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Carlowrightia torreyana
Torrey's wrightwort is a small perennial subshrub in the Acanthus family, with a woody base and soft upper stems that sprawl or rise to about 0.5 m. It is a desert and dry shrubland species from southwestern Texas and northern Mexico, best grown with sharp drainage and plenty of sun.
Carlowrightia torreyana, or Torrey's wrightwort, is a species of subshrub belonging to the family Acanthaceae
In the USA, Torrey's wrightwort occurs in southwestern Texas. In Mexico, it is found in the north-central and northeastern states of Chihuahua, Sonora, Coahuila and Nuevo León.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
