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
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 be found in Texas

Which CPC Partners conserve Texas Grease Bush (Glossopetalon texense)?

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

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Conservation Actions

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

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

01/01/2010

unknown

01/01/2010

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