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Unidentified WildflowersJoin the Conversation!If you recognize these flowers or would like to submit one for identification, please email wildflowers@lone-star.net. Please include flower number in your correspondence as well as location, time of year, dimensions, and any other characteristics 318about the stalk, height, leaves, or type of soil if possible. Previously identified flowers can be viewed at the bottom of the page and are organized by color: White Flowers, Yellow Flowers, Red Flowers, and Blue Flowers Click on images to enlarge)
Unidentified #122Very tiny – maybe 3/8 inch scale for the blooms. Some of them seem to have little fruit balls and others have stamens or such. Found them at Jones Spring on a hike at Pedernales state park. ~ Mike Ryan Asteraceae, Symphiotrichum drummondii~Joshua McDill )
Unidentified #121I have a few flowering plants with very bright yellow flowers. They just started blooming this Oct. The very fragrent leaves smell almost like anis, nice anyway. It's about 2 ft. tall. ~ Frank Davis )
Unidentified #120~ Dawn Miller Winged Elm ~ Emily Nelson )
Unidentified #119Found in Leander, blooming in October ~ Dawn Miller Aster on of the palafoxia ~ Mary Cullum )
Unidentified #117This is now (September) growing in my pasture about 8 miles northwest of Cleveland, TX in the pine forest. It is about 2 feet tall, bushy shape, with a bare woody stem at the bottom. Flowers are pinkish/purplish, maybe an inch across. ~ Carol Albright Purple Gerardia (Agalinis Purpurea), the plant is a major food source of the fall broods of buckeye butterflies. ~ Mary Cullum )
Unidentified #115It's Sept 27 th and it seems I am highly allergic to this flower/ pollen. It swells my eyes shut if I walk in a field with them. I am trying to figure out what it is so I can ask a doctor if there is medicine for it. ~ David Bloh In the Aster family, probably the Golden Aster. ~ Mary Cullum )
Unidentified #114In Trinity, Trinity County TX This little beauty is blooming now, Sept. 26. It is a small bulb, the stalk is around 4 inches high, the dark pink bloom is 1/2 inch in width and does better in good soil but isn't too particular as there are some in poor soil too. Appears to be a Pink Flax. ~ Mary Cullum It looks like a Violet Wood Sorrel. ~ Emily Nelson )
Unidentified #113About 3 to 4 ft tall with blue flowers that resemble a bluebonnet (somewhat). ~ Pat Justice Blue Sage, May-November bloom, part of the mint family. ~ Mary Cullum )
Unidentified #112Very small wildflower, plant about the size and growing with broomweed. Flower less than 1 inch long. ~ Anita Calk Prairie agalinis, Agalinis heterophylla. ~Steve Schwartzman
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Unidentified #111I live in SE Texas, but this flower doesn't resemble anything I've seen before. ~ Phillip and Holly Molis Spider Lillies. ~ Marian Johnson )
Unidentified #110These have been seen in the Austin TX area and in the Carrollton TX area in fields. About 3-4 feet tall and growing in large patches. They are a white/sage color. A ball of slender leaves has small white flowers in the center. ~ Marian Griffin Snow-on-the-Prairie (Euphorbia bicolor), in the Spurge Family. It is a Texas native, occurring in the eastern half of the State. ~ J. B. Sherrick )
Unidentified #109This was taken in Delta County in Northeast Texas. ~ Shawn Warren
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Unidentified #108This is a flower growing wild by our creek. We live near Bonham, TX. ~ Harry Arfman Euonymus americanus, also known as American strawberry bush or Bursting-heart. ~ Carol Albright )
Unidentified #107Grown from seed. ~ Elena Namikas Datura - also known as jimson weed, angel's trumpet or moonflower. ~Jill Umphlett )
Unidentified #106Growing all over my property near Wimberley, TX, in July. It looks like it has snowed. The plants are about a foot high. The flowers have five white petals, about 1/4 to 1/3 inches in diameter and the leaves are sparse, thin sticks about 3/4" long. ~Boo Beath and Denny McCoyl Pasture Heliotrope or White Heliotrope ~Tommy Fisher )
Unidentified #105~Mel Villarreal Passion Flower ~Tommy Fisher )
