Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico
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Types
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-
Number of Varieties
2560
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40000
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Habitat
Well Drained
Banks, meadows, Roadsides, Shores of rivers or lakes
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-11-9999
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12-3
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm30.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
150.00 cm22.90 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Ivory
White, Yellow, Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Black
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Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Dark Green
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Olive, Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Lobed and toothed
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Variety of soil types
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Budding, Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K, Phosphorous
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry Conditions
Variety of soil types
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
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Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
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Attracts
Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies
Butterflies
Allergy
Pollen
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Cottage Garden, Used in parkland
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cough, Rheumatism
Anodyne, Arthritis, Bronchitis, Nerve pain
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
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✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Shade Trees, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CORDIA boissieri
Ranunculus acris
Common Name
Anacahuita, Texas Olive
Ranunculus, meadow buttercup, tall buttercup, common buttercup, giant buttercup
In Hindi
Anacahuita
Ranunculus
In German
Anacahuita
Ranunkel
In French
anacahuita
Ranunculus
In Spanish
anacahuita
ranúnculo
In Greek
Anacahuita
Ranunculus
In Portuguese
Anacahuita
Ranogkylos
In Polish
Anacahuita
Ranogkylos
In Latin
Anacahuita
Ranogkylos
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Boraginales
Ranunculales
Family
Boraginaceae
Ranunculaceae
Genus
Cordia
Ranunculus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
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Ranunculeae
Subfamily
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Ranunculoideae
Number of Species
300600
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27800
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