#txplant

[thegrandimago]

Taken the same day as the previous post, this was an American pistachio (Pistacia mexicana). They occur in isolated patches throughout southern Texas, northeastern Mexico, down to Guatemala and Honduras within limestone cliffs or ravine edges. Blooming lasts from spring to late summer, with clusters of small, white flowers are that become clusters of red drupes on females, as shown here (note this one isn't red as it's dried), while the leaves change red in the spring before becoming dark-green later in the season. Note that while they're closely related to the common pistachio of western Asia, their seeds are too small, and often empty, to be edible. Sadly, they are near threatened due to habitat loss. #plant #plants #tree #trees #wildflowers #wildflower #texasplants #texasplant #txplants #txnature #shrub #shrubs #pistachio #pistachios #texasnativeplants #texasnature #nature #flora #plantae #angiosperms #vascularplant #tracheophyta #asterids #eudicots #sapindales #anacardiaceae #pistacia #pistaciamexicana #americanpistachio (at Austin Nature & Science Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClKStEFKfuO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[tinbintc2]

Here’s a 🔥 shot of @txmplant with their #tinbin TC2 in operation at night! Dry suction excavation allows you to dig safely without the need for water 💦 So there’s no more waiting for water to get to site, or metering it out carefully you just suck and go. When the hopper is full you can dump on site too 🚧 Link in bio ℹ #tinbintc2 #bnsf #fae #tubecube #txplant #machinery #machinecontrol #nightshift #equipmentdealers #equipmentauctions #cat320 #highvis #suctionexcavator #hydrovac #hydrovacnation https://www.instagram.com/p/CP3w74dFuhH/?utm_medium=tumblr

[confluencemedia]

RT https://t.co/cM0OElf2Cr Check out the BIG List of Environmental & #nativeplants Dec. 2017 - February 2018. #txplants https://t.co/mVuq2MyhP0 https://t.co/i5biH1RblV More events on https://t.co/VYR5jaMmN3

RT https://t.co/cM0OElf2Cr Check out the BIG List of Environmental & #nativeplants #Events: Dec. 2017 - February 2018. #txplants https://t.co/mVuq2MyhP0 http://pic.twitter.com/i5biH1RblV More events on https://t.co/VYR5jaMmN3

— Big City Events (@BigCity_Events) December 4, 2017

Source: @BigCity_Events December 04, 2017 at 06:15AM More info Your Website/Page Anchor Text Here

[hobobuzz]

New #hoboken tweet. RT @TXPlantGuy: Imagine #greenroofs curb cuts & rain gardens, cisterns bioswales & infiltration basins city wide #TxPlants… https://t.co/seOJGawTCH

[thegrandimago]

Taken the same day as the previous post, these are southern swamp crinum (Crinum americanum). They're native to North America from Texas to South Carolina, into Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands wherever there's still water bodies. They bloom from summer to autumn with fragrant white flowers and pink to red stamens as shown. Afterwards, they produce seed capsules containing large fleshy seeds. #plant #plants #flower #flowers #wildflowers #wildflower #texasplants #texasplant #txplants #txnature #crinumlily #crinumlilies #amaryllids #amaryllid #texasnativeplants #texasnature #nature #flora #plantae #angiosperms #vascularplant #tracheophyta #monocot #asparagales #amaryllidaceae #amaryllidoideae #crinum #crinumamericanum #southernswampcrinum (at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkoUa92qMkQ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thegrandimago]

Taken the same day as the previous post, this is a Scheer's fish-hook cactus (Sclerocactus scheeri). They are native to southern Texas and northern Mexico within the Tamaulipan scrub community in drip line desert shrubs, grassy plains, open low hills, and brushy grassland. Flowers bloom within February-March that are green with a yellowish tint. Eventually, they produce pinkish-green elongated, egg-shaped fruits. #plant #plants #flower #flowers #wildflowers #wildflower #texasplants #texasplant #txplants #txnature #succulents #succulent #texasnativeplants #cactus #cacti #flora #texasnature #nature #plantae #angiosperms #vascularplant #tracheophyta #liliopsida #dicots #caryophyllales #cactaceae #sclerocactus #sclerocactusscheeri #fishhookcactus #rootcactus (at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkoFZvHqxaA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thegrandimago]