Unidentified #104This plant that came up along our dry stream. It had rained not long ago and this plant appeared. The flowers are green and nondescript. Located in Washington, Texas ~Judith Deaton )
Unidentified #103Location: approx. 4 mi. S of Kosse, Limestone County. ~Don Duiker )
Unidentified #102Found on the side of the road in a wooded area at Lake Wright Patman near Texarkana, Texas. ~Keith McFaul Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis), in the Madder Family. A wonderful Texas native, it is a great nectar source for butterflies and hummingbirds. ~J. B. Sherrick )
Unidentified #101Found on the side of the road at Lake Wright Patman near Texarkana, Texas. Purple in color as about three feet tall in a small clump of others like it at the edge of a wooded area. ~Keith McFaul Gayfeather ~Emily Nelson )
Unidentified #100Grows several stalks coming from dirt level, leaves are green and each one has a star like bloom sitting on top. Leaves and bloom are close to stalk. Located in Bandera Texas ~Carole Hall Tridanis. ~David Hollombe )
Horsemint, Monarda punctataI took these pictures about 8 miles northwest of Cleveland, Texas, in San Jacinto County, out in the forest. We have mainly sandy soil here. They are on stalks about 2 to 2-1/2 feet tall. The flowers look white because they appear to be old spent blooms. There are some similarities to the picture I saw of horsemint on your website, but it doesn't look exactly like it. ~Carol Albright This flower is a great specimen - probably Monarda punctata, a beebalm. ~Judith Deaton )
Unidentified #98~Tina Silva This may be a yellow rain lily. They come up in our garden after rain. We have white ones as well. ~Judith Deaton )
Unidentified #97Kind of a viney plant in rocky soil. Blooms are about 1/2" wide, have three seeds in center of the bloom. ~Liz Colglazier )
Unidentified #96Found these growing in Hood County, TX. They were growing in large clusters outside Granbury. They were growing in an area about 50 yards along a road. No where else on the road. Found them on June 8, 2012. Dont know what they are. ~Travis McGaughey Looks like either Mountain Pink Centaurium beyrichii ~Liz Colglazier )
Unidentified #95Thought this may be a false aloe etc. Leaves have smooth edges, no pins. ~John Nichols )
Unidentified #94I found this growing in the shade among the trees near the road in Lancaster Texas on Old Redoak rd. Most of them looked like they had blown over and were growing horizontally just off the ground. One further back into the trees stood nearly three feet tall. Photo taken about six in the afternoon june 12. ~Jeremy Stone Bee Balm, Monarda Fistulosa ~Joshua McDill
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Spider LilyLady Slippers. ~Mark Duffee Don’t think it’s lady slipper - rather, a Spider Lily. We also called them Surprise Lilies in Mississippi, but Google images shows Surprise Lilies as what I know as Hurricane Lilies or Rain Lilies. ~Marian Pickett Cleome from the family Cleomaceae. ~Kersti Stetor Also known in East Texas as naked ladies! ~Beverly Gunn )
Unidentified #92I live in Weatherford, Tx and take my dogs to the Lake... looked like a vine stem, on the ground and only had 3 flowers...about an inch in size........near some cactus. ~Julie Hemstreet Bluebill, clematis pitcheri. ~ )
Unidentified #91in bloom in Bartonville, Denton Co. June 2012. Flower looks like a thistle but leaves do not. Grows about 4 feet high. ~Shirley Bond This is likely Basket Flower (American Star-thistle), Centaurea americana. they are growing in abundance near our home this year in east Texas. ~Judith Deaton )
Unidentified #905-24-12 at Arbor Hills Nature Preserve in Plano, TX. The stalks were approximately 12-18" high. ~Betty Aparicio Knapweed, cornflower, or mountain bluet. Commonly seen with buds covered in ants. ~Kersti Stetor )
Unidentified #89Found at the Rio Cibelo Ranch Guadalupe County ~Joan O. That is scarlet muskflower (Nyctaginia capitata). A beautiful Texas native, it is in the Four O'Clock Family. ~J. B. Sherrickr )
Unidentified #88~Kari Sprotbery )
