Monthly Bloom Reports for April 2003

FAMILY LATIN NAME COMMON NAME BLOOM PERIOD FLOWER COLOR DATE Acanthaceae Ruellia humilis var. humilis Prairie Petunia/Low Ruellia ***456789****** Light Purple 04/26

Acanthaceae Ruellia strepens Wild Petunia ***456**910**** Light Purple 04/24

Agavaceae Hesperaloe parviflora Red Yucca **3456789****** Red 04/17

Agavaceae Yucca arkansana Arkansas Yucca ***45********** White 04/21

Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata Skunkbush **34*********** 04/01

Apiaceae Bifora americana Prairie Bishop ***45********** White 04/02

Apiaceae Daucus carota Wild Carrot ***4567******** White 04/12

Apiaceae Sanicula canadensis Canada Sanicle ***456********* White 04/17

Apiaceae Scandix pecten-veneris Venus' Comb **34*********** White 04/14

Apiaceae Torilis arvensis Hedge Parsley ***456********* White 04/09

Apiaceae Torilis nodosa Knotted Hedge-Parsley ***456********* White 04/17

Apocynaceae Amsonia tabernaemontana var. Willow Bluestar ***4*********** Blue 04/22 tabernaemontana=repens Asclepiadaceae Asclepias asperula subsp. capricornu Antelope Horns ***45678910**** Green 04/21

Asclepiadaceae Asclepias viridis Green Milkweed ***456********* Green 04/21

Asclepiadaceae Matelea biflora Two-Flower Milkvine ***456********* Purplish-Brown 04/21

Asteraceae Carduus nutans subsp. macrocephalus Musk-Thistle *****6789****** Pink/Purple 04/23

Asteraceae Centaurea solstitialis Yellow Star Thistle ***4*678910**** Yellow 04/28

Asteraceae Chaetopappa asteroides Least Aster ***456********* White 04/17

Asteraceae Cirsium horridulum Bull Thistle **345********** Pink/Purple 04/12

Thursday, May 01, 2003 Page 1 of 7 FAMILY LATIN NAME COMMON NAME BLOOM PERIOD FLOWER COLOR DATE Asteraceae Cirsium texanum Southern Thistle ***456********* Purple 04/19

Asteraceae Cirsium undulatum Wavy-Leaf Thistle ****567******** Pink 04/30

Asteraceae Coreopsis grandiflora var. longipipes Goldenwave ***45********** Yellow 04/25

Asteraceae Erigeron modestus Plains Fleabane ***45678910**** White 04/19

Asteraceae Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus Prairie Fleabane ***456********* White 04/12

Asteraceae Evax verna=multicaulis Many-Stem Evax ***456********* White/Silver 04/16

Asteraceae Gaillardia pulchella Indian Blanket **3456********* Red/Yellow 04/19

Asteraceae Gaillardia suavis Pin Cushion Daisy ***45********** Yellow 04/11

Asteraceae Krigia dandelion Potato Dandelion ***45********** Yellow 04/12

Asteraceae Lactuca ludoviciana Western Wild Lettuce ***45678******* Yellowish 04/23

Asteraceae Leucanthemum vulgare Ox Eye Daisy ***4567******** White 04/13

Asteraceae Marshallia caespitosa var. signata Barbara's Buttons ***45********** White 04/29

Asteraceae Packera sp (tetraploid) Hybrid Groundsel **34************* Yellowish Orange 04/15

Asteraceae Pinaropappus roseus Small Rock-Lettuce ***45********** White/Pink 04/19

Asteraceae Ratibida columnifera Mexican-Hat ***45678910**** Red/Yellow 04/19

Asteraceae Senecio ampullaceus Texas Groundsel **345********** Yellow 04/19

Asteraceae Senecio quaylei Quayles' Ragwort ***45********** Yellow 04/26

Asteraceae Sonchus asper Prickly Sow-Thistle **3456********* Yellow 04/02

Asteraceae Thelesperma filifolium var. filifolium Greenthread ***456********* Yellow 04/06

Bignoniaceae Catalpa speciosa Northern Catalpa/Cigartree ****5********** White 04/27

Boraginaceae Myosotis macrosperma Spring Forget Me Not ***45********** White 04/09

Thursday, May 01, 2003 Page 2 of 7 FAMILY LATIN NAME COMMON NAME BLOOM PERIOD FLOWER COLOR DATE Boraginaceae Myosotis verna Early Forget Me Not ***45********** White 04/12

Boraginaceae Onosmodium bejariense var. bejariense Bejar Marbleseed ***4567******** White 04/16

Brassicaceae Lepidium austrinum Southern Pepperweed **345********** White 04/02

Brassicaceae Lesquerella gracilis subsp. nuttallii Nuttall's Blatterpod **345********** Yellow 04/22

