Safety note: Seeds and all parts are toxic if ingested in quantity.
The Texas Bluebonnet is the state flower of Texas and one of the most beloved wildflowers in North America. Dense spikes of indigo-blue flowers with white tips blanket roadsides and meadows each spring, transforming the Texas Hill Country into a blue tapestry. It is a nitrogen-fixing annual legume that improves soil fertility wherever it grows.
Habitat
Roadsides, meadows, and limestone hills of central Texas and surrounding states
Diet
Provides nectar for native bees and butterflies; seeds eaten by birds
How common
Common
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