Texas Wildbuds

Spring 2025
North Texas

We made a short trip to the Ft. Worth area to have some modifications made to our Casita trailer. While the work was being done we found a very nice park in nearby Grapvine that had a few flowers to shoot. That evening we headed back to Austin and stopped for the night at Cleburne State Park southwest of Ft. Worth and, before leaving in the morning, found a few more plants.

Please contact me if you have any comments or corrections to my IDs. Thank you.

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Amsonia ciliata
(Texas Bluestar)
1149
Common Name Texas Bluestar, Fringed Bluestar
Scientific Name Amsonia ciliata
Family Apocynaceae
(Dogbane)
Date April 9, 2025
Location Near Keyhole Camping Area, Cleburne State Park, Johnson County
Camera Nikon D810
Lens 70-180 mm f/4.5-5.6
Focal Length 180 mm
Aperture f/16
Speed 1/80 sec.
ISO 1600
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NEW! Ceanothus herbaceus
(Prairie Redroot)
1256
Common Name Prairie Redroot, Jersey Tea
Scientific Name Ceanothus herbaceus
Family Rhamnaceae
(Buckthorn)
Date April 9, 2025
Location Near Keyhole Camping Area, Cleburne State Park, Johnson County
Camera Nikon D810
Lens 70-180 mm f/4.5-5.6
Focal Length 180 mm
Aperture f/16
Speed 1/25 sec.
ISO 1600
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Polygala alba
(White Milkwort)
1183
Common Name White Milkwort
Scientific Name Polygala alba
Family Polygalaceae
(Milkwort)
Date April 9, 2025
Location Near Keyhole Camping Area, Cleburne State Park, Johnson County
Camera Nikon D810
Lens 70-180 mm f/4.5-5.6
Focal Length 170 mm
Aperture f/16
Speed 1/25 sec.
ISO 1600
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NEW! Smilax rotundifolia
(Roundleaf Greenbrier)
1139
Common Name Roundleaf Greenbrier, Horsebrier
Scientific Name Smilax rotundifolia
Family Smilacaceae
(Catbrier)
Date April 8, 2025
Location Acorn Woods Park, Grapevine, Tarrant County
Camera Nikon D810
Lens 70-180 mm f/4.5-5.6
Focal Length 180 mm
Aperture f/18
Speed 1/80 sec.
ISO 2000
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Valerianella amarella
(Hairy Cornsalad)
1277
Common Name Hairy Cornsalad
Scientific Name Valerianella amarella
Family Valerianaceae
(Valerian)
Date April 9, 2025
Location Near Keyhole Camping Area, Cleburne State Park, Johnson County
Camera Nikon D810
Lens 70-180 mm f/4.5-5.6
Focal Length 180 mm
Aperture f/16
Speed 1/30 sec.
ISO 1600
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NEW! Vicia hirsuta
(Tiny Vetch)
1083
Common Name Tiny Vetch, Hairy Vetch
Scientific Name Vicia hirsuta
Family Fabaceae
(Pea)
Date April 8, 2025
Location Acorn Woods Park, Grapevine, Tarrant County
Camera Nikon D810
Lens 70-180 mm f/4.5-5.6
Focal Length 180 mm
Aperture f/14
Speed 1/30 sec.
ISO 800

Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County

© Tom Lebsack 2025