Brassicaceae Myagrum perfoliatum Myagrum ***45********** Light Yellow 04/22

Buddlejaceae Polypremum procumbens Juniper-Leaf ***4*678910**** White 04/26

Cactaceae Echinocereus reichenbachii var. Lace Cactus ****56********* Purple 04/26 reichenbachii Cactaceae Escobaria missouriensis var. Plains Nipple Cactus ***4*********** Yellow 04/29 similis=Coryphantha Campanulaceae Triodanis perfoliata var. Venus'-Looking-Glass ***45********** Purple 04/26 perfoliata=Specularia Caprifoliaceae Lonicera albiflora White Honeysuckle ***45********** White 04/13

Caprifoliaceae Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle **34567******** White/Yellow 04/21

Caryophyllaceae Petrorhagia dubia=prolifer Childing Pink ***456********* Pink to Purple 04/26

Commelinaceae Tradescantia occidentalis Western Spiderwort ***456********* Blue 04/12

Convolvulaceae Convolvulus arvensis Field Bindweed ****567******** White 04/26

Convolvulaceae Convolvulus equitans Texas Bindweed ****5678910**** White/Pink 04/30

Convolvulaceae Evolvulus nuttallianus=pilosus Hairy/Shaggy Evolvulus ***45678910**** Lavender 04/19

Cornaceae Cornus drummondii Rough-Leaf Dogwood ****5********** White 04/28

Cornaceae Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood **34*********** White 04/03

Dipsacaceae Scabiosa atropurpurea Sweet Scabiosa ***456789****** Pink 04/17

Ebenaceae Diospyros virginiana Eastern Persimmon ***456********* Yellow 04/30

Euphorbiaceae Cnidoscolus texanus Texas Bull-Nettle ***4567******** White 04/26

Thursday, May 01, 2003 Page 3 of 7 FAMILY LATIN NAME COMMON NAME BLOOM PERIOD FLOWER COLOR DATE Euphorbiaceae Phyllanthus polygonoides Knotweed Leaf Flower ***4567*910**** 04/19

Fabaceae Acacia greggii var. greggii Catclaw Acacia ***45********** White 04/19

Fabaceae Amorpha fruticosa False Indigo ***45********** Purple Yellow 04/19

Fabaceae Astragalus leptocarpus Slimpod Milk Vetch ***4*********** Purple-Blue 04/02

Fabaceae Astragalus nuttallianus var. nuttallianus Nuttall's Milk Vetch **3456********* Pink to Purple 04/06

Fabaceae Baptisia australis var. minor Wild Blue Indigo ***4*********** Blue 04/17

Fabaceae Baptisia sphaerocarpa Green Wild Indigo/Yellow ***45********** Bright Yellow 04/12 Bush-Pea Fabaceae Indigofera miniata var. leptosepala Western Scarlet-Pea ****56********* Lite Red 04/26

Fabaceae Lathyrus hirsutus Singletary-Pea ***45********** Purple/Pink 04/14

Fabaceae Medicago sativa Alfalfa ***456789****** Purple to pale blue 04/17

Fabaceae Melilotus albus White Sweet-Clover ***456********* White 04/07

Fabaceae Melilotus officinalis Yellow Sweet Clover ***45********** Yellow 04/05

Fabaceae Mimosa roemeriana=Schrankia Sensitive Briar ***45********** Pink 04/17

Fabaceae Oxytropis lambertii=Astragalus Locoweed ***45********** Purple 04/19

Fabaceae Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust **345********** 04/11

Fabaceae Sophora affinis Eve's-Necklace ***45********** Pink 04/18

Fabaceae Vicia villosa subsp. varia=dasycarpa Winter Vetch ***45********** Pink 04/12

Fumariaceae Corydalis micrantha subsp. australis Southern Corydalis **345********** Yellow 04/03

Geraniaceae Geranium carolinianum Carolina Geranium **345********** White/Pink 04/19

Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia congesta Blue-Curls ***456********* Blue 04/21

Iridaceae Nemastylis geminiflora Prairie Celestial **345********** Lite Blue 04/12

Thursday, May 01, 2003 Page 4 of 7 FAMILY LATIN NAME COMMON NAME BLOOM PERIOD FLOWER COLOR DATE Lamiaceae Hedeoma reverchonii var. reverchonii Rock Hedeoma ***4*6789****** Lavender 04/26

Lamiaceae Salvia engelmannii Engelmann's Sage ***45********** Lite Blue 04/19

Lamiaceae Salvia farinacea var. farinacea Mealy Blue Sage ***4567******** Lite Purple 04/13

Lamiaceae Salvia texana Texas Sage ***45********** Blue/Purple 04/19

Lamiaceae Scutellaria drummondii var. edwardsiana Plateau Skullcap ***45********** Violet 04/12

Lamiaceae Scutellaria wrightii Wright's Skullcap ***4567******** Lite Purple 04/17

Lamiaceae Stachys crenata Shade Betony ***45********** Lavender pink/bluish 04/17

Liliaceae Allium canadense var. canadense Wild Garlic **345********** White 04/10

Liliaceae Allium canadense var. fraseri Frasier's Onion ***45********** White 04/29

