▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 9 2 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : American ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : Book s ▁about ▁film ▁Category : English - language ▁books ▁Category : Pr inc eton ▁University ▁Press ▁books ▁Category : G ender ▁in ▁horror ▁film ▁Category : Non - f iction ▁books ▁about ▁horror <0x0A> </s> ▁Sam ol us ▁eb ract e atus , ▁the ▁l ime water ▁bro ok we ed , ▁is ▁a ▁plant ▁species ▁known ▁to ▁Mexico , ▁Central ▁America , ▁the ▁West ▁Ind ies , ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( F lor ida , ▁Nev ada , ▁Texas , ▁Louisiana , ▁Oklahoma , ▁Kansas ▁and ▁New ▁Mexico ). ▁It ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁wet lands , ▁including ▁se ash ore ▁salt ▁mar sh es , ▁and ▁near ▁spr ings ▁and ▁inter mitt ent ▁rivers ▁in ▁desert ▁areas . ▁ ▁Sam ol us ▁eb ract e atus ▁is ▁a ▁per enn ial ▁her b ▁up ▁to ▁ 6 0   cm ▁( 2 4 ▁inches ) ▁tall . ▁P ink ish ▁or ▁white ▁flowers ▁are ▁bor ne ▁in ▁a ▁terminal ▁rac eme . ▁ ▁The ▁species ▁is ▁quite ▁variable , ▁with ▁some ▁recogn izing ▁ 5 ▁vari eties ▁and ▁others ▁not ▁recogn izing ▁any ▁sub specific ▁tax a . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁eb ract e atus ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Mexico ▁Category : Fl ora ▁of ▁Central ▁America