Flora
The natural habitat of the area is a mix of tallgrass prairie similar to those found in inland Texas, with Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans), Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii), Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), and Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) the primary tallgrass species that are typical of the coastal prairie, with several other shorter grasses and many herbaceous and woody species. The southern third of the Texas stretch and all of the Tamaulipan portion contains shrubby areas of Honey Mesquite (Prosopis glandulosa), Huisache (Vachellia farnesiana var. farnesiana), Lime Prickly-ash (Zanthoxylum fagara), and Texas Persimmon (Diospyros texana).
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