Clasping-leaf coneflower colony on the Blackland Prairie

Oh, the dense colonies of wildflowers on the Blackland Prairie in Pflugerville on May 7th. Foremost here are clasping-leaf coneflowers (Dracopis amplexicaulis), with a colony of firewheels (Gaillardia pulchella) in the distance. The puffball of a Texas dandelion (Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus) peeks through at the bottom left.

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