Liliaceae Camassia scilloides Blue Wild-Hyacinth ***45********** Blue 04/13

Liliaceae Hypoxis hirsuta Yellow Star-Grass **345********** Yellow 04/12

Liliaceae Zigadenus nuttallii Nuttall's Death-Camass **345********** White 04/01

Linaceae Linum pratense Blue Flax **345********** Blue 04/06

Linaceae Linum rigidum var. berlandieri Berlandier's Flax ***456********* Yellow 04/21

Linaceae Linum rigidum var. rigidum Stiff-Stem Flax ***456********* Yellow/Red 04/21

Malvaceae Callirhoe alcaeoides Plains Winecup ***45********** White 04/19

Malvaceae Callirhoe pedata=digitata var. stipulata Finger Winecup ***45********** Wine Red/White 04/12

Meliaceae Melia azedarach China-Berry ***45********** Purple 04/17

Moraceae Maclura pomifera Bois d'arc/Horse-Apple ***45********** 04/30

Nyctaginaceae Mirabilis latifolia Broad-Leaved Four ***4*678910**** Pink to Rose or Whitish 04/23 O'Clock Oleaceae Ligustrum lucidum Glossy Privet ******78910**** 04/30

Thursday, May 01, 2003 Page 5 of 7 FAMILY LATIN NAME COMMON NAME BLOOM PERIOD FLOWER COLOR DATE Oleaceae Ligustrum quihoui Quihou's Privet ****567******** 04/30

Oleaceae Ligustrum sinense Chinese Privet ***45********** 04/29

Onagraceae Calylophus berlandieri subsp. pinifolius Square-Bud-Primrose **34567******** Yellow 04/19

Onagraceae Gaura parviflora Lizardtail Gaura ***4567891011** Red 04/01

Onagraceae Oenothera laciniata var. laciniata Cut Leaf Evening ***456********* Yellow 04/02 Primrose Onagraceae Oenothera macrocarpa subsp. Flutter Mill/Missouri ***456********* Yellow 04/19 macrocarpa=missouriensis Primrose Onagraceae Oenothera speciosa Evening Primrose ***4567******** Pink/White 04/03

Orchidaceae Corallorhiza wisteriana Wister's Coralroot *F34*********** Brown/Red 04/05

Orobanchaceae Orobanche ludoviciana subsp. multiflora Large Flower Broomrape ***4567******** Purple/Rose/Yellow 04/21

Oxalidaceae Oxalis stricta=dillenii Yellow Woodsorrel *F*456********* Yellow 04/19

Oxalidaceae Oxalis violacea Violet Woodsorrel **345***910**** Purple 04/13

Plantaginaceae Plantago lanceolata English Plantain ***45********** 04/12

Poaceae Erioneuron pilosum=Tridens pilosus Hairy Tridens ***45678910**** NA 04/19

Poaceae Poa arachnifera Texas Blue Grass **34*********** NA 04/19

Polemoniaceae Phlox cuspidata Pointed Phlox ***456********* Purple to Pink 04/21

Polemoniaceae Phlox drummondii subsp. mcallisterii McAllister's Phlox ***45********** Lavender w/white eye 04/19

Polemoniaceae Phlox pilosa subsp. pilosa Prairie/Downy Phlox ***45********** Pink 04/21

Polygalaceae Polygala alba White Milkwort ***456********* White 04/19

Polygonaceae Rumex hastatulus Engelmann's Dock ***456********* 04/02

Primulaceae Anagallis arvensis Scarlet Pimpernel ***45********** Scarlet 04/13

Rosaceae Crataegus viridis Green Hawthorn ***4*********** White 04/13

Thursday, May 01, 2003 Page 6 of 7 FAMILY LATIN NAME COMMON NAME BLOOM PERIOD FLOWER COLOR DATE Rosaceae Geum canadense var. camporum White Avens ***456********* White 04/14

Rubiaceae Stenaria nigricans=Hedyotis Prairie Bluets ****5678910**** Lite Blue 04/26

Santalaceae Comandra umbellata subsp. pallida Bastard Toadflax **345********** White 04/26

Scrophulariaceae Mazus pumilus Dwarf Mazus **345678910**** Blue/Yellow 04/17

Scrophulariaceae Penstemon cobaea Foxglove ***45********** Lite Purple 04/21

Scrophulariaceae Penstemon laxiflorus Beardtongue ***45********** Lite Pink/White 04/20

Solanaceae Quincula lobata=Physalis Chinese Lantern of the ***456********* Blue-Purple 04/26 Plains Solanaceae Solanum dimidatum=torreyi Western Horse Nettle ****567******** Lite Purple 04/28

Solanaceae Solanum elaeagnifolium Silver Leaf Nightshade ***456********* Lite Purple 04/20

Verbenaceae Lippia nodiflora=Phyla incisa Frogfruit ****5678910**** White 04/29

Verbenaceae Verbena canescens Gray Vervain ***45678910**** Blue, Lavender, Purple 04/19

Verbenaceae Verbena halei=officinalis subsp. halei Slender Vervain ***45678910**** Lavender Blue 04/14

Violaceae Viola bicolor=rafinesquii Field Pansy **34*********** Violet Blue 04/01

Vitaceae Ampelopsis arborea Peppervine ***4*67******** Green 04/23

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