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Unidentified WildflowersIf you recognize these flowers or would like to submit one for identification, please email wildflowers@lone-star.net. If you would like to submit a picture, please include location, time of year, dimensions, and any other characteristics about the stalk, height, leaves, or type of soil if possible. Click on images to enlarge)
Unidentified #55Central TX, May, 10-12", part shade area. ~Stephanie Reid )
Unidentified #54Palestine, TX. ~Allen Linscombe Some species in the genus Grindelia, gumweed. ~Steve Schwartzman )
Unidentified #53Walking in the vicinity of the Holiday Inn on SW Freeway [Houston] I found a number of interesting plants on the verges, in oak trees and in open patches of ground...To my S African eye it looks like a Barleria, and I am pretty confident it is Acanthaceae. ~Stanley Ridge Some species in the genus Ruellia, wild petunia. ~Steve Schwartzman )
Unidentified #52About 3 ft tall. Picture taken at Possum Kingdom State Park Caddo, TX 9/25/11. ~Michelle Woodley Snow-on-the-mountain, Euphorbia marginata. ~Steve Schwartzman )
Unidentified #51This wildflower originally came in a packet of seeds distributed by the DPS, The seeds are small, pepper like flecks. It takes two years for the plant to mature. The first year it is a flat ground plant with large spear shaped leaves. The second year it sends up a tall branching stalk with arms and grows up to 3 1/2 to 4 feet tall. The blooms come out at night and just last until about noon the next day. It grows in just about any soil and is self propagating with thousands of small seeds. ~John McGee )
Unidentified #50Please help id this flower from a ranch near McCool, TX in May of this year. ~Larry Petterborg )
Unidentified #49[This] was taken at Longview, TX. The flowers are approx. 1–1/2" diameter and grow on vines at the base of oak trees.~Jim Droge Number 49 is spurred butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum). ~Walker Wilson I believe it's a Butterfly Pea. ~Andy, Austin, TX )
Unidentified #48[This] was taken at the waters edge at Jims Bayou near Linden, TX. The flower is approx. 4"–5" long and 3/4" diameter.~Jim Droge Lizard's Tail Saururus cernuus. ~Anthony Grimes )
Unidentified #47~Jim West Buffalo bur, Solanum rostratum. See http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=SORO. ~Steven Schwartzman )
Unidentified #46I sprinkled a packet of wildflower seeds around a small tree in my front yard. I also have or had 4 beautiful African Daisies, but one of them has been choked out by this plant from the wildflower seed packet! A friend called it a wandering jew vine ... It's fuzzy and just wants to twist and curl around everything in its path, even itself!! ~Shellie Wong Green False Nightshade (Chamaesaracha caronopus) family: Solanaceae or Wooly False Nightshade (C. villosa) ~Sheri Carson )
Unidentified #45This flower is like grass, very close to ground. Seen in North Austin on May 12. ~Pallavi Gokhale #45 is scarlet pea, Indigofera miniata. See http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=INMI )
Unidentified #44Hagerman NWR up on Lake Texoma. Similar to a Pink Sensitive Briar, but the tips look a little different. I am trying to photograph all the wildflowers seen on the refuge.(5/11) ~Nancy Miller, Sherman, TX This is a Yellow Puff, (Neptunia lutea), in the Pea family. A Texas native... sometimes referred to as Yellow Sensitive Briar... may be mistaken for a Tropical Puff, (Neptunia pubescens), but a close examination of the blooms will distinguish one from the other. Good luck with your photo-documentation project, what a great idea. ~J. B. Sherrick )
Unidentified #43Found these in my front yard in Corsicana TX in April. #43 is a blue-eyed grass, genus Sisyrinchium. There are over a dozen species in Texas. ~Steven Schwartzman Dotted Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium pruinosum). ~Sheri Carson )
