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.     July thru Dec. 2003.

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publication  Folk Names Common English Names Scientific name Family growthForm
7/5/2003 Maguey Century Plant Agave americana Agavaceae succulent
7/12/2003   Pearl Milkweed Matelea reticulata Asclepiadaceae vine
7/19/2003 Granjeno Spiny Hackberry Celtis pallida Ulmaceae shrub
7/26/2003   Huisache Daisy Amblyolepis setigera Compositae herbaceous
8/2/2003 Canela Marsh Fleabane, Cure-For-All Pluchea odorata Compositae herbaceous
8/9/2003   Threeawn Aristida sp. Gramineae grass
8/16/2003 Rama del Sapo Flame Flower, Pink Baby's Breath Talinum paniculatum Portulacaceae succulent
8/23/2003 Brasil, Capul Negro Bluewood Condalia Condalia hookeri Rhamnaceae tree
8/30/2003 Colima, Una de Gato Lime Prickly-Ash Zanthoxylum fagara Rutaceae shrub
9/6/2003 none none Stemodia schottii Scrophulariaceae herbaceous
9/13/2003   Plains Bristlegrass Setaria leucopila Poaceae grass
9/20/2003 Farolitos Balloon Vine, Heartseed Vine Cardiospermum halicacabum Sapindaceae vine
9/27/2003   Stickleaf Mentzelia incisa Loasaceae herbaceous
10/4/2003   bastardia Bastardia viscosa Malvaceae herbaceous
10/11/2003 cenizo barometer bush, purple sage Leucophyllum frutescens Scrophulariaceae shrub
10/18/2003 Trompillo Silverleaf nightshade Solanum eleagnifolium Solanaceae (Nightshade) herbaceous
10/25/2003 Acerola Barbados Cherry, Wild Crepe Myrtle Malpighia glabra Malpighiaceae shrub
11/1/2003 Capitana Frostweed Verbesina microptera Asteraceae herbaceous
11/15/2003 Coralito Pigeonberry, Coralito, Rouge Plant, Bloodberry Rivina humilis Phytolaccaceae herbaceous
11/22/2003 Vara Dulce Sweet Stem Aloysia macrostachya Verbenaceae shrub
11/29/2003 Anacahuita Mexican Olive, Wild Olive Cordia boissieri Boraginaceae tree
12/6/2003     none    
12/13/2003 EXOTIC invasive Brazilian Pepper Tree Schinus terebinthifolius Anacardiaceae shrub INVASIVE
12/20/2003 Negrito Fiddlewood Citharexylum berlandieri Verbenaceae shrub
12/27/2003 Alacrancillo turnsole, scorpion tail Heliotropium angiospermum Boraginaceae herbaceous