Lindheimera texana [Texas Yellow Star]

[dancingcat]

Frary, S.C. (2022) Lindheimera texana Gray & Engelm. (Asteraceae) Texas Yellow Star. Photographed in ultraviolet and visible light. [LINK]

 

Collected 15 April 2022 in Mockingbird Nature Park, Midlothian TX.  Voucher deposition: Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) S. C. Frary [122].

 

Other Common Names:  Texas Star, Lindheimer Daisy, Lindheimer's Star

 

Comment:
Growing profusely in a carpet of Bluebonnets (Lupinus texana) and Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa).  Named for Ferdinand Lindheimer (1801-1879), the “Father of Texas Botany”.  A monotypic genus native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
 
Reference:
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Plant Database, University of Texas at Austin.  https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=LITE3

 
Equipment: [Olympus EM1mk2-broadband + Sigma 30mm DC DN MFT]
 
Visible Light [f/16, iso 800, 8”, filter KolariVision UV/IR Cut Hot Mirror Pro 2, ambient indoor room light]

 

 

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/16, iso 800, 25”, filter BaaderU, KolariVision UV flashlight paint]