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Friday - September 05, 2003
From: Houston, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Rare or Endangered Plants
Title: Smarty Plants on endangered Texas wildflowers
Answered by: Stephen Brueggerhoff
QUESTION:
We are interested in including a list of endangered Texas wildflowers in our garden club yearbook. Can you provide such a list?ANSWER:
The most contemporary list that you can easily procure is provided on-line by Texas Parks and Wildlife, Endangered Plants in Texas. The list provides info on state as well as federal status of wildflowers, cacti, trees and shrubs, orchids and grasses.More Rare or Endangered Plants Questions
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