Xanthisma texanum

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Xanthisma texanum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Xanthisma texanum, DC. (Centauridium Drummondii, Torr. & Gray). Fig. 4011. Nearly glabrous biennial or annual, 1-4 ft. high: lvs. narrowly oblong to lanceolate; st.-lvs. entire or with a few teeth toward the apex: fls. attaining a diam. of 2 in. even in the wild, very showy, composed of a small disk and about 20 rather slender rays. On prairies, Texas.—Suitable for dry open places. In cult. treated like a hardy annual, the seed being sown in the open border early in spring. The second species, X. Berlandieri, Small (X. texanum var. Berlandieri, Gray); also of the prairies in Texas, is probably not cult. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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