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Fringed Puccoon
Lithospermum incisum
33.3763, -96.473
Field Notes
Description:
Hairy, erect or bushy perennial with distinctive lemon-yellow flowers, minutely fringed as if gnawed by an insect.
One or many hairy stems, branched above; heavy black taproot.
Height: 4-20 in (10-50 cm)
Leaf: alternate, very narrow, pointed, rough, finely hairy, rolled edges, 1-4 in (2.5-10 cm) long, becoming smaller above.
Flower: slender funnel, 5 finely fringed lobes, pale yellow to bright yellow to gold, to 1.5 in (4 cm) high, 0.3-1 in (8-25 mm) wide.
Fruit: hard nutlet, pale gray, shiny, pitted, 4-parted, to 1/8 in (3 mm) long.
Habitat:
Dry prairie.
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Notes:
The Fringed Puccoon is a Texas Wildflower that is both beautiful and delicate. The roots of these golden Texas Wildflowers have been used for along time by native Indian tribes and early settlers for the red and purple dye they produce. The roots were also used in a medicinal fashion by Indian tribes.
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