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

htop wrote:
Rosy Palafox, Rose Palafoxia (Palafoxia rosea), Asteraceae Family, Texas native, annual, blooms June through October

Rosy palafox is a sandy soil native annual of the South Texas Plains and Edwards Plateau. In its native habitats, it can be found growing on brushlands, plains, prairies, open hillsides and edges of woodlands. It is a thin, erect, usually solitary stemmed, much branched plant that has glandular hairs on all its structures. The slender leaves are up to 3 inches long and 1/4 inch wide and are alternate, stalked and firm. The 5/8 inch across flower head is made up of 12-25 pink to rose disk flowers with no ray flowers and black stamens. The young palafoxia flower heads turn white with age. It is a nectar and pollen source for insects, especially butterflies. Seeds must be sown in the fall.

Native distribution:
http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=Texas&statefip...

For more information, see its entry in the PlantFiles:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/983/index.html

The younger head to the left has only black stamens while the older head has stigmas which appear after the stamens have shed their pollen (an adaptation against self-pollination).