Texas plants and animals (a publishing project)
Topic 21 · 12 responses · archived october 2000
~terry
Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (21:41)
seed
I got this email today:
My next publishing topic will be "Texas A to Z".
Perhaps you'd feel like helping me develop the 26 letters of the
alphabet corresponding to Texas. We will need 13 plants and 13 animals.
The more they are limited to Texas the better, but they can be found in
other regions.
the letters I currently have on my list are:
a. armadillo
b. blue bonnet
l. long horn
m. mockingbird
Can you help pitch in and help Donna think up Texas things for
each letter of the alphabet?
~terry
Fri, Oct 24, 1997 (21:52)
#1
a armadillo
b bluebonnet
c cougar
d
e
f fire ant
g
h Houston toad
i
j javalina
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s salamander
t timber rattlesnake
u
v verbena
w whooping crane
x
y
z
That's all I can think of right now, it's late.
~KitchenManager
Sat, Oct 25, 1997 (00:20)
#2
Ima goin' to break out a book and be back tomorrow.
WER
~terry
Sat, Oct 25, 1997 (09:03)
#3
Really, there's a lot of blank spaces there.
~KitchenManager
Sat, Oct 25, 1997 (11:43)
#4
b: Barton Springs Salamander
d: Drummond Phlox, dove
e: Eve's Necklace
g: Guayacan, Guayule
k: Kidneywood
l: Live Oak
m: Mexican freetail bat
o: Ocotillo, oceolot
p: Pecan, peccary
q: Quail (several different species)
r: Red Bay
s: scorpion
t: tarantula
y: Yucca
z: Zinnia
WER
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~terry
Sat, Oct 25, 1997 (11:58)
#5
What reference book were you talking about. I have the 1995 Texas Almanac which
lists quite a few plants/animals.
~KitchenManager
Sun, Oct 26, 1997 (00:19)
#6
Landscaping with Native Plants of Texas and the Southwest
by George O. Miller
WER
~bratwood
Sun, Oct 26, 1997 (11:18)
#7
Thanks for all the recommendations. We just finished the Sonoran Desert A to Z Coloring Book. Here are the contents of that book:
A is for Ajo Lily 7
B is for Beavertail Cactus 8
C is for Coyote 9
D is for Diamondback Rattlesnake 10
E is for Elf Owl 11
F is for Fishhook Barrel Cactus 12
G is for Gila Monster 13
H is for Hummingbird 14
I is for Indian Bean 15
J is for Jack Rabbit 16
K is for Kit Fox 17
L is for Long-nosed Bat 18
M is for Manzanita 19
N is for Night-blooming Cereus 20
O is for Organ Pipe Cactus 21
P is for Peccary 22
Q is for Quail 23
R is for Roadrunner 24
S is for Saguaro Cactus 25
T is for Tortoise 26
U is for Unicorn Plant 27
V is for Verbena 28
W is for Woodpecker 29
X is for Xeriscape 30
Y is for Yucca 31
Z is for Zinnia 32
If possible to do Texas without duplication, I'd love it.
Also please list books with useful reference information.
~legaffe
Sat, Nov 8, 1997 (17:49)
#8
Do other folks have suggestions?
~aschuth
Tue, May 18, 1999 (11:44)
#9
A - MUST be Armadillo!
B - Beef Jerky
C - Cock Roach
D - Dolfin
F - Definitely Fire Ant!
L - Longhorn
M - Manowar.
P - Poison Ivy
S - Shark
But I guess this competition is closed...
~KitchenManager
Tue, May 18, 1999 (19:27)
#10
it's still fun nonetheless...
~aschuth
Sun, Jun 6, 1999 (07:27)
#11
... actually, I don't miss most from that list but A, B and D. No dolfins in the Rhine!
~MarciaH
Fri, May 5, 2000 (15:49)
#12