Texas Gardening: Texas Native Plant Pictures by color ( Purple ), 1 by htop

htop wrote:
June Centaury, Serpentine Centaury, Muhlenberg's centaury (Centaurium floribundum), Gentianaceae Family, Texas native, annual/biennial, blooms May through August

This is a native wildflower growing on fields, valley floors, riverbeds, floodplains, moist areas by streams, grasslands, open grassy slopes, rocky areas and exposed roadcuts. It blooms from May to August and has white or pink to light magenta blooms. It is listed as ocurring frequently in the Big Bend region. I have been unable to locate any more information about this plant as of now.
I found this plant growing in a grassy field near a drainage area in northwestern Bexar County that was bulldozed a few days later.

PlantFiles entry: http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/62735/index.html

Beautiful small blooms that standout because of their color (blooms also may be pink or white) ...