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Name: Mortonia scabrella Common Name: Rio Grande Saddlebush, Sandpaper Bush Flower Color: White Plant Type: Shrub, Perennial, Evergreen Height: To 4 feet (1.2 m) tall Date Observed: August 27, 2005 Notes: The 1/4 inch wide, 5-petaled flowers are clustered near the branch tips. The leaves are crowded along the stiff, upright stems and are green, oval, leathery, ascending, alternate, and rough-textured with a distinctive sandpaper-like feeling. |
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