Native Plants
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Indio Mountains Research Station Collection
This collection features Wynn Anderson's photographs of North American native flora found growing at the University of Texas at El Paso research facility the Indio Mountains Research Station, located in Hudspeth County in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas.
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Lesquerella gordonii | Gordon's Bladderpod |  |
| Leucophyllum minus | Big Bend Barometerbush Big Bend Silverleaf |  |
| Leucophyllum minus | Big Bend Barometerbush Big Bend Silverleaf |  |
| Leucophyllum minus | Big Bend Barometerbush Big Bend Silverleaf |  |
| Leucophyllum minus | Big Bend Barometerbush Big Bend Silverleaf |  |
| Lesquerella purpurea | Rose Bladderpod Purple Bladderpod |  |
| Mahonia trifoliolata | Agarita Agarito Algerita Laredo Mahonia Laredo Oregon-grape Trifoliate Barberry Wild Currant |  |
| Mahonia trifoliolata | Agarita Agarito Algerita Laredo Mahonia Laredo Oregon-grape Trifoliate Barberry Wild Currant |  |
| Melampodium leucanthum | Blackfoot Daisy Rock Daisy Plains Blackfoot Arnica |  |
| Mimosa borealis | Fragrant Mimosa Pink Mimosa |  |
| Mimosa borealis | Fragrant Mimosa Pink Mimosa |  |
| Mimosa borealis | Fragrant Mimosa Pink Mimosa |  |
| Mimosa borealis | Fragrant Mimosa Pink Mimosa |  |
| Mimosa borealis | Fragrant Mimosa Pink Mimosa |  |
| Nicolletia edwardsii | Edwards' Hole-in-the-sand Plant |  |
| Nyctaginia capitata | Devil's Bouquet Scarlet Muskflower |  |
| Oenothera primiveris | Desert Evening-primrose Yellow-flower Desert Evening-primrose Bottle Evening Primrose Large Yellow Desert Primrose |  |
| Oenothera suffrutescens | Scarlet Beeblossom Scarlet Gaura |  |
| Oenothera suffrutescens | Scarlet Beeblossom Scarlet Gaura |  |
| Opuntia engelmannii | Cactus Apple Prickly Pear |  |
| Opuntia engelmannii var. engelmannii | Cactus Apple Prickly Pear |  |
| Opuntia macrocentra | Purple Pricklypear Purple Prickly Pear Long-spined Prickly Pear Black Spine Prickly Pear |  |
| Opuntia macrocentra | Purple Pricklypear Purple Prickly Pear Long-spined Prickly Pear Black Spine Prickly Pear |  |
| Opuntia macrocentra | Purple Pricklypear Purple Prickly Pear Long-spined Prickly Pear Black Spine Prickly Pear |  |
| Opuntia macrocentra | Purple Pricklypear Purple Prickly Pear Long-spined Prickly Pear Black Spine Prickly Pear |  |
| Opuntia macrocentra var. macrocentra | Purple Pricklypear Purple Prickly Pear |  |
| Opuntia macrocentra var. macrocentra | Purple Pricklypear Purple Prickly Pear |  |
| Opuntia phaeacantha | Tulip Prickly Pear Brownspine Prickly Pear Cactus Purple-fruited Prickly Pear Brown-spined Prickly Pear New Mexico Prickly Pear Desert Prickly Pear |  |
| Opuntia phaeacantha | Tulip Prickly Pear Brownspine Prickly Pear Cactus Purple-fruited Prickly Pear Brown-spined Prickly Pear New Mexico Prickly Pear Desert Prickly Pear |  |
| Opuntia phaeacantha | Tulip Prickly Pear Brownspine Prickly Pear Cactus Purple-fruited Prickly Pear Brown-spined Prickly Pear New Mexico Prickly Pear Desert Prickly Pear |  |
| Opuntia rufida | Blind Pricklypear Blind Prickly Pear |  |
| Opuntia rufida | Blind Pricklypear Blind Prickly Pear |  |
| Opuntia rufida | Blind Pricklypear Blind Prickly Pear |  |
| Packera tampicana | Yellowtop Great Plains Ragwort Butterweed |  |
| Packera tampicana | Yellowtop Great Plains Ragwort Butterweed |  |
| Packera tampicana | Yellowtop Great Plains Ragwort Butterweed |  |
| Packera tampicana | Yellowtop Great Plains Ragwort Butterweed |  |
| Penstemon fendleri | Fendler's Penstemon Fendler's Beardtongue Fendler Penstemon Fendler Beardtongue Purple Foxglove |  |
| Psilostrophe tagetina var. cerifera | Woolly Paperflower Plains Paperflower Hairy Paperflower |  |
| Quercus pungens | Pungent Oak Vasey Oak Sandpaper Oak Scrub Oak Shin Oak Scrub Live Oak Encino |  |
| Quercus pungens | Pungent Oak Vasey Oak Sandpaper Oak Scrub Oak Shin Oak Scrub Live Oak Encino |  |
| Schizachyrium cirratum | Texas Bluestem Texas Beardgrass Texas False Bluestem |  |
| Senecio flaccidus | Threadleaf Ragwort Threadleaf Groundsel |  |
| Senecio flaccidus | Threadleaf Ragwort Threadleaf Groundsel |  |
