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  2. Leucophyllum frutescens - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. Salvia texana - Wikipedia

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    Salvia texana, commonly called Texas sage, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the mint family . [2] It is native to North America, where it is found in northern Mexico, and in the U.S. states of Texas and New Mexico. Its natural habitat is dry areas on limestone soils, in prairies or over rock outcrops. [2] [3]

  4. Facts and myths you need to know when it comes to North Texas ...

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    Texas sage plants from Southwest Texas freeze in North Central Texas. Many types of yuccas get too much rain here. Our soils are too alkaline for bald cypress, water oak, and most types of pine trees.

  5. Salvia pentstemonoides - Wikipedia

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    Salvia pentstemonoides (Big red sage) is a herbaceous perennial that is rare in nature and native to only a few locations in Texas, including the Edwards Plateau. The plant remains endangered due to destruction of habitat and browsing by deer. The severe Texas drought of the 1950s may have contributed to its decline. [1]

  6. Salvia coccinea - Wikipedia

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    Salvia coccinea, the blood sage, [1] scarlet sage, Texas sage, or tropical sage, [2] is a herbaceous perennial in the family Lamiaceae that is widespread throughout the Southeastern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America (Colombia, Peru, and Brazil). [2]

  7. List of exit examinations in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Arkansas Department of Education: Augmented Benchmark Examination [3] California: California Department of Education: California High School Exit Exam: CAHSEE Florida: Florida Department of Education: Florida Assessment of Student Thinking FAST Indiana: Indiana Department of Education: Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus: I ...

  8. What was rejected from Florida textbooks? Passages ... - AOL

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    Achievements Educational Services CEO Naftali Frankel said the state Department of Education had not contacted him regarding the rejection. Foundations in Personal Finance-Honors Grades 9-12.

  9. Common Core implementation by state - Wikipedia

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    The “Florida Standards” were aligned with the “Common Core State Standards” but also included additional standards, such as cursive writing for Florida’s 3rd grade students. In the year 2019, when Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took office, he pledged to “get rid of Common Core” and to have a full revision of the state standards ready ...