Plant Profile
Deer Pea Vetch is a low-growing annual forb found frequent on a variety of soils in the Rio Grande Plains and Coastal Prairies. The leaves and seeds are consumed by white-tailed deer, cattle, bobwhite quail, and Rio Grande turkeys.
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What’s bloomin' in South Texas?
Fields of purple flowers with white centers are apparent throughout the sand sheet and on sandy loam soils across much of south Texas this week. An early bloomer, sand phacelia often forms these dense stands in heavily grazed pastures. Continue to article.......
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STN receives Outstanding Conservation Partner Award from Kleberg-Kenedy Soil and Water Conservation District
Approximately 100 people convened at Dick Kleberg Park in the Recreational Building for the 11th Kleberg-Kenedy Soil and Water Conservation District’s (SWCD’s) Annual Conservation Awards Banquet to honor outstanding...
[more]CKWRI Researchers present Invasive Grass Management and Research Session
Invasive grasses are of paramount importance to land and wildlife managers in South Texas. The region is plagued by a suite of invasive grass species- buffelgrass, Kleberg bluestem, and guineagrass, to name a few,...
[more]Commercially Available Native Seed for South Texas - Fall '09
The drought of 2009 has south Texas firmly in its grasp, but many long-term forecasters are predicting a rainier weather pattern to set in this fall. Once it does rain, there are some excellent quantities of native...
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