Plant Index

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I admit it; I'm attracted to pretty colors and interesting shapes. Throw in a digital camera and a wet spring, suddenly a photo collection appears! And, for some reason, my husband insisted I share them with others.

These are snapshots of the plant life around me. Wildflowers, weeds, and trees receive my main attention, but a few purchased nursery plants had to be included. Most are from Taylor County, Texas, where I live. Friends around Texas donated others to broaden the scope of the site. Their contributions are noted in Blue.

My taste tends toward the tiny surprises tucked below the grass line. A few of these little beauties last only a day. Some are the size of a grain of sand. Others flutter restlessly with the slightest breeze. Of course, we rarely have a day without a 15-20 mile per hour wind. Taking a clear shot of something so fleeting thrills and challenges me no end.

I am not a botanist but have had very good help. Finding names for these plants is a quest in itself. Many are yet to be identified. To the best of my ability, the information given is correct. I want to thank all those who have supported my efforts, especially the keen eye and keying skill of Sonnia Hill, Tyler Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas.

If you wish to comment, correct, add to, or inform, I would be glad to hear from you.

Thanks for looking,

Jo Cox

Find It	Scientific Name Scientific Name by Family Common Name Definitions and Information Reference Books Used in Identification
	Wildflower Thumbnail Index

In this index, I list plants as types. The "Flowers" are generally herbaceous plants that could be in a garden or related to things in a garden. A cactus has beautiful flowers, but one thinks "cactus" first. Vines are grouped together. Though there are a few exceptions, weeds are vegetation with green or non-showy flowers. Links are provided for plants that fit into multiple categories.

Pink numbers help me keep track of species not yet identified. If you know what they are, please email me.

Plants by Flower Color or Vegetative Form

Red and Pink Flowers

Daisy-like and Balls Smartweed

Mallow-like Lily

Tubes Phlox or Oxalis or Pink

Tubes Four O'clock 2 or Others

Bilateral Flowers

Legume or Dalea

Mint Gaura 1, 6, 7 Orchid

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Purple and Blue Flowers

Daisy-like Thistle Thistle-like Mallow-like

Tubes 11, 12 Cones & Balls Vervain Iris

4 petals Mustard or Coffee

Bilateral Flowers

Legume Milkvetch 2 or Breadroot or Other

Mint Horsemint or Sage

Mint Pennyroyal or Other

Acanthus Figwort Spiderwort All Others

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Yellow and Orange Flowers

Mallow Flax Nightshade

Tubes Primrose or Other

Bilateral Legume Clover or Dalea or Other

Bilateral Orchid or Fumewart

4 petals Mustard or Other

Daisy & Daisy-like

Round ended petals with round lobes

Sharp ended petals without lobes

Sharp ended petals with pinched lobes

Flat ended petals with round lobes

Flat ended petals with sharp lobes

Narrow petal Aster or Aster-like or Dandelion

Few petals 3-4 petals or 5 petals 15, 16

Cones & Balls Fuzzy Goldenrod

Conifer-like leaf or Thistle-like leaf

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White Flowers

Cone & Spike Balls Tubes

Mallow-like Lily-like

Fuzzy Flowers Dalea or Other

Umbrella-like Parsley or Other

Bilateral Mint or Orchid or Other

4 petals Mustard or Coffee

Daisy & Daisy-like

Wide petals 2 Daisy-like

Narrow petal Large flowers

Narrow petal Aster or Fleabane

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Rainbow of Wild Colors

Indian Paintbrush Lantana

Prolific Garden Color

Iris Rose Violet & Pansy 2

Canna Lily Lily

Ornamental Bushes

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Vines, Gourds, and Briers

Berry Fruit Grape 1 or Bramble Berries

Berry Fruit Honeysuckle or Other

Fluff-ball Mimosa or Other

Bilateral Legume or Other

Gourd Milkweed Morning-glory

Weedy Vines and Briers 4 All Others

Prickly Succulents

Barrel & Ribbed Cactus 2

Prickly Pear Cactus 5, 10

Succulent Lily Agave

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Most Excellent Weeds

Milkweed Plantain Dock

Goosefoot All Others

The Pigweeds

Amaranth (ground) Amaranth (tall)

Snakecotton Tumbleweed

Weedy Daisies

Broomweed, Snakeweed, Gumhead

Horseweed Ragweed Marshelder

Old Plainsman Cudweed Cocklebur

The Euphorbs

Euphorbia Sandmat Croton

Leaf-flower Copperleaf All Others

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Waves of Grain

Grass, Bamboo, Reed Index 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8

Looks Like Grass, But Its Not

Cattail, Horsetail, Rush, Sedge Index 5

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Aquatic Plants

Water Plants Algae 5 Fern

Moss, Liverworts, Hornworts 1, 6

For grass-like water plants, see
"Waves of Grain" and "Looks Like Grass"

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Ancient Plants

Fungus 7 Mold 8, 11, 12

Lichen 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13

Capped Mushrooms

large 4, 7, 8, 11 or small 1, 2, 3 or cup 9, 12

Mushrooms with Other Forms

Puffball 5, 6 or Stinkhorn

Fan 10 or Jelly

Looks Like Fungus, But Its Not

Not Fungus Flowers 4

Looks Like Fungus, But Its A Bug

These links will take you to the Critter Gallery.
To return here, pick the Wild Flower button at the bottom.

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Trees & Shrubs

Oak Index Walnut Family

Buckthorn Family Sumac Family

Conifers Cyprus (Juniper) or Pine

Elms Elm or Hackberry

Legumes Acacia or Mimosa or Others

Dessert Fruit

Rue Family (citrus) Mulberry Family (fig) 5

Rose Family (plum, peach) 5 Pomegranate

Willow-like

Willow, Poplar, Cottonwood

Baccharis Other

Miscellaneous

Conifer-like Holly-like 7

Trees #1 - #2 or Shrubs #1 1 - #2

Let the fields and their crops burst forth with joy!
Let the trees of the forest rustle with praise before the Lord!
1 Chronicles 16: 32-33

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