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Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family
White Barbara's-buttons Marshallia caespitosa
Flower about 1 3/4" wide. Plant 8"-18" tall. Strap-like leaves are at the base.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April 2004
(Native of Texas - Shackelford, Brown)

           

Leguminosae - Legume family
Roundhead Prairie Clover (White Prairie Clover) Dalea multiflora
Flower ball about 5/8" wide. Bud ball about 1/4" wide. Plants shown are 2-3 feet tall.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, July 2004
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Jones, Callahan, Coleman, Brown, Runnels, Coke)

        

Polygonaceae - Knotweed family
Wild Buckwheat Eriogonum annuum
Flower clusters about 1/2" wide, occasionally pink. Upright plant 1-3 feet tall branched in upper portion. 1"-3" leaves alternate up the hairy stalk. Eaten by many animals.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, September 2005
(Native of Texas - Taylor, etc.)
See similar   Snakecotton   yellow Wild Buckwheat

Similar Species

Heartsepal Wild Buckwheat Eriogonum multiflorum
Tiny flowers in large flat clusters, looks like Babies-breath.
(Native of Texas - Jones, Callahan)

                 

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Legume family
Illinois Bundleflower Desmanthus illinoensis
Flower is a 1/2" wide, white ball. Upright plant to about 3 feet tall. No thorns. Bipinnately compound leaves are about 2"-4" long, pinnate up to 2" long, leaflets are very small and linear. 1/2"-1" curved pods grow in tight clusters.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, July 2005
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Coleman, Brown, Runnels, Coke)
See similar   Acacia    Mimosa

           

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Legume family
Velvet Bundleflower Desmanthus velutinus
No thorns. Flower ball about 5/8" wide very sparse linear petals, 10 stamens. Leaves are small. 2" long pods grow in clusters. This sprawling plant stays small, stems usually less than 20" long. Woody stem at base. Stems are covered in fine fur.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, May-June 2004
(Native of Texas)
See similar   Acacia    Mimosa

Similar Species

Slenderlobed Bundleflower Desmanthus leptolobus
Smaller flowers with only 5 stamens. Pods long and almost straight. Leaflets tiny.  Stems are not hairy. Reclined plant with stems over 3 feet long. Tolerates mowing and resistant to herbicides.
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Shackelford, Callahan, Brown)

Cooley's Bundleflower Desmanthus cooleyi
Red buds. White puffball flowers with red near center. No thorns. Leaflets are thin. Pods long straight and flat. Reclined to partially ascending plant.
(Native of Texas - Taylor)

Bluntpod Bundleflower Desmanthus obtusus
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Jones, Coleman, Runnels, Nolan)

Wild Tantan Desmanthus virgatus
Upright plant. Pods long and straight and evenly bumped with fruit.
Variations of this plant are commercially available through the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station.
(Native of Texas - Coleman)

                 

Capparidaceae (Capparaceae) - Caper family
Large-Flowered Clammyweed (Sandyseed Clammyweed) Polanisia dodecandra ssp. trachysperma
Flower ball about 4" wide. Each flower is about 1" long with 4 long heart-shaped petals and long maroon stamen. A gland at the base secretes a bright red fluid. Fuzzy pods are 2"-3" long and grow out and up instead of drooping. This plant grows to about 2 feet tall, many hairy stems from a single stalk. Lower leaves have three leaflets. Simple leaves cover the main stems. While handling the plant, your hands will be covered in a sticky residue. Plant stinks when broken but is not known to be toxic. Blooms May-October.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, July 2006
(Native of Texas - Taylor, Coleman, Brown, Runnels, Coke, Nolan)

Similar Species

Red Whisker Clammyweed Polanisia dodecandra ssp. dodecandra
Smaller flowers with petals about 1/4" long and stamens that are barely longer than the petals.
(Native of Texas)

James' Clammyweed Polanisia jamesii
Flower petals with irregualr fringed edges. Narrow leaflets.
(Native of Texas - Jones, Coke)