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Florida Hedgenettle (Stachys floridana)Observer
janetwrightDescription
Roadside
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Christmas Berry (Lycium carolinianum)Observer
kimberlietxDescription
Shell beach
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Clockweed (Oenothera lindheimeri)Observer
janetwrightDescription
Roadside. Capsules 8+mm. Sepals 5mm, spreading hairs. Anthers 1.5mm, largest leaves 15cm x 3mm. Aphids.
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kimberlietxDescription
On the bank of a runoff creek. Lower bracts were small, upper bracts very long. Pores large.
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Common Vetch (Vicia sativa)Observer
kimberlietxDescription
I noticed ants were eating from dark spots on this vetch. I don't know what the dark spots are, but they were on all the plants, so not created by the ants.
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Annual Bastard Cabbage (Rapistrum rugosum)Observer
connlindajoDescription
El Camino Real TMN field trip to Mother Neff State Park.
Suna and I investigate a small meadow area.
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Tufted Flax (Linum imbricatum)Observer
rymcdanielDescription
Bastrop County, Texas; McKinney Roughs
4/19/2023
Linum imbricatum
Patch of plants in light colored sandy soil which seems to have accumulated on a flat part of the mostly downhill Bluff Trail Loop. Distinguished from L. hudsonioides (which occurs in the nearby uplands of the park) by the ciliate margins found on some upper leaves. It was quite difficult to see the ciliate margins. With a 10x loop I could only see what might have been ciliate margins, but also could have been hairs on the adjacent stem. With a 30x pocket microscope, I could see that there were ciliate margins on at least some of the upper leaves (midstem and upwards), but it did not appear that all the margins were ciliate. Photography of these minute cilia was also difficult since I could never tell if they were in focus and they did not respond well to the direct light of the onboard flash.
I arrived at these plants early in the afternoon and within about 45 minutes almost all of the petals had fallen (or popped off in a ring), as they tend to do in these species.
Plants were up to about 11cm. Petal lobes (measured from top center in flower) were about 8mm.
Found this patch based on this recent observation:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/155017445
A last note. Although all the plants within about a 5 meter radius appeared to be L. imbricatum, there was an isolated individual in the taller vegetation about 20-30m away which appeared to be L. hudsonioides.
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Texas Flax (Linum hudsonioides)Observer
rymcdanielDescription
Bastrop County, Texas; McKinney Roughs
4/17/2023
Linum hudsonioides
Probably Linum hudsonioides. Small patch in flower along Ridge trail in sparsely gravelly compacted sandy soil. For the most part, the leaves appeared entire, not ciliate margined as in L. imbricatum. However, it does appear that this population had some occasional really minute cilia at the base of some leaves. I don't know if that occurs in other populations or maybe because there be some slight intermediacy in this area due to the proximity of L. imbricatum (maybe just a few hundred meters away on the Bluff Trail).
Plants were to about 15cm tall, with petals approximately 8-9mm.
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Texas Bedstraw (Galium texense)Observer
sambiologyDescription
Had such a great time with fellow iNatters at Timberlake Field Station. iNat is a community! :) Still working on the ID's for many of these, but I'd never turn down assistance!
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Texas Geranium (Geranium texanum)Observer
rymcdanielDescription
Williamson County, Texas, Garey Park
4/1/2023
Geranium texanum
After seeing sporadic occurrences of Geranium carolinianum on the lowland trails thoughout the day, I finally find a couple of specimens of G. texanum at the end of the loop only a few meters from where I started the hike, in the heavily mowed margin of the trail near the gate in a sea of Medicago minima. By this late in the day the petals on the one bloom I found were already falling off, and some had done so by the time I finished handling the plant to take photos.
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Texas Geranium (Geranium texanum)Observer
rymcdanielDescription
Dallas County, Texas; Thomas Jefferson Park
4/13/2021
Geranium texanum
A few specimens in slightly longer vegetation closer to edge of pond. The rest of the park was mowed short. Confirmation of previous sighting in this park I think.
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Texas Geranium (Geranium texanum)Observer
rymcdanielDescription
Dallas county, Texas; Cedar Hill State Park
4/12/2021
Geranium texanum
Small patch in shady area in disturbed ground behind the nearby bathroom. Most plants not blooming yet. Note the anthers are pinkish with purple lines, which is how they often look when the flower has opened but the anthers have not. A photo from about 8 hours later shows the opened anthers appearing more purplish and the petals already falling off.
