cenizo (SPC Clearwater Campus Plants)

cenizo

Leucophyllum frutescens

Summary ³

Leucophyllum frutescens is an evergreen shrub in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, native to the state of Texas in the southwestern United States and the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas in northern Mexico. Although commonly known as Texas sage, it is not a true sage and is distinct from the genus Salvia. The species is also called Texas Ranger, Texas rain sage, cenizo, Texas silverleaf, Texas barometerbush, ash-b

Contributor ⁴

Janete

Interesting Facts ⁴

This plant's growth is triggered by humidity (Warner, 2017).

It is heat and drought tolerant (Warner, 2017).

Only pest or disease that is common for this plant is cotton root rot. This can be avoided with limited moisture. (Warner, 2017).

References ⁴

Warner K. 2017. Fact sheet: Texas Sage. [Accessed 20 June 2019]http://ifas.ufl.edu/nassauco/2017/06/11/fact-sheet-texas-sage/

Fontes e Créditos

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Adaptado por janete07 de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucophyllum_frutescens
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