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

htop wrote:
False Gromwell, Softhair Marbleseed, Bexar Marbleseed, Smooth Onosmodium (Onosmodium molle ssp. bejariense), Texas native, perennial


Some references to this plant state that it is endemic to Texas being found mostly in the Central and Edwards Plateau regions; however, other references state that it is endemic to Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. It is usually found on prairies in a sunny site. But, it inhabits woods also. It prefers rocky, sandy soil. Known also as Bexar marbleseed after being found in a riparian woodland along Acequia de It is Espada in Bexar County, Texas (of which San Antonio, Texas is located):hence its genus name "bejariense":Bexar = Bajer in Spanish).

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/68305/index.html

When I found this plant growing outside of a fence along a roadside in Northwest Bexar county, I was enchanted by it. It took me a long time to find its ID.


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