Once again, rain the day before reduced the amount of dust on the road and freshened up the plants. We also completed the trip and lunch before the obligatory afternoon thunderstorms.

Botanical plant names seem to change almost every day, but for now we use those approved by ITIS, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Plants that are non-native to North America are indicated by an asterisk (*) placed after the species name. Photography by Cindy Carpenter, Daudie Colson, & Penny Longhurst.  Click on any picture to zoom & enter the slide show.