A disjunct (and extremely out of place) population of Euphorbia antisyphylitica that was likely a case of human-assisted dispersal is the focus of today's video, but a number of other remarkable subjects (Peyote, Petrified Wood, Arrow points, Stone Tools, and Star Cactus) make their way into this episode as we once again explore the vanishing thorn scrub of the borderlands of South Texas.
I had been wanting to track this plant down for a while, and as most land in South Texas is private, it took me a year and a half to finally find it and then be granted access to it. Sadly - since 96% of land in Texas is private - like so many other rare plants in this state, it is likely to be destroyed and this population lost forever once the property is turned into a solar farm, but herbarium vouchers were made and accessioned at Sul Ross State University should DNA be needed to do systematic studies at some point in the future.
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