The plants from our Texas trip are out of the freezer (to kill pests) and what'ya know? At least ten of them are county records -- including some I found. A county record means that species has never been collected in that county before. Daniel is preparing an article about these discoveries for publication in the Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. The list of plants and a link to the article will follow soon.
Just in on July 2. The count is now eleven new county records. The latest a crowfoot sedge.
And later in the day another came in, number twelve is a cretan weed.
ROADSIDE BOUQUETS -- WHERE THE WILDFLOWERS ARE. Two friends. One a botanist. The other a consultant with a flexible schedule and an interest in wildflowers and flower arranging. We collect and preserve specimens of flowering plants. We find them in vacant lots, roadside ditches, culverts, swamps, woods, hillsides and fields. Along the way we explore the small towns of America. And arrange some flowers to brighten the truck interior or leave behind to say thanks.
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