Unidentified #42I'm from the Young County area - just a few miles outside of Graham. We have 72 acres and this is a flower I found on my driveway/private lane a month back. I wonder if you might know what it is. (5/2011) ~Jennifer Witherspoon #42 looks like purple milkweed vine, Matelea biflora. See http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=MABI6. ~Steven Schwartzman )
Unidentified #415/11 in Seguin TX on Hwy123 South of Seguin, but it's the only one I see. Maybe 1 inch tall, maybe some type of suculant? ~Susan Brittain The flower shown appears to be one of the pipevines, Aristolochia erecta. It has some weird looking relatives too. ~Carol Clark )
Unidentified #40Fredericksburg area during the middle of April...growing at the edge of a vernal pool on Enchanted Rock. ~Jane Maxwell #40 is a spiderwort, genus Tradescantia. There are over a dozen species in Texas. ~Steven Schwartzman SpiderWort (Tradscantia spp.) flowers have not opened all the way. ~Sheri Carson )
Unidentified #39Found somewhere between Fredericksburg and Comfort...within a few feet of the edge of the pavement. ~Jane Maxwell I believe this is Fineleaf Fumitory, Fumaria parviflora. ~Carol Clark )
Unidentified #38Found in North Texas near Prairie Point. No idea what it is. More of a vine than an upright plant. Growing in the shade. ~Brenda Thompson I believe this may be Southern Hog Peanut, Amphicarpa bracteata. ~Carol Clark I am rethinking my ID. It may be Clitoria mariana instead of Amphicarpa bracteata. ~Carol Clark )
Unidentified #37Found this growing on Farm to Market 1841, Cass County Tx. Late April. Has serrated, slender leaves. ~Michelle Williams Cinquefoil (Ptentilla recta). ~Sheri Carson )
Unidentified #36I took the pictures of this little blue flower 03-20-11 in Salado, TX on the Salado Creek, but, I have seen them other places. ~Dee That is a False Dayflower (Tinantia anomala), of the Commelinaceae Family. Its native range is very restricted, including Texas and northern Mexico, though some call it a Texas endemic. Not to be confused with the true Dayflower, which looks very similar at first glance but is in a different genus. Adding to the confusion is the fact that both species include Widow's Tears as common names. ~J.B. Sherrick )
Unidentified #35I found this flower on 183 & North 29. ~Rose Pagel #35 appears to be the lineariloba variety of a winecup (Callirhoe involucrata). ~Steve Schwartzman )
Unidentified #34We live in Fort Worth, and found this spindly white flower growing on a vacant lot. We've looked everywhere and can't identify it. ~Kris Atwood #34 is old plainsman, also called woolly white (Hymenopappus scabiosaeus). ~Steve Schwartzman )
Unidentified #33A photo of a flower that I have on my property in ValVerde County. ~Henry Sherrill #33 looks like a rain-lily, genus Cooperia. There are at least five species in Texas. ~Steven Schwartaman )
Unidentified #32It is about twice the size of one's hand and was photographed in East Texas in April. ~Donald Snyder )
Unidentified #31These flowers are VERY small – less than 1/4" in diameter. Photo taken in Waxahachie, TX.(4/2011) ~Andrew Hoffman #31 looks like a vetch (genus Vicia). ~Steve Schwartzman Looks like a Sweet Pea or of that family. ~Judi Doty Singletary-pea (Lathyrus hirsutus) common introduced legume, found in wild and also cultivated for soil enrichment. ~Jim Varnum )
Unidentified #30Found in Austin, on 10th April. ~Pallavi Bhole I think it is Western Horsenettle (Solanum dimidiatum), it is certainly in that genus. They are of the Nightshade Family, (Solanaceae), and are native to Texas. ~J. B. Sherrick )
Unidentified #29Photo taken 3/26/11 in Stockdale TX (Wilson County). ~Sharon C. Possibly heart-wing sorrel (Rumex hastatulus) in Knotweed family. Need leaf shape to be sure ~Jim Varnum )
Unidentified #28I planted some wildflower seed this year and this one just came up and I cannot find it in any wildflower book. Planted in Bee County, Texas ~ Grady Harrison, Beeville, TX Pretty sure the flower is either a cosmos or African daisy, both not native to Texas. ~Edie Zaiontz )
