zexmeia? broomweed?

Area patches of bluebonnets are slowly going to seed, large swaths of Indian paintbrush are blooming stronger than ever, and soft pink evening primrose are starting to show in local meadows.

And a large variety of yellow wildflowers are now interspersed among the rest. By summer, yellow and white will be the predominant colors.

I’m not sure what this particular yellow specimen is. Commonly called a coreopsis, it doesn’t really match the coreopsis in my field guides. I think it is likely a zexmeia or possibly broomweed.

An online site calls it “soft green eyes”, though the centers are more of a burnt orange/brown with tiny yellow bits. (Do you like my highly technical botanical terms?)