Meet a Texas Plant Hunter Who’s Combing Forests and Fields to Save Rare Flowers
Conservationist Adam Black roams the state looking for endangered flora, which he shares with researchers around the world.
June 1, 2021
Adam Black checks a small and precariously located colony of Oklahoma grass pinks he has marked with stakes.
Molly Glentzer
Adam Black parked his black Tundra beside State Highway 105 outside Brenham one morning in mid-April and trudged into an unruly-looking tangle of green stuff wedged between the asphalt and a scrubby tree line. Not far down the road, pastures were carpeted with
Lupinus texensis, the iconic Texas bluebonnet. Black had his phone camera out, but he was looking for less conspicuous blossoms. I was tagging along on a day of rare-wildflower monitoring, specimen collecting, and pollinating conservation work that would take us seventy miles east and keep us on the road almost until sundown. Most of the habitat Black showed me was surprisingly acce
Where to see wildflowers in East Texas
Late winter annuals and perennials lead the 2021 flora parade along Texas highways and state lands within our diverse ecoregions and vernal landscapes. Author: Reagan Roy Updated: 10:45 AM CDT April 5, 2021
TYLER, Texas Spring is here and that means we re ushering in Texas’ amazing spring wildflower season.
Late winter annuals and perennials lead the 2021 flora parade along Texas highways and state lands within our diverse ecoregions and vernal landscapes.
Texas bluebonnets typically peak at the end of March through mid-April. Bluebonnets often start blooming near Interstate 10 between San Antonio and Houston and then farther north toward the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The native range of Texas bluebonnets is primarily the Hill Country and Blackland Prairie Ecoregions, although Texans have seeded these flowers well beyond.
Texas spring wildflowers to shine bright despite winter storm
By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
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AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department says you shouldn t worry if you thought the recent winter storm would dampen the normally amazing Texas spring wildflower season.
Texas bluebonnets typically peak at the end of March through mid-April. Bluebonnets often start blooming near Interstate 10 between San Antonio and Houston and then farther north toward the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. The native range of Texas bluebonnets is primarily the Hill Country and Blackland Prairie Ecoregions, although Texans have seeded these flowers well beyond. Recent Texas flora Facebook posts, and photos from native plant enthusiasts, that I received during the winter storm included blooming bluebonnets covered in ice in central Texas, said Jason Singhurst, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) botanist, in a news release.