Damianita in full bloom on a rocky limestone slope in the San Andres Mountains, New Mexico. Photo: Patrick Alexander / Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Chrysactinia mexicana,
Cedar sage’s scalloped leaves and brilliant red flowers make it a favorite for shaded Texas Hill Country gardens. Photo: peganum / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA
A dense Texas Prickly Pear thicket along Cibolo Creek, Guadalupe County, Texas. Photo: JLHtexas / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Opuntia lindheimeri, the Texas Prickly
Indian Blanket flower at Zilker Park, Austin, Texas. Photo: Larry D. Moore / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Gaillardia pulchella, commonly called Indian Blanket, Firewheel,
A mature clump growing among saguaros near Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona. Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Opuntia engelmannii,
A mature Claret Cup Cactus mound in full bloom, tucked beneath a sandstone ledge. Photo: NPS/Neal Herbert (Public Domain) Echinocereus triglochidiatus, known as Claret Cup
A stand of Texas paintbrush in bloom at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Public domain) Castilleja indivisa, commonly known as
Texas madrone’s broad, rounded crown on a limestone hillside. Photo: Gary M. Stolz/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Public domain) Arbutus xalapensis, known in Texas as
Mexican buckeye in full bloom, its pink flowers opening before the leaves. Photo: Stan Shebs/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0) Ungnadia speciosa, commonly called Mexican buckeye,
California wild grape climbing along a creek corridor. Photo: Peter Pearsall/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Public domain) Vitis californica, commonly called California wild grape, is
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