Category Archives: White
Four-wing Saltbush – Artiplex canescens
Family: Amaranth (Amaranthaceae) Other Common names: Chamiso, Wing-scale Photo Location: Floresville, Tx Habit: Tall, about 3 ft. irregularly branched. Leaves alternate Flower: Small in spikes. green/white Note: The name four-wing is given from the fruits that ripen with papery bracts
Four-wing Saltbush – Artiplex canescens
Family: Amaranth (Amaranthaceae) Other Common names: Chamiso, Wing-scale Photo Location: Floresville, Tx Habit: Tall, about 3 ft. irregularly branched. Leaves alternate Flower: Small in spikes. green/white Note: The name four-wing is given from the fruits that ripen with papery bracts
Wild Potato Vine – Ipomea pandurata
Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Where and when: Colmesneil, Tyler County, Tx. Mid summer
Wild Potato Vine – Ipomea pandurata
Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Where and when: Colmesneil, Tyler County, Tx. Mid summer
Pickering’s Dawnflower – Stylisma pickeringii
Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Where and when: Tyler County, Tx. in the summer.
Pickering’s Dawnflower – Stylisma pickeringii
Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Where and when: Tyler County, Tx. in the summer.
Kidney Grass – Dichondra carolinensis
Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family)
Kangkong – Ipomea aquatica
Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Other names: Water Spinach, Swamp cabbage, Ong Choy, among others This is a vegetable crop in many Asian countries and is commercially available in Asian food stores in the U.S. There are two varieties of this
Kangkong – Ipomea aquatica
Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Other names: Water Spinach, Swamp cabbage, Ong Choy, among others This is a vegetable crop in many Asian countries and is commercially available in Asian food stores in the U.S. There are two varieties of this
Coast Morning Glory – Calystegia macrostegia
Scientific name: Calystegia macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia Other names: Island morning glory, Island false bindweed. This species is native to Southern California all the way down to Baja California. They are common along the coast. Photo Location: Pacific Coast Highway,
Coast Morning Glory – Calystegia macrostegia
Scientific name: Calystegia macrostegia ssp. cyclostegia Other names: Island morning glory, Island false bindweed. This species is native to Southern California all the way down to Baja California. They are common along the coast. Photo Location: Pacific Coast Highway,
Beach Morning Glory – Ipomea imperati
Also Ipomea stolonifera Other Common name: Fiddleleaf Morning glory Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Photo Location: Bogey Bayou, Calhoun County. Tx, Port O’Connor, Tx. Habit: Creeping, vine. Grows on wet sand. Flower: Large white flowers with yellow centers, funnel, fused
Beach Morning Glory – Ipomea imperati
Also Ipomea stolonifera Other Common name: Fiddleleaf Morning glory Family: Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Photo Location: Bogey Bayou, Calhoun County. Tx, Port O’Connor, Tx. Habit: Creeping, vine. Grows on wet sand. Flower: Large white flowers with yellow centers, funnel, fused
White Dayflower – Commelina elegans
Family: Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family) Where and when: Floresville, Tx. in the Summer
White Dayflower – Commelina elegans
Family: Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family) Where and when: Floresville, Tx. in the Summer
Small-leaf Spiderwort – Tradescantia fluminensis
Family: Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family) Cultivated. Bought as a hanging pot. Some stems broke off, grew in the ground and spread out of control especially in the shade. Also known as Wandering Jew.
Small-leaf Spiderwort – Tradescantia fluminensis
Family: Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family) Cultivated. Bought as a hanging pot. Some stems broke off, grew in the ground and spread out of control especially in the shade. Also known as Wandering Jew.
Pale Chickweed – Stellaria pallida
Note the one sided hairs on the stem Family: Caryophyllaceae (Chickweed or Pink Family) Where and when: In the yard, Santa Fe, Tx. In spring
Pale Chickweed – Stellaria pallida
Note the one sided hairs on the stem Family: Caryophyllaceae (Chickweed or Pink Family) Where and when: In the yard, Santa Fe, Tx. In spring
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