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-1- Volume23,number6,September,2006 The Sabal www.nativeplantproject.org Crotons are aromatic, usually with a pleasant CaressingtheCrotons scent, and this is another reason to grow them. byChristinaMild,M.S Some species have soft leaves covered with “stellate trichomes;” others have attractively Crotons have been hard for me to identify. shiny leaves. I find that children on school They’re not the most common of plants, often fieldtrips enjoy rubbing croton leaves to smell occurring in a spotty distribution pattern. The them. They enjoy the texture as well as the flowers are rather difficult to describe, not all aroma. This is an especially good reason for that showy as flowers go. Fruits are small and growing the plants in places where children will typical of the Euphorbia family: three-seeded or visit. It’s often difficult to interest older children three-celled capsules. Male and female flowers in plants. They’re all-too-often focused on the occur on separate plants in some Croton species. higher excitement of animals. It isn’t all that Peering at croton photos and caressing crotons obvious to older children that animals are in cultivation has brought me into harmony with completely reliant upon plants for their them, and crotons have become some of my existence. After all, they have little need of favorite, though difficult-to-fathom plants. I’m plants in their daily world of fast food, shopping quite focused on rescuing crotons from malls, TV and computer games. If a child destructionwhereverIfindthemthreatened. admires, enjoys and remembers even one plant Leafwing butterflies, sap-sippers who from a nature field, we’ve opened that child’s masquerade, wings-folded, as dying leaves, use eyestoanotheraspectoftheworld. crotons as their caterpillar host plant. Bright The best I can do is to share some of my inner wings of these butterflies (orange, or favorite croton photos with you. Mike Heep and blue-studded black) are a real treat to the patient Valley Nature Center grow some of these observer. Possible visitation or residence by crotons. You’ll find others in out-of-way places these beauties is one good reason to cultivate in need of protective care. Christina Mild, M.S. crotons. BiologicalScience, www.RioDeltaWild.com -2- AfewoftheCrotonspeciesnativetothe LRGV,photosbyC.Mild(www.RioDeltaWild.com) Above:Larvarolledintoleaf forpupation.Gill Quintanilla’s yard. Right: Leafwing larva Above:Dovecroton(C. humillis) feeding.9/26/06Mission,TX. RamseyPark2/24/06.Fruitformingleftof showywhite-stamensofthemaleflower Above:Shiny,wettaperedleavesof Palillo, Cortescroton, C. cortesianus Left:Many crotonsdevelopcolorationduetostress. ThisplantisinfrequentinCameron,Hidalgo, StarrandSanPatriciocounties.Doeswellin cultivation.RamseyPark, Hgn.Feb.20,2006 Left:Soft,bluntly-rounded leavesofTorreyCroton, C. incanus, aninfrequentnative whichgrowswellin cultivation. Right: C. ciliatoglandulifer, preferslimestoneand caliche.Beautifulcilialine everyleafedge.Maycause contactdermatitis. Bill MacWhorter’s yard Mar.5,2005 -3- ThisissueoftheSabalissponsoredbythefollowingnativeplantnursery HEEP’S NURSERY 1714S.PalmCourtDrive Harlingen,Texas78552 (Tel)956-423-4513,(Mobile) 956-457-6834, email:[email protected] [email protected]. Pleasecallforavailabilityandquantitiesasthesevaryduringtheyear. Largersizesareavailableformanyshrubsandmosttrees. *Availablein5gallon**Availablein10gallonorlarger CommonName ScientificName CommonName ScientificName Shrubs IndianMallow,Woody Abutilon abutiloides Adelia* Adelia vaseyi Jann’s PinkMallow Abutilon hulseanum BabyBonnets,Texas Coursetia axillaries Kidneywood* Eysenhardtia texana Amantillo Abutilon trisulcatum Lantana,Claire’s Lantana Bastardia Bastardia viscosa achyranthifolia Amargosa, Bisbirinda Castela texana Lantana,Desert Lantana macropoda BlueSage* Salvia ballotiflora Lantana,Michelle’s Lantanamicrocephala Brasil* Condalia hookeri Lantana,Texas* Lantana horrida BrushHolly* Xylosmaflexuosa Lantana,WestIndian* Lantana camara Bushy Lippia Lippia alba Lantana,Velvet* Lantanavelutina Carlowrightia Carlowrightia Lotebush, Clepene* Ziziphusobtusifolia parvifolia Malva Loca Malvastrum