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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=Selected by author to be illustrated
}}
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Terania frutescens
|authority=Berlandier
|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-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Shrubs </b>erect, not intricately branched, rounded, 5–20(–30) dm, not appearing thorny. <b>Young</b> stems densely canescent-tomentose, hairs conic to cylindric, dendritic, uneven in height. <b>Leaves</b> alternate, rarely opposite; petiole 1–2 mm; 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. <b>Flowers</b>: calyx lobes oblong-lanceolate, 3–5 mm; corolla rose lavender to light violet, pink, and rose pink, rarely white, campanulate, 18–26 mm, tube not notably narrowed. <b>2n</b> = 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;Nuevo León;Tamaulipas).
|discussion=<p><i>Leucophyllum frutescens</i> 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 <i>Leucophyllum</i> species, plants usually flower in response to rain.</p><!--
--><p>In Texas, <i>Leucophyllum frutescens</i> is known from much of the southwestern half of the state.</p>
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name=Leucophyllum frutescens
|author=
|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;Nuevo León;Tamaulipas).
|reference=None
|publication title=Contr. Gray Herb.
|publication year=1924
|special status=Weedy;Selected by author to be illustrated
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|genus=Leucophyllum
|species=Leucophyllum frutescens
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