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Native Plant Society of Texas

Make plans to celebrate Native Plant Week

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What will you be doing during Texas Native Plant Week?

We hope you will be doing something to celebrate our state’s great heritage of biodiversity.

When is Texas Native Plant Week? It is the third week in October every year – October 19-26 this year.

To better help you and your fellow Texans find a way to celebrate, Cindy Stone has been pulling together a website full of ideas and information. Cindy is asking you to help make information on the site as complete as possible by sending information about events taking place that week. So if you know of an event being planned by your organization or in your city share it with this form.

If you don’t know of an event being planned in your town then maybe you should think about planning one yourself. Cindy’s website has ideas and information about planning and publicizing events so get on over there and start thinking.

Let’s spread the news about native plants and get everyone in the state involved.

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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