Lupinus texensis
Texas Bluebonnet
























































It’s the start of spring in Central Texas and the wildflowers are just getting started! Bluebonnets tend to steal the show, but each day brings other blooms to life and they’re waiting for you to find them. Here’s a family friendly homeschool guide to meeting five of our lesser known (but just as interesting) wildflowers that are blooming right now.
The presentation includes images of 5 different wildflowers along with their common names, scientific names and links to more information. You’ll also find two questions per wildflower, with the answers to be found in the included links. At the end of the presentation, you’ll be able to quiz yourself on the common and scientific names of each plant.
How many of these wildflowers can you find in the wild?

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Top banner petal with white stripes

Unopened sessile flower of Galactia striata

Open Galactia striata flower

3 leaflets on twining stem

Open flower and bud of Galactia striata
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Closeup of Stylosanthes hamata

The three-parted leaves of Cheesytoes
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American bluehearts closeup

Buchnera americana in grassy beachside habitat
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Flaveria linearis head

Narrowleaf yellowtops plant

Flaveria linearis plant

Flaveria linearis stem showing opposite leaves and hairs
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Open flower of Dicliptera sexangularis

Dicliptera sexangularis nearly ready to open

Young, closed flower of Dicliptera sexagularis

Fruit and involucrate bracts of Dicliptera sexangularis

Dicliptera sexangularis plant

Common dayflower profile view


Common dayflower
I love living in a place where I can find new (to me) wildflowers blooming for Christmas. December not only added nine more species to my repertoire, but kept several of my faithful fall favorites in bloom.
Here’s my roundup of all the wildflowers that I found blooming in Key West during the month of December. Click on the common names to visit the individual species’ pages.

































Youngest flowers are all white

Older flowers have yellowish green centers

Coiled and ready to bloom
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