WildflowersLegends & Folklore

Helianthus annuusSunflower

Iris spp.

• Iris, Greek goddess of the rainbow

• Clovis I, king of the Franks

• Louis VII, fleur-de-lis

Aster spp.

Sisyrhincium sp.Blue-eyed grass

Mahonia trifoliataAgarita

Anemone heterophyllaAnemone, windflower

Eustoma grandiflora Texas Bluebells

Pyrrhopappus multicaulisTexas dandelion

Penstemon cobaeaFoxglove

Gaillardia pulchellaIndian blanket

Solidago spp.Goldenrod

Callirhoe involucrataWinecup

Asclepias tuberosaButterfly weed

Castilleja indivisaIndian paintbrush

Passiflora spp.Passionflower

Phlox drummondiiDrummond’s phlox

Opuntia spp.Prickly pear cactus

Viola missouriensisMissouri violet

Achillea millefoliumYarrow

Yucca spp.

Orchidaceae(Orchid Family)

Sarraceniaceae(Pitcher Plant

Family)

Erigeron spp.Fleabane

Datura wrightiiJimson weed

Mitchella repensPartridge berry

Cherokee women drank a tea weeks before having a baby in the belief that it would speed up the birth and make it easier

Rudbeckia hirtaBlack-eyed Susan

Ranunculus spp.Buttercup

• Crazy weed

• Caused people to lose their minds

• Bitter milk

• Blister plant

• Libyan boy singer and wood nymphs

Coreopsis tinctoriaTickseed

Lupinus texensisTexas bluebonnet