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What

Prairie Pinkroot (Spigelia hedyotidea)

Observer

tedleeeubanksjr

Date

May 31, 2021 01:33 PM UTC

Description

According to Gould and Jansen, "some populations of S. hedyotidea in central Texas growing in moist areas (e.g., river banks) display S. texana-like characters, having
larger, membranaceous leaves and little stem pubescence." Since there are no collections of S. texana from Travis County (the closest being Gonzales County), we may have to assume that these Spigelia here are S. hedyotidea until proven otherwise.

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Pinkroots (Genus Spigelia)

Observer

plateauville

Date

May 11, 2023 04:10 PM CDT

Description

Only saw this one flowering example of this plant in the woods. May not be Euphorbia, but algorithm gives no definitive identification. Have to start somewhere.

I knew when I photographed it that it was likely to be a tough flower to identify....

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What

Bracted Jewelflower (Streptanthus bracteatus)

Observer

kip_lary

Date

April 2023

Description

Lifer for sure!!!

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What

Red Pricklypoppy (Argemone sanguinea)

Observer

arnanthescout

Date

March 11, 2023 10:09 AM CST

Description

Yellow sap. 2 Individuals along the road.

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What

Wedgeleaf Spurge (Euphorbia longicruris)

Observer

nathantaylor

Date

March 31, 2019 02:41 PM CDT

Description

Leaf ventral side long.

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What

Clasping Venus's Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata)

Observer

kimberlietx

Date

April 10, 2021 04:44 PM CDT

Description

Found in a roadside ditch in a parking area leading to a large creek. Leaves looked very rounded. Many in bloom, so collected, but others look less rounded.

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What

Traub's Rain-Lily (Zephyranthes traubii)

Observer

jackie_martinez

Date

September 2, 2022 12:56 PM CDT

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What

Texas Geranium (Geranium texanum)

Observer

arnanthescout

Date

March 23, 2023 04:43 PM CDT

Description

At least 2 imposters among the G carolinianum

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Observer

plateauville

Date

March 4, 2023 02:29 PM CST

Description

See detailed discussion re differences in leaves of T. cuneifolia vs. T platycarpa as shown here.

Also, I am posting my detailed description of differences in other aspects of these two species, with emphasis on trichomes.

Finally, I am also posting here my data on the comparative height of these two species.

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What

Green Beebalm (Monarda viridissima)

Observer

atlasmira

Date

December 2022

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

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What

Rose Bluet (Houstonia rosea)

Observer

sambiology

Date

March 2, 2019 12:20 PM CST

Description

I presented this morning in Duncanville, and I wasn't able to attend the Anemone bioblitz at the cemetery (nor the rescheduled date for the 23rd!), so I did want to jump over there after the presentation to look a bit. What a cool cemetery!

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What

Spreading Hedge-Parsley (Torilis arvensis)

Observer

gcwarbler

Date

December 7, 2021 02:31 PM CST

Description

I like to get started early (in the Winter) pulling weeds out of my yard. One of the annual weeds that is earliest to germinate is Common Hedge Parsely (HP), a.k.a. Sockbane (illustrated here). Unfortunately, the seedlings are extremely similar to those of the native and desirable Chervil. Every winter, I go through the same routine of looking carefully to remind myself of how to tell apart the seedlings of these two Apiaceae plants. So for you gardeners out there who want to get an early start removing Hedge Parsley while retaining Chervil, here's how I recognize the difference:
-- The seedlings of the two species have a very slightly different "look". This seems to be a combination of two fine details of the new leaves: The number of ultimate divisions of each leaf segment of Chervil are fewer, often just 3, and the ultimate segments often have an obtuse angle behind the short point on each. These ultimate, 3-parted segments can look like miniature Sassafras leaves, if you're familiar with that tree. On HP, the ultimate segments of each leaf division are usually more numerous (often 5) and they typically have an acute tip behind the short point on each.
-- In the earliest, tiniest seedlings (one or two leaves), the narrow cotyledons of Chervil are proportionately longer than those of HP (last photo in this set). They are on very long "petioles" and they reach or exceed the size of the first real leaf or two. By contrast, the narrow cotyledons of HP are shorter and on shorter "petioles"; they are quickly exceeded by the petioles of the first few leaves.
These basic differences are illustrated in this array of images.

