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Andy Wasowski, a freelance writer and photographer, and Sally Wasowski, a landscape designer, have written nine books including Native Texas Plants and Native Texas Gardens, Requiem for a Lawnmower and Gardening for a Hotter, Drier Climate. In June, 2005, the Wasowskis contributed an extensive collection of native plant and landscape photos to the Wildflower Center adding 3939 photos to the Native Plant Information Network image gallery.
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida | Zexmenia Orange Zexmenia Hairy Wedelia Wedelia Texas Creeping-oxeye |  |
| Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida | Zexmenia Orange Zexmenia Hairy Wedelia Wedelia Texas Creeping-oxeye |  |
| Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida | Zexmenia Orange Zexmenia Hairy Wedelia Wedelia Texas Creeping-oxeye |  |
| Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida | Zexmenia Orange Zexmenia Hairy Wedelia Wedelia Texas Creeping-oxeye |  |
| Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida | Zexmenia Orange Zexmenia Hairy Wedelia Wedelia Texas Creeping-oxeye |  |
| Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida | Zexmenia Orange Zexmenia Hairy Wedelia Wedelia Texas Creeping-oxeye |  |
| Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida | Zexmenia Orange Zexmenia Hairy Wedelia Wedelia Texas Creeping-oxeye |  |
| Wisteria frutescens | American Wisteria Texas Wisteria Kentucky Wisteria |  |
| Wisteria frutescens | American Wisteria Texas Wisteria Kentucky Wisteria |  |
| Woodwardia areolata | Netted Chainfern Chain Fern Netted Chain Fern |  |
| Xanthorhiza simplicissima | Yellowroot Shrub Yellowroot |  |
| Xanthisma texanum | Texas Sleepy Daisy Yellow Sleepy Daisy Star of Texas Texas Sleepy-daisy Texas Sleepydaisy |  |
| Xanthisma texanum | Texas Sleepy Daisy Yellow Sleepy Daisy Star of Texas Texas Sleepy-daisy Texas Sleepydaisy |  |
| Xylosma flexuosa | Brush Holly Brushholly |  |
| Xylorhiza orcuttii | Orcutt's Aster Borrego Aster Mojave Aster |  |
| Xylorhiza wrightii | Big Bend Woodyaster Terlingua Aster Gyp Daisy Gypsum Daisy Big Bend Aster |  |
| Xylorhiza wrightii | Big Bend Woodyaster Terlingua Aster Gyp Daisy Gypsum Daisy Big Bend Aster |  |
| Yucca aloifolia | Spanish Dagger Spanish Bayonet Aloe Yucca |  |
| Yucca aloifolia | Spanish Dagger Spanish Bayonet Aloe Yucca |  |
| Yucca aloifolia | Spanish Dagger Spanish Bayonet Aloe Yucca |  |
| Yucca arkansana | Arkansas Yucca Softleaf Yucca |  |
| Yucca arkansana | Arkansas Yucca Softleaf Yucca |  |
| Yucca arkansana | Arkansas Yucca Softleaf Yucca |  |
| Yucca arkansana | Arkansas Yucca Softleaf Yucca |  |
| Yucca baccata | Banana Yucca Blue Yucca Fleshy-fruited Yucca Datil |  |
| Yucca baccata | Banana Yucca Blue Yucca Fleshy-fruited Yucca Datil |  |
| Yucca baccata | Banana Yucca Blue Yucca Fleshy-fruited Yucca Datil |  |
| Yucca baileyi var. navajoa | Navajo Yucca |  |
| Yucca baileyi var. navajoa | Navajo Yucca |  |
| Yucca brevifolia | Joshua Tree Tree Yucca Cactus-yucca Yucca-palm |  |
| Yucca brevifolia | Joshua Tree Tree Yucca Cactus-yucca Yucca-palm |  |
| Yucca elata | Soaptree Yucca Soaptree Soapweed Yucca Palmilla Palmella Amole |  |
| Yucca elata | Soaptree Yucca Soaptree Soapweed Yucca Palmilla Palmella Amole |  |
| Yucca faxoniana | Faxon Yucca Carneros Yucca Eve's Needle Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Giant Dagger Palm Samandoca Palm Barreta Palmilla Palma |  |
| Yucca faxoniana | Faxon Yucca Carneros Yucca Eve's Needle Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Giant Dagger Palm Samandoca Palm Barreta Palmilla Palma |  |
| Yucca faxoniana | Faxon Yucca Carneros Yucca Eve's Needle Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Giant Dagger Palm Samandoca Palm Barreta Palmilla Palma |  |
| Yucca faxoniana | Faxon Yucca Carneros Yucca Eve's Needle Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Giant Dagger Palm Samandoca Palm Barreta Palmilla Palma |  |
| Yucca filamentosa | Adam's Needle |  |
| Yucca filamentosa | Adam's Needle |  |
| Yucca glauca | Soapweed Yucca Narrowleaf Yucca Plains Yucca Beargrass Great Plains Yucca |  |
