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Zanthoxylum fagara or wild lime, is a species of flowering plant that—despite its name—is not part of the genus Citrus with real limes and other fruit, but is a close cousin in the larger citrus family, Rutaceae. It is more closely related to Sichuan pepper.
The "McNeil" name is currently used mostly for the Austin White Lime Company facility and railroad junction. The surrounding areas have Austin mailing addresses. From 1888 to 2024, the Austin White Lime Company operated a limestone quarry and a plant for the production of lime products. The final day of operation was March 31st, 2024. [3]
Lygodesmia texana, the Texas skeleton plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to the US states of New Mexico, Texas, and Oklahoma, and to northeastern Mexico. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] A perennial reaching at most 2 ft (60 cm), it prefers to grow on well-drained limestone soil and blooms from April to August.
Milwaukee Falls Lime Company, Grafton, Wisconsin, NRHP-listed; Trimborn Farm, Greendale, Wisconsin, NRHP-listed. Site of four lime kilns. Hurstville Historic District, near Maquoketa, Iowa, an area of a lime manufacturing works, including four kilns, the first built in 1871. The Maquoketa and Hurstville Railroad was organized in 1888 to ship ...
The genus is generally called "lime" or "linden" in Britain [7] and "linden", "lime", or "basswood" in North America. [ 2 ] "Lime" is an altered form of Middle English lind , in the 16th century also line , from Old English feminine lind or linde , Proto-Germanic *lindÅ (cf. Dutch [ 8 ] /German Linde, plural Linden ), cognate to Latin lentus ...
This plant is now grown in Japan, Israel, Spain, Malaysia, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States in California, Arizona, Florida, and Texas. The fruit can be found, in small quantities, during the fall and winter months in the United States, India and Japan .
Nyssa ogeche, commonly referred to as Ogeechee tupelo, white tupelo, river lime, ogeechee lime tree, sour gum or wild lime is a deciduous tree. [2] Growing to 15 m (~50 ft), it is in flower from March to May, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The flowers are pollinated by bees. It is noted for attracting wildlife.
Texas sage is nicknamed the "barometer bush" due to a commonly held belief that it can predict the rain. According to folklore, the plant goes into bloom in anticipation of upcoming rain. It appears that the plant sometimes blooms because of humidity or low atmospheric pressure, which can occur before or after rain. [7] [8] [9]