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Saturday - March 20, 2004
From: Austin, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Rare or Endangered Plants
Title: Smarty Plants on Endangered Plants
Answered by: Sage Kawecki
QUESTION:
What is an endangered plant?ANSWER:
Many plant species are disappearing at an alarming rate due directly or indirectly to human activities, especially habitat loss. Thanks to the passage of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, plants that are rare, threatened and endangered are now federally listed and protected by law. To learn more, visit the Center for Plant Conservation website.More Rare or Endangered Plants Questions
Location of Agalinis acuta, sandplain gerardia.
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December 26, 2013 - 1. How many seeds does the Texas trailing phlox produce per season?
2. Can the seeds be taken from a living plant without hurting it?
Thank You!
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Entities adopting threatened species as symbol
May 13, 2008 - Please could you tell me about any nations, cities, towns or villages which have adopted a threatened species as their flagship or totem, and are attempting to save it?
I am drawing up a list of such...
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Smarty Plants on Herbertia lahue
May 03, 2005 - Herbertia lahue is now blooming in Russ Pitman
Park in Bellaire, TX. Below is a story about it.
I heard that the plant is a protected species, but I could not find
anything to confirm that. Could y...
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How rare is the Devil's Cigar Fungus (Chorioactis geaster)?
November 08, 2009 - I have found a fungus called devil's cigar in the woods behind my house in Westlake Hills Texas. I read that it is rare. Is it considered rare even to Central Texas? If so, do I need to let someone k...
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