Taken the same day as the previous post, these are lace cacti (Echinocereus reichenbachii). They are native to the Chihuahuan Desert, along with northern Mexico and the southern US where it can be found in the entire Chihuahuan Desert, grasslands, chaparral, and mesquite woodlands. They bloom from early May-late June with pink to purple flowers. They begin fruiting 1.5-2.5 months after blooming with green colored ovial fruit that have a white pulp. #plant #plants #flower #flowers #wildflowers #wildflower #texasplants #texasplant #txplants #txnature #succulents #succulent #texasnativeplants #cactus #cacti #flora #texasnature #nature #plantae #angiosperms #vascularplant #tracheophyta #liliopsida #dicots #caryophyllales #cactaceae #echinocereus #echinocereusreichenbachii #lacecactus #lacehedgehogcactus (at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckn5HpNKeuB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thegrandimago]

Taken the same day as the previous post, this was a purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea). They are native to the eastern half of North America wherever there is dry open woods, prairies, and barrens. They bloom from summer into autumn with purple flowers as shown here. Eventually, the flower is replaced with a dried achene fruit holding the seeds. #plant #plants #flower #flowers #wildflowers #wildflower #texasplants #texasplant #txplants #txnature #coneflowers #coneflower #aster #asters #texasnativeplants #texasnature #nature #flora #plantae #angiosperms #vascularplant #tracheophyta #asterids #eudicots #asterales #asteraceae #echinacea #echinaceapurpurea #purpleconeflower (at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CknvKdeqwbC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thegrandimago]

Taken the same day as the previous post, this was a Texas mountain laurel (Dermatophyllum secundiflorum). They are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico wherever there are rocky limestone soils. They bloom during the March-April producing drooping bluish-lavender flower clusters that are very fragrant, described as having a fragrance similar to grape soda. Afterwards, they fruit into semi-woody seed pods like the ones shown here. These pods hold lacquer red seeds that are poisonous enough to kill an adult since they contain the alkaloid cytisine. However, these seeds were valued by some indigenous peoples who used them for ceremonial purposes as a hallucinogen, before being replaced by peyote, and for ornamental purposes. #plant #plants #tree #trees #wildflowers #wildflower #texasplants #texasplant #txplants #txnature #shrub #shrubs #frijolito #frijolitos #texasnativeplants #texasnature #nature #flora #plantae #angiosperms #vascularplant #tracheophyta #asterids #eudicots #fabales #fabaceae #dermatophyllum #dermatophyllumsecundiflorum #texasmountainlaurel (at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CklRqSbKTYw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thegrandimago]

Taken the same day as the previous post, this was a woolly ironweed (Vernonia lindheimeri). They are native to the Texas Edwards Plateau and northern Mexico wherever there are open calcareous areas. They bloom during the summer with purple flowers as shown here. #plant #plants #flower #flowers #wildflowers #wildflower #texasplants #texasplant #txplants #txnature #ironweeds #ironweed #aster #asters #texasnativeplants #texasnature #nature #flora #plantae #angiosperms #vascularplant #tracheophyta #asterids #eudicots #asterales #asteraceae #vernonia #vernonialindheimeri #woollyironweed (at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CklMWnwKFy_/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thegrandimago]

Taken the same day as the previous post, this is a guapilla (Hechtia glomerata). They are a bromeliad native to southern Texas and as far south as Guatemala wherever there are canyons, valleys and on steep, rocky slopes. They bloom from April-July on panicles that hold small white tubular flowers. #plant #plants #texasplants #texasplant #texasnature #nature #texasflowers #texasflower #flower #flowers #succulent #succulents #xericplants #xeric #texasnativeplants #txnature #txplants #bromeliad #bromeliads #flora #plantae #angiosperms #vascularplant #liliopsida #monocot #poales #bromeliaceae #hechtia #hechtiaglomerata #guapilla (at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CklLDxbKDNR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thegrandimago]

