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P Paint-brush, purple, 131 Paint-brush, scarlet, 132-133 Painted-cup, 132-133 Palmillo, 9 Palo verde, 50 Papaveraceae, 32 Paper flower, 180 Parkinsonia, 50 Parosela, 55 Parsley, prairie, 91 Parthenium, 176 Partridge pea, 49 Pavonia, 73 Pea family, 52-58 Pea, indigo, 54 Pencil-tree, 166 Pennyroyal, 121 Pentstemon, 134-137, xiv Peppergrass, 36 Perezia, 191 Persicaria, 18, xiv Persimmon, common, 94 Persimmon, Mexican, 94 Petalostemon, 55 Petunia, wild, 140-141 Phacelia, 111-112 Phlox, 106-110 Phlox family, 104-110, xiv Physalis, 130, xiv Physostegia, 120 Piaropus, 6, xiv Pickerel-weed family, 6 Pimpernel, 93 Pinaropappus, 193 Pineapple family, 3 Pine needle, 59 Pink family, 23 Pink prairie gentian, 98 Pitcher-plant, 39 Plantain family, 142 Plantago, 142 Pleiotaenia, 91, xiv Pluchea, 168 Pleurisy-root, 101 Podophyllum, 30 Pogonia, 16 Poinciana, 49 Pokeberry, 21 Pokeweed family, 21 Polygala, 64 Polytaenia, 91, xiv Pontedariaceae, 6 Popinac, 44 Poppy mallow, 72 Portulaceae, 22 ’Possum plums, 94 Potato family, 128-130 Poverty-weed, 167 Powder puffs, 189 Prairie clover, 55 Prairie-lily, 10, 75 Prairie lace, 87 Prairie rose, 41-42 Prairie stonecrop, 40 Prickly pear, 76-77 Prickly poppy, 32 Prickly potato, 129 Prionopsis, 159 Primulaceae, 93 Primrose, 93 Primrose family, 93 Prosopis, 45 Psilostrophe, 180 Ptiloria, 192 Puccoon, 114 Purslane family, 22 Purslane, lance-leaved, 22 Purple thistle, 190 Purple thistle, false, 88-89

Q Quamasia, 7 Queen Anne’s lace, 87, 90 Queen’s crown, 17 Queen’s wreath, 17

R Rabbit tobacco, 167 Ragweed, 175 Rain-lily, 10 Ranunculaceae, 25-29 Ranunculus, 27 Rattlesnake master, 89 Redbud, 47 Retama, 50 Resin willow, 166 Rhododendron, 92 Ribwort, 142 Riverraft, 6 Rivina, 21 Rose moss, 22 Rose family, 41-42 Rose, pink prairie, 42 Rose, white prairie, 41 Rouge plant, 21 Rubber plant, 176 Rubiaceae, 143-144 Rubus, 43 Rudbeckia, 174 Ruellia, 141, xiv Rumex, 18

S Sabbatia, 98 Sagebrush, 185 Sagittaria, 2 Salvia, 126-127 Salviastrum, 127, xv Samolus, 93 Sampson’s root, 175 Sand-bells, 111 Sand-bur, 51 Sand verbena, 19 Sarracenia, 39, xv Sarraceniaceae, 39 Scarlet pea, 53 Scrambled eggs, 35 Scrophulariaceae, 131-137 Sea-holly, 89 Sea-star, 98 Sedum, 40 Seed-ticks, 90 Senecio, 187 Seniso, 131 Senna, 48 Senna family, 47-50 Sensitive briar, 46 Sensitive pea, 49 Shame vine, 46 Shaving brush, 189-190 Shooting-star, 93 Sida, 69, xv Sideranthus, 161 Silene, 23 Silkweed, 100 Silver puffs, 191 Sisyrinchium, 14 Sitilias, 193 Skullcap, 119 Skunkflower, 20 Smartweed, 18 Snail-flower, 112 Snake-mouth, 16 Snapdragon, 134 Sneezeweed, 182 Snow-on-the-mountain, 66 Soapweed, 9 Solanum, 128-129 Solidago, 154-156 Sophia, 37 Spanish bayonet, 9 Spanish dagger, 9 Spanish moss, 3 Sparkleberry, 92 Specularia, 150 Spectacle-pod, 38 Sphaeralcea, 70 Spider-flower, 112 Spider-lily, 12 Spiderwort, 4 Spiderwort family, 4-5 Spurge family, 66-66 Spurge-nettle, 65 Squaw-weed, 187 Stagger-bush, 92 Standing cypress, 104-105 Star-mallow, 70 Stenorrhyncus cinnabarinus, 16 Stellaria, 23, xv Stickerweed, 129 Stonecrop, 40 Stork’s bill, 59 Strangle-weed, 102 Straw, flowering, 192 Straw, milk, 192-193 Sunbonnet babies, 191 Sunflower, 177 Svida, 86, xiv Swamp honeysuckle, 92 Sweet sultan, 189