Chilipiquin Capsicumannuum americanum Colima* Xanthoxylum fagara Manzanita,Barbados Malpighiaglabra Coyotillo* Karwinskia Cherry* humboldtiana Mistflower,Blue Eupatorium azureum CoralBean* Erythrinaherbacea Mistflower,Blue Eupatoriumodoratum Croton,Cortes* Croton cortesianus (Crucita) Croton,Low,Dove* Crotonhumilis NecklacePod* Sophoratomentosa Croton,Mexican Croton Oregano* Lippia graveolens ciliatoglandulifer Oreja DeRaton* Bernardia Croton,Torrey Crotonincanus myricaefolia Crucillo* Randia rhagocarpa PurpleSage* Leucophyllum Dalea Dalea thyrsiflora frutescens DesertYaupon* Schaefferia cuneifolia PyramidBush Melochia pyramidata Dicliptera Dicliptera vahliana SkeletonBush, Viguiera stenoloba Elbowbush* Forestiera GoldenEyeDaisy* angustifolia SnakeEyes* Phaulothamnus Fiddlewood* Citharexylum spinescens berlandieri SweetStem Aloyssia Granjeno,Spiny Celtispallida macrostachya Hackberry* Torchwood,Sierra Amyris madrensis Hachinal Heimia salicifolia Madre* Heliotrope Heliotropium Torchwood,Texas* Amyris texana angiospermum Trixis,Mexican Trixis inula Hibiscus,HeartLeaf Colubrinatexensis Turk’sCap* Malvaviscusarboreus HogPlum Abutilon incanum drummondii IndianMallow VelvetLeaf Allowissadula lozanii IndianMallow,Rio Abutilon hypoleucum Whitebrush* Aloyssia gratissima Grande -4- CommonName ScientificName CommonName ScientificName Shrubs Vines Wissadula,Mexican Wissadula amplissima Snapdragonvine Maurandia Wolfberry, Berlandier Lycium berlandieri antirrhiniflora Yucca,Spanish Yucca treculeana GroundCovers Dagger* AngelTrumpets Acleisanthes obtusa Celosia Celosianitida Trees Cherisse Tradescantia Anacua*** Ehretia anacua micrantha Baretta ** Helietta parviflora FrogFruit Phyla strigillosa Blackbrush* Acaciarigidula Guapita, Pitillo Plumbagoscandens CedarElm*** Ulmuscrassifolia Lornatee Micromeria brownei Coma*** Bumelia celastrina Milkberry, Perlilla Chiococcaalba Ebony,Texas** Pithecellobium ebano OrangeDaisy Wedelia hispida Guajillo Acacia berlandieri PadreIsland Eupatorium Hackberry,Palo Celtislaevigata Mistflower betonicifolium Blanco Rebequita,Bush Simsia calva Huisache Acacia smallii Sunflower Mesquite Prosopisglandulosa Selene Salvia misella. MontezumaBald Taxodium WaterClover Marsilea macropoda Cypress** mucronatum Paloverde Cercidiumtexanum Grasses Poinciana,Mexican* Caesalpiniamexicana Bluestem, Longspike Bothriochloa PotatoTree, Solanum erianthum Silver longipaniculata Salvadora* Balsamscale,Pan Elyonuris tripsacoides Retama Parkinsoniaaculeata American RunyonTree Esenbeckia runyoni Bristlegrass,Plains Setaria leucopila Soapberry*** Sapindusdrummondii Cupgrass,Louisiana Eriochloa punctata Tenaza* Pithecellobium pallens Cupgrass,Texas Eriochloa sericea WildOlive Cordia boisseri Dropseed,Coastal Sporobolusvirginicus Tepeguaje Leucaena pulverulenta Feathertop Pennisetumvillosum Wright’sAcacia Acaciawrightii Grama,Red Boutelouatrifida Panicum,Hall’s Panicum hallii Vines Pappusgrass, Pappophorum Apaac,ElmLeaf Urvillea ulmacea Whiplash vaginatum Urvillea Cardiospermum Paspalum, Rustyseed Paspalum langei BalloonVine halicacabum Sprangletop.Green Leptochloa dubia Bloodleaf Iresinepalmeri Threeawn, Roemer Aristida roemeriana Devil’sClaw Pisoniaaculeata Tridens, Lovegrass Tridens eragrostoides Dewberry, Zarzamora Rubustrivialis Tridens,Slim Tridens muticus HempVine,Mexican Mikaniascandens Tridens,Texas Tridens texanus MadeiraVine Anredera leptostachys Windmillgrass, Chloris cuculatta MilkweedVine Cynanchum Hooded racemosum Windmillgrass, Chloris Moonseed, Correhuela Cocculus diversifolius Slimspike subdolichostachya Noseburn Tragia glanduligera Witchgrass,Fall Leptoloma cognatum PassionVine,Blue Passiflorafoetida gossypifolia Other PassionVine,Yellow Passiflorafilipes Axocatzin Sidarhombifolia PassionVine,Yellow Passiflora suberosa BoneBract, Sclerocarpus Serjania Vine Serjania brachycarpa Mexican uniserialis Tournefortia Tournefortia volubilis FalseHoneysuckle Siphonoglossa greggii VineMimosa Mimosa malacophylla FalseHoneysuckle Siphonoglossa pilosella -5- CommonName ScientificName CommonName ScientificName Other WetlandPlants GarlicWeed Petiveria alliacea BrookPimpernel Samolus ebracteatus Huaco Manfreda variegata ButtonBush Cephalanthus Lila DeLos Llanos Echeandia chandleri salicifolius Pigeonberry, Coralito Rivinahumilis Coreopsis Coreopsistinctoria Runyon’s Huaco Manfreda runyonii PrimroseWillow Ludwigia octovalvis ScarletSage Salviacoccinea SeaOx-EyeDaisy Borrichia frutescens WildPoinsettia Euphorbia SpikeRush Eleocharis interstincta cyathophora UmbrellaSedge Cyperus globosus WildPetunia Ruellia occidentalis UmbrellaSedge Cyperussp. 