About cenizo
Leucophyllum frutescens is an evergreen shrub in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, native to the U.S. state of Texas, where it is the official "State Native Shrub of Texas", and to the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas in northern Mexico. Although commonly known as Texas sage, it is not a true sage and is distinct from the genus Salvia. The species is also called Texas Ranger, Texas rain sage, cenizo, Texas silverleaf, Texas barometerbush, ash-bush, wild lilac, purple sage, senisa, cenicilla, palo cenizo, or hierba del cenizo.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Leucophyllum frutescens
- Genus
- Leucophyllum
- Family
- SCROPHULARIACEAE
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Scrophulariaceae
Figwort family
cenizo belongs to the Scrophulariaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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