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Brazoria truncata

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(Redirected from Rattlesnake flower) Species of flowering plant

Brazoria truncata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Brazoria
Species: B. truncata
Binomial name
Brazoria truncata
(Benth.) Engelm. & A.Gray
Synonyms
  • Physostegia truncata Benth.
  • Brazoria pulcherrima Lundell

Brazoria truncata, common name rattlesnake flower, is a plant species in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1834. It is endemic to Texas, found in the south-central and eastern parts of the state.

Two varieties are recognized:

  1. Brazoria truncata var. pulcherrima (Lundell) M.W.Turner – Centerville brazos-mint
  2. Brazoria truncata var. truncata

References

  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Brazoria truncata (Benth.) Engelm. & A. Gray Rattlesnake flower
  3. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
Taxon identifiers
Brazoria truncata
Physostegia truncata
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