Plants

trail with moss draped trees
February 2011 Issue

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.

Story by Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
Old toothache trees cover the trunks with warty, knobby spines
January 2011 Issue

Toothache Tree Eases Pain

The Hercules' club tree causes numbness (and benefits wildlife).

Story by Sheryl Smith-Rodgers
Rockhouse wildfire
May 2009 Issue

Birds, Brush and Fire

Researchers work on bringing balance back to the Brush Country.

Story by Mary O. Parker
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June 2006 Issue

Growing Fish Food: Establishing Native Plants in Reservoirs

Plants feed the microorganisms and insects that feed the baitfish that feed the big fish.

Story by Larry D. Hodge
giant salvinia growing in Caddo Lake
May 2006 Issue

Hungry Insect Hordes Protect Texas Lakes by Attacking Giant Salvinia

Lilliputian insects may restrain giant salvinia better than humans can.

Story by Larry D. Hodge
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