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    Plant Disease June 2008 PD-39 Abutilon Mosaic Scot C. Nelson Department of Plant and Environmental Protection Sciences butilon mosaic is an interesting and spectacular vi- digenous species (Abutilon incanum), but the mosaic ral disease of certain Abutilon species, most notably symptoms are observed only in the introduced peren- AbutilonA striatum. This mosaic is an example of a so- nial Abutilon pictum, known as lantern ‘ilima. (Photos called “beneficial plant disease,” owing to the desirable of some native Abutilon species in Hawai‘i can be seen effects of the unusual and beautiful mosaic patterns found at www.botany.hawaii. edu/FACULTY/CARR/abutilon. on affected leaves. The disease has negligible effects on htm). plant growth, vigor, and flowering. Abutilon striatum is a shrub in the mallow family Host (Malvaceae) known as flowering maple, parlor maple, Abutilon striatum is a robust, evergreen, upright shrub or Indian mallow and sometimes sold as an ornamental with three- to five-lobed, serrated, rich green, heavily plant with the cultivar names ‘Thompsonii’ or ‘Gold yellow-mottled leaves and yellow-orange flowers with Dust’. Hawai‘i is home to endemic Abutilon species crimson veins. It is native to Brazil and naturalized in (eremitopetalum, menziesii, and sandwicense) and in- South and Central America. Typical symptoms of abutilon mosaic on Abutilon striatum: heavily bright whitish to yellow-mottled leaves; a yellow mosaic resembling variegation. The yellow patches are sharply delimited by leaf veins, giving them an angular appearance. Symptoms may vary seasonally depending on light intensity. The plants were found for sale at a farmers’ market in Hilo, Hawai‘i, in 2007.
  • Draft Environmental Assessment for the Rio Grande City Station Road

    Draft Environmental Assessment for the Rio Grande City Station Road

    DRAFT FINDING OF NO SIGNIFIGANT IMPACT (FONSI) RIO GRANDE CITY STATION ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, RIO GRANDE CITY, TEXAS, RIO GRANDE VALLEY SECTOR, U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY U.S. BORDER PATROL, RIO GRANDE VALLEY SECTOR, TEXAS U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON, D.C. INTRODUCTION: United States (U.S.) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to upgrade and lengthen four existing roads in the U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Rio Grande City (RGC) Station’s Area of Responsibility (AOR). The Border Patrol Air and Marine Program Management Office (BPAM-PMO) within CBP has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA). This EA addresses the proposed upgrade and construction of the four aforementioned roads and the BPAM-PMO is preparing this EA on behalf of the USBP Headquarters. CBP is the law enforcement component of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that is responsible for securing the border and facilitating lawful international trade and travel. USBP is the uniformed law enforcement subcomponent of CBP responsible for patrolling and securing the border between the land ports of entry. PROJECT LOCATION: The roads are located within the RGC Station’s AOR, Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sector, in Starr County, Texas. The RGC Station’s AOR encompasses approximately 1,228 square miles, including approximately 68 miles along the U.S.-Mexico border and the Rio Grande from the Starr/Zapata County line to the Starr/Hidalgo County line. From north to south, the four road segments are named Mouth of River to Chapeno Hard Top, Chapeno USIBWC Gate to Salineno, Salineno to Enron, and 19-20 Area to Fronton Fishing, and all of these segments are located south of Falcon International Reservoir (Falcon Lake), generally parallel to the Rio Grande.