| Yucca madrensis | Mountain Yucca Hoary Yucca Sword-cactus |  |
| Yucca madrensis | Mountain Yucca Hoary Yucca Sword-cactus |  |
| Yucca pallida | Pale-leaf Yucca |  |
| Yucca pallida | Pale-leaf Yucca |  |
| Yucca pallida | Pale-leaf Yucca |  |
| Yucca pallida | Pale-leaf Yucca |  |
| Yucca reverchonii | San Angelo Yucca |  |
| Yucca reverchonii | San Angelo Yucca |  |
| Yucca rupicola | Twistleaf Yucca Twisted-leaf Yucca Texas Yucca Spanish Dagger |  |
| Yucca rupicola | Twistleaf Yucca Twisted-leaf Yucca Texas Yucca Spanish Dagger |  |
| Yucca schidigera | Mojave Yucca |  |
| Yucca schidigera | Mojave Yucca |  |
| Yucca schidigera | Mojave Yucca |  |
| Yucca thompsoniana | Thompson's Yucca Thompson Yucca Beaked Yucca Big Bend Yucca Soyate Palmita Trans-Pecos Yucca |  |
| Yucca thompsoniana | Thompson's Yucca Thompson Yucca Beaked Yucca Big Bend Yucca Soyate Palmita Trans-Pecos Yucca |  |
| Yucca thompsoniana | Thompson's Yucca Thompson Yucca Beaked Yucca Big Bend Yucca Soyate Palmita Trans-Pecos Yucca |  |
| Yucca thompsoniana | Thompson's Yucca Thompson Yucca Beaked Yucca Big Bend Yucca Soyate Palmita Trans-Pecos Yucca |  |
| Yucca thompsoniana | Thompson's Yucca Thompson Yucca Beaked Yucca Big Bend Yucca Soyate Palmita Trans-Pecos Yucca |  |
| Yucca torreyi | Torrey Yucca Torrey's Yucca Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Old Shag Palma |  |
| Yucca torreyi | Torrey Yucca Torrey's Yucca Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Old Shag Palma |  |
| Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | Hercules Club Pepperbark Toothache Tree Tickle Tongue Prickly Ash |  |
| Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | Hercules Club Pepperbark Toothache Tree Tickle Tongue Prickly Ash |  |
| Zanthoxylum hirsutum | Texas Hercules' Club Texas Prickly Ash Limetone Prickly Ash Toothache Tree Tickle-tongue Tingle-tongue |  |
| Zanthoxylum hirsutum | Texas Hercules' Club Texas Prickly Ash Limetone Prickly Ash Toothache Tree Tickle-tongue Tingle-tongue |  |
| Zamia pumila ssp. pumila | Coontie |  |
| Zamia pumila ssp. pumila | Coontie |  |
| Zephyranthes atamasca | Atamasco Lily Rain Lily |  |
| Zephyranthes atamasca | Atamasco Lily Rain Lily |  |
| Zephyranthes atamasca | Atamasco Lily Rain Lily |  |
| Zinnia acerosa | Desert Zinnia Dwarf Zinnia Dwarf White Zinnia Shrubby Zinnia Southern Zinnia |  |
| Zinnia acerosa | Desert Zinnia Dwarf Zinnia Dwarf White Zinnia Shrubby Zinnia Southern Zinnia |  |
| Zinnia acerosa | Desert Zinnia Dwarf Zinnia Dwarf White Zinnia Shrubby Zinnia Southern Zinnia |  |
| Zinnia acerosa | Desert Zinnia Dwarf Zinnia Dwarf White Zinnia Shrubby Zinnia Southern Zinnia |  |
| Zinnia acerosa | Desert Zinnia Dwarf Zinnia Dwarf White Zinnia Shrubby Zinnia Southern Zinnia |  |
| Zizia aptera | Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip Heartleaf Meadow Parsnip Meadow Parsnip Heartleaf Alexanders Meadow Zizia Zizia |  |
| Zizia aptera | Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip Heartleaf Meadow Parsnip Meadow Parsnip Heartleaf Alexanders Meadow Zizia Zizia |  |
| Zizia aptera | Heart-leaved Meadow Parsnip Heartleaf Meadow Parsnip Meadow Parsnip Heartleaf Alexanders Meadow Zizia Zizia |  |
| Zizia aurea | Golden Zizia Golden Alexanders |  |
| Zigadenus elegans | Mountain Death Camas White Camas |  |
| Zinnia grandiflora | Plains Zinnia Rocky Mountain Zinnia Prairie Zinnia Little Golden Zinnia Yellow Zinnia |  |
| Zinnia grandiflora | Plains Zinnia Rocky Mountain Zinnia Prairie Zinnia Little Golden Zinnia Yellow Zinnia |  |
| Zinnia grandiflora | Plains Zinnia Rocky Mountain Zinnia Prairie Zinnia Little Golden Zinnia Yellow Zinnia |  |
| Zinnia grandiflora | Plains Zinnia Rocky Mountain Zinnia Prairie Zinnia Little Golden Zinnia Yellow Zinnia |  |
| Zinnia grandiflora | Plains Zinnia Rocky Mountain Zinnia Prairie Zinnia Little Golden Zinnia Yellow Zinnia |  |
| Zigadenus nuttallii | Nuttall's Death Camas Death Camas Poison-onion |  |
| Ziziphus obtusifolia | Lotebush Lote-bush Condalia Graythorn |  |
| Zigadenus venenosus | Meadow Death Camas Death Camas |  |
| Zigadenus venenosus | Meadow Death Camas Death Camas |  |
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |