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| Scientific Name | Chamaesaracha sordida | USDA PLANTS Symbol |
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| Common Name | Hairy Five-eyes, Hairy False Nightshade | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. |
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| Family | Solanaceae (Nightshade) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description |
Habitat: Drier sandy or gravelly soils in fields, roadsides, other disturbed locations. Plant: Sprawling, somewhat erect perennial, extensively branched from base with stems 2 to 12 inches long; foliage with short, glandular pubescence hairs and longer, non-glandular hairs. Leaves: Greyish-green, alternate, lanceolate, elliptic, or rhombic hairy leaves; relatively narrow compared to C. villosa, 3/8 to 1-1/2 inches long and about 1/4-inch wide with wavy margins, sometimes shallow-toothed and pointed or rounded tips; bases tapering, and nearly sessile. Inflorescence: Single small, star-shaped pale cream-yellow, greenish flowers on slender pedicels 1-1/2 inches long arising from leaf axils; each flower 3/8-inch across with five lobes with dark yellowish star pattern in center; 5 stamens with tan anthers and five tufts of white cottony hairs near the base of the stamens. Bloom Period: March to October. References: SEINet and American Southwest |
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Texas Status: Native |
