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Native Plant Society of Texas

Big Bend Chapter

2019-2020 Programs for the Big Bend Chapter of the Native Plant Society are here!

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[from Dallas Baxter]

2019-2020 Programs

We hope you find lots here that will stretch and inform and that you’ll take advantage of all the things there are to learn through them – try them all, you may find a new passion!

And you don’t have to be a member to join us. We do ask non-members for a $5 donation for each meeting, but that can be applied to a membership on the same day and membership info is available at every meeting.

There will be more details about each program as we go along. Reservations are made for each program about a week to 10 days before the event. You’ll hear from us when registration opens each month– see the box at the very end for info on how and when.

Thanks, everyone who helped put these together – Linda Hedges, Raymond Skiles, Joe Sublett, Lynda Douglas, Joan Oesper and Fonda Ghiardi, a fun and creative group!

Enjoy the season – hope to see you often!

Dallas Baxter, BB chapter prez

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About the Region

2026 Fall Symposium Logo

This low-elevations region of Texas extends inland from the barrier islands, about 60 or so miles, and stretches from Brownsville to Louisiana. In total, it covers about 9.5 million acres, with a high point of 150 feet in elevation. More than 1000 species of plants can be found in this region. On the southern end, species more common in Mexico (such as Sabal mexicana) and Central America occur.

The barrier islands provide us with dune systems, and clay flats to the inland side, which have species found in these areas alone. Many plants here, such as Ipomoea pes-caprae (beach morning glory), can be found throughout tropical regions of the globe. I’ve encountered the same species on the beaches of Guam.

Once inland, vast marshes and wet prairies occur. Occasionally, oak (Quercus fusiformis) groves can be found. Common grasses include species of Bothriochloa, Paspalum, and Sporobolus; eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides); and switchgrass (Panicum species). Many rivers and creeks cut through the Gulf Prairies, and along these riparian areas various species of trees, Sabal minor, and other plants adapted to clay soils can be found. Due to overgrazing, farming, and fire suppression, woody species such as mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa) and huisache (Acacia farnesiana), and invasive species such as chinaberry (Melia azedarach), Brazilian pepper (Schinus terebinthifolius), and Chinese tallow (Sapium sebiferum) have increased and displaced our native flora.

Source: Wildflowers of Texas by Michael Eason