Seed Plants, Ferns, Fern Allies of the Austin Region 63 



Nemophila phacelioides Nutt. 



Abundant in moist rich soil, valleys, woods and roadsides. One of 

 our conspicuous spring flowers, with rather rough, divided leaves 

 and large delicate blue blossoms. 



Arkansas and Texas. 



Phacelia congesta Hook. 



Abundant in moist, rich soil and in dryer places. Most common 

 in woods. One of our conspicuous spring flowers. With thin, soft- 

 hairy, divided leaves, and small blue flowers in elongated, coiled 

 clusters. 



Texas. 



Phacelia patuliflora Gray. 



River flood plain and along railroad tracks. 



POLEMONIACEAE Phlox Family 



Gilia incisa Benth. 



Abundant in woods. Mt. Bonnell, etc. 

 Texas and Mexico. 



Gilia rigidula Benth. 



One of the most beautiful and striking flowers of our dry, rocky 

 hillsides. A rigid, much-branched little plant with needle-like leaves 

 and flowers of a very bright deep blue. 



Texas and Mexico. 



Gilia rubra Heller. Standing Cypress. 



Rare here, but abundant along railroad tracks in many places 

 near Austin. A tall slender plant with finely divided leaves and 

 stout spikes of large elongated red flowers. 



Southeastern states. 



Phlox Drummondii Hook. 



Abundant in open ground. River flood plain. 

 Texas. 



Phlox Romeriana Scheele. 



Abundant in open ground and woods. Uplands of the Edwards 

 Plateau and the river flood plain. With large pink flowers. Our 

 most beautiful Phlox. 



Texas prairies. 



Phlox tenuis E. Nelson. 



Eastern and southern Texas. 



