Great Hills wildflower display #2

As you saw last time, the undeveloped land along Yaupon Dr. where the heavy-duty power lines stretch east and west has been so rich in wildflowers this spring that you deserve another look. Once again the small yellow flower heads are four-nerve daisies (Tetraneuris linearifolia); the predominantly red ones with yellow fringes are Indian blankets (Gaillardia pulchella); the ones with smaller reddish-brown centers and more yellow on the rays are coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria). The plant at the left with dark brown pods hanging down is Lindheimer’s senna (Senna lindheimeri). As before, there’s prickly pear cactus (Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri), including one pad with a big circle missing from it.

© 2015 Steven Schwartzman