Leucophyllum frutescens I.M.Johnst.

Texas barometer bush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Scrophulariaceae > Leucophyllum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 2.5m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5
Mature height (meter) 2.5
Root system -
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Root diameter (meter) -
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 4-6
Soil humidity 2-7
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-11

Usage

Uses animal food environmental use medicinal
Edible -
Therapeutic use Bilious (unspecified), Pertussis (unspecified), Tuberculosis (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Jealousy (unspecified), Rheumatism (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Leucophyllum frutescens leaf picture by alejandro meza (cc-by-sa)
Leucophyllum frutescens leaf picture by el_smokito el_smokito (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Leucophyllum frutescens flower picture by TANIA LORENZA OJEDA LOPEZ MESTAS (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Leucophyllum frutescens world distribution map, present in Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:139187-2
WFO ID wfo-0001136787
COL ID 726L5
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 448546
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Leucophyllum frutescens f. albineum Leucophyllum frutescens Terania frutescens Leucophyllum frutescens f. albiflorum