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Pink and Red Wildflower Gallery

Tube Flowers - Gentian (Pink) family

                 

Gentianaceae - Gentian family
Mountain Pink Centaurium beyrichii
Flower about 5/8" wide. Very thin leaves. Bush shown is about 8" wide.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, June 2004
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Coleman, Brown, Coke)

  

Gentianaceae - Gentian family
Lady Bird's Centaury Centaurium texens
1/4" pink 5 point star flower, white center. Single stem branches halfway to the top, keeps re-branching loosely. Single flower at top of each branch. Leaves similar to Mountain Pink.
Photos taken in Coryell County, Texas, June 2010
(Native of central Texas - not in my area)

              

Gentianaceae - Gentian family
Meadow Pink (Texas Star) Sabatia campestris

Flower about 1 1/2" wide, pointed petals, white and yellow center. Bush shown is about 10" tall.
Photos taken in Callahan County, Texas, June 2010
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Brown)

Other Species in My Area

Arizona Centaury Centaurium calycosum

1/2" wide white or pink 5 point star flower, white center. A few loose flower stems at the top of a single leaf trunk. Lower leaves long and pointed, 1/2"-1 1/2" long. Upper leaves highly cut, little more than ribs. Stem hairy. Long pod is hairy.

(Native of Texas - Taylor, Coleman, Coke)