Monday, April 17, 2017

The Colors of Spring in the Brazos Valley


For your enjoyment, a few spring wildflowers from April in the Brazos Valley of Texas.  Some are ID'd through great websites: Texas Highways, Texas Wildflower Index and Wildflowers of the U.S.  Some are puzzlements.  All mistakes are my own.  

Little pollinator in winecup, perhaps CallirhoĆ« involucrata



Texas thistle, perhaps Cirsium texanum






Firewheel, perhaps Gaillardia pulchella 




Texas bluebonnets and  primroses in a breezy meadow   




Ah, a member of the legumes, Fabaceae

Possibly Rose Gentian, Sabatia campestris



Texas Yellowstar, possibly Lindheimera texana




And now, three unknowns:  

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