Texas Wild Cards

Texas Wild Cards transforms a classic deck of playing cards into a wild landscape.

Each suit represents a native habitat:

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The hill country hosts fields of wildflowers and pollinators.

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Trees and woodlands provide shelter for many animals.

Deserts reveal succulent blooms and hardy critters.

Prehistoric plants and animals have lived in Texas for eras.

Discover the many plants and animals that call Texas – and Texas Wild Cards – home.


Texas Hill Country


King
Heart

Monarch Butterfly

Danaus plexippus

Texas state insect

Queen
Heart

American Bumble Bee

Bombus pensylvanicus

Jack
Heart

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Archilochus alexandri

Ace
Heart

Texas Bluebonnet

Lupinus texensis

Texas state flower

Heart

Indian Paintbrush

Castilleja indivisa

Heart

Indian Blanket

Gaillardia pulchella

Heart

Showy Evening Primrose

Oenothera speciosa


Texas Woodland


K

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

Texas state bird

Mexican Free-tailed Bat

Tadarida brasiliensis

Texas state flying mammal

Luna Moth

Actias luna

Pecan Tree

Carya illinoinensis

Texas state tree

Box Elder Tree

Acer negundo

Post Oak Tree

Quercus stellata

Cedar Elm Tree

Ulmus crassifolia

American Sycamore Tree

Platanus occidentalis


Texas Desert


King

Texas Toad

Anaxyrus speciosus

Texas state amphibian

Queen

Greater Roadrunner

Geococcyx californianus

Jack

Texas Tortoise

Gopherus berlandieri

Ace

Prickly Pear Cactus

Opuntia engelmannii

Texas state plant

Texas Living Rock Cactus

Ariocarpus fissuratus

Claret Cup Cactus

Echinocereus triglochidiatus

Century Plant

Agave parryi


Texas Prehistoric


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Texas Horned Lizard

Phrynosoma cornutum

Texas state reptile

Nine-Banded Armadillo

Dasypus novemcinctus

Texas state small mammal

Common Green Darner Dragonfly

Anax junius

Dragonflies have roamed earth for 300 million years

Yellow Pond Lily

Nuphar lutea

Pond lilies appeared in the Cenozoic era

Pinyon Pine

Pinus edulis

Pines appeared in the Mesozoic era

Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Flower Of Stone

Selaginella lepidophylla

Spike moss appeared in the Paleozoic era