Texas Wildbuds

Native Plant Society of Texas Photo Contests

My 2025 Entries

You can see the other entries and winners at the NPSOT website.

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Pawpaw

Asimina triloba

  • Western Gulf Coast Plain Eco-region

  • Caddo  Lake State Park

  • Harrison County

WINNER 

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Narrow-leaf Pinweed

Lechea tenuifolia

  • Texas Blackland Prairies Eco-region

  • Bastrop State Park, Bastrop Co.

  • Bastrop County

WINNER

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Slimpod Milkvetch

Astragalus gracilis

  • Southwestern Tablelands Eco-region

  • Eagle Point Trail, Caprock Canyons State Park

  • Briscoe County

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Texas Toadflax

Nuttallanthus texanus

  • Cross Timbers Eco-region

  • Lake Whitney State Park

  • Hill County

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Texas Rainbow Cactus

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

  • Chihuahuan Deserts Eco-region

  • South County Road north of Terligua

  • Brewster County

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Metz’s Wild Petunia

Ruellia metzae

  • Edwards Plateau Eco-region

  • South Llano River State Park

  • Kimble County

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Buffalo Grass

Bouteloua dactyloides

  • High Plains Eco-region

  • Lubbock Lake Landmark 

  • Lubbock County

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Spring Spiderlily

Hymenocallis liriosme

  • Gulf Coast Prairies and Marshes

  • Along US 90A west of Altair

  • Colorado County

Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County

© Tom Lebsack 2025

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