Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis), shown here with some sideoats in the background, is a long-lived, warm-season perennial grass grows on the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and the Buffalo Lake NWR in Texas.

Caliche globe mallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea), a perennial plant with orange blooms, grayish foliage, star-shaped hairs and alternatively arranged leaves, grows on the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and the Buffalo Lake NWR in Texas.

Chocolate daisy (Berlandiera lyrata), a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family that gives off a rich scent of chocolate, grows on the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and the Buffalo Lake NWR in Texas.

Feather dalea (Dalea formosa), with deep violet flowers, a yellow throat, and feathery plumes, grows on the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and the Buffalo Lake NWR in Texas.

irewheel (Gaillardia pulchella), a hairy annual or perennial in the sunflower family, grows on the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and the Buffalo Lake NWR in Texas.

Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula), a perennial prairie grass that grows on the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and the Buffalo Lake NWR in Texas.

White prairie clover (Dalea candida), a flowering plant in the legume family that grows on the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and the Buffalo Lake NWR in Texas.

Gayfeather (Liatris), a flowering plant in the boneset tribe within the sunflower family, that grows on the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and the Buffalo Lake NWR in Texas.

Horse crippler (Echinocactus texensis), a cactus common to Texas, southeastern New Mexico and Oklahoma that grows on the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and the Buffalo Lake NWR in Texas.

Prairie sunflower (Helianthus petiolaris), a wildflower that brightens gardens, helps birds, butterflies and other pollinators, and grows on the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and the Buffalo Lake NWR in Texas.

Prairie zinnia (Zinnia grandiflora), a species of flowering plant in the aster family that grows on the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and the Buffalo Lake NWR in Texas.

Basket flower (Centaurea americana), whose genus name comes from Greek mythology as a flower used by one of the centaurs for its healing powers, grows on the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and the Buffalo Lake NWR in Texas.

Bee balm or horsemint (Monarda citriodora), a hardy annual and a species of flowering plant in the mint family, grows on the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) and the Buffalo Lake NWR in Texas.