Chamaesaracha coniodes
(Gray Five-eyes)
Chamaesaracha coniodes, Picture Canyon, Comanche National Grassland, Baca Co. 9689
Chamaesaracha coniodes, Picture Canyon, Comanche National Grassland, Baca Co. 9687
Chamaesaracha coniodes, Picture Canyon, Comanche National Grassland, Baca Co. 9695
| Scientific Name | Chamaesaracha coniodes (Chamaesaracha texensis) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | CHCO |
| Common Name | Gray Five-eyes, Gray False Nightshade | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 30506 |
| Family | Solanaceae (Nightshade) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Plains (3500 to 5800 ft.); drier sandy or gravelly soils in prairies, roadsides, other disturbed locations. Plant: Sprawling, somewhat erect perennial, extensively branched from base with hairy stems 4 to 12 inches long; foliage covered with simple and sticky, glandular hairs. Leaves: Dark green, alternate, lanceolate in outline 3/4 to 2-3/8 inches long with rounded lobes along edges; tapering at the base into a short winged petiole. Inflorescence: Single or two small, star-shaped pale white or light-yellow flowers on slender pedicels arising from leaf axils; flowers 3/8 to 5/8-inch across with five lobes and a dark yellow patch in the center; lobes may be light brown- or purple-tinged; 5 stamens. Bloom Period: May to September. References: "Flora of Colorado" by Jennifer Ackerfield, SEINet and American Southwest. Note: The name is often misspelled a C. conoides. Also, C. texensis is not a recognized synonym except by Biota of North America (BONAP). |
BONAP Distribution Map C. texensis Map Color Key |
Colorado Status: Native |
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