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Flower: Bluebonnets (Lupinus spp., namely Texas bluebonnet, L. texensis and sandy land bluebonnet L. subcarnosus) March 1901: Tree: Pecan (Carya illinoinensis) 1919 Soil: Houston Black: Bird: Northern mockingbird: 1927: Song "Texas, Our Texas" 1929 Mammal (small) Nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) 1927 Mammal (large) Texas Longhorn: 1995
The northern mockingbird is the state bird of Texas. The list of birds of Texas is the official list of species recorded in the U.S. state of Texas according to the Texas Bird Records Committee (TBRC) of the Texas Ornithological Society. As of January 2024, the list contained 664 species. Of them, 170 are considered review species. Eight species were introduced to Texas, two are known to be ...
The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin is the state botanical garden and arboretum of Texas. The center features more than 900 species of native Texas plants in both garden and natural settings and is home to a breadth of educational programs and events. The center is 284 acres and located 10 miles ...
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Austin. This wildflower park is home to nearly 900 species of native Texas wildflowers and plants. The Center also offers educational programs for adults and ...
Below is a list of U.S. state birds as designated by each state 's, district's or territory's government. The selection of state birds began with Kentucky adopting the northern cardinal in 1926. It continued when the legislatures for Alabama, Florida, Maine, Missouri, Oregon, Texas and Wyoming selected their state birds after a campaign was ...
Some of our early summer wildflowers you might plant include coneflowers, bee balm and Indian blanket. Some of the best bee-friendly plants for our area include lantanas, bee balms (monardas ...
In this list of birds by common name, a total of 10,976 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. Species marked with a "†" are extinct.
Erythrostemon gilliesii grows to 1–4 m (3.3–13.1 ft), depending on rainfall. The leaves are bipinnate, 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long, bearing 3–10 pairs of pinnae, each with 6–10 pairs of leaflets 5–6 mm (0.20–0.24 in) long and 2–4 mm (0.079–0.157 in) broad. The flowers are borne in racemes up to 20 cm (8 in) long, each flower with ...