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Horned frog reintroduction in Parker County
A reintroduction program for the Texas horned lizard in Parker County was described at the January 2013 meeting of Cross Timbers Native Plants.
Our magazine is now on Kindle
**ARCHIVED POST ** You can now get the latest issue of the Native Plant Society of Texas magazine delivered directly to your Kindle reading device. For some time, we’ve wanted to offer a digital version of our magazine. Many members prefer the convenience of a digital version. The publication will
Rosettes of Renewal
By Delmar Cain The week just past was the perfect time to remember the first few lines of Christina Rossetti’s Christmas poem, later set to music in carol: “In the bleak mid-winterFrosty wind made moan,Earth stood hard as iron,Water like a stone;Snow had fallen, snow on snow,Snow on snow,In the
Corpus, Texarkana to be symposium sites
The State Board has decided on Corpus Christi as the site of the 2013 symposium and Texarkana as the site for the 2014 symposium.
Symposium presentation files released
**ARCHIVED POST ** Organizers of the October 2012 symposium in Kerrville have released files of selected presentations at the conference. Videos were made of a few presentations and these will be made available soon also. Go to this page to download the presentations. **ARCHIVED POST** **ARCHIVED POST LINKS & PICTURES
January 2013
NICE! Plant of the Month (Carya illinoinensis) Family: Juglandaceae (Walnut Family) Type: Tall tree 50-60 feet tall and broad crown. Can grow up to 100 feet tall in deep, fertile soil. Natural Habitat: Deep, rich, moist wetlands and bottomlands near rivers and streams in South-central U.S and Mexico. In Texas,
A tale of passion in the front yard
**ARCHIVED POST ** In the celebration of things botanical, leaves often get short shrift. As far as I know, there’s no Native “Wildleaf” Center anywhere in the world alongside all the places trumpeting the glories of wildflowers and also those showy “tame” flowers. Yet, there would be few flowers without
Pecan—A NICE Old Favorite
By Delmar Cain Once again another year has flown by and 2013 is here. A new year means that before you can say “Jack Robinson” green things will start to appear and the “tax man” will be calling. But that may be moving things too fast. Let’s slow down a
Snailseed vine
Snailseed Vine is a delicate and beautiful vine that bears grape-like clusters of bright pea-size red berries that draw songbirds in the fall.
Ruth O’Brien
**ARCHIVED POST ** Ruth Schott O’Brien died on December 26 at the age of 91. Ruth’s deep-rooted interest in wild plants and taxonomy led her to a Master of Science in Biology in 1980 from Corpus Christi State University. A year later, she set up the University herbarium and became
Bexar Roots January 2013
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