Native Distribution of Bauhinia lunarioides (Anacacho Orchid)

I have noticed that there are a number of observations of B. lunarioides along the I-35 corridor, as well as one in Nueces County. USDA and University of Texas (Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database) report a native range limited to the Del Rio region of Texas and the adjacent region in northeast Mexico. The USDA does not report any counties where B. lunarioides has been introduced and occurs naturally. Considering the aesthetic value of this species, it seems possible that most, if not all, of these observed specimens on iNat are actually cultivated, and should be marked as so.
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=BALU
https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=BALU

Posted on 14 de dezembro de 2017, 02:56 PM by mattgeo1990