Texas Grease Bush (Glossopetalon texense)

Forsellesia texensis flowers and branch detail. Photo Credit: Jackie Poole, TPWD

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Crossosomataceae
State: TX
Nature Serve ID: 145002
Lifeform: Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection: 06/25/2002

Description:

Where is Texas Grease Bush (Glossopetalon texense) located in the wild?

Habitat:

transition live oak/juniper to cenizo scrub, mixed scrub

Distribution:

States & Provinces:

Texas Grease Bush can historically be found in Texas

Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

A Texas endemic with only 3 known occurrences. Last seen in 1967.

01/01/2010

< 5 populations with unknown number of individuals, not collected recently

Texas Grease Bush (Glossopetalon texense) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Glossopetalon texense
Authority	H. St. John
Family	Crossosomataceae
CPC Number	1937
ITIS	502809
USDA	GLTE2
Duration	Perennial
Common Names	Texas Greasebush
Associated Scientific Names	Forsellesia texensis \| Glossopetalon texense
Distribution	NA

State Rank

State	State Rank
Texas	S1

Ecological Relationships

Photos

Forsellesia texensis flowers and branch detail. Photo Credit: Jackie Poole, TPWD

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