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Jatropha dioica is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is native to Texas in the United States as well as Mexico as far south as Oaxaca. Common names include leatherstem and sangre de drago. [1] The specific name refers to the dioecious nature of the plants. [3]
The Mollie Steves Zachry Texas Arboretum, which was dedicated on April 30, 2011 and opened in the spring of 2012, displays all 53 species of oak trees that are native to Texas. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] In April 2012, Luci Baines Johnson , daughter of Lady Bird Johnson, and her husband Ian Turpin donated $1 million toward a family garden to be named in ...
This is a plant you can love. It’s a color you don’t see very often in North Texas landscapes. It’s compatible with yellows, whites, blues, grays, other purples, and of course, greens.
Syzygium jambos is a large shrub or small-to-medium-sized tree, typically 3 to 15 metres (10 to 49 feet) high, with a tendency to low branching. Its leaves and twigs are glabrous and the bark, though dark brown, is fairly smooth too, with little relief or texture.
This tree is found in South and Southeast Asia; it is known as Pyinkado (Burmese: ပျဉ်းကတိုး) in Myanmar, Căm xe in Vietnam, Sokram (សុក្រំ [5]) in Cambodia, Konda-tangedu or Erra-chinnangi in Andhra and Telangana, [6] Jamba or Jambe in Karnataka and Maharashtra, and Kangada in Odisha.
Agastache cana, more commonly known as the mosquito plant, Texas hummingbird mint, and double bubble mint, is a hardy perennial belonging to the genus Agastache (pronounced / ˌ æ ɡ ə ˈ s t ɑː k iː /). The genus name Agastache is derived from the Greek word meaning "a lot of", and stachy, meaning "spike", which refers to the flower's 12 ...
The Port of Texas City, operated by the Port of Texas City / Texas City Terminal Railway, is the eighth-largest port in the United States and the third-largest in Texas, with waterborne tonnage exceeding 78 million net tons. The Texas City Terminal Railway Company provides an important land link to the port, handling over 25,000 carloads per year.
Styrax platanifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Styracaceae known by the common name sycamoreleaf snowbell or "Texas Snowbell". [1] It is native to northeastern Mexico in the states of Coahuila , Nuevo León , and Tamaulipas [ 2 ] and the US state of Texas , especially on the Edwards Plateau . [ 3 ]