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Philadelphia Fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus)Observer
pcrnaturephotosDescription
Found in grassy area near back of building at GCBO near Buffalo Camp Bayou
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Small Melilot (Melilotus indicus)Observer
connlindajoDescription
Made some observations while waiting for my grandson's one act play practice to be over.
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Herbwilliam (Ptilimnium capillaceum)Observer
janetwrightDescription
Roadside, wet ditch
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Short-fruited Draba (Abdra brachycarpa)Observer
pfau_tarletonDescription
These have been under my feet this entire time? All are past flowering stage while the Tomostima platycarpa are fruiting and flowering.
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Anemones and Thimbleweeds (Genus Anemone)Observer
pfau_tarletonDescription
Potential new species: Anemone "pilosus"
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Red-seeded Dandelion (Taraxacum erythrospermum)Observer
jeffmci9Description
This seems the likely species based on some of the info I've seen.
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Narrowleaf Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica var. virginica)Observer
aidancamposDescription
With extra petal
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Broadpod Whitlowgrass (Tomostima platycarpa)Observer
pfau_tarletonDescription
This T. platycarpa has mostly branched trichomes up near the fruits.
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Broadpod Whitlowgrass (Tomostima platycarpa)Observer
pfau_tarletonDescription
Right of center. T. cuneifolia and T. platycarpa sympatric.
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Wedgeleaf Draba (Tomostima cuneifolia)Observer
pfau_tarletonDescription
T. cuneifolia and T. platycarpa sympatric.
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Kleberg's Bluestem (Dichanthium annulatum)Observer
yanez2001Description
Ranch
Tiocano clay
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Wedgeleaf Draba (Tomostima cuneifolia)Observer
rymcdanielDescription
Williamson County, Texas; Lake Georgetown Overlook
1/9/2023
Tomostima cuneifolia
The only ones I have seen at this particular spot. Definitely didn't have the right lens on for macro work.
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Annual Trampweed (Facelis retusa)Observer
douggoldmanDescription
Leafy stems photo taken about six weeks earlier.
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Annual Blue-eyed Grass (Sisyrinchium rosulatum)Observer
douggoldmanDescription
Small plants six inches tall or less.
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Tiny Bluet (Houstonia pusilla)Observer
douggoldmanDescription
Found on a frequently mowed roadside, where abundant, and placed in a pot and observed over about six weeks.
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Slender Yellow Woodsorrel (Oxalis dillenii)Observer
douggoldmanDescription
Lawn weed, most common in less frequently mowed areas. The last two photos (fruit) photographed in May 2011.
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Virginia Pepperweed (Lepidium virginicum)Observer
douggoldmanDescription
Plants photographed over several years in a weedy area of a lawn.
Seeds become mucilaginous when wet.
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Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens)Observer
lulubelleDescription
Chickadees & titanic also recorded
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David's Spurge (Euphorbia davidii)Observer
jbeckyDescription
Growing rather lushly just outside the wooden fence of a doggie day care center.
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Climbing Prairie Rose (Rosa setigera)Observer
douggoldmanDescription
Weedy and sometimes semi-vining shrubs on roadsides and adjacent open spaces, especially in damp soil. Flowers fairly large, 4-5 cm diameter, but fruit small, less than 1 cm diameter. Fruit photos taken in October 2022.
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White Beggarticks (Bidens alba)Observer
connlindajoDescription
After 2022 TMN conference closed, I spent a few minutes observing plants in the previous night's mothing area in the daylight.
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Mockernut (Carya tomentosa)Observer
janetwrightDescription
Mixed woods along lake.
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Winged Elm (Ulmus alata)Observer
janetwrightDescription
Tuskegee National Forest, mesic forest
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Red-seeded Dandelion (Taraxacum erythrospermum)Observer
ellen5Description
Elevation 7932 ft.
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Asian Taro (Alocasia odora)Observer
eric_keithDescription
Appeared to be not planted along bayou
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Texas Lantana (Lantana urticoides)Observer
connlindajoDescription
Growing at curb. Characteristic odor of crushed leaves.
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Texas Snakeweed (Gutierrezia texana)Observer
pfau_tarletonDescription
First two pics show two species for comparative purposes.
Specimen on right: Note V-shaped base of flower, less dense branching, longer/narrower petals compared to Amphiachris (left; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34926032).
