The plant’s obscurity is a consequence of its rarity. Endemic to Central Texas and listed as federally endangered, Zizania texana grows exclusively in a two-mile patch of the upper San Marcos ...

Some of the wildflowers are found on a road right-of-way under the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Transportation. The Navasota false foxglove was first identified in 1993 and is similar to ...

The federal government has proposed endangered species protection for the big red sage, a flowering plant that grows on bluffs and banks along waterways in the Edwards Plateau of Central Texas.

All those threats result in inbreeding and decrease the plant’s genetic diversity, posing a challenge for long-term survival. “[Big red sage] is currently on the verge of extinction, and our goal is ...

The plant, which is native to South Texas, is known for being used in Native American ceremonies and for its psychoactive effects. Trump retaliates against Colombia after it refuses deportation ...

The big red sage, a rare Texas wildflower native to the Edwards Plateau, was proposed for endangered species protections ... While the plant thrives in cultivated gardens, its wild populations ...

Once presumed extinct ... the Edwards Plateau of Central Texas. The species depends on hummingbirds for pollination and can live up to 10 years. While the plant thrives in cultivated gardens ...