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Prairie Brazoria

Botanical name: Warnockia

Prairie Brazoria

Botanical name: Warnockia

Description

Often found growing in prairies, prairie Brazoria are also popular plants in formal and butterfly gardens, as they produce nectar-rich flowers in the spring. The plants have an attractive clumping growth habit, extended blooming period, and reseed easily in the summer, making them a favorite with gardeners. The genus is named for a West Texas botanist.

Species of Prairie Brazoria

Prairie brazosmint

Warnockia scutellarioides is the only known species of the genus Warnockia and is named after the 19th century Texas botanist Barton Warnock. Prairie brazosmint grows in Mexico and the south-central United States where its pink and purple blooms provide important food for native butterflies.

Scientific Classification

Phylum

Vascular plants

Class

Dicotyledons

Order

Mints plantains olives and allies

Family

Mint

Genus

Prairie Brazoria

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