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What

Spreading Hedge-Parsley (Torilis arvensis)

Observer

gcwarbler

Date

February 25, 2023 12:37 PM CST

Description

I had previously uploaded a comparison of the seedlings of two very similar, early Spring members of the carrot family.
Common Hedge Parsley: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103470306
Hairyfruit Chervil: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/103470307
At present, iNat's Computer Vision has not learned how to distinguish images of the foliage of these two species. As a result, there are hundreds of misidentified observations. Here I compare larger plants of both species, prior to their blooming.

On Common Hedge Parsely, note in particular the more acutely pointed ultimate leaf segments and the short, scratchy, retrorse (downwards-pointing) pubescence on petioles. At the latitude of central Texas, the leaves by this time of year have typically grown larger than those of Chervil.

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What

Ozark Green Trillium (Trillium viridescens)

Observer

gcwarbler

Date

March 1984

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Here are some of my original photos of the Travis County Trillium plant. I first discovered the plant on March 22, 1984 (first two images). I came back to measure the plant on March 24 (3rd - 5th images), and over the next few days invited several botanists and friends to view and photograph the plant. The 6th image (3/25/84) shows Dr. Marshall Johnston documenting the plant. The 7th image shows a young and curious Greg Lasley wondering what all the fuss is about.

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What

Texas Geranium (Geranium texanum)

Observer

rymcdaniel

Date

April 21, 2017 01:25 PM CDT

Description

Brushy Creek/Champion Park
4/21/2017
Geranium sp.

I saw a number of these Geraniums around Williamson county in 2017 and unknowingly took shots of them in previous years as well. At first glance they look like G. carolinianum. However, they have 5 purple anthers instead of the 10 yellow anthers of G. carolinianum.

The only Geranium I have found in the literature which has only 5 anthers is G. pusillum. However, other characteristics of this plant, such as the pubescense on the sepals and pedicels and also the petal shape is different from what is described for G. pusillum. In fact the pubescence on these plants is a much better match for G. texanum (minute appressed hairs abaxially on the sepal veins mostly with retrorse appressed hairs on the pedicels), which is what I thought these plants were until I noticed the 5 purple anthers.

As mentioned, I have seen them in various places around Williamson county from out near Camp Tejas in the western part to Brushy Creek and Berry Springs more centrally and also Granger Lake in the east. However, though they appear to be somewhat common in Wilco, I have not been able to find any other Geranium observations in Texas on iNat that seem to match these (though only a small percentage of observations have photos good enough to use). Anyway, I thought I'd tag some of the frequent observers of Wilco plants and the surrounding areas to keep their eye out for this one. If anyone happens to have any other clues what it might be, that would be great, but I'd also like to see if the range is any greater than what I have seen.

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What

Downy Ground-Cherry (Physalis pubescens)

Observer

kathymcaleese

Date

November 3, 2022 09:46 AM CDT

Description

Several individuals are growing along the trail through the woods near JD Creek in moderately burned areas. Full shade, sandy soil. Associated plants: Tragia ramosa, Phytolacca americana, Smilax smallii, Pinus taeda.

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What

Edwards Plateau Five-Eyes (Chamaesaracha edwardsiana)

Observer

rymcdaniel

Date

April 20, 2018 03:52 PM CDT

Description

Williamson County, Brush Creek Trail
4/20/2018
Chamaesaracha edwardsiana

Occurring in patches and sporadically along this section of the trail. These fit the classic description of C. edwardsiana, including the pedicels having short mostly glandular hairs mixed with simple hairs, the stems being sparsely pubescent with branched hairs, and the leaves being mostly glabrous.

