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Native Plant Society of Texas

Prairie Rose Chapter

April Events

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Prairie Rose is participating in the Dinosaur Valley State Park event, Spring Wing Ding on 4/14. We are also having our spring plant sale on 4/21.

At the Wing Ding, Bob Reed will lead a children’s activity of creating native plant seed balls at 11 AM and 1 PM.  The plant sale will be held the following weekend on the Glen Rose Courthouse Square at our native plant community garden 9AM-2PM.

 

 

At the Acton Nature Center in March the Prairie Rose booth assisted kids in making native seed balls. We had a great time as Bob Reed talked to the group and inspired them to make so many seed balls, they were trying to put extra ones in their egg cartons.  We had a lot of fun and we are going to do it again this Saturday at Dinosaur Valley State Park. 

 

 

 

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About the Region

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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