Welcome to Wildflowers of Texas

Welcome to the Plant Resources Center's Wildflowers of Texas website. Here you can explore the beauty and richness of Texas wildflowers while learning about a unique research facility dedicated to understanding Texas's botanical diversity. Search for information about your favorite wildflower, or try to identify one you don't know, by going to the Advanced Search or the Browse Wildflowers page. These will then link you to informative species pages that include images of both living plants and preserved museum specimens. Be sure also to see the Slide Show below that highlights the startling beauty and variation of the Texas flora. You can go behind the scenes at the Plant Resources Center by taking a video tour (see box to right). And there is much more information here on Texas plants and botanists. So, we hope you'll dive in and explore the wonderful world of Texas wildflowers!

Beryl B. Simpson
Director

Collection highlights

Wildflower slideshow

From the over 200 images at this web site, we have chosen 37 that exemplify not only the beauty, but also the variety in both form and habitat, of the Wildflowers of Texas.

Carolina Lily - Lilium michauxii — Carolina Lily Lilium michauxii

Buckley's yucca - Yucca constricta — Buckley's yucca Yucca constricta

Herbertia - Herbertia lahue — Herbertia Herbertia lahue

Southern Lady's slipper - Cypripedium kentuckiensis — Southern Lady's slipper Cypripedium kentuckiensis

Chapman's orchid - Platanthera chapmanii — Chapman's orchid Platanthera chapmanii

Lizard's tail - Saururus cernuus — Lizard's tail Saururus cernuus

Moss rose - Portulaca pilosa — Moss rose Portulaca pilosa

Wild Columbine - Aquilegia canadensis — Wild Columbine Aquilegia canadensis

Mayapple - Podophyllum peltatum — Mayapple Podophyllum peltatum

Yellow Stonecrop (with Lace Cactus) - Sedum nuttallianum (with Echinocereus reichenbachii) — Yellow Stonecrop (with Lace Cactus) Sedum nuttallianum (with Echinocereus reichenbachii)

Plains Wild Indigo - Baptisia leucophaea — Plains Wild Indigo Baptisia leucophaea

Texas Bluebonnets - Lupinus texensis — Texas Bluebonnets Lupinus texensis

Coral-bean - Erythrina herbacea — Coral-bean Erythrina herbacea

Snow-on-the-prairie - Euphorbia bicolor — Snow-on-the-prairie Euphorbia bicolor

Woolly Rose-mallow - Hibiscus lasiocarpos — Woolly Rose-mallow Hibiscus lasiocarpos

Nopal Prickly-pear cactus - Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri — Nopal Prickly-pear cactus Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri

Little Nipple Cactus - Mammillaria heyderi — Little Nipple Cactus Mammillaria heyderi

Living-rock Cactus - Ariocarpus fissuratus — Living-rock Cactus Ariocarpus fissuratus

Showy Primrose - Oenothera speciosa — Showy Primrose Oenothera speciosa

Mexican-thistle - Eryngium heterophyllum — Mexican-thistle Eryngium heterophyllum

Indian-pipe - Monotropa uniflora — Indian-pipe Monotropa uniflora

Indian-pink - Spigelia marilandica — Indian-pink Spigelia marilandica

Antelope-horns - Asclepias asperula — Antelope-horns Asclepias asperula

Net-vein Milkvine - Matelea reticulata — Net-vein Milkvine Matelea reticulata

Red Phlox - Phlox drummondii var. drummondii — Red Phlox Phlox drummondii var. drummondii

Narrow-leaf Gromwell - Lithospermum incisum — Narrow-leaf Gromwell Lithospermum incisum

Mountain Sage - Salvia regla — Mountain Sage Salvia regla

Purple Ground Cherry - Quincula lobata — Purple Ground Cherry Quincula lobata

Indian-apple - Datura wrightii — Indian-apple Datura wrightii

Scarlet Penstemon - Penstemon triflorus var. triflorus — Scarlet Penstemon Penstemon triflorus var. triflorus

Texas Paintbrush & Prairie Paintbrush, side-by-side - Castilleja indivisa & Castilleja purpurea var. purpurea — Texas Paintbrush & Prairie Paintbrush, side-by-side Castilleja indivisa & Castilleja purpurea var. purpurea

Kansas Gay-feather - Liatris pycnostachya — Kansas Gay-feather Liatris pycnostachya

Rough-stem Rosinweed - Silphium integrifolium var. asperrimum — Rough-stem Rosinweed Silphium integrifolium var. asperrimum

Golden-mane Coreopsis - Coreopsis basalis — Golden-mane Coreopsis Coreopsis basalis

Desert Baileya - Baileya multiradiata — Desert Baileya Baileya multiradiata

Basketflower - Centaurea americana — Basketflower Centaurea americana

Bull Thistle - Cirsium horridulum — Bull Thistle Cirsium horridulum