A Dictionary of Common Wildflowers of Texas and the Southern Great Plains Ink & Alloy Volume LIII

Volume LIII

Includes 100 trivia cards

This typical entry from A Dictionary of Common Wildflowers of Texas and the Southern Great Plains illustrates the synthesis the book provides between scientific and common names of the plants

The Desert Myth Dies Slowly on the Staked Plains

the Groundwater Conservation Act of 1949 by Charles Porter

A Dictionary of Common Wildflowers of Texas and the Southern Great Plains Ink & Alloy Volume LIIICastilleja coccinea Indian Paintbrush SCIENTIFIC NAME: Castilleja, for Domingo Castillejo (fl. 1781), a Spanish botanist + coccinea, Latin for scarlet. Reference is to the color of the flowers. COMMON NAME: Indian Paintbrush, from the appearance of the flowers that resemble a brush dipped in paint. American Indians obtained dye from this plant. This typical entry from A Dictionary of Common Wildflowers of Texas and the Southern Great Plains