Category: Anita’s articles
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Beautiful but toxic night blooming plant attracts moths
Published July 3, 2021 in the McAllen Monitor. Sunlight shows off flowers in all their daylight glory; others are spectacular only in the moonlight . . . .
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Nightshades — a family of plants as infamous as it is famous
Published in McAllen Monitor June 19, 2021. From delicious to dangerous — beware the shady side of the local nightshade plants . . . .
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Horridulum — what kind of name is that for a pretty plant?
Published in the McAllen Monitor June 5, 2021 — Wicked jagged dagger-like leaves belie the beauty of the flower to come — check out the benefits . . . .
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Blue surprises along the edge of the road
Published in McAllen Monitor, May 15, 2021. The tract of land between the edge of a county road and a cultivated farm field offers many surprises
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For the love of bugs — and birds
Published in McAllen Monitor, May 1, 2021. More bugs; more birds. The insect kingdom is slow to recover from the brutally cold Valley winter.
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Annual City Nature Challenge can help identify species at risk of extinction
Published in McAllen Monitor, April 17, 2021. Little by little, familiar plants and critters disappear; learn how organizations identify at-risk species.