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Purple and Blue Wildflower Gallery

Cone & Ball Shapes

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family

Narrow-leaf Gayfeather (Gayfeather) Liatris mucronata

Individual flower 1/4"-1/2" wide. Flower spike grows to 6"-8" long. Leaves are very narrow with longest at bottom. Plant grows to about 24" tall. This plant can be transplanted.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, October 2002 and November 2004

Photos taken in Coleman County, Texas, September 2005

(Native of Texas)

Variant

Instead of a single spike this plant has multiple small spikes on each branch. These tend to be heavy so the branches recline somewhat.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, November 2004

(Native of Texas)

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family

Woolly Ironweed Vernonia lindheimeri

Flower head about 1/2" high in loose clusters. Stems, branches, and flower heads covered in gray felt. Plant 2-3 feet tall with stems at base forming a clump. Each stem branches at the top to form flower clusters. Narrow leaves are 1"-5" long.

Photo taken in Taylor County, Texas, June 2005

(Native of Texas)

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Legume family

Purple Prairie Clover Dalea purpureum

Flower spike 1"-2" long. Multiple, slender stems grow to about 12" tall. Good forage for livestock. Indians used the leaves to make tea and chewed on the roots.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, June 2005

(Native of Texas)

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