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by Carolyn Brown Zniewski
WILDFLOWER TRIVIA
In the 1960s Lady Bird Johnson called on folks to view the plants by the side of
the road not as weeds, to be eliminated, but wildflowers to be loved and enjoyed.
She loved West Texas and Big Bend and visited here often. One of her dearest, life
long friends rests in the Marathon Cemetery, where Lady Bird planted Blue-eyed
Grass (Sisyrinchium) near the headstone, because her friend had blue eyes. Many
wildflowers are named after familiar things. See if you can guess the common name
of the following Big Bend wildflowers.
1) Melampodium leucathum. A small, white daisy with a yellow center. It blooms in small
bouquets along the side of the road.
a) Sweet Sue
c) Blackfoot Daisy
b) Dolly’s Daisy
d) Angel Face
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2) Corydalis. An upright many-petaled yellow flower that grows in sandy soil in both
sun and shade
a) Baby Chickie
c) Sunny Day
b) Scrambled Eggs
d) Lemon Drops
3) Thelesperma filifolium. A small, bright yellow sunflower that grows in dry soil in
pastures and prairies.
a) Greenthread
c) Gold Button
b) Navajo Tea
d) Little Sun
4) Amphiachyris dracunculoides. This grows about 3-4 feet tall and blooms profusely with
tiny yellow-gold flowers.
a) Bee’s Bush
c) Sunday’s Best
b) Summer Bouquet
d) Broomweed
5) Ratibida columnifera. Mixed bunches of yellow, orange or red flowers sit atop a tall,
slender stem. The center of the flower extends 1 – 2 inches above the petals.
a) Long Tall Sally
c) Sombrero
b) Mexican Hat
d) Lipstick
5) Gaillardia pulchella. This is a bushy flower growing along road sides and in fields.
The petals of the two inch blooms are red tipped with yellow, darkening with age.
a) Cherry Patch
c) Indian Blanket
b) Red Bird
d) Pinwheel
Answers: 1-c 2-b 3-a and b 4-d 5-b 6-c
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Cenizo
Second Quarter 2017