Talayote

(Cynanchum racemosum)

Milkweed seeds preparing for their maiden flight!

Talayote seeds still in the dried pod.
With dry, blustery conditions, these silken strands can lift the seeds to extremely high altitudes thereby dispersing them for miles.

“Mesoxaea texana nectaring on Waltheria indica on the South Texas Sand Sheet!”

“Tepanec Long-horned Bees Nectaring on Coma on the South Texas Sand Sheet,” by C. M. Rich, Texas Master Naturalist

“Roemer’s Acacia” by C.M. Rich, Texas Master Naturalist