This is a book that provides detailed information about the wildflowers of Texas. The book contains a personal touch in the many notes the Loughmillers included about the plants they described and photographed . The book is an authoritative field guide that groups flowers by color and then by size for ease of use. It covers 1,505 species of wildflowers and has more than 1,500 illustrations with descriptions facing them . The book is a great resource for anyone interested in learning about the wildflowers of Texas.