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Yellow and Orange Wildflower Gallery

Miscellaneous Shapes

Fumariaceae - Fumitory family

Golden Corydalis (Golden Smoke, Scrambled Eggs) Corydalis aurea

Flower about 1/2" long with a sack like spur at the back.  There are 4 petals with the outer two enclosing the inner two and the uppermost petal being the longest.  Sprawling plant grows to about 24" long.

Photos taken by Mike Carrington in the Davis Mountains of Jeff Davis County, Texas,  April 2005

(Native of Texas)

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family

Plains Zinnia Zinnia grandiflora>

Flower 1"-1 1/2" wide with 3-6 round petals.  Plant grows to about 8" tall.  Narrow leaves are thick.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, September 2004

(Native of Texas)

Asteraceae (Compositae) - Sunflower family

Plains Paper-Flower Psilostrophe villosa

Each flower about 1/2" wide in clusters of 3" wide.  Petals are very widewith 3 deep lobes.  Plant are about 2 feet tall.  Pre-bloom clusters have a white web covering that makes the plant drought tolerant.  Toxic to livestock.

Photos taken in Coleman County, Texas, May 2004

Photos taken in Val Verde County, Texas, August 2005 (wet summer)

(Native of Texas)

Rutaceae -  Rue family (citrus)

Dutchman's Breeches Thamnosma texana

Tiny 1/8" flowers grow at 3/8" intervals along 10" stem.  Flower does not open fully until double seedpod pushes it open.  Leaves are thin and short.  Eaten by dear but poisonous to cattle, sheep, and goats.

Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, April 2005

(Native of Texas)

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