Does anyone know of a species of thistle that spreads by rhizomes? I have a thistle that is doing precisely that. It is not Texas thistle (Cirsium texanum),...
Hello, Everyone! Just a head's up that I'm hosting my annual Spring plant swap the first weekend in April. If you are interested in attending, please email me ...
jlthornton, I looked up the Cirsiums in the "Flora of North Central Texas" and it does list one that is rhizomatous. Cirsium undulatum, Wavy-leaf or Pasture...
There are bunches upon tons of manies of thistle-like things, some of which do spread. If you have an image, I'd be glad to take a look. Monique Reed TAMU...
Each year about this time I find myself looking for propagators of native woody plants. I'd appreciate any leads - hobbyists, professionals, nurseries,...
... which do spread. If you have an image, I'd be glad to take a look. ... Hi Monique, I will attempt to post pictures of the thistle in question. John...
Monique, I have posted a picture of the thistle in the photo section. The name of the image is thistle1. The baby thistle is lower-left-of-center in the...
A question regarding Turk's Cap, Malvaviscus arboreus. There are apparently two varieties, one larger with longer flowers, sometimes designated as the variety...
I've looked at the photo. This does look like a Cirsium thistle (rather than any of the other thistle-like genera.) Unfortunately, identification to species...
Kunda or Don, I'm not the one that asked but I do have a question for one of you. When I saw John's question, I went onto our Yahoo website to look up members...
There are a number of options that can be selected when setting up and subsequently managing a Yahoo list. They include the availability of Photo and File...
I'm not sure of the significance of this discussion but I created the original NPSOT list in probably 1998, created the NPSOT-NPAT list in 1999 and migrated...
Friends, Brad's very informative comments about the origins of our list reveal that there was never any overriding privacy issue involved regarding the showing...
Thanks, Don! I don't think I said this explicitly but I believe the default settings were used which is probably why the other lists I referred to also don't...
Tax Incentive for Conservation Easements in the Farm Bill! Tax incentives are very important for encouraging prairie conservation through conservation...
Is this tree in fruit right now? I ride my mountain bike out at grapevine lake and i've been seeing a tree which could be one. I thought it was a possumhaw...
I don't believe that yaupon (*Ilex vomitoria*) could technically be considered an "invasive" plant because it's a native but one of my students commented...
I've planted several on my property near Boerne, which is probably getting close to its westernmost range. I've noticed that a couple of them have spread...
... Don't they make good tea? If there's too many prune it back and reap the rewards :-) Anyone know the safe way to consume this? I understand its related to ...
You’re probably aware of this, but since people do get confused about it … Invasive doesn’t mean the same thing as non-native. Invasive means any plant,...
Dean Garrett
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Feb 13, 2008 11:53 pm
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There's a book devoted specifically to the use of Ilex vomitoria as a drink: "Black Drink: A Native American Tea" by Charles Hudson. It contains good...
Dean Garrett
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Feb 13, 2008 11:59 pm
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I should add that, despite the name vomitoria, it doesn't cause vomiting. Early Europeans in the Southeast witnessed Native Americans vomiting after drinking...
Dean Garrett
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Feb 14, 2008 12:44 am
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Thanks for the info, Dean. Although most of the plants that I've read or heard termed "invasive" were non-native, I suspected that native plants, without...
FWIW, this website <http://www.usna.usda.gov/Gardens/invasives.html> does define these as "outside it's natural range." ... FWIW, this website does define...
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