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Wildflowers of Central Texas

Central Texas, also known as the Hill Country, encompasses a marvelous diversity of wildflowers. Comprising portions of the Edwards Plateau and Blackland Prairie, this region contains flora representing north, south, east, and west sections of the state. The plant life corresponds directly to the variety of soil types. Shallow, well-drained limestone soils are typical of the rugged hills and canyons of the Edwards Plateau; while dark, calcareous clays and gray, sandy loams characterize prairie soils. The diverse topography and varying amounts of rainfall create many habitats for plants. The species in this collection include some of the most common spring wildflowers in the area.

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scientific name	common name(s)	image gallery
Allium drummondii	Drummond's onion Wild Garlic Drummond wild onion	27 images
Anemone berlandieri	Tenpetal thimbleweed Ten-petaled anemone Wind-flower	70 images
Aquilegia canadensis	Eastern red columbine Wild red columbine	55 images
Argemone albiflora	Bluestem pricklypoppy White pricklypoppy	30 images
Asclepias asperula	Spider milkweed Antelope horns Green-flowered milkweed Spider antelope-horns	41 images
Calylophus berlandieri	Berlandier's sundrops Square-bud primrose Sundrops	18 images
Castilleja indivisa	Entireleaf indian paintbrush Texas paintbrush Indian paintbrush Scarlet paintbrush Entire-leaf indian-paintbrush	73 images
Callirhoe involucrata	Winecup Purple poppy mallow	38 images
Centaurea americana	American star-thistle Basket-Flower Star thistle Shaving brush American basket-flower	58 images
Commelina erecta	Whitemouth dayflower Widow's tears Day flower White-mouth dayflower	38 images
Cooperia pedunculata	Hill Country rain lily Prairie lily Rain lily	34 images
Coreopsis tinctoria	Plains coreopsis Golden tickseed Goldenwave Calliopsis	37 images
Engelmannia peristenia	Engelmann's daisy Engelmann Daisy Cutleaf Daisy	43 images
Eustoma exaltatum	Catchfly prairie gentian Bluebell gentian Western blue gentian Blue marsh lily Small bluebell Catchfly gentian Seaside gentian	13 images
Gaillardia pulchella	Firewheel Indian Blanket	130 images
Glandularia bipinnatifida	Purple prairie verbena Prairie verbena Dacota vervain Dakota mock vervain Moradilla	8 images
Lindheimera texana	Texas yellowstar Texas star Lindheimer daisy Texas yellow star	30 images
Lobelia cardinalis	Cardinal flower	47 images
Lupinus texensis	Texas bluebonnet Bluebonnet Texas lupine Buffalo clover Wolf-flower	182 images
Melampodium leucanthum	Blackfoot Daisy Rock daisy Plains blackfoot	42 images
Monarda citriodora	Lemon beebalm Horsemint Purple horsemint Lemon mint Plains horsemint Lemon horsemint	87 images
Oenothera speciosa	Pink evening primrose Showy evening primrose Mexican evening primrose Showy primrose Pink ladies Buttercups Pink buttercups	102 images
Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri	Texas pricklypear Prickly Pear Texas Prickly Pear	40 images
Penstemon cobaea	Wild foxglove Prairie penstemon Foxglove penstemon False foxglove Large-flowered beardtongue Large-flowered penstemon Prairie beardtongue Cobaea penstemon	65 images
Phlox drummondii	Annual phlox Phlox Drummond phlox	66 images
Ratibida columnifera	Mexican hat Prairie coneflower Upright prairie coneflower Red-spike mexican-hat Long-headed coneflower Thimbleflower	121 images
Rudbeckia hirta	Black-eyed Susan Common black-eyed Susan Brown-eyed Susan	63 images
Salvia farinacea	Mealy blue sage Mealy sage Mealycup sage	57 images
Sisyrinchium minus	Dwarf blue-eyed grass Pink-Eyed Grass	8 images
Tradescantia gigantea	Giant spiderwort	37 images
Verbena halei	Slender verbena Texas verbena Texas vervain	31 images
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