Unidentified #87~Kari Sprotbery This appears to be the Silver-Leaf Nightshade, Solanum elaeagnifolium. ~Janice Lynn Four O-Clock, Mirabilis Albida~Joshua McDill )
Unidentified #86I found these 6-1-12 along the Wolf Mountain Trail in Pedernales Falls State Park. The stems were, as you see, nearly leafless. The open blooms were about half an inch across. It was a group of three stems growing from a small pocket in a rock on a cliff about 40 feet above Bee Creek. The dark background is the water and grasses far below. The plants were not in direct sunlight and were probably about a foot tall. ~Dennis Ciscel Wild Clematis ~Judith Deaton )
Unidentified #84Outside of Castroville, TX. ~Sherri Dillard )
Unidentified #83There are acres of this up here, but it is not shown in your wildflowers list. (Borden Co. TX)~Pat Porter Believe it or not, this is a white Texas Bluebonnet! I only know, because I was just remembering the pink Texas Bluebonnet I had a couple of years ago. ~Marian Pickett )
Unidentified #81~Candy Pearson From the glimpse of the center of the flower it looks to be a poppy. ~Kersti Stetor )
Unidentified #80~Candy Pearson )
Unidentified #79~Candy Pearson )
Unidentified #75Taken about 4 years ago in a dirt pile in LaGrange ~Nelson Jetter Geraniums ~Jill Umphlett )
Unidentified #67~Mary Cossins )
Unidentified #64We are having trouble identifying this plant. It has come up in the pasture. There is a group of them. We live in the Texas Panhandle 10 miles north of Shamrock Texas. ~Sandra Prater I think [this] is Ailanthus (Tree of Heaven). If you break part of it off and it smells bad, then it is. It is Chinese and not native. It is invasive and can spread into large groves of them. I had and still have them in my yard and trying to get rid of it. Terrible stuff. ~Sherry Kirker Glycyrrhiza? ~David Hollombe )
Unidentified #62Please help me identify this vine. It was photographed at So Llano River State Park near Junction. ~Don Jeane I think possibly Green Milkweed Vine, Matelea reticulata. ~Liz Colglazier Pearl milkweed, Matelea reticulata.. ~Steven Schwartzman )
Unidentified #58I was wondering if anyone knew what kind of vine this is. I found it growing on the outskirts of Eldorado Tx. Close up it looks like grass. ~Cody Engdal )
Unidentified #48I have protected the area and allowed them to multiply so that I could possibly relocate some of the seed to a different area on our place but I would like to know what it is. ~Annetta Glass Cypress Vine, Ipomoea Quamoclit. It is a reseeding annual with many, many small flowers on self-seeded vines. ~Keith McFaul Blooddrops, Adonis Annua ~Joshua McDill )
Unidentified #45Found on Lake Travis North Shore ~Dawn Miller Four O'Clock ~Mary Cullum Hedeoma acinoides ~Mamie Quan )
Unidentified #29These emerge out of a green leafy basal rosette. Mineral Wells TX area. Began blooming early March. ~Brenda Hoffman That looks like English Plantain (Plantago lanceolata). Not native to Texas or North America. ~J. B. Sherrickr )
Unidentified #26Minute-sized flower, just a mm or two. Flower looks like speedwell, but a different type of plant/leaf structure and no dark stamen tips. Looks similar to a picture wild thyme I saw on a website but I’m not sure. Blooming since Feb 22 or a little earlier near Mineral Wells TX. The plant is only 2-3 inches tall. ~Brenda Hoffman Common Speedwell, Veronica Arvensis. ~ Joshua McDill )
Unidentified #22These look like the poppy pictures I've seen online except for the center. I found one website that listed this flower (with the same center) as a Texas poppy. I'm curious if this is the same as the Texas poppy mallow? ~Yvette Bynum Opium Poppy, Papaver somniferum. As seen at Encyclopdia of Life's Facebook wall. ~Brenda Hoffman )
Spiderwort[This] was taken in April, 2007 on Hwy 19 South of Llano. It was growing in the rocky cut-out just off the road. It was about 2 ft tall with minimal leaves that are long and slender. The bloom itself was about an inch in diameter. ~Cindy Beasley I think that is a spiderwort, genus Tradescantia. Several species are native to Texas, and the blooms can be purple, blue, pink, or even white. ~J. B. Sherrickr )
Unidentified #4~Pallavi Bhole, Austin )
