Field Guide/Shaggy Tuft

Shaggy Tuft(Stenandrium barbatum)ImageLocationHabitat rocky and clay riverbanks, limestone flatsRange Texas and New Mexico south to northern MexicoFlowersColor pinkFlowering March to JuneNotes one of the first flowers to bloom in East Texas' spring period, flowers are short, brilliantly colored spikes about .5" (1.5 cm) wide, in the shape of a narrow tube connected to five lobes, with two darker upper lobes and three lighter lower lobesStems Description Texture Leaves Description Narrow lanceolate, growing broader above the middle, covered in gray hairs Width 1.5" (4 cm)Fruit Description