Trailing Snake Herb (Dyschoriste schneideana v. decumbens)

   

Overview. Cerro la Concha, Chihuahua, Mexico, photograph by Wynn Anderson.

Close-up of flower. Seven miles north of Ignacio Zaragosa, Chihuahua, Mexico. Photograph by Wynn Anderson.

• Common English Names: Trailing Snakeweed
• Common Spanish Names: Hierba de Vibradora
• Scientific Name: Dyschoriste schiedeana v. decemens (dee-scor-EES-tee she-dee-AN-uh)
• Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus Family)
• Geographic Range: Jeff Davis and Brewster counties, Texas; eastern Sonora, Chihuahua, and Durango, Mexico.
• Plant Form: Perennial
• Remarks: Plant with trailing, flat-lying stems commonly found in upland grasslands & oak woodland along the eastern side of the Sierra Madre Occidental and mountains of the Big Bend region of Texas.

Last Update: 14 Aug 2013