Here are a few more of the wonderful wildflowers I photographed in Texas last month. I always love photographing wildflowers in a new location – so nice to see new to me wildflowers growing in their native habitats.
Engelmann’s Salvia – salvia engelmannii – salvia is a member of the mint family
© 2011 Patty Hankins
Purple Prairie Clover – dalea purpurea – a member of the Bean family
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Stiff Stem Flax – linum berlandieri – related to the Western Blue Flax I photographed in Colorado
© 2011 Patty Hankins
Blanketflower – gailaardia pulchella – related to the Arizona Sun Blanket Flower I photographed in a local garden
© 2011 Patty Hankins
Devil’s Claw – proboscidea louisianica – a member of the sesame family
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Texas vervain – verbena halei – a member of the vervain family. The flowers on Texas Vervain are very small – they are up to 1/4″ across.
© 2011 Patty Hankins
I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing some of the wildflowers I photographed in Texas. I’m already trying to figure out when the bluebonnets will bloom there next year. I’m hoping to see and photograph them some day.