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Observer

kcoxau79

Date

October 6, 2022 09:52 AM CDT

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What

Lanceleaf Frogfruit (Phyla lanceolata)

Observer

atlasmira

Date

August 2022

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Maybe?

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What

Metz's Ruellia (Ruellia metziae)

Observer

jessicashine

Date

September 11, 2022 08:37 AM CDT

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What

Blackjack Oak (Quercus marilandica)

Observer

gwaithir

Date

April 5, 2021 05:40 PM CDT

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What

Mountain Cedar (Juniperus ashei)

Observer

kathymcaleese

Date

October 30, 2021 10:36 AM CDT

Description

The bark is loose and hanging in long strips. 4th photo- with a close look, the little brown pimple-like glands can be seen on the scales near my little finger. 5th photo shows the glands with magnification.

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What

Eastern Redcedar (Juniperus virginiana)

Observer

kathymcaleese

Date

February 3, 2020 10:19 AM CST

Description

@carolyn150 ,@williampines , @kesalp - This is a close up of the little glands that we were looking at with the loupes in the field yesterday. They are oval, lighter green than the rest of the scale and flat, not raised.
Ash juniper, more likely seen west of I-35, has glands that are round, raised like a pimple, and sometimes brown in color.

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Observer

ava222

Date

August 19, 2022 07:17 AM CDT

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What

Western Ruellia (Ruellia occidentalis)

Observer

scottholt

Date

June 11, 2020 07:27 AM CDT

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What

Texas Mimosa (Mimosa texana)

Observer

gcwarbler

Date

October 4, 2014

Tags

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What

Fringed Passionflower (Passiflora ciliata)

Observer

jeffmci9

Date

August 1, 2022 02:05 PM CDT

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What

Hercules' Club (Zanthoxylum clava-herculis)

Observer

suz

Date

March 31, 2016

Description

Source: http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ZAHI2.

Note: According to Flora of NC Texas, twigs and leaf rachises densely to sparsely spreading-pubescent (latter extreme is the common form in nc TX); leaflets with shallow, rounded teeth. When I zoom in on the closeup photo of the leaflets, those are the characteristics that I see.

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What

Texas Barberry (Berberis swaseyi)

Observer

dogwoman

Date

January 2, 2018 11:49 AM CST

Description

Very soft leaf compared to an algarita, The second photograph showing the difference between the two species

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What

Texas Lantana (Lantana urticoides)

Observer

gcwarbler

Date

October 26, 2017 04:12 PM CDT

Description

The native Texas Lantana is a common "understory" shrub in the thorn brush of this region. Blooming abundantly in late October and an important nectar plant for many butterflies.
UPDATE: Added a 4th image to show the spatulate bractlets under the flowers/fruits.

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What

Golden Wave Tickseed (Coreopsis basalis)

Observer

mattgeo1990

Date

April 7, 2018 04:42 PM CDT

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What

Fungus Moths, Clothes Moths, & Allies (Family Tineidae)

Observer

lendebeer

Date

December 30, 2013 11:48 PM EAT

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What

Eastern Black Nightshade (Solanum emulans)

Observer

sambiology

Date

January 23, 2020 01:23 PM CST

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What

Durand White Oak (Quercus sinuata var. sinuata)

Observer

tylercannon

Date

May 19, 2019 09:32 AM UTC

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What

American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana)

Observer

arnanthescout

Date

November 19, 2020 04:49 PM CST

Description

The beautyberries have died back quite a lot...

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What

Texas Ash (Fraxinus albicans)

Observer

arnanthescout

Date

May 30, 2022 04:23 PM CDT

Description

This one was fruiting... samara shown in photo #3. Leaves were well out of my reach.

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What

Chinese Pistache (Pistacia chinensis)

Observer

arnanthescout

Date

May 30, 2022 06:09 PM CDT

Description

Noting invasives down for later use.

Bad—no, very bad. This one mature enough to be fruiting... and all those fruits will cause a lot of trouble. In the case of an invasive removal project, this one is going out first.