Taken the same day as the previous post, these are Texas nipple cacti (Mammillaria prolifera). They are native to Texas, Mexico, Cuba, and Hispaniola wherever there is submontane scrub, grasslands at low elevations, or low, dry thicket. Flowers bloom in spring with colors ranging yellowish or pinkish blossoms that later become red round fruits. #plant #plants #flower #flowers #wildflowers #wildflower #texasplants #texasplant #txplants #txnature #succulents #succulent #texasnativeplants #cactus #cacti #flora #texasnature #nature #plantae #angiosperms #vascularplant #tracheophyta #liliopsida #dicots #caryophyllales #cactaceae #mammillaria #thelocactussetispinus #mammillariaprolifera #texasnipplecactus (at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckk_ydAKSSM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thegrandimago]

Taken the same day as the previous post, these are ladyfinger cactihedgehog cactus (Thelocactus setispinus). They are native to southern Texas and northern Mexico among shrub vegetation or coastal lowlands and can be found up to 500m altitudes. Flowers bloom in late summer with colors ranging from magenta, pale yellow, bright yellow or lavender blossom, which will later be replaced with a red round fruit. #plant #plants #flower #flowers #wildflowers #wildflower #texasplants #texasplant #txplants #txnature #succulents #succulent #texasnativeplants #cactus #cacti #flora #texasnature #nature #plantae #angiosperms #vascularplant #tracheophyta #liliopsida #dicots #caryophyllales #cactaceae #thelocactus #thelocactussetispinus #hedgehogcactus #minaturebarrelcactus (at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ckjuv-FK1kr/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thegrandimago]

Taken the same day as the previous post, these are ladyfinger cacti (Echinocereus pentalophus), albeit young ones. They are native to northeastern Mexico, into the Texas southern Rio Grande Valley where there is Agave-Lechuguila thorn scrub or grassy, rocky plains. Flowers bloom for a short time during mid April-May with magenta-pink blossoms, which will be replaced with green fruits. While small right now, the stems will start growing several centmeters long sideways along or close to the ground. #plant #plants #flower #flowers #wildflowers #wildflower #texasplants #texasplant #txplants #txnature #succulents #succulent #texasnativeplants #cactus #cacti #flora #texasnature #nature #plantae #angiosperms #vascularplant #tracheophyta #liliopsida #dicots #caryophyllales #cactaceae #echinocereus #echinocereuspentalophus #ladyfingercactus #dogtail (at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkjqF8PKYxp/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thegrandimago]

Taken the same day as the previous post, this was an pyramid bush (Melochia tomentosa) patch. They are native to southern North America and all the way down to South America wherever there is open dry forests, thickets, savannahs, or roadsides. Flowers bloom from April-October. As is seen here, they're quite popular with American bumblebees and other pollinators. #plant #plants #flower #flowers #wildflowers #wildflower #texasplants #texasplant #txplants #txnature #shrub #shrubs #mallow #mallows #texasnativeplants #texasnature #nature #flora #plantae #angiosperms #vascularplant #tracheophyta #asterids #eudicots #malvales #malvaceae #melochia #melochiatomentosa #pyramidbush (at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkjlTgXqMKJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thegrandimago]

Taken the same day as the previous post, this was an tree cholla (Cylindropuntia imbricata) patch. They are native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico in arid regions just below the pinyon-juniper belt. Flowers bloom during late spring/early summer with magenta blossoms. They eventually shed the flower, producing a tubercular yellow fruits with a hollow that once held the flower and retain these fruits throughout the winter. The fruits are eaten by many birds and mammals, though they might not taste good to us since they're dry and have little taste, but that didn't stop the Native Americans of Arizona and New Mexico from enjoying them. Besides food, they're known to shelter small animals. #plant #plants #flower #flowers #wildflowers #wildflower #texasplants #texasplant #txplants #txnature #succulents #succulent #texasnativeplants #cactus #cacti #cholla #chollas #texasnature #nature #plantae #angiosperms #vascularplant #tracheophyta #liliopsida #dicots #caryophyllales #cactaceae #cylindropuntia #cylindropuntiaimbricata #treecholla (at Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkjX032KKci/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=