Indian Blanket, Gaillardia pulchella, sometimes called firewheel is an unmistakable member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae). Its reddish brown … [Read more...] about Indian Blanket Wildflowers Are Attention Grabbers
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The Trumpet Creeper Vine Makes Huge, Red, Trumpet-Shaped Flowers
The plant pictured above is a member of the Trumpet-Creeper Vine family, Bignoniaceae, known as Campsis radicans or the Common Trumpet Creeper … [Read more...] about The Trumpet Creeper Vine Makes Huge, Red, Trumpet-Shaped Flowers
Crimson Clover- Blood Red Plumes Along the Highways
Crimson Clover, Trifolium incarnatum is a legume, family Fabaceae, that is a native of Europe which has been planted along Texas roadsides for its … [Read more...] about Crimson Clover- Blood Red Plumes Along the Highways
Corn Poppy, Papaver rhoeus, an Introduced Beauty That Can Become a Pest
This is an example of Papaver rhoeas, the corn poppy. This is an introduced plant in the US and Canada. This member of the Papaveraceae (poppy) family … [Read more...] about Corn Poppy, Papaver rhoeus, an Introduced Beauty That Can Become a Pest