Scrophulariaceae

Texas barometer bush

Leucophyllum frutescens (Berland.) I.M.Johnst.

Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Leucophyllum

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Texas barometer bush: Leucophyllum frutescens - Inflorescence — Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (7)

Arabic: مرامية فضية, لوكوفيلم
arz: مراميه فضيه
Chinese: 紅花玉芙蓉, 红花玉芙蓉, 德州鼠尾草
English: Texas barometer bush, Texas sage
Russian: Леукофиллум кустарниковый
Spanish: Texas Sage
Vietnamese: Tuyết sơn phi hồng

Synonyms

Leucophyllum frutescens f. albiflorum Clover
Leucophyllum frutescens f. albineum Lundell
Leucophyllum frutescens var. floribundum R.A.Vines
Leucophyllum frutescens var. glaucum R.A.Vines
Leucophyllum texanum Benth.
Terania frutescens Berland.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.