FINDING LISTS
| [AIR PLANTS] | ||||||
| WATER PLANTS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [RED] | [PINK] | [BLUE] | [WHITE] | [YELLOW] | [PURPLE] | |
| SHRUBS OR SMALL TREES | ||||||
| [RED] | [PINK] | [BLUE] | [WHITE] | [YELLOW] | [PURPLE] | |
| EARLY SPRING | ||||||
| [RED] | [PINK] | [BLUE] | [WHITE] | [YELLOW] | [PURPLE] | |
| SPRING | ||||||
| [RED] | [PINK] | [BLUE] | [WHITE] | [YELLOW] | [PURPLE] | [GREEN] |
| LATE SPRING AND SUMMER | ||||||
| [RED] | [PINK] | [BLUE] | [WHITE] | [YELLOW] | [PURPLE] | |
| SUMMER | ||||||
| [RED] | [PINK] | [BLUE] | [WHITE] | [YELLOW] | [PURPLE] | |
| LATE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL | ||||||
| [RED] | [PINK] | [BLUE] | [WHITE] | [YELLOW] | [PURPLE] | |
| FALL | ||||||
| [RED] | [PINK] | [BLUE] | [WHITE] | [YELLOW] | [PURPLE] | |
The following lists are given to assist the reader in identifying plants. Several special groupings are first given according to conditions and habit of growth. If the plant sought does not qualify for these lists, then the longer seasonal and color lists should be consulted. Several wide-spread plants which the author had to omit because of lack of space have been mentioned in the lists; these may be recognized by the absence of a page reference. Several related species, not mentioned in the text and which may be recognized as close relatives of those illustrated although they may differ in color and season of growth, have been included in the lists.
Opposite each name is given the number of the page on which the plant is described and a symbol which designates the place of growth. The section of the state is not given in the lists, as prairie plants are much the same throughout the state as are the plants in the sandy soil of post oak woods. However, climatic conditions of moisture and temperature limit the range of many plants, and the text should be consulted for the distributional range.
The time of flowering in Central Texas has been taken as the basis for listing the plants according to seasonal distribution. Quite frequently the season in North Texas will be a month later than that of Central Texas, and in South Texas it will be a month earlier. Hence it may be necessary to consult the lists for adjoining seasons if the desired plant is not found in the first list to be checked. Some plants, especially many herbaceous perennials on the western plains, have flowering seasons in both spring and fall; others bloom throughout the warmer months after heavy rains. If a plant cannot be located in the fall list, the spring list should be consulted.
The month of April shows the greatest profusion of flowers in nearly all parts of the state. At some of the wild flower exhibits held at the University of Texas, nearly 500 species from Central and Southeast Texas have been shown at one time. Therefore the reader is warned not to expect to find every flower he picks up among the 257 illustrations given in these pages.
The plants are listed in the following color groups: red and orange, pink and rose, blue, white, yellow, purple, and green. Under white flowers are grouped those delicately tinted with green, yellow, blue, pink, or lavender. Blue flowers are seldom a true blue but are usually a combination of blue and purple which may be interpreted by some people as blue and by others as purple. Hence if a plant considered as blue-flowered cannot be found in the blue list, then the purple list should be consulted.