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What

Slender Centaury (Centaurium tenuiflorum)

Observer

rymcdaniel

Date

June 29, 2019 06:37 PM CDT

Description

Williamson County, Texas; Granger Lake
6/29/2019
Centaurium tenuiflorum

Occasional patches on trail.

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What

Lady Bird's Centaury (Zeltnera texensis)

Observer

rymcdaniel

Date

May 21, 2022 02:37 PM CDT

Description

Travis county, Texas; Austin, Decker Tallgrass Prairie Bioblitz
5/21/2022
Zeltnera texensis

Common in some of the shorter grassy areas. This specimen was one of the taller ones I saw on the day, actually exhibiting a fair amount of unbranched stem basally, unlike many specimens of this species.

The technical way of differentiating Zeltneras from Centauriums is by the shape and amount of separation of the stigma lobes. These details are unfortunately difficult to photograph, especially on Zeltneras where they are typically smaller. These were taken with a 100mm macro at 1:1 and cropped 50%. I actually couldn't tell if they were in focus when taking the photographs. Many were not.

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What

Colorado Venus' Looking-Glass (Triodanis coloradoensis)

Observer

atlasmira

Date

May 2022

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Cedar Park, tx

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What

Engelmann's Bladderpod (Physaria engelmannii)

Observer

plateauville

Date

May 2022

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

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What

Lady Bird's Centaury (Zeltnera texensis)

Observer

plateauville

Date

May 10, 2022 10:47 AM CDT

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What

Plains Mock Vervain (Glandularia tumidula)

Observer

bacchusrock

Date

May 5, 2022 12:37 PM CDT

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What

Plains Mock Vervain (Glandularia tumidula)

Observer

bacchusrock

Date

April 4, 2021 12:47 PM CDT

Description

Dakota mock vervain (G. bipinnatifida) included in photos for comparison purposes only.

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What

Antelopehorns (Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu)

Observer

atlasmira

Date

May 2022

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

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What

Venus's Looking-Glass (Triodanis biflora)

Observer

kathymcaleese

Date

May 3, 2022 02:56 PM CDT

Description

Pore near the apex of the capsule, seeds ca. 0.5 mm, biconvex, smooth and polished. Most nodes include a cleistogamous flower. Final photo is a comparison of T. texana seeds on the left (small, dark, quadrangular, with reticulate, rough surface) and T. biflora seeds on the right.

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What

Smallflower Groundcherry (Physalis cinerascens)

Observer

rymcdaniel

Date

September 24, 2018 04:11 PM CDT

Description

Williamson County, Tx; Berry Springs Park
9/24/2018
Physalis cinerascens

Always difficult from the literature to really distinguish P. cinerascens from P. mollis, but on most of this plant (with the exception of the calyx) the hairs are not obscuring the surface, so going with P. cinerascens.

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Observer

arnanthescout

Date

April 5, 2022 05:15 PM CDT

Description

Same population as this observation in January. I collected a few dried fruit capsules, might look at the seeds.

Pore at apex of the capsule.

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What

Plains Fleabane (Erigeron modestus)

Observer

plateauville

Date

April 11, 2022 06:20 PM CDT

Description

Only about 5-6 species this could be based on location.

Diagnostic or useful features to ID as E. modestus include: scale-like phyllaries with many fine hairs that stick out; strigose stem that is reddish proximally; withered basal leaves during flowering; leaves gradually reduced distally, very strigose distally; lower leaves toothed near ends; ray and disc florets match description in literature re number and color; plant is growing next to rocky driveway (species likes gravelly sites).

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What

Berlandier's Yellow Flax (Linum berlandieri)

Observer

wild-about-texas

Date

March 22, 2021 12:08 PM CDT

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What

American Smoketree (Cotinus obovatus)

Observer

pintobeans

Date

April 19, 2022 10:09 AM CDT

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What

Lady Bird's Centaury (Zeltnera texensis)

Observer

rymcdaniel

Date

July 18, 2019 03:54 PM CDT

Description

Medina County, Texas; Hill Country State Natural area
7/18/2019
Zeltnera texensis

Localized mainly to the early rocky portions of the Medina loop, at least on this trail. This population just barely sneaks into the northern portion of Medina county. Petals typically 6-7x2mm. Corolla tube typically about 7mm with calyx just shorter around 6.5mm. Coiled anther sacs to abt 1mm. Plants typically 12-14cm tall.

