ronstephens's Favorites

Seen along Lone Mountain Trail. Not very tall, maybe 3 feet, but sprawling outward pretty widely.

Ranch

Leon Creek Greenway Mainland Area

Ranch
Seasonal Wetland

Used Shinners & Mahler’s key: stem glabrous except on angles, 3-5 pair pinnae, fruits slightly falcate to 45 mm, stems w red ridges, bristle like stipules

Huesta Creek Old Babcock Area

Under dissecting scope phyllaries united almost to apex with round glands and mainly alternate leaves

Guadalupe state park

beautiful species.

Salado Creek Greenway Voelcker Homestead Area

Is it just me, or do the “female” ones get less gall? The ones I’ve seen this spring seem less afflicted.

Very confusing. Leaves w no petiole and bracts broader outer and narrower inner. BUT, like M. Citriodora tall and multi-stemmed

Smelled like rosemary/oregano

P2, T6,7,8

Salado Creek Greenway 1604 Trailhead Area - mat formed in the creek bed

For my ECR TMN "Let's Get Outside Activity!" for the week, I visited the Jones Prairie area in north Milam County on a warm sunny afternoon. Made a stop at the Little River Baptist Church Cemetery.

Big Bend National Park, Upper Burro Mesa Pouroff Trail

probably not, but trying.

Texas Butterfly Festival