Texas Monthly1mon
Texas Wild Rice Is the Coolest Plant You’ve Never Heard Of
If you’ve never heard of Texas wild rice, you’re not alone. The plant’s obscurity is a consequence of its rarity. Endemic to Central Texas and listed as federally endangered, Zizania texana ...
The Texas Tribune28d
Texas wildflower big red sage proposed for endangered species protection
Only seven native populations remain in Texas, all in the Edwards ... and can live up to 10 years. While the plant thrives in cultivated gardens, its wild populations are vulnerable to habitat ...
The Maui News1y
Shiny leaves and purple flowers? Check that it’s not a poisonous rubber vine
Photos courtesy MISC In 2003, Lori Buchanan, manager of the Molokai/Maui Invasive Species Committee, investigated a glossy-leaved plant with pinkish-purple flowers. She had seen it growing as a ...
Center for Biological Diversity1y
Texas Flower Threatened By Urban Sprawl Wins Endangered Species Act Protection
The flower is in the path of expanding development along the Interstate 35 corridor of central Texas, and today’s protection comes ... on the southeastern edge of the Edwards Plateau. The plant’s ...