Natural History Wanderings

Gary Regner Photography has a new wildflower update for  Hill Country Update:

Drought has taken its toll on much of the Hill Country resulting in far fewer late spring wildflowers than usual. There are, however, some nice displays in northern Williamson and Burnet counties.

• TX195 from IH35 west to TX138 (Florence) – a few wildflowers along the road, including firewheels, Engelmann daisies and wooly-white.
• TX138 from TX195 west to US183 – greenthread, wooly-white, Engelmann daisies, verbena, firewheels; mainly along road, a few fields.
• US 183 just south of Jct TX138 – large field of greenthread
• FM 243 from US183 to TX29 (Betram) – a very beautiful drive with an abundance of greenthread including many massive fields; also wooly-white, Engelmann daisies, verbena and firewheels.
• TX29 west to FM261 – assorted wildflowers.
• FM261 to FM2241 to TX29 (Llano) – stonecrop, firewheels, bitterweed, Engelmann daisies.
• TX16 from Llano north to Cherokee – firewheels, bitterweed, phlox, Engelmann daisies; mainly along the road, better near Llano, worse near Cherokee.
• Pontotoc Rd (FM531) west to CR310 – assorted wildflowers.
• CR310 south to TX71 (Field Creek) – very dry, virtually no wildflowers.
• TX 71 southeast to TX29 – assorted wildflowers, better south as you near Jct TX29.

See older reports at: Texas Wildflower and Bluebonnet Sightings Report : Texas Wildflower Hot Spots and Pictures by Gary Regner Photography.