Unidentified #2The 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 #1This was found near Brenham ~Anita Joyce White Flowers)
Unidentified #65Pictures of unidentified wildflowers in a pasture near Aubrey, Texas ~John Bovre Lindheimers guara ~Kerry Slusher )
Spider Lily~Shanna Pack Appears to be a spidery lily, Hymenocallis liriosme.~Steve Schwartzman )
Unidentified #25This is a very small stem and cluster of flowers. Just a few inches in height. Began blooming late Jan or early Feb. Similar to Shepherd’s Purse, with different pod shape (not heart-shaped, but like a narrow football shape). Near Mineral Wells TX. ~Brenda Hoffman I found out this is Broad-pod Draba, (Draba platycarpa). ~Brenda Hoffman Looks like field pennycress. ~Sally Moore )
Unidentified #24This is a very tiny flower. You can see its leaf in the background. They bloomed for a couple days starting March 7. Mineral Wells area. ~Brenda Hoffman Looks like wild carrot. ~Sally Moore )
Unidentified #23This one is very small, each flower tiny. A long bare stem. I saw it like this on March 9th (Mineral Wells, TX), but have lost sight of it since with all the other growth. A few inches tall, may have a couple thin leaves near the bottom. ~Brenda Hoffman Looks like it could be Allium canadense, wild onion. ~Steven Schwartzman I realized [this] is the False Garlic with the buds closed. ~Brenda Hoffman )
Unidentified #59Found near Lake Lewisville, in Lake Dallas TX ~Liz Rodriguez )
Unidentified #71Taken in DeWitt county in sandy soil along the roadside. ~Nelson Jetter A species of Monarda, probably punctata or citriodora. ~Steven Schwartzman )
Unidentified #82Grows along the banks of Buffalo Bayou in Houston, flowering mid May to mid June, later than other flowers. Single thick stalk per flower, white or pink. About 12-18 in tall. More common this year than last, so perhaps likes warm wet winter. ~Irmi Willcockson Looks a lot like a Rain Lily to me (Cooperia drummondii or pedunculata). ~Robert Ferrell )
Spring Beauty, Claytonia virginicaFound in central Texas. (Feb, 2012)~Dan Faulkner(submitted by Mike Tope) Spring Beauty, Claytonia virginica. ~Brenda Loveless )
Lizard's Tail, Saururus cernuus[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 )
Snow-on-the-mountain, Euphorbia marginataAbout 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 )
Winecup Callirhoe involucrataI found this flower on 183 & North 29. ~Rose Pagel #35 appears to be the lineariloba variety of a winecup (Callirhoe involucrata). ~Steve Schwartzman )
Wooly White Hymenopappus scabiosaeusWe live in Fort Worth, and found this spindly white flower growing on a vacant lot. ~Kris Atwood #34 is old plainsman, also called wooly white (Hymenopappus scabiosaeus). ~Steve Schwartzman )
Crow PoisonFrom 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 Yellow Flowers)
Unidentified #78A relatively undisturbed patch of ground in my back yard, city of Junction. Growing in the midst of several clumps of spear grass that I’ve preserved, alongside other natives. [Found] end of May. By sunset, when I went back to take measurements and such, the flower – less than an inch across in size -- was gone. Plant grows 12-18 inches tall, sprawling when not supported by the grass. ~Carol Nelman I think this is Bladderpod Sida, Rhynchosida physocalyx. ~Liz Colglazier )
Unidentified #27Looks like clover leaves, but the flowers look a little different than yellow clover pics I’ve seen. Flowers are just a couple mm each. There tends to be 2-8 flowers per cluster (so far). Began blooming early March near Mineral Wells TX. ~Brenda Hoffman I found out this is California Bur Clover. ~Brenda Hoffman )
Unidentified #17I have much of this in my yard. 1431 and Parmer in Cedar Park. About three feet tall right now. Very poor and Rocky soil. ~Nicole Walker Might be Fendler’s Bladderpod (Lesquerella fendleri – Mustard Family). It blooms Feb-Aug in poor rocky soils. ~Brenda Hoffman An invasive plant along our highways called, variously, turnip-weed, common giant mustard, ball mustard, wild turnip, wild rape and tall mustard-weed - but mostly bastard cabbage. It is considered a noxious weed. ~Judith Deaton )
