I managed to get quite a few wildflower photos this past Sunday and thought I'd show you what I found...Most of these were taken with the Macro lens...some I took with the 50 mm, just playing around! All these flowers were found in the river bottom near the San Antonio River in Goliad County Texas. Just to note most of these flowers are tiny, very tiny and I also found 98% of them in a 50 ft by 50 ft sq. area...I love to stay in one spot and see what I can find regarding photos...
The above bloom is actually a shrub. I searched on the internet as I thought it might be buckeye but that wasn't it...I need to look through my notes but in the mean time just enjoy the beauty!
Baby Blue eyes...these blooms are all over the place at the moment!
Above and Below Fendler's Bladderpod, other names are Bladderpod and Popweed. One of the first wildflowers to bloom and it is gorgeous!
Perhaps? Western Peppergrass.
Hmmmm I found just this one tiny bloom in the yard...it's not a wine cup...is it a crocus? It's been awhile since I've seen one...It wasn't in my wildflower books...Anyone have a clue?
Ten Petal Anemone...I took a photo of this one before but this time I zoomed in with the Macro...Sweet!
Hmmm need to get a better photo of the leaves as there are several possibilities this could be...still love it!
Above a close up of Phacelia and below is a photo of the whole plant. It is also known as Blue curls, spiderflower and wild Heliotrope.
Sow Thistle.It is an introduced species from Europe and has become a troublesome "weed"...hmmm aren't most wildflowers considered weeds? The milky sap was used for eye ailments and skin eruptions....
Possibly a Pencil Flower...but not positive on that...
A closer view...gotta love Macro!
I couldn't miss this bit of bright red crawling in the greenery. She didn't cooperate very well and kept moving, moving, moving...
This one was so tiny....I loved how tiny and delicate it looked.
Bokeh?
Looks like something from the Mint Family...
Southern Corydalis
Ahh well he's not a flower but he was in the 50 ft area I was in and I thought he was kind of cute!
Possibly a Pencil Flower...but not positive on that...
A closer view...gotta love Macro!
I couldn't miss this bit of bright red crawling in the greenery. She didn't cooperate very well and kept moving, moving, moving...
This one was so tiny....I loved how tiny and delicate it looked.
Bokeh?
Looks like something from the Mint Family...
Southern Corydalis
Ahh well he's not a flower but he was in the 50 ft area I was in and I thought he was kind of cute!
5 comments:
Lucky you Wendy.. We are under tons of snow ;-) Beautiful flower pictures you got there! Well done.
On your most recent post you inquire about the purple three petal flower. Could it be a spiderwort? Tradescantia ohiensis Raf. We see them here in Kansas though much later.
Wildflower Mary thank you for your response. This purple bloom was larger than spiderwort but they do look similar. My Mother thinks it might be a tulip type bulb that ended up being buried there, as there were no other flowers of that type in the area. I've lived here for 10+ yrs and haven't seen a bloom like that except for in a cultivated garden. When I first saw it I thought wine cup but knew they shouldn't be out yet and it was different.
I wish it was spring here...
That bright purple flower is gorgeous! Beautiful pictures, as always. :)
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