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native plant database: Onosmodium helleri Small Heller's
marbleseed, Marble-seed USDA Symbol: onhe USDA Native Status:
Native to U.S. Plant CharacteristicsDuration: Perennial Habit:
Herb Flower: Fruit: Size Class: Bloom InformationBloom Color:
White Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May TX Native Habitat: Endemic to
Texas, it is found on the Edwards Plateau and Lampasas Cut
Plain. Shade of moist woodlands, stream valleys, or other
drainages. USDA Native Status: L48(N) Growing ConditionsLight
Requirement: Part Shade Conditions Comments: The conspicuous
white to whitish brown fruit dries on the plant and has given
the plant the common name of Marbleseed. The plant is uncommon
to the point of being rare. BenefitConspicuous Flowers: yes
Nectar Source: yes Mr. Smarty Plants says Marbleseed (Onosmodium
sp.) propagation and use as groundcover for