Listing of Wildflowers by the Month

August Wildflowers Menu

Monocots

Commelinaceae - Spiderwort Family

• Commelina communis - Common Dayflower
• Commelina erecta - Erect Dayflower

Liliaceae - Lily Family

• Cooperia drummondii - Rain Lily

Dicots

Acanthaceae - Acanthus Family

• Justicia americana - American Water-Willow
• Ruellia Drummondiana - Drummond`s Wild Petunia
• Ruellia humilis - Low Wild Petunia

Alismataceae - Arrowhead Family

• Sagittaria platyphylla - Delta Arrowhead

Anacardiaceae - Sumac Family

• Rhus lanceolata - Flame-Leaf Sumac
• Rhus virens - Evergreen Sumac

Apocynaceae - Oleander Family

• Vince major - Big-Leaf Periwinkle

Asclepiadaceae - Saxifrage Family

• Asclepias oenotheroides - Hierba de Zizotes
• Asclepias viridiflora - Wand Milkweed
• Asclepias sp. - Asclepias Species

Bignoniaceae - Trumpet Creeper Family

• Campsis radicans - Trumpet Creeper

Boraginaceae - Forget-Me-Not Family

• Heliotropium tenellum - White Heliotrope

Bromeliaceae - Pineapple Family

• Tillandsia recurvata - Ballmoss

Capparaceae - Clammyweed Family

• Polanisia dodecandra - Clammyweed

Caryophyllaceae - Pink Family

• Stellaria media - Common Chickweed

Compositae - Sunflower Family

• Ambrosia trifida - Giant Ragweed
• Brickellia cylindracea - Gravel-Bar Brickellbush
• Calyptocarpus vialis - Straggler Daisy
• Eupatorium coelestinum - Mistflower
• Eupatorium seratinum - Late Eupatorium
• Grendelia lanceolata - Gulf Gumweed
• Grendelia nuda - Rayless Gumweed
• Helenium amarum - Yellow Bitterweed
• Helianthus annuus - Common Sunflower
• Helianthus hirsutis - Hairy Sunflower
• Helianthus sp. - Helianthus sp.
• Heterotheca latifolia - Camphor Weed
• Hymenoxys scaposa - Slender-Stem Bitterweed
• Lactuca serriola - Prickly Lettuce
• Liatris mucronata - Narrow-Leaf Gayfeather
• Lygodesmia texana - Skeleton Plant
• Melampodium leucanthum - Black-Foot Daisy
• Palafoxia callosa - Small Palafoxia
• Parthenium hysterophonus - False Ragweed
• Pluchea purpurascens - Marsh Fleabane
• Solidago sp. - Goldenrod
• Sonchus sp. - Sow-Thistle
• Taraxacum officinale - Dandelion
• Thelesperma simplicifolium - Navajo Tea
• Verbesina virginica - Frostweed
• Vernonia Baldwinii - Western Ironweed
• Vernonia Lindheimeri - Woolly Ironweed
• Xanthium strumarium - Cocklebur
• Xanthocephalum dracunculoides - Broomweed

Convolvulaceae - Morning Glory Family

• Convolvulus arvensis - Field Bindweed
• Convolvulus equitans - Texas Bindweed
• Cuscuta sp. - Dodder
• Ipomoea cardatotriloba - Wild Morning Glory

Cruciferae - Mustard Family

• Rorippa Naturtium-aquaticum - Water Cress

Cucurbitaceae - Cucumber Family

• Cucurbita foetidissima - Stinking Gourd
• Cucurbita texana - Texas Gourd
• Ibervillea lindheimeri - Balsam Gourd
• Melothria pendula - Drooping Melonette

Euphorbiaceae - Spurge Family

• Chamaesyce missurica - Missouri Spurge
• Cnidoscolus texanus - Bull Nettle
• Croton monanthogynus - Texas Croton
• Euphorbia bicolor - Snow on the Prairie
• Euphorbia cyathophora - Wild Poinsettia
• Euphorbia spathulata - Snow on the Mountain
• Stillingia texana - Queen`s Delight
• Tragia ramosa - Catnip Noseburn

