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Skeletonleaf Goldeneye

Viguiera stenoloba

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Resinbush

Courtesy: Mathews, Ray, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=55788
Courtesy: Mathews, Ray, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=55788
Paula Levihn Coon
Paula Levihn Coon
Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson
Photo Credit: Claire Sorenson
Photo Credit: Brundage, Stephanie, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=59560
Photo Credit: Brundage, Stephanie, https://www.wildflower.org/gallery/result.php?id_image=59560

Plant Ecoregion Distribution Map

Native Habitat: Grassland
Chihuahuan Deserts, Southern Texas Plains

Maintenance

Cut spent flowers to keep tidy & promote more blooming or leave seeds for wildlife. It can become quite bushy, so give room to expand. Cut back before spring growth if space is an issue. Native Habitat: Locally abundant in desert or sub-desert areas in the Trans-Pecos and Rio Grande Plains, infrequent in western part of Edwards Plateau.

Comments

Exceptionally drought-tolerant. Great ornamental, with thin dark green leaves, golden daisy-like flowers and rounded growth form. May be used for cover or nesting site. Provides nectar for butterflies and moths and seeds for birds.

Growth Form

Shrub

Height

2 to
4 ft

Spread

2 to
2 ft

Soil Type(s)

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Caliche, Well Drained

Light Requirement

Sun

Water Requirement

Low

Leaf Retention

Semi Evergreen

Lifespan

Perennial

Bloom Color

Orange, Yellow

Bloom Season

Summer, Fall

Seasonal Interest

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

Wildlife Benefit

Butterflies, Birds, Moths, Bees

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Previous Scientific Name(s): Synonym(s): Heliomeris tenuifolia, Viguiera stenoloba var. chihuahuensis, Viguiera stenoloba var. stenoloba

References

1) Miller, George O., Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas 2nd Ed., 2013, pg 53. 2) Griffith, Bryce, Omernick & Rodgers (2007). Ecoregions of Texas. 3) Wasowski and Wasowski, Native Texas Plants Landscaping Region by Region, 1991, pg. 263. 4) https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=VIST. 5) https://portal.torcherbaria.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=Viguiera+stenoloba&formsubmit=Search+Terms. 6) http://bonap.net/TDC/Image/Map?taxonType=Species&taxonId=4764&locationType=County&mapType=Normal, 7) https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=38661#null, 8) Native and Adapted Landscape Plants, City of Austin and Texas A&M, 2014.

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