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Bilateral Symmetry - Acanthus Family

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Acanthaceae - Acanthus family

Snake-Herb (Narrowleaf Dyschoriste) Dyschoriste linearis

Flower 3/4"-1" wide. Plant is upright to about 12" tall. Thin leaves grow in rings up the stem.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May & June 2004, June 2005

(Native of Texas)

 

 

        

 

Acanthaceae - Acanthus family

Tube-tongue Siphonoglossa pilosella

Tube flower about 1/2" wide and 1/2" long. Flower can be rose or white. Flower falls off easily when bumped. Upright to sprawling stems 6"-12" long.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May & June 2004

(Native of Texas)

 

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