Unidentified #14Attached might be a better picture of the Bastard Cabbage which has taken over this year. ~Tom Call, New Braunfells I believe #66 and #67 are Wild Mustard. ~DeYon Moore An invasive plant along our highways called, variously, turnip-weed, common giant mustard, ball mustard, wild turnip, wild rape and tall mustard-weed - but mostly bastard cabbage. It is considered a noxious weed. ~Judith Deaton )
Unidentified #13Abundant at 620 and Parmer in Austin/Cedar Park. ~Blondie I believe #66 and #67 are Wild Mustard. ~DeYon Moore An invasive plant along our highways called, variously, turnip-weed, common giant mustard, ball mustard, wild turnip, wild rape and tall mustard-weed - but mostly bastard cabbage. It is considered a noxious weed. ~Judith Deaton )
Unidentified #21The flower looks like the Maximillian Sunflower, but the leaves don't match. ~Tanna Lee Finlye This is a yellow aster. ~Colleen Heinsohn )
Green milkweed, Asclepias viridisThese 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 #36~A. J. C. I think this is Snake Herb, Dyschoriste linearis. ~Liz Colglazier )
Unidentified #40Pictures of unidentified wildflowers in a pasture near Aubrey, Texas ~John Bovre Looks like bitterweed, Helenium amarum.. ~Steven Schwartzman )
Unidentified #42[This is] a yellow flower that I took at the end of March at Bob Jones Nature Center in the Southlake area. ~Sara Moore )
Unidentified #49This yellow wildflower is going in undisturbed limestone hillside south of Abilene, TX. blooming April 22, 2012 ~Priscilla Poupore This is what coreopsis looks like when it goes to seed. The petals curl into tubes and the center swells up with seed. I've watched whole fields of these beautiful yellow blooms in Live Oak, TX turn to what you show as #49 as they die back. ~Massimo & Kathy Cellucci )
Unidentified #50I found this wildflower up against a fence last week on a county road near Franklin ~Maggie Devens Caesalpinia gillesii, Poinciana gilliesii. Yellow Bird of Paradise, Yellow dwarf poinciana, Bird of Paradise Bush, Desert Bird of Paradise. ~Cody Engdal caesalpinia gilliesii Related to the pride of Barbados, but cold hardy. ~Kerry Slusher )
Unidentified #52Grows abundantly in sunny area since early March. Originally thought it a primrose, but the buds are different and sometimes a flower can be orangish or reddish. 8 stamens and a pistil that divides into 4. ~Brenda Hoffman Looks like it might be cut-leaf evening primrose, Oenothera laciniata. ~Steven Schwartzman )
Unidentified #73Taken in DeWitt county in sandy soil along the roadside. ~Nelson Jetter A species of Nolina going to seed. 85% sure. ~Rich Zarria )
Unidentified #72Taken in DeWitt county in sandy soil along the roadside. ~Nelson Jetter Queen Anne’s Lace after it’s gone to seed, assuming that the surrounding leaves belong to a different plant. ~Brenda Hoffman )
Unidentified #76Anyone know what type of primrose this is? It just started blooming last week, and has several blooms on a stalk. It is around the foundation of newly built house, so it think it was brought in with the sand which was hauled in. Near Brownwood. ~Liz Colglazier Oenothera rhombipetala Diamond Petal Primrose, 99% sure. ~Rich Zarria )
Unidentified #7~Louise Robinson Looks like a basket-flower, Centaurea americana. ~Steven Schwartzman )
Unidentified #6Central TX, May, 10-12", part shade area. ~Stephanie Reid Berlanderia lyrata, the chocolate flower. It has a strong smell early in the morning when the florets open. ~Kerry Slusher )
Unidentified #5Please help id this flower from a ranch near McCool, TX in May of this year. ~Larry Petterborg Not sure but looks like a Lindheimer’s Senna (Senna lindheimeriana). Or perhaps another Senna. ~Brenda Hoffman )
Grindelia, GumweedPalestine, TX. ~Allen Linscombe Some species in the genus Grindelia, gumweed. ~Steve Schwartzman )
Evening PrimroseThe seeds are small, pepper like fl ecks. It takes two years for the plant to mature. 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 Evening primrose. It's a biennial. ~Kathy Henning )
Buffalo bur, Solanum rostratum~Jim West Buffalo bur, Solanum rostratum. See wildflower.org. ~Steven Schwartzman )
Yellow Puff, Neptunia luteaHagerman 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. ~J. B. Sherrick )