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What

Greenbriers (Genus Smilax)

Observer

stevengtx

Date

October 15, 2016 09:48 AM CDT

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What

Saw Greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox)

Observer

mntrenta

Date

April 28, 2019 10:56 AM CDT

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What

Saw Greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox)

Observer

jaclyn_nicole

Date

December 10, 2017 05:04 PM CST

Description

Long vine that holds tightly to other plants. Has small thorns spread out along the stem.

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What

Blue Pimpernel (Lysimachia foemina)

Observer

blue_celery

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What

Carolina Anemone (Anemone caroliniana)

Observer

kimberlietx

Date

February 20, 2019 12:47 PM CST

Description

New location. Medlin Cemetery

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What

Violets (Genus Viola)

Observer

calebhelsel

Date

March 17, 2021 09:33 AM CDT

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What

Fineleaf Four-nerved Daisy (Tetraneuris linearifolia)

Observer

ellen5

Date

May 2019

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

leaves ascend part way up the stem, not all basal as in T. scaposa

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What

Grey Field-Speedwell (Veronica polita)

Observer

jbryant

Date

May 14, 1983

Description

Image scanned from 35mm Ektachrome slide.

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What

Grey Field-Speedwell (Veronica polita)

Observer

launi

Date

March 12, 2021 11:57 AM CST

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What

Tiny Bluet (Houstonia pusilla)

Observer

itmndeborah

Date

March 22, 2019 11:24 AM CDT

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What

Catchfly Prairie Gentian (Eustoma exaltatum)

Observer

mossman2000

Date

June 28, 2017 06:56 PM CDT

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What

Mountain Pink (Zeltnera beyrichii)

Observer

mattgeo1990

Date

June 10, 2018 10:41 AM CDT

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What

Roadside Gaura (Oenothera suffulta)

Observer

bacchusrock

Date

May 14, 2021 12:37 PM CDT

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What

Human (Homo sapiens)

Observer

connlindajo

Date

January 1, 2022 12:57 PM CST

Description

Met fellow iNaturalist @ubowernat who led the NPSOT Winter Tree Walk on New Year's Day 2022.at Old Settler's Park. Great day for joining fellow naturalists outdoors and learning new things. 2nd photo shows Gary demonstrating to the group of NPSOT, TMN and iNaturalists how the limbs of a Southern Live Oak grow.

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What

Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum hirsutum)

Observer

apcorboy

Date

June 11, 2019 10:43 AM CDT

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What

Littlebell (Ipomoea triloba)

Observer

gs5

Date

February 25, 2021 11:06 AM IST

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What

Tievine (Ipomoea cordatotriloba)

Observer

arnanthescout

Date

September 25, 2021 01:55 PM CDT

Description

This one was a lot neater and easier to take photos from than the first observation. Once again the flowers were all quite small enough for me to suspect this species, although I'm no expert on the morning glories.

Edit: Tracking nearby observations at Berry Springs Park and Preserve for similar plants/identifications.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63238166 2020
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/96151549 2021 - Second observation I made on same day.

Herbarium specimens of I. triloba at GBIF

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What

Brazos Rain-Lily (Zephyranthes chlorosolen)

Observer

jbecky

Date

September 14, 2020 07:28 PM CDT

Description

I think it's Z. drummondii because of the relatively short perianth tube, compared to our other local contender, Z. chlorosolen.

