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Plant ID help, please

A few weeks ago I checked out a little prairie remnant in the Pasadena area, and was pleasantly surprised.  First, lots of Sweet Goldenrod, by my experience not a very common plant on the south side of Houston.  When I scratched into the dirt, I may have found out why, the soil was incredibly loose, almost powdery; no gumbo!  Interestingly, even with this soil, I found a lot of moisture loving plants, even Alligator Weed in the lower spots. 

Anyway, there are a few plants in bloom there that I would appreciate ID help with.  The first is a white-flowered legume with pinnate leaves.  I have seen this plant elsewhere, including the San Leon area.  The second is square-stemmed little plant with purple-speckled white flowers.  I only spotted this one last week, I need to go back and take a closer look.

Apologies for the fuzzy pics.  Any help appreciated.

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Comment by Jerry Caraviotis on June 23, 2011 at 4:13pm

Katy,

Would love a copy.

Thanks so much,

Jerry

Comment by Katy Emde on June 23, 2011 at 3:40pm
Jerry,  Dr. Brown has a checklist of plants for Harris and the surrounding counties, it is a very valuable resource which we are incredibly fortunate to have.  I use it all the time to help ID plants.  I will email it to you if you would like a copy.    Katy
Comment by Jerry Caraviotis on June 15, 2011 at 1:49pm

Thanks for the info, you'll.

Katy, are you referencing a book by Dr. Brown,if so what is the title?

I went back a few weeks ago to gather mature seed from the Hoarypea, but unfortunately the field had been mowed.

Comment by Katy Emde on May 25, 2011 at 12:08pm
  The pea appears to be Tephrosia onobrychoides, Multibloom Hoarypea.  Dr. Larry Brown shows three tephrosias in our area, T. lindheimeri, T. onobrychoides, and T. virginiana.  T. onobrychoides is the most common and seems to be the match.  Katy
Comment by Coastal Prairie Partnership on May 24, 2011 at 11:09am

The first picture is Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium). The leaves smell like peppermint when crushed! Will ask about the second flower.

-Jaime

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