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From a hike at Hosmer Grove on Haleakala, Maui

From a hike at Hosmer Grove on Haleakala, Maui

From a hike at Hosmer Grove on Haleakala, Maui

From a trip to the peak of Haleakala, Maui

From a trip to the peak of Haleakala, Maui

From a trip to the peak of Haleakala, Maui

From a short hike at Makawao Forest Reserve, Maui

From the Road to Hana, Maui

From the Road to Hana, Maui

From the Road to Hana, Maui

From the Road to Hana, Maui

From the Road to Hana, Maui

From the Road to Hana, Maui

From the Road to Hana, Maui

From a trip to Honolua Bay in Maui

From a trip to Honolua Bay in Maui

From a trip to Honolua Bay in Maui

From a trip to Honolua Bay in Maui

From Kahanu Garden on the Road to Hana, Maui

From a hike at Iao Valley, Maui

Turtle watching at Ho'okipa Beach Park

From a trip to Honolua Bay in Maui

"Uluhe" in Hawaiian

From a short hike at Makawao Forest Reserve, Maui

From an early morning walk one breezy mild morning in late April. For the 2022 City Nature Challenge

From a drive on the back roads in the Elgin/Paint Creek vicinity

This early clump of milkweed had attracted a lot of bumblebees (or things that look like bumblebees).

Here's the observation for the milkweed: http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5460722

From a hike on the Hill Trail at St Edward's Park - lovely views, but not a lot blooming

From a late hike at Bastrop State Park one brisk December evening

From a lunchtime walk along Waller Creek. For the 2019 City Nature Challenge.

From a pleasant evening hike as Bastrop State Park in early May. For the 2021 City Nature Challenge.

Completely naturalized from the original planting over a decade ago.

From a hike at Buescher State Park one balmy March day

From a hike at Buescher State Park one balmy March day

From a hike at Buescher State Park one balmy March day

From an autumnal evening hike at Bastrop State Park in early November

A bright, sunny day at Slaughter Creek Trail in south Austin

From a hike at Buescher Syaye Park in early Nov

From Bastrop State Park on a coolish, misty evening.

for the 2018 City Nature Challenge

X: 8
Y: 0
Transect: Ten.Mes
Height Pole @ 2m

Martin Dies Jr State Park

I'm still feeling pretty wobbly about ID'ing condalias, but this one came with an identifying sign.

Observation is of the heart-leafed plant with long, straight stems.

From a hike at Purgatory Creek Natural Area in San Marcos

From a nature tour in the Leakey-Vanderpool-Utopia area

This is the first time I've seen a yellow paintbrush--we pulled over to check it out. From the road, it actually looked (to me) more like a yellow bluebonnet than a painbrush. Nifty either way.

From a visit to the unique old-growth sabal palm forest at the Sabal Palm Sanctuary on the Rio Grande River.

From a hike at Slaughter Creek Trail one beautiful evening in April.

Here's a thing I've never seen before. Identotron says it's a "button medick," which looks about right.

From the meadows by Prosperity Bank in Elgin

From Bastrop State Park on a coolish, misty evening.

for the 2018 City Nature Challenge

from the fertile river bottom along the San Gabriel

From a hike at Slaughter Creek Trail one beautiful evening in April.

Observation is of the interesting peachy-gold 4-petaled flower.

From a Jeep tour at Elkins Ranch, next to Palo Duro Canyon State Park