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American white waterlily ~ Nymphaea odorata As August heat rises, a variety of white flowers provides a cooling counterpoint to the season’s discomfort. At Lake Hyatt in east Texas, white wat…| Lagniappe
Meadow pink with its coiled style Sabatia campestris, a pretty pink wildflower native to many local areas, commonly is known as meadow pink; its specific epithet is derived from the Latin word meaning ‘of the fields and meadows.’ Various online sites refer to it as Texas star, a name attached to the plant on the … Continue reading Prairie Pink, Pineland Pink| Lagniappe
Tropical blue water liles filling a Brazoria refuge pond Theoretically, Texas could claim four species of native water lily, although Nymphaea ampla, the dotleaf water lily common in Mexico and the Caribbean, is quite rare. On the other hand, the fragrant water lily (N. odorata) highlighted in my previous post and the so-called blue water … Continue reading From Bud to Blue| Lagniappe
American white waterlily ~ Nymphaea odorata As August heat rises, a variety of white flowers provides a cooling counterpoint to the season’s discomfort. At Lake Hyatt in east Texas, white wat…| Lagniappe
Aletris aurea abloom along the Big Thicket’s Sundew Trail A tall, slender splash of color common to east Texas, golden miller’s maid (Aletris aurea) occurs in wet pine savannas, moist pine flatwoods, and seepage areas where pitcher plants and meadow beauties also grow. The common name ‘miller’s maid’ may refer to the distinctive mealy or … Continue reading Forgoing the Straight and Narrow| Lagniappe
Golden wave tickseed (Coreopsis basalis) at Galveston’s Broadway cemeteries A few years ago, when I announced my intention to spend a two-week vacation primarily in Kansas, more than a few fr…| Lagniappe
Hooker’s eryngo ~ Eryngium hookeri Despite belonging to the same genus as the rattlesnake master shown in my previous post, the appearance of Hooker’s eryngo differs somewhat. Its flowe…| Lagniappe
Rattlesnake master buds developing on the Nash prairie Bearing an especially evocative name, rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium) commonly grows on the tallgrass prairie, although it can be fo…| Lagniappe
Purple leatherflower ~ Clematis pitcheri A delightful aspect of Brazos Bend State Park is the variety of environments it contains. Lakes, prairie, woods, swampy areas, and even the Brazos River its…| Lagniappe
Common buckeye ~ Junonia coenia Decades ago, while still living in Big Ten football country, I knew Buckeyes only as the team associated with Ohio State. Years later, I met the confection known as …| Lagniappe
