Texas Flowers in Natural Colors
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About This Book
A book about flowers in Texas. Each plant is illustrated with a black and white painting, appearing with its generic and Latinate name as well as local names, and a description of distribution. Contents Include: Reference Books on Texas Flowers; Plant Parts and Plant Names; Plant Distribution; Descriptions of Plants; Finding Lists. This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience.
Chapters (90)
- TEXAS FLOWERS IN NATURAL COLORS
- TEXAS WILDFLOWERS
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- REFERENCE BOOKS ON TEXAS FLOWERS
- PLANT PARTS AND PLANT NAMES
- PLANT DISTRIBUTION
- DESCRIPTIONS OF SPECIES
- WATER-PLANTAIN FAMILY (Alismaceae)
- PINEAPPLE FAMILY (Bromeliaceae)
- SPIDERWORT FAMILY (Commelinaceae)
- PICKEREL-WEED FAMILY (Pontederiaceae)
- LILY FAMILY (Liliaceae)
- AMARYLLIS FAMILY (Amaryllidaceae)
- IRIS FAMILY (Iridaceae)
- ORCHID FAMILY (Orchidaceae)
- BUCKWHEAT FAMILY (Polygonaceae)
- FOUR-O’CLOCK FAMILY (Nyctaginaceae)
- POKEWEED FAMILY (Phytolaccaceae)
- PURSLANE FAMILY (Portulacaceae)
- PINK FAMILY (Caryophyllaceae)
- WATER-LILY FAMILY (Nymphaeaceae)
- CROWFOOT FAMILY (Ranunculaceae)
- BARBERRY FAMILY (Berberidaceae)
- MOONSEED FAMILY (Menispermaceae)
- POPPY FAMILY (Papaveraceae)
- FUMITORY FAMILY (Fumariaceae)
- MUSTARD FAMILY (Cruciferae)
- PITCHER-PLANT FAMILY (Sarraceniaceae)
- ORPINE FAMILY (Crassulaceae)
- ROSE FAMILY (Rosaceae)
- MIMOSA FAMILY (Mimosaceae)
- SENNA FAMILY (Cassiaceae)
- KRAMERIA FAMILY (Krameriaceae)
- PEA FAMILY (Fabaceae)
- GERANIUM FAMILY (Geraniaceae)
- FLAX FAMILY (Linaceae)
- WOOD-SORREL FAMILY (Oxalidaceae)
- MILKWORT FAMILY (Polygalaceae)
- SPURGE FAMILY (Euphorbiaceae)
- HOLLY FAMILY (Aquifoliaceae)
- BUCKEYE FAMILY (Aesculaceae)
- MALLOW FAMILY (Malvaceae)
- VIOLET FAMILY (Violaceae)
- LOASA FAMILY (Loasaceae)
- CACTUS FAMILY (Cactaceae)
- LOOSESTRIFE FAMILY (Lythraceae)
- EVENING-PRIMROSE FAMILY (Epilobiaceae)
- DOGWOOD FAMILY (Cornaceae)
- CARROT FAMILY (Umbelliferae)
- HEATH FAMILY (Ericaceae)
- PRIMROSE FAMILY (Primulaceae)
- EBONY FAMILY (Ebenaceae)
- GENTIAN FAMILY (Gentianaceae)
- DOGBANE FAMILY (Apocynaceae)
- MILKWEED FAMILY (Asclepiadaceae)
- DICHONDRA FAMILY (Dichondraceae)
- DODDER FAMILY (Cuscutaceae)
- MORNING-GLORY FAMILY (Convolvulaceae)
- PHLOX FAMILY (Polemoniaceae)
- WATER-LEAF FAMILY (Hydrophyllaceae)
- BORAGE FAMILY (Borraginaceae)
- VERBENA FAMILY (Verbenaceae)
- MINT FAMILY (Labiatae)
- POTATO FAMILY (Solanaceae)
- FIGWORT FAMILY (Scrophulariaceae)
- TRUMPET-CREEPER FAMILY (Bignoniaceae)
- ACANTHUS FAMILY (Acanthaceae)
- PLANTAIN FAMILY (Plantaginaceae)
- MADDER FAMILY (Rubiaceae)
- HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY (Caprifoliaceae)
- VALERIAN FAMILY (Valerianaceae)
- GOURD FAMILY (Cucurbitaceae)
- BELL-FLOWER FAMILY (Campanulaceae)
- LOBELIA FAMILY (Lobeliaceae)
- COMPOSITE FAMILY (Compositae)
- CHICORY FAMILY (Cichoriaceae)
- FINDING LISTS
- FINDING LISTS
- AIR PLANTS
- WATER PLANTS
- SHRUBS OR SMALL TREES
- EARLY SPRING
- SPRING
- LATE SPRING AND SUMMER
- SUMMER
- LATE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL
- FALL
- INDEX
- FOOTNOTES
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