Wildflowers Abound
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Often the penstemmons are blue to purple, but in '05 they were white and thick on the swamp. | Thistle is a bad plant, but beautiful, by Ralph Seibert |
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A normal May sight is fields with Gaillardia and Lazy Daisy, interspersed. It also is called Indian Blanket or Firewheel and occasionally comes in yellow. | |
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Lazy Daisy, Indian Blanket and prickly pear are as pretty close up as in the above photos. |
Dry tank beds turn purple with Tall Waterhemp at the XL. |
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Goat's Rue or devil's shoestring (Tephrosia virginiana) is not common in the Panhandle. This was taken on the Swamp. Roots contain rotenone. Many medicinal values. | |
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Trompillo or silver leaf nightshade grows in abundance throughout the Panhandle. | In the fall, Gay Feather is scattered across the plains. |
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Wild poppy |
Wild sunflowerws, bitterweed and Gaillardia |
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The fragile day flower. | Milkweed |
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Catclaw sensitivebriar grows under Horsemint by the side of the road. |
Pricklypear cactus |
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Catclaw mimosa | Wild onion and orange mallow. |
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Common broomweed on the Exell. | Echinacea, also known as Black Sampson or Purple Coneflower. |
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Antelope Horned Milkweed | |
Colorado Wildflowers, 2009 Colorado Wildflower Quilt, Texas wildlife, Turkey Study, Hunting, Elk Hunting, JA Mule Deer & Aoudad, Spring Turkey Hunt, Freeland's Wildflowers on JA
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