Texas Rose Bowl

Californians aren’t the only ones with roses. Check out this slide show of native Texas roses, in honor of the upcoming Rose Bowl.

As many people have their sights set on the Texas Longhorn football team and the 2010 Rose Bowl, here’s a look at a few of the native roses of Texas.

These images were culled from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center’s plant database, which is a great resource for information on names, distributions and habitat preferences for native plants in Texas (and the entire U.S.).