Friday, April 6, 2012

Blooming Marvelous Wildflowers at White Rock Lake

The wildflowers at White Rock Lake are absolutely glorious! All of the images below were taken at various parts of the lake in the past week. Some of the wildflowers have not been identified yet. If you can shed any light on their names, please feel free to contribute.

Louisiana Iris (Red Velvet Elvis) wildflower at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Louisiana Iris (Red Velvet Elvis)

Limestone Gaura (Gaura Calcicola) wildflower at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Limestone Gaura (Gaura Calcicola)


Eve’s Necklace or Texas Sophora (Sophora affinis) wildflower at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Eve’s Necklace or Texas Sophora (Sophora affinis) 


Dotted Blue-eyed Grass wildflower at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Dotted Blue-eyed Grass


Hudson Flax (Linum Hudsonioides) a.k.a. Texas Flax wildflower at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Hudson Flax (Linum Hudsonioides) a.k.a. Texas Flax.


Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata) wildflower at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas

Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata)



Unidentified

Mediterranean Mustard also known as Bastard Cabbage


White Clover with a honey bee at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
White Clover with a honey bee.


Bluebonnets with a hard-working honey bee at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Bluebonnets with a hard-working honey bee.


Dogweed wildflower at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas

Dogweed



Wild Hyacinth wildflowers at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Wild Hyacinth


Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata L.) wildflowers at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata L.)



Spider Lily wildflowers at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Spider Lily


Hudson Flax with white spider at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Hudson Flax with white crab spider


Bluebonnet wildflower at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Bluebonnet

Limestone Gaura wildflowers at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Limestone Gaura (Gaura Calcicola)



Yellow Buttercups (Ranunculus)


Western Salsify (Tragopogon dubius) wildflowers at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Western Salsify (Tragopogon dubius)










Louisiana Iris Yellow with Honey Bee hard at work at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Louisiana Iris Yellow with Honey Bee hard at work.


Unidentified 


Carolina Bristlemallow (Modiola caroliniana) wildflower at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Carolina Bristlemallow (Modiola caroliniana)


Fleabane wildflowers at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Fleabane


A lone Limestone Gaura in a field of Bluebonnets, White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
A lone Limestone Gaura in a field of Bluebonnets


Star-of-Bethlehem wildflowers at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Star-of-Bethlehem


Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) wildflowers at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)


Beautiful butterfly pollinating wildflowers at White Rock Lake
Beautiful butterfly pollinating wildflowers at White Rock Lake





Greenthread (Thelesperma spp.) wildflowers at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Greenthread (Thelesperma spp.)


Queen Anne's Lace with Lady Bug at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Queen Anne's Lace with Lady Bug





Butterfly visiting a Carolina Bristlemallow at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Butterfly visiting a Carolina Bristlemallow 


Showy Primrose wildflower at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Showy Primrose



Dandelion Seed Head at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Dandelion Seed Head


Wild Blue Phlox wildflowers at White Rock Lake, Dallas, Texas
Wild Blue Phlox


Mediterranean Mustard also known as Bastard Cabbage - the water is reflecting the sky and the nearby trees

You can view more stunning wildflowers here:



Brilliant Bluebonnets Blooming at White Rock Lake





White Rock lake is located in east Dallas, Texas.

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4 comments:

  1. I really wish I had a means to post some of my butterfly and wildflower pictures here as well...

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  2. I realize this post is older, but in case you'd like to update for the latecomers such as myself that are still enjoying this page, I would like to contribute identification for two plant photos that were unidentified. Photo #7 is some kind of skullcap, most likely Scutellaria drummondii. Photo # 23 is a favorite tree of mine that I know well from childhood and all my life, chinaberry tree, Melia azedarach. The flowers are intoxicatingly fragrant.

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  3. We love wildflowers and the Blackland Prairie at White Rock Lake. Visit us at BNPD,
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