Saturday, May 9, 2026

West Texas flora

We celebrated our 20th anniversay (May 2) at Fort Davis and had a great time. For something different, we stayed at the Ranch Guest House at the High Frontier. At the ranch, we hiked a lot. All the different species of plants and animals just fascinated me. So using my alternate iNaturalist account (sherylsr_edu), I took a few photos. Well, okay, a LOT. 


Purple groundcherry (Quincula lobata)

Purple groundcherry (Quincula lobata)

Gray five-eyes (Chamaesaracha coniodes)
Silverleaf nighshade (Solanum elaeagnifolium)

New Mexican groundcherry (Physalis neomexicana)

These seed hulls resembled tiny paper lanterns, don't you think?

New Mexican groundcherry (Physalis neomexicana)
New Mexico fanpetals (Sida neomexicana)
Scarlet globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea)

Narrowleaf globemallow (Sphaeralcea angustifolia)

Narrowleaf globemallow (Sphaeralcea angustifolia)

Rocky Mountain zinnia (Zinnia grandiflora)

Spiny goldenweed (Xanthisma spinulosum)

Stemmy four-nerved daisy (Tetraneuris scaposa)

Stemmy four-nerved daisy (Tetraneuris scaposa)

Schied's snakeherb (Dyschoriste schiedeana)

Shortfruit evening primrose (Oenothera brachycarpa)
Two-leaved senna (Senna roemeriana)

Broadleaf milkweed (Asclepias latifolia)
Wavyleaf twinevine (Funastrum crispum)

Wavyleaf twinevine (Funastrum crispum)

Gregg's tube tongue (Justicia pilosella)
Rough nama (Nama hispida)

Rough nama (Nama hispida)

Santa Fe phlox (Phlox nana)
Bladderpod (Physaria sp.)

Leatherweed (Croton pottsii)

Stinging serpent (Cevallia sinuata)

Dalea (Dalea sp.)

Dalea (Dalea sp.)

Feather dalea (Dalea formosa)

Condalia (Condalia sp.)


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