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Help with identifying 2 wildflowers Started by gregner at 06-04-2007 10:03 PM. Topic has 2 replies. WildflowerHaven... » Knowlege Base F... » Indentifying Wi... » Help with identifying 2 wildflowers Hunting Texas Wildflowers - New Book!

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06-04-2007, 10:03 PM gregner Joined on 03-28-2006 Posts 41 Help with identifying 2 wildflowers I have pictures of 2 wildflowers I recently photographed that I can not identify.  Any help would be appreciated. This is apparently some sort of thistle, photographed south of Lubbock http://www.texaswildflowerpictures.com/wildflowers/unidentified1.jpg This appears to be similar to some phacelias, photographed in Palo Duro Canyon http://www.texaswildflowerpictures.com/wildflowers/unidentified2.jpg    Report

06-05-2007, 7:00 PM FlowerPower Joined on 03-08-2005 The Woodlands, Texas Posts 136 Re: Help with identifying 2 wildflowers I think the first photo is of a thistle bloom: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thistle The second one might be the wooly-white?: http://www.lnstar.com/mall/txtrails/wildflowers/flower96.html I'll see how the experts weigh in on these two :0) Murry Flowers will brighten your day whether mild or wild, Murry!    Report

06-05-2007, 7:28 PM gregner Joined on 03-28-2006 Posts 41 Re: Help with identifying 2 wildflowers I identified the first one as Scotch Cottonthistle, a non-native invasive species. Still don't know the second one though.    Report

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