Cinquefoil, Ptentilla rectaFound this growing on Farm to Market 1841, Cass County Tx. Late April. Has serrated, slender leaves. ~Michelle Williams Cinquefoil (Ptentilla recta). ~Sheri Carson )
Carolina Buttercup Ranunculus carolinianusFrom the Brenham area. The flowers are blooming in March. ~Anita Joyce #20 Carolina Buttercup (Ranunculus carolinianus). ~Sheri Carson )
Winter JasmineFrom 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 )
Engelmann Daisy, Engelmannia peristeniaFrom the Brenham area. The flowers are blooming in March. ~Anita Joyce #22 looks like an Engelmann daisy (Engelmannia peristenia). ~Steve Schwartzman )
Vasey's rockdaisy, Perityle vaseyiI 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 )
Bitterweed, Helenium amarumThe 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 Red Flowers)
Unidentified #28A tiny flower, just a few mm. The plant looks pea-like. Looks like the singletary pea you have posted, but the leaves and color scheme look a bit off. Began blooming mid-March near Mineral Wells TX. ~Brenda Hoffman This is what I have always called a sweet pea, Lathyrus odoratus. ~Phil Ellis )
Prairie PhloxI live in East Texas and have notice a blue to lavender colored wildflower growing in limited areas in this part of Texas. I have tentatively identified it as one variety of Blue Star. ~Katherine Snowden Looks like Prairie Phlox (Phlox pilosa). ~Brenda Hoffman )
Drummond Phlox~Steve Ng Some type of phlox. ~Steve Schwartaman I believe this is a kind of phlox. ~Jan Todd The unidentified #20 is Drummond Phlox. No doubts. ~Keith Day )
Mimosa TreeI found these flowers growing from a tree in Arlington TX. Each bud that has bloomed has fine hair-like things growing instead of petals. The color goes from white to a light pink. ~Rachael Carter Appears to be a mimosa tree, Albizia julibrissin, native to China but planted in the U.S. as an ornamental. ~Steven Schwartzman Mimosa pudica: Touch-me-not, Tickleme Plant, Tickle Me Plant, Sensitive Plant, Humble Plant. ~Marian Pickett )
RatanyFrom a rocky hillside in Zavala county. ~Harry Kirk Looks like ratany, Krameria lanceolata. ~Steven Schwartzman )
Unidentified #41Pictures of unidentified wildflowers in a pasture near Aubrey, Texas ~John Bovre Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa)~Brenda Hoffman )
Unidentified #60This flower is found near Lake Lewisville in Lake Dallas, Tx. near the water's edge. ~Liz Rodriguez Resembles Red Yucca/Redflower False Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora), but I'd need to see the base of the plant to verify that. ~Robert Ferrell )
LantanaStalk height 9–12 in. Blooms 1/4 –3/8 in. Soil: dirt on side of road. May 2012. ~PT Myers Non-native lantana.. ~Steven Schwartzman )
Unidentified #63I had this growing in limestone and silt between a rock retaining ledge and a fence in our backyard in Frisco, TX last Summer. These were shot on September 6 and 7 2011. Ground is heavy limestone and silt, growing in full midday and afternoon sun. ~Michael Perko Palafoxia genus. ~Michael Perko )
Unidentified #66~Mary Cossins Looks like some kind of phlox. ~Steven Schwartzman )
Unidentified #65~Mary Cossins Looks like Gaillardia amblyodon. ~Steven Schwartzman )
Unidentified #70I thought this was a primrose, but the shape of the petals and number is off. The leaves almost look like a grapevine when they first came out. Found in Walburg, Texas. ~Sallia Bandy Pavonia lasiopetala Rock Rose.~Rich Zarria )
Unidentified #37~A. J. C. Wild Fox Glove – penstemon cobaea ~Rich Zarria )
Unidentified #33Not sure if this is a weed or what.. the stalk is green, and the leaves look like dill.. the flowers are now blooming – buds then small purple flowers ~Kay Broyles I think [this] is thistle. ~Phil Ellis )
Unidentified #9I have taken a photo of a lovely lavender flower along a fence in our town of Port Mansfield Texas. ~Carole Chadwick (Feb 2012) Brugmansia Datura, commonly known as a purple Angel Trumpet.~Christine Harris )
GomphrenaIt looks like the photos you have up of the Prairie Larkspur but when I google Prairie Larkspur an entirely differently flower comes up that looks nothing like this shrub. ~The Leyendeckers The unidentified flower #65 is Glomphrena. Wikipedia ~Dr. Rick Gillespie )
