Same group of fall asters, taken with a macro lens. Unidentified insect is a bonus.
Symphyotricum oblongifolium - Fall Aster (click for larger image)
Symphyotricum oblongifolium – Fall Aster
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Ruellia humilis – low ruellia
Taken in Williamson County earlier this year.
Ruellia humilis- Low ruellia (click for larger image)
Fall Aster
Fall Asters are in bloom…
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium - Fall Aster
Red Oak leaves
Took this on a field trip the other day.
Red Oak
After the rains
conocllinium greggii - Gregg Mistflower
This Gregg’s Mistflower looks a bit beaten down after all the rain the last few days.
Passiflora foetida – Passion Flower (closed)
The Passion Flower not only has distinctive blooms, but when the flowers close up each evening they create an interesting textured “ball”.
Passiflora foetida - Passion Flower
Commelina erecta var angustifolia – Narrow-leaf dayflower
Taken in the springtime of 2011.
Commelina erecta var angustifolia - Narrow-leaf dayflower
Skeleton Leaf Goldeneye
The recent rains have invigorated this perennial.
Skeleton Leaf Goldeneye
Parralena – Dyssodia pentachaeta
Found by a field trip companion in the dry caliche next to an unpaved road.
Malvaviscus arboreus – Turks cap
Favored by hummingbirds and solitary bees, this lovely hibiscus-like flower (that never fully opens) does extremely well along a shady northern side of the house. Has not received supplemental watering throughout the drought.
bob's brain: living well with a movement disorder and other comorbidities 