![]() |
|||||||
Home > Plants > Shrubs | Species List | Site Map | Email | Copyright |
||||||
White
Ratany (Krameria grayi) |
|||||||
![]() |
DESCRIPTION:
Shrub to 3'. Branches gray. Stems are spineless but taper to a sharp point.
Leaves are inconspicuous, simple, smooth-edged to lobed, grayish-green,
haired to 1/2" long. Flowers bloom April - Oct. and are violet, with
5 petals. Fruit is fuzzy greenish-white ball with barbed spines. White
Ratany has barbs only on the tips of fruit spines whereas Range
Ratany (K. erecta) has barbs along entire fruit spine. Krameriaceae
(Ratany) Family. |