Texas Flowers

All colors of the rainbow are found in Texas flowers at Big Bend NP, Lost Maples SA, Seminole Canyon SP, Balcones Canyonlands NWR, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

Texas Bluebonnet - Lupinus texensis (Pea Family - Fabaceae)

Honey Mesquite - Prosopis glandulosa (Mimosa Family - Mimosaceae)

Guayacan or Soapbush or Texas lignumvitae - Guajacum angustifolium

(Creosote-Bush Family - Zygophyllaceae)

Rough Nama, Sand Bells - Nama hispidum (Waterleaf Family - Hydrophyllaceae)

Tree Tobacco - Nicotiana glauca (Potato Family - Solanaceae)

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False Day Flower - Tinantia anomala (Spiderwort Family - Commelinaceae)

Guajillo or Thornless Catclaw - Acacia berlandieri (Pea Family - Fabaceae)

Texas Persimmon - Diospyros texana (Ebony Family -Ebenaceae)

Texas Buckeye - Aesculus glabra (Horse-Chestnut Family - Hippocastanaceae)

Mexican Buckeye - Ungnadia speciosa (Soapberry Family -Sapindaceae)

Scarlet Leather Flower - Clematis texensis (Buttercup Family -Ranunculaceae)

Scarlet Leather Flower

Tropical Sage - Salvia coccinea (Mint Family -Lamiaceae)

Green False Nightshade - Chamaesaracha coronopus (Potato Family -Solanaceae)

Antelope Horns - Asclepias asperula (Milkweed Family -Asclepiadaceae)

Prairienymph - Herbertia lahue (Iris Family -Iridaceae)

Prairie Beard-tongue - Penstemon cobaea (Figwort Family -Scrophulariaceae)

Evening-Star Rain Lily - Cooperia drummondii (Lily Family -Liliaceae)

Evening-Star Rain Lily

Candellia or Wax Plant- Euphorbia antisyphilitica (Spurge Family -Euphorbiaceae)

Resurrection Plant or Flower of Stone - Selaginella lepidophylla
(Spike-Moss Family -Selaginellaceae)

This is a desert plant that grows rapidly after rains, but curls up into a dormant ball
when it lacks moisture.

The references and gear I used for this blog are:
Camera: Canon EOS 40D
Lens: Canon EF100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS USM
Camera: Canon EOS 10D
Lens: Canon EF28-105mm F/3.5-4.5 II USM
Steiner 10x42 Predator Binoculars
The SIBLEY Guide to Birds
Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America
Kaufman Focus Guides - Butterflies
Butterflies through Binoculars The East
Butterflies ot the Great Lakes
Caterpillars of Eastern North America
Caterpilliars in the Field and Garden
Peterson Field Guides: Southwestern and Texas Wildflowers
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Native Plants of South Texas

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