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|accepted_name=Leucophyllum frutescens
|accepted_authority=(Berlandier) I. M. Johnston
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Contr. Gray Herb.
|place=70: 89. 1924
|year=1924
}}
|common_names=Texas barometer-bush or silver-leaf;purple sage
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=W
|label=Weedy
}}{{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=F
|label=Illustrated
}}
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Terania frutescens
|authority=Berlandier
|rank=species
|publication_title=Mem. Comis. Limites,
|publication_place=4. 1832
}}
|synonyms=
|hierarchy=Scrophulariaceae;Leucophyllum;Leucophyllum frutescens
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Scrophulariaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Leucophyllum]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Leucophyllum frutescens]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 17
|mention_page=page 334
|treatment_page=page 333
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--><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="whole_organism orientation;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism shape;whole_organism atypical some measurement;whole_organism some measurement;whole_organism architecture;whole_organism growth form"><b>Shrubs </b>erect, not intricately branched, rounded, 5–20 (–30) dm, not appearing thorny.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="stem life cycle;stem pubescence;hair shape;hair architecture;hair height"><b>Young </b>stems densely canescent-tomentose, hairs conic to cylindric, dendritic, uneven in height.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf arrangement;leaf arrangement"><b>Leaves </b>alternate, rarely opposite;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="petiole some measurement">petiole 1–2 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="blade shape;blade atypical some measurement;blade some measurement;base shape;midvein prominence;lateral-vein size;lateral-vein prominence;abaxial surface coloration;adaxial surface coloration;hair shape;hair architecture;hair height">blade obovate to oblong-obovate or obovate-orbiculate, 10–25 (–35) mm, base cuneate, midvein and major lateral-veins raised abaxially, abaxial surface silvery gray, adaxial more greenish, hairs conic to cylindric, dendritic, uneven in height.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="calyx lobe shape;calyx lobe some measurement"><b>Flowers:</b> calyx lobes oblong-lanceolate, 3–5 mm;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="corolla coloration;corolla coloration;corolla coloration;corolla coloration;corolla shape;corolla some measurement">corolla rose lavender to light violet, pink, and rose-pink, rarely white, campanulate, 18–26 mm, tube not notably narrowed.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="tube shape;2n chromosome quantity">2n = 34.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering (Mar–)May–Sep(–Oct).
|habitat=Rocky and gravelly hillsides, talus, arroyos, ridges, flats, roadcuts, clay dunes, scrub, chaparral, thorn scrub, riparian communities.
|elevation=10–1200 m.
|distribution=Tex.;Mexico (Coahuila);Mexico (Nuevo León);Mexico (Tamaulipas)
|discussion=<p>Leucophyllum frutescens is widely cultivated; horticultural varieties differ in habit, vestiture, and corolla color. The plants are cold hardy and can withstand moderate frosts. As in most or all Leucophyllum species, plants usually flower in response to rain.</p><!--
--><p>In Texas, Leucophyllum frutescens is known from much of the southwestern half of the state.</p>
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-->{{#Taxon:
name=Leucophyllum frutescens
|authority=(Berlandier) I. M. Johnston
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=
|basionyms=Terania frutescens
|family=Scrophulariaceae
|phenology=Flowering (Mar–)May–Sep(–Oct).
|habitat=Rocky and gravelly hillsides, talus, arroyos, ridges, flats, roadcuts, clay dunes, scrub, chaparral, thorn scrub, riparian communities.
|elevation=10–1200 m.
|distribution=Tex.;Mexico (Coahuila);Mexico (Nuevo León);Mexico (Tamaulipas)
|reference=None
|publication title=Contr. Gray Herb.
|publication year=1924
|special status=Weedy;Illustrated
|source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V17/V17_21.xml
|genus=Leucophyllum
|species=Leucophyllum frutescens
|2n chromosome quantity=34
|abaxial surface coloration=silvery gray
|adaxial surface coloration=greenish
|base shape=cuneate
|blade atypical some measurement=25mm;35mm
|blade shape=obovate;oblong-obovate or obovate-orbiculate
|blade some measurement=10mm;25mm
|calyx lobe shape=oblong-lanceolate
|calyx lobe some measurement=3mm;5mm
|corolla coloration=white;rose-pink;pink;rose lavender;light violet
|corolla shape=campanulate
|corolla some measurement=18mm;26mm
|hair architecture=dendritic;dendritic
|hair height=uneven;uneven
|hair shape=conic;cylindric
|lateral-vein prominence=raised
|lateral-vein size=major
|leaf arrangement=opposite;alternate
|midvein prominence=raised
|petiole some measurement=1mm;2mm
|stem life cycle=young
|stem pubescence=canescent-tomentose
|tube shape=narrowed
|whole_organism architecture=not thorny;branched
|whole_organism atypical some measurement=20dm;30dm
|whole_organism growth form=shrub
|whole_organism orientation=erect
|whole_organism shape=rounded
|whole_organism some measurement=5dm;20dm
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