Aristolochia erecta, Swanflower5/11 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 The flower which is identified as the Aristolochia erecta is correct, but it is actually called the Swanflower. The plant is a common plant but is rarely found in flower because the Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly keeps it eaten to the ground. ~Keith McFaul )
Scarlet Pea, Indigofera miniataThis flower is like grass, very close to ground. Seen in North Austin on May 12. ~Pallavi Bhole #45 is scarlet pea, Indigofera miniata. See wildflower.org ~Steve Schwartzman )
Purple Milkweed Vine, Matelea bifloraI'm from the Young County area - just a few miles outside of Graham. (5/2011) ~Jennifer Witherspoon #42 looks like purple milkweed vine, Matelea biflora. See wildflower.org. ~Steven Schwartzman )
Fineleaf Fumitory, Fumaria parvifloraFound 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 )
Butterfly PeaFound in North Texas near Prairie Point. 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 )
Heart–Wing Sorrel Rumex hastatulusPhoto 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 )
ThistleFlower 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 )
Yaupon Holly, Ilex vomitoriaFrom 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 )
Coralberry, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus~Anita Joyce Coralberry, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus. ~Carol Clark )
Flowering QuinceMy cousin who lives in Mesquite, but is from Idaho, wanted help identifying this plant. ~Christine Montgomery This is a quince. ~Ella Barber )
Turk's CapPhoto: Larry Whitener )
AmarilisPhoto: Cheryl Carroll )
Pink SpireaPhoto: Cheryl Carroll )
Rambling RosePhoto: Cheryl Carroll Blue Flowers)
SpiderwortFredericksburg 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 )
Spiderwort~Candy Pearson Erect Dayflower. perennial, likes sandy soil, viney type foliage. Long slender leaves. Commelinaceae. ~Pat J. Porter Almost certainly a spiderwort (tradescantia), probably Prairie Spiderwort, Tradescantia occidentalis. ~Robert Ferrell )
BluebillThis is growing on a vine of sorts, in a pasture near the San Saba river. No one seems to know what it is. Flowers are bell shaped and about 1-1/2 in. Long ~Debra Carpenter Purple leatherflower – clematis pitcheri ~Rich Zarria )
VetchThey look close to blue bonnet but they are purple. ~Willie Sullivent Appears to be some kind of vetch, Vicia. ~Steven Schwartzman )
Snake HerbIs this a bell flower? Lago Vista, Lake Travis ~Dawn Miller Dyschoriste linearis Snake herb. 85% sure. Need a better picture to be sure. ~Rich Zarria. )
Prairie False Fox GloveSmall flower with slender hairy leaves. Near Brownwood 4/2012 ~Liz Colglazier Looks like prairie agalinis, Agalinis heterophylla. ~Steven Schwartzman )
Venus' looking-glassIt's found near Lake Texarna, Texas. ~Ann Nguyen Probably Clasping Venus' Looking-glass (Triodanis perfoliata). The flower parts are sometimes purple like that.~Robert G. Ferrell )
Scurfy PeaSome type of Pea plant. 3 long (couple inches) slender leaves. Stalks grow a couple feet then bend over a bit. Purple flowers very small. ~Brenda Hoffman I believe that [this] is called a scurfy pea. ~Angela Huggins )
Venus' Looking-GlassSmall flower on a 6-8 in stem. Leaves look like chickweed only alternating rather than opposite. Solitary, no branching that I’ve seen. Blooming since April 11 in North Central TX. ~Brenda Hoffman Possibly Colorado Venus's Looking Glass, Triodanis coloradoensis. ~Liz Colglazier )
HorsemintI found this flower in my yard a couple of days ago Bruceville-Eddy, TX. It is sitting on a stem about 2ft. high. ~Kathryn Sabatine Probably Monarda citriodora known as horsemint. ~Steven Schwartzman )
Blue-eyed Grass~Nelson Jetter Blue-Eyed Grass, Sisyrinchium bellum I have a patch growing in my lawn that I refuse to mow over. :) ~Deborah Rebisz )
Unidentified #11I found this vine in mid September on the sandy rocky bank of the Guadalupe River in Victoria, TX. The vines were clinging to willow saplings and other vegetation all along the water. I thought it was Phaseolus filiformis by looking at the leaves, but I think the pods are too long. ~Sergio Mendoza Trailing Fuzzy Bean Strophostyles helvola. ~Brenda Loveless )
