Plants
Water Hyacinth Is Pretty, Purple and a Pest
The lovely blooms of the water hyacinth can turn a waterway into a tangled mess.
Invasive Giant Reed and Salt Cedar Disrupt Riverbanks
Riparian invaders displace native plants and degrade instream habitat for aquatic life.
Prairie Clovers Come in All Shapes and Sizes
The plants are good indicators of healthy prairie.
Prickly Poppy Lives Up to Its Name
Plant has some uses, though stems are studded with spines.
Agarita's Sharp Leaves Guard Red Berries Worth Picking in Texas
The native shrub feeds bees in February and yields jelly, wine and a yellow dye.
Native Texas Fruits Make a Tasty Harvest for Pies, Jellies
Use Texas’ bounty of native fruits for something good to eat and a connection to the outdoors.
Texas' Native Pepper Is a Tiny Terror
Fiery chile pequín is loved by birds and is the state’s only native pepper.
The Basics of Poison Ivy
How to avoid this frightening plant, or at least lessen the agony of exposure.
Spanish Moss Drapes Texas Trees and Shelters Birds, Bats and Spiders
Neither a moss nor a parasite, Tillandsia usneoides is a rootless bromeliad that feeds on air.
Toothache Tree Eases Pain
The Hercules' club tree causes numbness (and benefits wildlife).
