4, 2007 11:33 PM
Hog Plum, Texas Snakewood (Colubrina texensis) ripening fruit
by htop Jan 12, 2009 7:02 PM
A close view of Hog Plum, Texas Snakewood (Colubrina texensis) ripening fruit
by htop Jan 12, 2009 7:04 PM
Hog Plum, Texas Snakewood (Colubrina texensis) habit
by htop Jan 12, 2009 7:07 PM
