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This plant was discovered in the 1830s but not seen again until its rediscovery in 1981. It has never been found outside of San
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growing mostly erect to a height of 30 to 60 centimeters. The leaves may be any of a variety of shapes and have smooth, toothed, or lobed edges. The longest near the base of the plant can reach 10 centimeters in length. The
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of brush and woody vegetation into the clearings on which it depends also threatens the plant. It does not tolerate competition with other plants.
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408:ecological succession
376:Heliotropium tenellum
47:Critically Imperiled
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364:Paronychia virginica
280:San Augustine County
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501:(White Bladderpod).
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388:Cuphea viscosissima
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284:endangered species
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294:This is an
290:Description
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104:Angiosperms
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422:References
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221:Range of
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270:. It is
230:Synonyms
161:Physaria
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