Wildflowers in Central Texas

Documenting flowers seen in Williamson and nearby counties(Burnet, Travis, etc.) of central Texas.

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Names: Typically conform to current (~2017) names used by ITIS (Integrated Taxonomic Information System), which appears to use family names from the APG3 (Angiosperm Phylogeny Group 3). Common names are aggregated from a number of sources including ITIS, The Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas, and Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country.

Counties: Bl - Bell, Bx - Bexar, Bc - Blanco, Bt - Burnet, Gl - Gillespie, Le - Lee, Ll - Llano, Mm - Milam, Ss - San Saba, Tv - Travis, Wm - Williamson
Family Genus Species
Common Name(s)		 Image County
Brassicaceae Draba cuneifolia
wedgeleaf draba, whitlow-wort, whitlow-grass		 Bt, Wm
Brassicaceae Draba platycarpa
broadpod draba, broadpod whitlowgrass		 Bl, Tv, Wm
Brassicaceae Lepidium virginicum
peppergrass, Virginia pepper-grass		 Bt, Wm
Brassicaceae Myagrum perfoliatum
bird's-eye cress		 Wm
Brassicaceae Nasturtium officinale
watercress		 Wm
Brassicaceae Physaria engelmannii
Engelmann's bladderpod
Brassicaceae Physaria recurvata
gaslight bladderpod, slender bladderpod		 Bt, Wm
Brassicaceae Physaria spp.
twinpod
Brassicaceae Rapistrum rugosum
annual bastardcabbage		 Tv, Wm
Brassicaceae Streptanthus petiolaris
Brazos rockcress, rock-cress		 Bt, Wm
Cactaceae Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
tasajillo, Christmas cactus, pencil cactus		 Bt, Gl/Ll, Tv, Wm
Cactaceae Echinocereus coccineus ssp paucispinus
claret-cup cactus, red-flower hedgehog, claret cup		 Bt, Gl/Ll
Cactaceae Echinocereus reichenbachii
lace hedgehog cactus, lace cactus		 Bt, Ss, Wm
Cactaceae Escobaria missouriensis
Missouri foxtail cactus, plains nipple cactus		 Wm
Cactaceae Opuntia engelmannii var lindheimeri
Texas prickly-pear, nopal prickly-pear		 Bt, Tv, Wm
Cactaceae Opuntia spp.
prickly-pear
Cactaceae Thelocactus setispinus
miniature barrel cactus, fishhook cactus, hedgehog cactus		 Bt
Campanulaceae Campanula reverchonii
Texas bluebell, basin bellflower		 Ll
Campanulaceae Lobelia cardinalis
cardinal flower		 Wm
Campanulaceae Triodanis coloradoensis
Colorado Venus'-Looking-Glass		 Bt, Wm
Campanulaceae Triodanis perfoliata ssp. biflora
small Venus' looking-glass		 Tv, Wm
Campanulaceae Triodanis perfoliata ssp. perfoliata
clasping Venus'-looking-glass		 Bt, Wm
Caprifoliaceae Lonicera albiflora
white honeysuckle, western white honeysuckle, Texas honeysuckle		 Tv, Wm
Caprifoliaceae Lonicera fragrantissima
sweet breath of spring		 Wm
Caprifoliaceae Lonicera japonica
Japanese honeysuckle		 Bl, Tv, Wm
Caprifoliaceae Lonicera sempervirens
coral honeysuckle, trumpet honeysuckle, evergreen honeysuckle		 Wm
Caryophyllaceae Arenaria benthamii
hilly sandwort		 Wm
Caryophyllaceae Arenaria serpyllifolia
thymeleaf sandwort		 Wm
Caryophyllaceae Cerastium brachypodum
shortstalk chickweed		 Wm
Caryophyllaceae Paronychia virginica
yellow nailwort, broom nailwort, whitlow-wort		 Bc, Tv
Caryophyllaceae Sagina decumbens
trailing pearlwort		 Bt
Caryophyllaceae Stellaria media
chickweed, common chickweed		 Tv, Wm
Cistaceae Helianthemum georgianum
rockrose, Georgia sun-rose, Georgia rock-rose, Georgia frostweed		 Bt, Gl/Ll
Cleomaceae Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma
clammyweed		 Wm
Commelinaceae Commelina erecta
erect dayflower		 Bt, Tv, Wm
Commelinaceae Tinantia anomala
false dayflower		 Bl, Tv, Wm
Commelinaceae Tradescantia gigantea
giant spiderwort		 Bt, Wm
Commelinaceae Tradescantia humilis
Texas spiderwort		 Wm
Commelinaceae Tradescantia occidentalis
prairie spiderwort, western spiderwort		 Wm
Commelinaceae Tradescantia ohiensis
Ohio spiderwort, bluejacket		 Bl
Commelinaceae Tradescantia pedicellata
Edwards Plateau spiderwort, granite spiderwort		 Bt
Convolvulaceae Convolvulus arvensis
field bindweed		 Wm
Convolvulaceae Convolvulus equitans
gray bindweed, Texas bindweed		 Bl, Bt, Tv, Wm
Convolvulaceae Cuscuta spp.
dodder		 Bt
Convolvulaceae Dichondra carolinensis
grass ponysfoot, Carolina ponysfoot		 Tv, Wm
Convolvulaceae Evolvulus nuttallianus
shaggy dwarf morningglory, shaggy evolvulus		 Bt