Unidentified #27These are growing near the lake in Kyle, Plum Creek, TX. ~Anita W Antelope Horns ~Palavi Bhole I believe #27 is green milkweed – Asclepias viridiflora – Jennifer. )
Unidentified #26From February ~Pallavi Bhole, Austin I believe this is Winter Jasmine. It likes to cascade down from a lofty perch and root, thereby spreading. One of the few (maybe only) Jasmines that has no fragrance. ~Donald Snyder )
Unidentified #25~Pallavi Bhole, Austin )
Unidentified #24Flower taken at the Aransas Wildlife Refuge March. ~Darlene Moore, Arlington I believe it is Circium horridulum, AKA yellow thistle, horrid thistle, or spiny thistle. ~Colette Pearce Anyway, that’s a thistle in the picture. They smell pretty good, too. ~Dave Rogers )
Unidentified #23Last year and the year before I planted bluebonnets, they had seed pods but I never could see any coming up, I am wondering if this plant in the picture I have attached could possibly be a bluebonnet. Thanks for your help. )
Unidentified #22From the Brenham area. The flowers are blooming in March. ~Anita Joyce #22 looks like an Engelmann daisy (Engelmannia peristenia). ~Steve Schwartzman )
Unidentified #21From the Brenham area. The flowers are blooming in March. ~Anita Joyce I'm pretty sure that is Crow Poison, AKA false garlic, Nothoscordum bivalve. ~Colette Pearce )
Unidentified #20From the Brenham area. The flowers are blooming in March. ~Anita Joyce #20 Carolina Buttercup (Ranunculus carolinianus). ~Sheri Carson )
Unidentified #19From the Brenham area. The berries are from the fall. ~Anita Joyce Yaupon Holly (Ilex vomitoria) - Perennial shrub, extremely abundant in Southeast and South-Central Texas. ~Eric Pohl)
Unidentified #18~Anita Joyce Coralberry, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus. ~Carol Clark )
Unidentified #17This photo was taken in Cedar Park, TX on 3/8/11. This is a macro picture. The actual size of the bloom is about one eighth of an inch. I've previously seen them in front of the Amplify Credit Union at Pond Springs Rd. and Hunter's Chase. ~Mary Lee I think # 17 is of the speedwell family due to having only 4 petals, not sure as there are 20 + varieties in Texas. ~Darlene Moore )
Unidentified #16My cousin who lives in Mesquite, but is from Idaho, wanted help identifying this plant. ~Christine Montgomery This is a quince. ~Ella Barber )
Unidentified #15In northeast Texas, I believe this is a fall flower, deep red, maybe an inch in height for the flower itself. Grows in the same spot each year, in a residential back yard. ~Larry Whitener May be Turk's Cap. ~Anita Joyce This is a Turk's cap. It's a perennial shrub, not to be confused with the Turk's Cap Lily. ~Connie Gullet of Pottsboro Turk's Cap or Red Mallow. ~Darlene Moore )
Unidentified #14I found this flower growing in Kennedy Park at O.H. Ivie Reservoir, Leady, TX. Did not find a picture of it on your site or another site I visited, or perhaps I merely overlooked it. ~Trevonne Davis, Early, TX Maybe Vasey's rockdaisy (Perityle vaseyi). ~Eric Pohl )
Unidentified #13Could you please tell me the name of this flower I found i n the Hill Country of Texas. ~Floy Freeman I believe that must be a Spiderwort (genus Tradescantia) of the Commelinaceae Family. Flowers have 3 petals and can be blue, purple, or even white. Several species occur in Texas, some are endemic. Not sure how to tell which one this is, Tradescantia ohiensis and T. occidentalis appear to be the most common. ~J. B. Sherrick )
Unidentified #12From Dave Hendricks, Arapahoe, NE That strange-looking thing is, indeed, the flower of a Leavenworth's Eryngo (Eryngium leavenworthii), in the Carrot (Apiaceae) Family. It is native to the American Midwest, ranging down into Texas. The seed heads on these look brown and dried out as in other flowers. ~J. B. Sherrick )
Unidentified #11The red flowers were shot near Comstock at the Seminole Canyon State Historical Park 12/08/2010. These were growing from a crack in the rock next to the Windmill Spring in the Canyon. The flowers are approximately 2" long and 1" diameter. ~Jim Droge Photo #11 appears to be Penstemon baccharifolius, or Rock Penstemon. ~Sandy Lawrence )
