Posts Tagged: wildflower

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

Texas Bindweed – Convolvulus equitans

Family:  Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Where and when:  Port O’Connor, Tx, in the summer

Texas Bindweed – Convolvulus equitans

Family:  Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Where and when:  Port O’Connor, Tx, in the summer

Purple Bindweed – Ipomea cordatotriloba

Family:  Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Where and when:  Santa Fe, Tx, in my yard.  Spring to Fall This vine is very common volunteering in unkempt landscaping and fences.

Purple Bindweed – Ipomea cordatotriloba

Family:  Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Where and when:  Santa Fe, Tx, in my yard.  Spring to Fall This vine is very common volunteering in unkempt landscaping and fences.

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)

Kidney Grass – Dichondra carolinensis

Family:  Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family)

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,

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Pohuehue – Ipomea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis

Other Common name:  Beach Morning Glory, Bayhops, Goat foot, Railroad vine Family:  Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Photo Location: Hawaii.  Native of Hawaii Habit:  Creeping, vine.  Grows on sand.    Flower:  Large pink flowers, darker center, funnel, fused petals 

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Pohuehue – Ipomea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis

Other Common name:  Beach Morning Glory, Bayhops, Goat foot, Railroad vine Family:  Convolvulaceae (Morning Glory Family) Photo Location: Hawaii.  Native of Hawaii Habit:  Creeping, vine.  Grows on sand.    Flower:  Large pink flowers, darker center, funnel, fused petals 

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  

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Spreading dayflower – Commelina diffusa

Family:  Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family) The flowers are tiny. Found growing at the edge of the pond, Santa Fe, Tx.

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Spreading dayflower – Commelina diffusa

Family:  Commelinaceae (Spiderwort Family) The flowers are tiny. Found growing at the edge of the pond, Santa Fe, Tx.