Showy evening primrose (Oenothera speciosa)
Firewheel (a.k.a Indian blanket or blanket flower; Gaillardia pulchella)
Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia)
Purple horsemint (a.k.a. lemon beebalm, horsemint, lemon-mint or plains horsemint; Monarda citriodora)
Wild carrot (a.k.a. bishop’s lace or Queen Anne’s lace; Daucus carota)
Berlandier’s yellow flax (Linum berlandieri)
Downy phlox (a.k.a. prairie phlox or fragrant phlox; Phlox pilosa)
Texas greeneyes (Berlandiera betonicifolia)
With yet another overcast morning, I thought I’d offer some photos from previous walks since they provide a bright start to an otherwise gloomy day. This is another collection of local wildflowers.
Engelmann Daisies (Engelmannia pinnatifida)
Moss verbena (Verbena tenuisecta)
Greenthread (Thelesperma filifolium)
Firewheel, a.k.a Indian Blanket or Blanket Flower (Gaillardia pulchella)
Notice the two small beetles loitering about
Berlandier’s yellow flax (Linum berlandieri)
Cobaea beardtongue (Penstemon cobaea)
Blue Flax (Linum lewisii)