Convolvulaceae Evolvulus sericeus
silky evovlulus, silver dwarf morningglory, white evolvulus		 Bt, Tv, Wm
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea cordatotriloba
cotton morningglory, tievine, purple bindweed		 Bl, Bt, Tv, Wm
Convolvulaceae Ipomoea lacunosa
pitted morningglory, white morningglory, whitestar		 Wm
Convolvulaceae Merremia dissecta
Alamo vine, noyau vine		 Wm
Cornaceae Cornus drummondii
roughleaf dogwood		 Bl, Bt, Tv, Wm
Crassulaceae Sedum nuttallii
yellow stonecrop		 Bt, Gl/Ll, Wm
Crassulaceae Sedum pulchellum
Texas stonecrop, rock-moss, widow's-cross		 Wm
Cucurbitacaee Cucurbita foetidissima
buffalo gourd, stinking gourd, calabazilla		 Wm
Cucurbitacaee Ibervillea lindheimeri
balsam gourd, Lindheimer's globeberry, snake-apple		 Wm
Cucurbitacaee Sicyos sp.
burr cucumber, bur-cucumber		 Wm
Ebenaceae Diospyros texana
Texas persimmon, Mexican persimmon		 Bt, Wm
Euphorbiaceae Acalypha ostryifolia
hophornbeam copperleaf, pineland threeseed mercury		 Wm
Euphorbiaceae Acalypha phleoides
shrubby copperleaf, Lindheimer's copperleaf, three-seeded mercury		 Bt, Ss, Wm
Euphorbiaceae Cnidoscolus texanus
bull nettle, Texas bull-nettle		 Bl, Bt, Tv, Wm
Euphorbiaceae Croton fruticulosus
encinilla, hierba loca, shrubby croton		 Ss
Euphorbiaceae Croton glandulosus
tropic croton, tooth-leaved croton		 Bt
Euphorbiaceae Croton lindheimeri
Lindheimer's hogwort		 Wm
Euphorbiaceae Croton lindheimerianus
three-seed croton		 Bt, Wm
Euphorbiaceae Croton monanthogynus
prairie-tea, one-seed croton		 Bt, Wm
Euphorbiaceae Croton texensis
Texas croton, skunkweed, goatweed		 Bt, Wm
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia bicolor
snow-on-the-prairie		 Wm
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia corollata
flowering spurge		 Wm
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia marginata
snow-on-the-mountain		 Wm
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia missurica
prairie spurge, prairie sandmat, Missouri spurge		 Tv
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia spathulata
roughpod spurge, warty spurge, warty euphorbia		 Wm
Euphorbiaceae Stillingia texana
Texas queen's-delight, Texas stillingia, queen's delight		 Bc, Bt, Wm
Euphorbiaceae Triadica sebifera
Chinese tallow		 Bt, Tv, Wm
Fabaceae Acacia angustissima
prairie acacia		 Tv, Wm
Fabaceae Acmispon americanus var. americanus
American bird's-foot trefoil, Pursh's deer vetch		 Bt, Gl/Ll
Fabaceae Amorpha fruticosa
false indigo, indigobush		 Wm
Fabaceae Astragalus crassicarpus
ground-plum, groundplum milkvetch		 Bt, Wm
Fabaceae Astragalus nuttallianus
smallflowered milkvetch, Nuttall's milk-vetch, turkey-pea		 Bt, Tv, Wm
Fabaceae Astragalus nuttallianus var. austrinus
smallflowered milkvetch, Rio Frontera milkvetch		 Bt
Fabaceae Astragalus nuttallianus var. nutallianus
smallflowered milkvetch, Nuttall's milk-vetch		 Bt, Wm
Fabaceae Astragalus nuttallianus var. pleianthus
Edwards Plateau milkvetch		 Tv
Fabaceae Centrosema virginianum
butterfly pea		 Bt
Fabaceae Cercis canadensis
redbud		 Bt, Tv, Wm
Fabaceae Chamaecrista fasciculata
partridge pea		 Bl, Tv, Wm
Fabaceae Clitoria mariana
Atlantic pigeonwings, spoonflower		 Bt
Fabaceae Dalea aurea
golden dalea, silktop dalea, golden prairie clover		 Bl, Bt, Wm
Fabaceae Dalea candida
white prairie clover, white dalea		 Wm
Fabaceae Dalea compacta
compact prairie clover, purple prairie clover		 Bl, Wm
Fabaceae Dalea hallii
Hall's dalea, Hall's prairie clover		 Bt, Wm
Fabaceae Dalea multiflora
roundhead prairie clover, white prairie clover		 Bl, Wm
Fabaceae Dalea nana
dwarf prairie clover, dwarf dalea		 Bt
Fabaceae Dalea purpurea
purple prairie clover, violet prairie clover		 Wm
Fabaceae Dalea tenuis
pinkglobe prairie clover		 Bt
Fabaceae Desmanthus illinoiensis
Illinois bundleflower		 Tv, Wm
Fabaceae Desmanthus velutinous
velvet bundleflower		 Wm
Fabaceae Desmodium psilophyllum
simpleleaf ticktrefoil, simple-leaf tick-clover		 Bt, Wm
Fabaceae Desmodium spp.
tick trefoil, tick-clover
Fabaceae Eysenhardtia texana
Texas kidneywood, bee-brush		 Bt, Tv, Wm
Fabaceae Galactia spp.
milkpea		 Bt, Wm
Fabaceae Indigofera miniata
scarlet pea		 Bt, Tv, Wm

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