| Senegalia greggii | Gregg Acacia Gregg's Acacia Gregg Catclaw Acacia Gregg's Catclaw Acacia Gregg Catclaw Gregg's Catclaw Texas Catclaw Acacia Texas Catclaw Long-flowered Catclaw Acacia Longflower Catclaw Acacia Long-flowered Catclaw Longflower Catclaw Catclaw Acacia Catclaw Devil's Claw Uņa De Gato |  |
| Senegalia greggii | Gregg Acacia Gregg's Acacia Gregg Catclaw Acacia Gregg's Catclaw Acacia Gregg Catclaw Gregg's Catclaw Texas Catclaw Acacia Texas Catclaw Long-flowered Catclaw Acacia Longflower Catclaw Acacia Long-flowered Catclaw Longflower Catclaw Catclaw Acacia Catclaw Devil's Claw Uņa De Gato |  |
| Senegalia greggii | Gregg Acacia Gregg's Acacia Gregg Catclaw Acacia Gregg's Catclaw Acacia Gregg Catclaw Gregg's Catclaw Texas Catclaw Acacia Texas Catclaw Long-flowered Catclaw Acacia Longflower Catclaw Acacia Long-flowered Catclaw Longflower Catclaw Catclaw Acacia Catclaw Devil's Claw Uņa De Gato |  |
| Senegalia greggii | Gregg Acacia Gregg's Acacia Gregg Catclaw Acacia Gregg's Catclaw Acacia Gregg Catclaw Gregg's Catclaw Texas Catclaw Acacia Texas Catclaw Long-flowered Catclaw Acacia Longflower Catclaw Acacia Long-flowered Catclaw Longflower Catclaw Catclaw Acacia Catclaw Devil's Claw Uņa De Gato |  |
| Senegalia greggii | Gregg Acacia Gregg's Acacia Gregg Catclaw Acacia Gregg's Catclaw Acacia Gregg Catclaw Gregg's Catclaw Texas Catclaw Acacia Texas Catclaw Long-flowered Catclaw Acacia Longflower Catclaw Acacia Long-flowered Catclaw Longflower Catclaw Catclaw Acacia Catclaw Devil's Claw Uņa De Gato |  |
| Selenia jonesii | Jones' Selenia Jones Selenia |  |
| Selenia jonesii | Jones' Selenia Jones Selenia |  |
| Selaginella lepidophylla | Flower Of Stone |  |
| Selaginella lepidophylla | Flower Of Stone |  |
| Sphaeralcea angustifolia | Narrowleaf Globemallow Copper Globemallow Copper Mallow |  |
| Stenandrium barbatum | Early Shaggytuft Shaggy Stenandrium |  |
| Teucrium cubense | Small Coastal Germander Coast Germander |  |
| Thymophylla acerosa | Prickly-leaf Dogweed Texas Dogweed Shrubby Dogweed Prickleleaf Dogweed Prickleaf Dogweed Fetid Marigold Scrubby Dogweed |  |
| Thelesperma megapotamicum | Hopi Tea Greenthread Green Threads Navajo Tea Cota |  |
| Thymophylla pentachaeta | Parralena Fiveneedle Pricklyleaf Five-needle Fetid Marigold |  |
| Thymophylla pentachaeta | Parralena Fiveneedle Pricklyleaf Five-needle Fetid Marigold |  |
| Thamnosma texana | Texas Desert-rue Dutchman's Breeches Rue Of The Mountains Ruda Del Monte |  |
| Tiquilia gossypina | Texas Crinklemat |  |
| Tiquilia gossypina | Texas Crinklemat |  |
| Tiquilia greggii | Plumed Crinklemat Plume Tiquilia Plume Coldenia Gregg Coldenia Hierba Del Cenizo |  |
| Tiquilia greggii | Plumed Crinklemat Plume Tiquilia Plume Coldenia Gregg Coldenia Hierba Del Cenizo |  |
| Tiquilia greggii | Plumed Crinklemat Plume Tiquilia Plume Coldenia Gregg Coldenia Hierba Del Cenizo |  |
| Tiquilia greggii | Plumed Crinklemat Plume Tiquilia Plume Coldenia Gregg Coldenia Hierba Del Cenizo |  |
| Vachellia vernicosa | Viscid Acacia |  |
| Yucca elata | Soaptree Yucca Soaptree Soapweed Yucca Palmilla Palmella Amole |  |
| Yucca faxoniana | Faxon Yucca Carneros Yucca Eve's Needle Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Giant Dagger Palm Samandoca Palm Barreta Palmilla Palma |  |
| Yucca faxoniana | Faxon Yucca Carneros Yucca Eve's Needle Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Giant Dagger Palm Samandoca Palm Barreta Palmilla Palma |  |
| Yucca faxoniana | Faxon Yucca Carneros Yucca Eve's Needle Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Giant Dagger Palm Samandoca Palm Barreta Palmilla Palma |  |
| Yucca faxoniana | Faxon Yucca Carneros Yucca Eve's Needle Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Giant Dagger Palm Samandoca Palm Barreta Palmilla Palma |  |
| Yucca torreyi | Torrey Yucca Torrey's Yucca Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Old Shag Palma |  |
| Yucca torreyi | Torrey Yucca Torrey's Yucca Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Old Shag Palma |  |
| Yucca torreyi | Torrey Yucca Torrey's Yucca Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Old Shag Palma |  |
| Yucca torreyi | Torrey Yucca Torrey's Yucca Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Old Shag Palma |  |
| Yucca torreyi | Torrey Yucca Torrey's Yucca Spanish Bayonet Spanish Dagger Old Shag Palma |  |
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |