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Palafoxia callosa
Glandular stems reaching 20 to 60 cm tall, producing linear leaf blades w/ glandular-based hairs. Brownish to reddish purple anthers stand out against lavendar petals. Small Palafox is an upright, 2-3 ft. annual with solitary flowers on slender stalks from sticky-hairy stems. Ray flowers are absent. Disk flowers are pink or purple. Leaves become bract-like in the flowering portion of the stem.
Growing out of a crack in the limestone spillway by Lake Belton dam. When Lake Belton overflowed its spillway in 1992, the water carved out a huge canyon and created wetlands that are being preserved as a natural area offering hiking, bird-watching, and wildlife photography.
Spotted on Jul 1, 2013
Submitted on Jul 9, 2013
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