Last year 147 different species of wildflowers were counted in this area!

 

The Two-Flower Anemones (Anemone edwardsiana) have mostly gone to seed, and have seemingly been replaced by Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium ensigerum). This lovely flower is not really grass, but actually an iris, and opens each day when the sun comes out. Mixed with the purples of Prairie Verbena (Verbena bipinnatifida), it makes a vibrant contrast to the many yellow composites Engelmann Daisy (Engelmannia pinnatifida), Slender-stem Bitterweed (Hymenoxys scaposa), and Slender-leaf Hymenoxys (Hymenoxys linearifolia). Several white flowers just began to bloom including Old Plainsman (Hymenopappus scabiosaeus), White Evolvulus (Evolvulus sericeus), Corn Salad (Valerianella amarella), White Rock Lettuce (Pinaropappus roseus), and Prairie Fleabane (Erigeron modestus). Golden-Eye Phlox (Phlox roemeriana) and Scarlet Penstemon (Penstemon triflorus) are throwing in a nice splash of hot pink.

 

Other sightings include: False Day Flower (Commelinantia anomala), Day Flower (Commelina erecta), Spiderwort (Tradescantia sp.), Crow Poison (Nothoscordum bivalve), Wild Garlic (Allium drummondii), Large Buttercup (Ranunculus macranthus), Peppergrass (Lepidium virginicum), Silver Bladderpod (Lequerella argyraea), Huisache (Acacia farnesiana), Texas Mountain Laurel (Sophora secundiflora), Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis), Deer Pea Vetch (Vicia ludovicina), Stork's Bill (Erodium texanum), Yellow Wood-Sorrel (Oxalis dillenii), Western Primrose (Calylophus hartweggii), Limestone Guara (Gaura calcicola), Pink Evening Primrose (Onothera speciosa), Scarlet Pimpernel (Anagallis arvensis), Redbud (Menodora heterophylla),  Gray Vervain (Verbena canescens), Annual Pennyroyal (Hedeoma acinoides), False Nightshade (Chamaesaracha sordida), Prairie Paintbrush (Castilleja purpurea var. lindheimeri), Texas Paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa), Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella), Fragrant Gaillardia (Gaillardia suavis).