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Native Plant Society of Texas

Prairie Rose Chapter

testing post by email

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Simply testing the ability to post to website via email.
If this works, anyone can "post" by using this email address. If this works, I am presuming it would autopost to Facebook as well as be picked up by MailChimp for a direct mail RSS campaign. Could be extremely helpful or dangerous if the email address gets published. This feature is turned on, but can easily be turned off in JetPack Settings Writing.
This also allows for image attachments, so that is being tested as well. For this test, the key ‘ingredients’ so as not to publish this as a post (hence posting to Facebook and MailChimp) is the use of this special shortcode. In this case, I will use ‘draft’ rather than pending or private, so that it should not show up at all on our website, only in the post section. It can then be deleted without ever publishing….in theory! Just in case, I am adding the shortcode which should turn off the feature to send to Facebook for this post.
So here goes!

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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