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TEXAS TOP 20

Texas is home to thousands of species of wildflowers. Here are the top 20 most common wildflowers you’ll see in Texas during spring and summer.

Texas Bluebonnet
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Indian Paintbrush, Castilleja indivisa PHOTO Bruce Leander

Texas Indian Paintbrush

Indian Paintbrush, Gaillardia pulchella

Firewheel
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Pink Evening Primrose, Oenothera speciosa

Pink Evening Primrose

Horsemint, Monarda citriodora

Horsemint

Drummond Phlox, Phlox drummondii PHOTO Bruce Leander

Drummond Phlox

Mexican Hat, Ratibida columnifera PHOTO Bruce Leander

Mexican Hat

Winecup, Callirhoe involucrata PHOTO Joanna Wojtkowiak

Winecup

Black-Eyed Susan, Rudbeckia hirta PHOTO Bruce Leander

Black-eyed Susan

Prairie Verbena, Glandularia bipinnatifida PHOTO Bruce Leander

Prairie Verbena

Blackfoot Daisy, Melampodium leucanthum PHOTO Bruce Leander

Blackfoot Daisy

Texas Spiderlily, Hymenocallis liriosme PHOTO Bruce Leander

Texas Spiderlily

White Pricklypoppy, Argemone albiflora PHOTO Sally and Andy Wasowski

White Pricklypoppy

Rainlily, Cooperia pedunculata PHOTO Bruce LeanderRainlily, Cooperia pedunculata PHOTO Bruce Leander

Rain Lily

Huisache Daisy, Amblyolepis setigera PHOTO Lee Clippard

Huisache Daisy

Plains Coreopsis

Plains Wild Indigo, Baptisia bracteata PHOTO Joseph A. Marcus

Plains Wild Indigo

Engelmann Daisy, Engelmannia peristenia PHOTO Bruce Leander

Engelmann Daisy

Antelope Horn Milkweed, Asclepias asperula PHOTO Bruce Leander

Antelope Horns

Texas Thistle, Cirsium texanum PHOTO Bruce Leander

Texas Thistle

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