Flower profile
Trailing rhatany
Krameria lanceolata
Trailing rhatany is a wildflower that USDA PLANTS lists as native in the lower 48 states. It's on our flower lists for 2 states, and across the U.S. it's most often seen in bloom in April–July.
*iNaturalist research-grade observations, as of October 17, 2026.
Quick look
Krameria lanceolata, commonly called trailing krameria, is a flowering plant in the rhatany family (Krameriaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found in the southwestern and south-central United States, and the states of Chihuahua and Coahuila in Mexico. It has populations disjunct eastward in the U.S. states of Florida and Georgia on the Coastal Plain.
- It belongs to the Krameriaceae family. iNaturalist
- USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) / a subshrub with a perennial life cycle. USDA PLANTS
- USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 9 states. USDA PLANTS
- NatureServe lists it as native to Texas and Oklahoma. NatureServe
- In Texas, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in April–July. iNaturalist
- iNaturalist has 7,050 research-grade sightings of it in Texas, ranking #92 among the 109 flowers on our Texas list. iNaturalist
- iNaturalist has 356 research-grade sightings of it in Oklahoma, ranking #100 among the 110 flowers on our Oklahoma list. iNaturalist
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When does it bloom?
Conservation status
- Federal (U.S. ESA)
- Not listed No U.S. Endangered Species Act listing in the USFWS ECOS database. USFWS ECOS
- NatureServe global
- G5 Secure worldwide. NatureServe
- Texas
- Not listed Not on Texas endangered and threatened plants (31 Tex. Admin. Code § 69.8), as listed by Texas Parks and Wildlife. NatureServe: SNR, not yet ranked in Texas. 31 TAC 69.8
- Oklahoma
- No list Oklahoma has no state law listing endangered or threatened plants, so we show NatureServe's Oklahoma ranks instead. NatureServe: SNR, not yet ranked in Oklahoma.
- Rare elsewhere
- Other states where NatureServe ranks it rare or missing: CO (S2). (S1 critically imperiled, S2 imperiled, SH possibly extirpated, SX presumed extirpated.)
Checked October 17, 2026. Rankings and lists can change, so follow the links for the latest.
Can you eat it?
None of the sources we checked (NC State Extension (no page for this plant), USDA PLANTS) say whether it's edible or poisonous for people.
It isn't on the ASPCA plant list.
🌿 Never eat a wild plant unless you're certain of its ID; this isn't medical advice. Worried about a person? Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. Worried about a pet? Call your vet.
Where does it grow?
USDA PLANTS records trailing rhatany in 9 states.
recorded by USDA PLANTS on our state lists not recorded
See the full list of states
Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas.
Texas counties with USDA records: Andrews, Armstrong, Atascosa, Bailey, Bastrop, Bell, Bexar, Blanco, Borden, Bosque, Brazos, Brewster, Briscoe, Brooks, Brown, Burleson, Caldwell, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Coleman, Colorado, Cooke, Coryell, Cottle, Crane, Crockett, Crosby, Culberson, Dallam, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Denton, Dickens, Dimmit, Eastland, Ector, Ellis, Fayette, Fisher, Floyd, Fort Bend, Freestone, Galveston, Garza, Gillespie, Goliad, Gray, Grayson, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Hartley, Hays, Hemphill, Hidalgo, Hill, Hockley, Hudspeth, Hunt, Hutchinson, Jasper, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Jones, Karnes, Kaufman, Kendall, Kenedy, Kerr, King, Kinney, Kleberg, La Salle, Lamb, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Live Oak, Llano, Loving, Lubbock, Madison, Marion, Mason, McCulloch, McLennan, McMullen, Menard, Midland, Mills, Motley, Navarro, Nueces, Oldham, Palo Pinto, Parker, Pecos, Potter, Presidio, Randall, Real, Reeves, Roberts, Robertson, Runnels, San Patricio, Scurry, Sherman, Sutton, Tarrant, Taylor, Terrell, Travis, Uvalde, Val Verde, Van Zandt, Walker, Ward, Washington, Webb, Wichita, Williamson, Wilson, Winkler, Wise, Yoakum, Young.
Oklahoma counties with USDA records: Beaver, Beckham, Bryan, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cimarron, Cleveland, Comanche, Cotton, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Garvin, Grady, Greer, Harmon, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnston, Kay, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Marshall, McClain, Murray, Noble, Oklahoma, Payne, Pontotoc, Roger Mills, Stephens, Texas, Tillman, Washita, Woods.
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Sources
- USDA, NRCS. PLANTS Database, profile KRLA.
- iNaturalist, Krameria lanceolata: taxonomy, research-grade observation counts and “Flowering” annotations, retrieved October 17, 2026.
- Wikipedia, Krameria lanceolata (lead quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Texas: Texas endangered and threatened plants (31 Tex. Admin. Code § 69.8), as listed by Texas Parks and Wildlife.
- Texas: Texas noxious and invasive plant list (4 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.300(a)).
- Oklahoma: Oklahoma Noxious Weed Law (2 O.S. § 3-220).
- USFWS, ECOS species database (ESA listing check), October 17, 2026.
- NatureServe Explorer, Krameria lanceolata (global and state ranks).
- Edibility and toxicity: no source found (marked "not well documented").
- Photo: Cleveland Powell via iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 · resized.