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| Nuttallanthus texanus |
| Family: Plantaginaceae (Plantain) |
| Flowers — color: violet, size: 1/2", type: lipped |
Blue Toadflax flower is lavender with many darker violet veins. Two petals comprise the upper lip that arches skyward. Three petals comprise the lower lip that sags groundward. A lavender spur extends from the calyx — the green part holding the flower tube — back to the stem.
The flower cluster is a raceme — array of flowers blooming from bottom to top. Several flowers bloom at a time, the flowers buds remain tightly clumped, and main stem extends as seeds develop.
Habit:
Blue Toadflax is an annual herb. It starts as a rosette of leaves that may fade before blooming. The flowering stem grows to 6–12" and holds several elongated smooth leaves with rounded ends. Sandy open areas in the coastal scrub.
Observations:
Found this growing along Clubhouse Road.