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Schoenocaulon texanum
Also called Texas Feather Shank, Texas Sabadilla, Green Lily
Texas feathershank is a small bulbous perennial with grass-like basal leaves and a tall spike of greenish flowers, native to dry, rocky grasslands in the southwestern US and northern Mexico. It is a wild species seldom grown in gardens, and it needs sun, sharp drainage and a dry rest period.
Schoenocaulon texanum, commonly called Texas feathershank, is a species of flowering plant in the bunchflower family (Melanthiaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, and San Luis Potosí in Mexico; and in New Mexico and Texas in the United States.
Its natural habitat is in dry, calcareous, rocky grasslands and open scrubby woodlands.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Schoenocaulon texanum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
