Christina Mild's "Rio Delta Wild." Articles on LRGV Native Plants.

Re-edited from articles published in the Saturday edition, Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, TX.     January to June 2003.

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publication  Folk Names Common English Names Scientific name Family growthForm
1/4/2003   Walker's Manihot Manihot walkerae Euphorbiaceae shrub
1/11/2003 Hierba de Cristo Texas Lantana Lantana horrida Verbenaceae shrub
1/18/2003   Hammock Lantana Lantana microcephala Verbenaceae shrub
1/25/2003   Skeletonleaf Goldeneye Viguiera stenoloba Compositae shrub
2/1/2003 Coronillo Brush Holly Xylosma flexuosa Flacourtia shrub
2/8/2003 Saux Black Willow Salix nigra Salicaceae tree
2/15/2003 Tenaza Tenaza Pithecellobium pallens Fabaceae tree
2/22/2003   Texas Gold (my name) Selenia grandis Cruciferae herbaceous
3/1/2003   Common Velvet Burr Priva Lappulacea Verbenaceae herbaceous
3/8/2003 Ortiguilla Heartleaf Nettle Urtica chamaedryoides Urticaceae herbaceous
3/15/2003   Pink Mint Stachys drummondii Labiatae herbaceous
3/22/2003   Butterweed, Groundsel Senecio tampicanus Compositae herbaceous
3/29/2003   Hair-Covered Cactus, GrapeCactus Mammillaria multiceps Cactaceae cactus
4/5/2003 Alicoche Ladyfinger Cactus Echinocereus pentalophus Cactaceae cactus
4/12/2003   Texas Thistle Cirsium texanum Asteraceae herbaceous
4/19/2003   Carolina Bristle Mallow Modiola caroliniana Malvaceae herbaceous
4/26/2003   Firewheel, Indian Blanket Gaillardia pulchella Compositae herbaceous
5/3/2003 Panalero Elbowbush, Desert Olive Forestiera angustifolia Oleaceae (Olive) shrub
5/10/2003 Junco Allthorn, Crucifixion Thorn Koeberlinia spinosa Capparaceae shrub
5/17/2003 Lira de San Pedro Texas Bluebell Eustoma exaltatum Gentianaceae herbaceous
5/24/2003   Bishop's Weed, Blister Weed Ammi majus Umbelliferae herbaceous
5/31/2003 Hachinal Willow-Leaf Heimia Heimia salicifolia Lythraceae shrub
6/7/2003 Clepe Lotebush, Gumdrop Tree Ziziphus obtusifolia Rhamnaceae shrub
6/14/2003   Mealy Sage Salvia farinacea Labiatae herbaceous
6/21/2003     (no article printed)    
6/28/2003   Small Ball Moss Tillandsia recurvata Bromeliaceae epiphyte