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)

Limestone Gaura (Gaura Calcicola)

Eve’s Necklace or Texas Sophora (Sophora affinis) 

Dotted Blue-eyed Grass

Hudson Flax (Linum Hudsonioides) a.k.a. Texas Flax.

Purple Poppy Mallow (Callirhoe involucrata)

Unidentified

Mediterranean Mustard also known as Bastard Cabbage

White Clover with a honey bee.

Bluebonnets with a hard-working honey bee.

Dogweed

Wild Hyacinth

Wild Blue Phlox (Phlox divaricata L.)

Spider Lily

Hudson Flax with white crab spider

Bluebonnet

Limestone Gaura (Gaura Calcicola)

Yellow Buttercups (Ranunculus)

Western Salsify (Tragopogon dubius)

Louisiana Iris Yellow with Honey Bee hard at work.

Unidentified 

Carolina Bristlemallow (Modiola caroliniana)

Fleabane

A lone Limestone Gaura in a field of Bluebonnets

Star-of-Bethlehem

Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

Beautiful butterfly pollinating wildflowers at White Rock Lake

Greenthread (Thelesperma spp.)

Queen Anne's Lace with Lady Bug

Butterfly visiting a Carolina Bristlemallow 

Showy Primrose

Dandelion Seed Head

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

Magnificent Wildflowers Add Color to White Rock Lake

Wildflowers Start Blooming at White Rock Lake

White Rock lake is located in east Dallas, Texas.

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