Unidentified #10The yellow flowers were shot west of Del Rio along Evans Creek 12/08/2010 . These flowers are very small, approximately 1/2" diameter. ~Jim Droge Maybe Vasey's rockdaisy (Perityle vaseyi). ~Eric Pohl It is hard to see the leaves on #10, but if they are super skinny then it is Bittwerweed – Helenium amarum ~Jennifer )
Unidentified #9This was found on the edge of a roadside ditch in an undeveloped area of west Chambers County. It was early September, 2009. ~J. B. Sherrick Sand Wort ~Anita Joyce )
Unidentified #8I got this picture, and I compared with your pics and cannot find any similar. ~Norman & Marco Barron I believe it is a pink sensitive briar. ~Darlene Moore )
Unidentified #7This came up last week in our front yard. It was kinda pretty so I didn't mow it down; also, we like having random wildflowers in our yard. Can you tell me what it is? ~Jennifer Riha This really looks a lot like the Navasota Ladies Tresses orchid. I could be wrong, they are fairly rare. I've never seen that many in one spot. ~Edie Zaiontz )
Unidentified #6I have recently moved to Southeast Texas/ Gulf Coast Region, and these beautiful flowers starting popping up all over my yard. I was hoping you could identify them for me. ~Ali Lanning ...the bulb Rhodophiala bifida, also called schoolhouse lily (because they bloom about the time school starts in the fall of the year), oxblood lilly, and naked ladies (because the bloom appears first on a bare stem and foliage follows). ~Sandy Lawrence )
Unidentified Flower #5These were in a regularly mowed strip alongside a rural road in western Chambers County. Can anyone identify them? ~J. B. Sherrick )
Unidentified #4Found near the west bank of the San Jacinto River in eastern Harris County. It looks like a blue dwarf dandelion! Flower is very small. Leaf is from the same plant. Does anybody recognize it? ~J. B. Sherrick Finally discovered that this is the bloom of the Woodland Lettuce (Lactuca floridana). It is of the Asteraceae family and its native range appears to include the eastern half of Texas. ~ J. B. Sherrick )
Unidentified #3The photos of the pinks flowers were taken at the end of April on Hwy 183 between Crosbyton and Guthrie, TX. The plant is fairly tall & fragile. ~Tracy McFadden Could be canaigre or sotol. ~Darlene Moore )
Unidentified #2This was found near Brenham ~Anita Joyce )
Unidentified #1The yellow flower is small – probably less than 1/2 inch in diameter. Photo taken in Waxahachie, Texas. ~Andrew Hoffman Maybe Possibly Sunflower goldeneye (Viguiera dentata) or something from the Senecio family like ragwort. ~Eric Pohl Prairie Groundsel–Kansas Wildflowers & Grasses site. ~Andrew Hoffman It's a groundsel, too small for the other ~Sheri Carson Previously Identified WildflowersWhite Flowers)
European HeliotropePhoto: Louisa Chandler )
Wild OnionPhoto: Jim Droge )
False GromwellPhoto: Anita Joyce )
White RosinweedPhoto: Sally Walker )
Texas NightshadePhoto: Anita Joyce )
Barbara's ButtonsPhoto: Anita Joyce )
Devil's ClawPhoto: Bill Comstock )
White OxalisPhoto: Cheryl Carroll Yellow Flowers)
Black MedicPhoto: Anita Joyce )
Carolina JasminePhoto: Jim Droge )
Partridge PeaPhoto: Theresa Johnson )
StonecropPhoto: Jackie Keenan )
SidaPhoto: Janet Bray )
Dwarf DandelionPhoto: Janet Bray )
Osage-OrangePhoto: Anita Joyce )
Sow ThistlePhoto: Rodney Alexander Red Flowers)
Persian cloverPhoto: Joyce Egan )
IronweedPhoto: Wendy )
Coral BeanPhoto: Jim Droge )
AmarilisPhoto: Cheryl Carroll )
Pink SpireaPhoto: Cheryl Carroll )
Rambling RosePhoto: Cheryl Carroll )
GauraPhoto: Sharon Sunday )
Pomegranate BloomPhoto: Francis DeBaylo Blue Flowers)
Toad LilyPhoto: Thomas Hooper )
BeautyberryPhoto: Bill Arnold )
Blue-Eyed GrassPhoto: Janice Ideus )
Texas BluebellPhoto: John )
Basket FlowerPhoto: Heather Welch )
Horse MintPhoto: Mary Goff )
Blue MistflowerPhoto: Cheryl Carroll )
WinecupPhoto: Andrew Hoffman |
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