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Fabaceae

Texasplume

Bauhinia lunarioides A.Gray ex S.Watson

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Bauhinia

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Texasplume: Bauhinia lunarioides at San Diego Botanic Garden, Encinitas, California, USA. Identified by garden sign.
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Common names

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English
Texasplume

Synonyms

  • Bauhinia congesta (Britton & Rose) Lundell
  • Bauhinia jermyana (Britton) Lundell
  • Bauhinia macranthera var. grayana Wunderlin
  • Casparia congesta Britton & Rose
  • Casparia jermyana Britton

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.