Gentianaceae - Gentian Family

• Eustoma grandiflorum - Bluebell Gentian

Labiatae - Mint Family

• Hedeoma reverchonii - Reverchon`s False Pennyroyal
• Hedeoma drummondii - Drummond`s False Pennyroyal
• Lycopus americanus - American Bugleweed
• Mentha spicata - Spearmint
• Salvia azures - Blue Sage

Leguminosae - Pea Family

• Cassia asciculata - Partridge Pea
• Cassia Roemeriana - Two-Leaved Senna
• Clitoria mariana - Spoonflower
• Desmodium sesifolium - Sessile-Leaf Tick-Clover
• Indigofera miniata - Scarlet Pea
• Lespedeza Stuevei - Tall Bush-Clover
• Melilotus albus - White Sweet Clover
• Neptunia lutea - Yellow-Puff
• Pediomelum reverchonii - Rock Scurf-Pea
• Petalostemum multiflorum - White Prairie Clover
• Stophostyles helvula - Trailing Wild Bean

Linaceae - Flax Family

• Linum rupestre - Rock Flax

Loasaceae - Loasa Family

• Mentzelia oligosperma - Stick-Leaf

Malvaceae - Mallow Family

• Abutilon incanum - Indian Mallow
• Callirhoe leiocarpa - Tall Winecup
• Malvastrum aurantiacum - Wright`s False Mallow
• Malvaviscus arboreus - Turk`s Cap
• Pavonia lasiopetala - Rose Mallow
• Sida filicaulis - Sida
• Wissadula holosericea - Velvet-Leaf Mallow

Martyniaceae - Devil`s Claw Family

• Proboscidea louisanica - Devil`s Claw

Menispermaceae - Moonseed Family

• Cocculus carolinus - Coralvine

Nyctaginaceae - Four O`Clock Family

• Boerhaavia diffusa - Scarlet Spiderling

Onagraceae - Evening Primrose Family

• Calyophus Drummondianus - Square-Bud Primrose
• Gaura longiflora - Tall Gaura
• Ludwigia peploides - Water Primrose
• Oenothera missouriensis - Fluttermill

Orchiidaceae - Orchid Family

• Spiranthes sp. - Ladies' Tresses
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Oxalidaceae - Wood-Sorrel Family

• Oxalis dillenii - Yellow Wood Sorrel

Passifloraceae - Passionflower Family

• Passiflora incarnata - Maypop
• Passiflora lutea - Yellow Passionflower

Phytolaccaceae - Polkweed Family

• Phytolacca americana - Pokeweed
• Rivina humilis - Pigeon-Berry

Plantaginaceae - Plantain Family

• Plantago major - Common Plantain

Polygonaceae - Buckwheat Family

• Rumex crispus - Curlyleaf Dock

Pontederia - Pickerel-Weed Family

• Pontederia cordata - Pickerel-Weed

Portulacaceae - Purslane Family

• Portulaca pilosa - Shaggy Portulaca

Primulaceae - Primrose Family

• Samolus ebracteatus - Limerock Brookweed

Rhamnaceae - Buckthorn Family

• Ziziphus ziziphus - Jujube

Rubiaceae - Bedstraw Family

• Galium sp. - Cleaver
• Hedyotis nigricans - Baby`s Breath

Sapindaceae - Buckeye Family

• Cardiospermum halicacabum - Balloonvine

Scrophulariaceae - Snapdragon Family

• Agalinis heterophylla - Prairie Agalinis
• Maurandya antirrhiniflora - Snapdragon Vine
• Verbascum Thapsus - Common Mullein
• Veronica americana - American Brooklime

Solanaceae - Nightshade Family

• Capsicum annuum - Chili Pepper
• Physalis cinarescens - Yellow Ground Cherry
• Solanum dimidiatum - Western Horse-Nettle
• Solanum elaeagnifolium - Silver-Leaf Nightshade
• Solanum rostratum - Buffalo Bur

Umbelliferae - Carrot Family

• Eryngium Leavenworthii - Eryngo
• Eryngium hookeri - Hooker's Eryngo
• Hydrocotyle umbellata - Pennywort

Verbenaceae - Vervain Family

• Lantana horrida - Texas Lantana
• Phyla incisa - Frog-Fruit
• Verbena bipinnatifida - Dakota Vervain
• Verbena canescens - Gray Vervain

Zygophyllaceae - Caltrop Family

• Kallstroemia parviplora - Warty Caltrop
• Tribulus terrestris - Goathead