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What

Darcy's Sage (Salvia darcyi)

Observer

greenermind

Date

September 17, 2021 12:00 PM CDT

Description

I would love help in IDing this red sage, which looks similar to cedar sage, but the leaves have a more papery texture, the plant grows 3-4 feet in height, and is a prolific bloomer and spreader. Its defining characteristic is that while gorgeous to look at, it smells like herbaceous cat urine when crushed, pulled, or cut. The smell is powerful, lingering on hands or clothes until they are washed. It is one of the first sages to emerge after the winter, and one of the last to die back as freezes set in. Once it comes up, it is constantly setting forth vivid red spikes of trumpet-shaped flowers.

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What

Tropical Sage (Salvia coccinea)

Observer

gary410

Date

September 23, 2020 05:12 PM UTC

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What

Texas Blazingstar (Mentzelia texana)

Observer

hydaticus

Date

October 17, 2020 02:29 PM CDT

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What

Maritime Bluestem (Andropogon tenuispatheus)

Observer

connlindajo

Date

December 9, 2021 04:22 PM CST

Description

Day # 4 - ECRTMN Weekly "Let's Get Outside!" activity suggestion: Make at least one iNat observation every day.
Good or bad, this grass population is increasing in the open area between the yard fence and the stock tank.

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What

Wright's False Mallow (Malvastrum aurantiacum)

Observer

anna-0

Date

August 18, 2020 03:49 PM CDT

Description

Yellow-flowered mallow, auriculate bracts underneath sepals (auriculate=ear-lobe like lobe, so the base of bracts are lobe shaped) , 6-10-rayed stellate hairs on stems/underside of leaves (need 10X lens to see), and reddish immature fruits.

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What

Texas Geranium (Geranium texanum)

Observer

franpfer

Date

February 3, 2020 12:44 PM CST

Description

purple color in center of flower, and hairs are appressed?

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What

Cloudless Sulphur (Phoebis sennae)

Observer

rrhs-teacher

Date

September 28, 2021 11:39 AM CDT

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What

Lantana (Lantana × strigocamara)

Observer

ronstephens

Date

November 1, 2021 11:18 AM CDT

Description

Leon Creek North Hausman Rd Area

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What

Scarlet Pimpernel (Lysimachia arvensis)

Observer

colleenm

Date

June 2, 2015 09:48 AM CDT

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What

Sugar Hackberry (Celtis laevigata)

Observer

arnanthescout

Date

November 9, 2021 05:27 PM CST

Description

I happened to notice there was something strange growing out of this live oak.
Getting closer I realized it was a hackberry... growing straight out the middle of the trunk!
Following the branches to their joints, the trunk of the hackberry stuck out in a crevice where the oak split its trunk, and the rest of it was embedded deep into the heart of the oak. Who knows how long it took for that oak to grow that far around it? How did the hackberry even survive?

This is the craziest thing I've seen this week, and it has completely made my day.

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What

Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)

Observer

arnanthescout

Date

October 7, 2021 05:55 PM CDT

Description

I was out checking the rainlilies when THIS popped into my view near the drainage area. I couldn't believe it for a minute! This species of milkweed! Here! The entire time! How is it possible that I've never seen this until now? Based on the size it appears to have been here for quite a while. Where did it even come from? I don't even think there are any other observations of this species here...

First all those rainlilies, now this. The rain last weekend has really worked miracles.
I'm going to check some of the other swampy areas to see if there could be more...

This is really what I love about plants though. Even when you think you've seen everything somewhere, something new and spectacular will pop up!

Edit: I was wrong. RIP. Unfortunately it turned out to be nonnative Tropical Milkweed rather than the uncommon Butterfly Weed. But then again, another thing I love about plants: there's always plenty of room to learn!

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What

Tawny Emperor (Asterocampa clyton)

Observer

arnanthescout

Date

October 6, 2021 02:34 PM CDT

Description

I was watching this butterfly for a while. It was flying around, quite jittery of outside movement, when it suddenly stopped, fluttered in circles around a nearby oak (I believe a planted Quercus sinuata) before landing on the truck. I decided to try and get a few photos of it before it would inevitably noticed my presence and scatter off again. but surprisingly, it did not seem bothered by my presence as I moved closer to try and get better shots.