T Tansy aster, 165 Tansy mustard, 37 Talinum, 22 Tallow-weed, 142 Tassajillo, 77 Tecoma, 138 Tetraneuris, 181 Texas nettle, 129 Texas pride, 106 Texas star, blue, 99 Texas star daisy, 170 Texas star, pink, 98 Texas star, red, 105 Thamnosma, 35 Thelesperma, 179 Thimble flower, 173 Thistle, American star, 189 Thistle, nodding, 191 Thistle, purple, 89, 190 Thistle, spineless, 189 Thoroughwort, 153 Thrysanthema, 191, xv Thyme-leaf, 184 Thymophylla, 184 Tie-vine, 103 Tillandsia, 3, xiv Tiny Tim, 184 Toad-flax, 134 Toxicoscordion, 7, xv Tradescantia, 4 Tread-softly, 65, 129 Tree-huckleberry, 92 Trumpet-creeper, 138 Trumpet-creeper family, 138 Trumpets, 39 Turkey pea, 57 Turk’s cap, 71 Twisted-stalk, 16

U Umbrella-plant, 17 Umbrella-wort, 19

V Vachellia, 44, xiv Valerianella, 147 Valerian family, 147 Venus’ looking-glass, 150 Verbena, 115-117, xv Verbenaceae, 115-118 Verbena family, 115-118 Vervain, 115 Vetch, 57 Viburnum, 145 Vicia, 57 Violaceae, 74 Violet, 74 Violet family, 74 Viorna, 29, xiv Virgin’s bower, 28 Viznaga, 77

W Walking-stick cactus, 77 Wampee, 6 Wapato duck potato, 2 Watches, 39 Water cup, 39 Water-leaf family, 111-112 Water hyacinth, 6 Water lily, 24 Water lily family, 24 Water plantain family, 2 Water potato, 2 Water pimpernel, 93 Wedelia, 19, xiv White-leaf, 131 Whitlow-grass, 36 Wild belladonna, 135 Wild carrot, 90 Wild currant, 30 Wild dill, 91 Wild balsam, 148 Wild gourd, 149 Wild heliotrope, 112 Wild petunia, 141 Wild quinine, 176 Willow, flowering, 138 Willow, oil, 166 Willow, resin, 166 Windflower, 25 Wine-cup, 72 Woodbine, Southern, 145 Wood-sorrel, 62-63 Wool-crape, 3 Wright, Charles, 139

X Xanthisma, 160 Xanthoxalis, 63

Y Yankee-weed, 153, 166 Yarrow, 186 Yaupon, 67 Yellow-elder, 138 Yellow star grass, 11 Yucca, 9, xv

Z Zephyranthes, 11, xv Zinna, 170 Zygadenus, 7, xv

FOOTNOTES

Outline and localities used by permission of the Texas Almanac.

There are numerous white-flowered shrubs in the state, but only those illustrated are included here.

Transcriber’s Notes

--Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.

--Corrected a few palpable typographical errors.

--Added heading “FINDING LISTS” corresponding to Table of Contents.

--In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by underscores.

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