Texas Wildflowers: A Field Guide (Texas Natural History Guides™) Paperback – March 1, 2006

It is so hard to find a really good book on Texas wildflowers that covers things in-depth. The pictures are photographs (I hate the watercolor books), so, this book is good for that, but, the pictures are often small and really close-up of just the flower. Unfortunately, that does not always help with identification. Also, I am a milkweed specialist and this book only covers three of the many varieties of milkweed found in Texas. I usually use this as a guide to how in-depth a book is.Overall, not a really helpful book...just seems to be a few of the author's favorite or popular species.

I've found with wildflower and bird books using more than one will usually get you what you're looking for. The book is organized alphabetically by the more current scientific family name with the common family name also provided. It's a little cumbersome since I'm not a botanist but it's still a very useful resource. There is an index of scientific names and common names. As is noted in the intro, common names vary. I've found the same flower in other books listed under different names so having the scientific index is very helpful. One picture is not always helpful in identifying a flower you see in the field so I use Wildflowers of Texas Field Guide (which is organized by flower color) along with this book and usually can find what I need. The pictures are great.

The book is fairly complete, especially for central Texas, but is not easy to use. This photos are too small to be really useful for plant IDs; the descriptions, however, are quite good. Better choices are Marshall Enquist's "Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country", and Ajilvsgi's "Wildflowers of Texas".

I am amazed at the pictures and details in this book. I have a great interest in Texas wildflowers right now because I want to help to save the bees and the butterflies.

This a very handy book to have for local and 'come from away' naturalists. It covers enough of the wild flora to give you and idea of what to expect, the months to expect the plants to bloom and the areas of Texas you can expect to find these plants. The coloured map of the vegetational areas is useful and I especialy appreciated the Glossary and the Illustrated Glossary. There is an area in the back of the book with space for field notes. A great resource to take in the field with you.

Bought this book after renting it from the library to take on a trip. It proved so useful I decided to get my own copy.

Had given mine away. Glad to have another one.

This is on of the best books out for identifying Texas wildflowers. It's close to 300 pages, with excellent photos of flowers and very precise descriptions. Also tells you where, in the state, you can find ach flower listed. I highly recommend it.