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| Scientific Name | Allionia choisyi | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ALCH |
| Common Name | Annual Windmills | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 19579 |
| Family | Nyctaginaceae (Four O'clock) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Desert habitat; dry, sandy or gravelly areas. Plant: Low, trailing annual with long often reddish stems up to 24 inches long; stems, buds and leaves covered with fine hairs. Leaves: Opposite, thick leaves usually with wavy edges, 3/8 to 1-1/4 inches long, largest near base becoming progressively smaller; on petioles 3/4-inch long or less. Inflorescence: From leaf axils along stems, deep pink flowers less than 1/2 inch across are actually clusters of 3 flowers, each with 3 asymmetric 2-lobed petals; on peduncles less than 3/8-inch long. Bloom Period: May to September. References: SEINet and Southwest Desert Flora. |
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Texas Status: Native |
| Scientific Name | Allionia incarnata | USDA PLANTS Symbol | ALIN |
| Common Name | Trailing Four O'clock, Trailing Windmills | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 19581 |
| Family | Nyctaginaceae (Four O'clock) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Dry, sandy, rocky or gravelly soils and in limestone areas on hillsides and flats. Plant: Low, trailing perennial with long branches 16 to 48 inches long; stems, buds and leaves covered with fine hairs; stems and leaves glandular-hairy and sticky-viscid, often with sand sticking to them. Leaves: Opposite, oval to broadly rounded-triangular, thick leaves usually with wavy edges, 3/4 to 2-1/2 inches long, largest near base becoming progressively smaller; on petioles 1-3/8 inches long or less. Inflorescence: From leaf axils along stems, deep pink flowers about an inch across are actually clusters of 3 flowers, each with 3 asymmetric 2-lobed petals; on peduncles up to 1-inch long. Bloom Period: April to October. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, SEINet and Southwest Desert Flora. |
BONAP Distribution Map |
Texas Status: Native |