It was around this time I noticed its proboscis sticking out from the camera screen. Perplexed at what it was tasting, I peered around my phone to see, and noticed the sap oozing out of the broken twig it was resting on. The butterfly was feeding on the sap, probing its proboscis between the torn fibers and thoroughly enjoying itself.

In fact, there must have been something in the sap, either a lot of sugar, or maybe some fermentation, because it started to unstably totter around a bit. Almost like it was high on the sugar or something similar! Likely the reason it didn't notice or react to my presence was due to its thorough enjoyment of its lucky find. So engrossed was it in its behavior that a lucky bird could've easily snatched it up! Though it does look like it may have already had some past experiences with birds.

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What

Brazos Rain-Lily (Zephyranthes chlorosolen)

Observer

arnanthescout

Date

August 5, 2021 08:05 PM CDT

Description

It happened that I found these two commonly confused rain lilies right beside each other! Too good an opportunity to miss. You really get a good comparison of how they differ from each other. Not sure if I should get this to species. These sorts of photos can come in handy.

Duplicate with https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/149740100, ID for flower on the left/bottom.

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What

Obi-Wan Conobea (Leucospora multifida)

Observer

arnanthescout

Date

July 12, 2021 08:00 PM CDT

Description

Gasp Is this Obi-Wan Conobea?!!!

Growing alongside the marshy area I haven't observed before.

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What

Obi-Wan Conobea (Leucospora multifida)

Observer

alisonnorthup

Date

July 20, 2018 04:56 PM CDT

Description

Unexpected find on the rooftop of Patterson.

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What

Snow-on-the-Mountain (Euphorbia marginata)

Observer

jtejasrgv

Date

October 22, 2020 11:14 AM CDT

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Texas Mulberry (Morus microphylla)

Observer

sambiology

Date

July 12, 2018 02:40 PM CDT

Description

I went down to Austin TPWD headquarters to get a replacement truck -- the previous one had over 100K miles, so I got a new one! :) On the way back north, I visited this incredible park, Bull Creek District Park, to see some of the plants that Andy, Eric, and Joshua (among others) have seen. Really cool place.

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Prickly Mallow (Sida spinosa)

Observer

alisonnorthup

Date

August 5, 2018 05:09 PM CDT

Description

See spines at base of petioles, on abaxial side.

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Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria)

Observer

rattlesnakerow

Date

June 14, 2019 08:49 AM HST

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Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea)

Observer

markinaustin

Date

June 30, 2021 09:44 AM CDT

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Tweedia (Oxypetalum coeruleum)

Observer

pollywarbler

Date

June 14, 2021 10:00 AM CDT

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Wright's Skullcap (Scutellaria wrightii)

Observer

lovebirder

Date

April 30, 2021 10:03 AM CDT

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Venus's Looking-Glass (Triodanis biflora)

Observer

arnanthescout

Date

April 25, 2021 07:35 PM CDT

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Tall Poppymallow (Callirhoe leiocarpa)

Observer

arnanthescout

Date

April 17, 2021 06:58 PM CDT

Description

Is there a guide for identifying Genus Callirhoe? I know C. involucrata. but besides that not much.

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Texas Sage (Salvia texana)

Observer

jbecky

Date

April 20, 2021 04:47 PM CDT

Description

S. engelmannii or S. texana? The wikipedia information has a cryptic statement about texana having unopened buds at the top...

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Winecup Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata)

Observer

arnanthescout

Date

April 4, 2021 02:59 PM CDT

Description

These were everywhere. I couldn't resist getting some more photos of this plant!

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Dakota Mock Vervain (Glandularia bipinnatifida)

Observer

oz4caster

Date

April 1, 2021 11:59 AM CDT

Description

Don't recall ever seeing blooms for this species so pale.

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Hairy Ruellia (Ruellia humilis)

Observer

arnanthescout

Date

September 26, 2020 12:34 PM CDT

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Paper Mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)

Observer

arnanthescout

Date

September 26, 2020 11:31 AM CDT

Description

Scattered all over the beginning of the trail and parking lot.