An old man’s beard flower near Patagonia Lake, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. Photo: Alan Schmierer, Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Clematis drummondii, commonly called Old Man’s Beard,
A pressed specimen of Bigelow oak collected on a rocky limestone slope near Austin, Texas, in 1872, showing the shallow, rounded leaf lobes typical of
A Texas mulberry branch in the Organ Mountains of New Mexico, loaded with ripening berries. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC0) Morus microphylla, the Texas Mulberry, is
The glossy, holly-like, spine-toothed compound leaves that identify Texas barberry at a glance. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Berberis swaseyi, the Texas Barberry, is
A mature orange zexmenia mound in full bloom, its wiry stems covered in small daisy-like flowers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0) Wedelia acapulcensis var.
Gum bumelia foliage, showing the glossy upper leaf surface typical of this tough, widespread native tree. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Sideroxylon lanuginosum, commonly
Copper globemallow in flower, showing its characteristically toothed, felt-textured leaves. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) Sphaeralcea angustifolia, commonly called Copper Globemallow or narrow-leaved globemallow,
Blackbrush acacia in full bloom, its branches covered in fragrant pale-yellow puffball flower clusters. Photo: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0) Vachellia rigidula, known to most
The striking purple-spotted rosette of Texas Tuberose, a South Texas succulent grown as much for its foliage as its flowers. Photo: Consultaplantas, Wikimedia Commons (CC
The small violet-blue flowers of Shrubby Blue Sage, each with a tuft of white filaments at the throat. Photo: Michelle W. (ιΎεη), iNaturalist (CC BY
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