Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Lenophyllum texanum (J. G. Smith) Rose, Smithson. Misc
Coll. 47: 162. 1904.
Sedum texanum J. G. Smith, Rep. Mo. Bot. Gard. 6 : 114. 1895. Villadia texana Rose, Bull. N. Y. Bot. Gard. 3 : 3. 1903.
Herbaceous, 1-2 dm. high, branching near the base. I^eaves opposite, described as thick, fleshy, obovate to ovate-lanceolate ; inflorescence a spike-like equilateral raceme or somewhat paniculate ; flowers subsessile ; sepals lanceolate, 2-3 mm. long, acute ; petals distinct (?), 4-5 mm. long, oblong, acute, reddish ; carpels erect, long-acuminate.
Type locality : Near Corpus Christi, Texas. Distribution : Known only from the type locality.
- bibliographic citation
- John Kunkel SmaII, George Valentine Nash, Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose, Per Axel Rydber. 1905. ROSALES, PODOSTEMONACEAE, CRASSULACEAE, PENTHORACEAE and PARNASSIACEAE. North American flora. vol 22(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
