Texas Vegetation
What vegetation can be found in Texas?
Goal:
Goal:
Choose one type of vegetation for each of the ten regions of Texas. On your map key, draw a symbol for each type of vegetation and label each symbol. Then draw the symbols in the correct locations on your state map. Here are some examples of vegetation that grow in Texas.
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Piney Woods
longleaf pine 
shortleaf pine 
loblolly pine Gulf Prairies and Marshes
tall grass prairies 
live oak 
bunch grasses Post Oak Savannah
post oak 
elm 
little bluestem Blackland Prairies
pecan 
buffalo grass
little bluestem Crosstimbers
shinnery oak 
big bluestem 
juniper South Texas Plains
prickly pear 
mesquite 
indian grass Edwards Plateau
cypress trees
mesquite 
cane bluestem Rolling Plains
buffalo grass
big bluestem 
western ragweed High Plains
little bluestem 
western wheatgrass 
yucca Trans-Pecos
yucca
prickly pear 
lechuguilla |
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