Pin CloverPhoto taken March 17, 2012 in Pampa, TX. ~Carey Frazier I believe this wildflower growing in my yard in Kerr Co., TX is called Pin Clover (Erodium Circutarium) ~Anon Common Names: Storksbill, Filaree, Pin Clover, Pink Needle; Family: Geranium Tech Name: Erodium cicutarium; They are located abundantly at my house near Mineral Wells TX ~Brenda Hoffman )
Stork's BillBrady, TX, amongst lots of weeds/other unknowns. I'm thinking winecup [or] maybe a wild geranium. My soil is "decent" but the sites of the other plants are probably rocky, unimproved, etc. ~Mary Goble This is a stork's bill, Erodium texanum .~Steve Schwartzman Texas Storksbill (Erodium texanum), Geranium Family. They grow throughout most or all of Texas. ~Brenda Hoffman )
Unidentified #32Not sure if this is a weed or what. the stalk is green, and the leaves look like dill.. the flowers are now blooming – buds then small purple flowers ~Laura Ikels Larkspur. I have these growing in my yard and they are a flower garden annual that make seed that sprout again the next year. ~R. Livingston )
Unidentified #31It features a blue flower, is presently in bloom [4/2012], seems to grow in colonies in shaded areas. Located along Bee Creek in travis county. ~Don Gray Looks like your False Dayflower under blue flowers. ~Art Prennace This is Tinantia anomala, sometimes called false dayflower. Compare with this photo. ~Steven Schwartzman )
HerbetiaWhat kind of wildflower is this? It has bulbs underground. I want to transplant into a garden - how do I do that? ~Diane Walker Herbetia lahue ~Steven Schwartzman According to "Wildflowers of Texas," a Herbertia (Herbertia lahue subsp. caerulea) in the Iris family. ~Brenda Hoffman )
Wild OnionI took this photo 3-26-11 in Austin Texas. The plant was very delicate, small and low to the ground and was greatly magnified by a super macro lense. The soil is a thin layer of black clay over heavy limestone rock subsurface. ~Debra Lineberger The flower clusters are an allium/wild onion. ~Kathleen Scott )
Snapdragon vineThese were in a regularly mowed strip alongside a rural road in western Chambers County. Can anyone identify them? ~J. B. Sherrick Snapdragon vine flower. ~Ann Barnes )
CosmosI 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 )
Singletary-pea, Lathyrus hirsutusVERY small – less than 1/4" in diameter. 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 )
Trailing Four O'ClockPicture taken up by Junction in Oct. right after the rains. Thought it could be a primrose but since solid purple didn't know. ~Sandra Arguello Trailing Four O'Clock. ~Brenda Loveless )
Grape HyacinthBrushy Creek near the 'Round Rock' in Round Rock, TX. Same color as bluebonnet, but flower grouping and leaves all wrong. ~Twyla Grape hyacinth. The flowers are perennial and grow from a bulb. They have survived numerous hot Texas summers, growing in full sun....They bloom year after year. ~Jo Lynn Lehman )
Wild Petunia, RuelliaWalking 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 )
Butterfly Pea[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 )
Dotted Blue–Eyed GrassFound 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
SpiderwortFredericksburg 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 )
False DayflowerI 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. [Found in] Texas and northern Mexico, though some call it a Texas endemic. Not to be confused with the true Dayflower[which] 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 )
Prairie Turnip or BreadrootIt is about twice the size of one's hand and was photographed in East Texas in April. ~Donald Snyder With the help of Dr. Jerry Parsons, horticulturist at Texas A & M, we have identified this plant as Psoralea esculenta. ~Diane Mudd )
Rain LilyA 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 )
Western HorsenettleFound 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 )
SpeedwellThis 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 )
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