Nalle Bunny Run Virtual Tour with Bill Carr 2021-03-20

On March 20, we were privileged to have botanist Bill Carr visit Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run with us. He helped us create a new virtual tour with a focus on plants.

The most exciting observation of the morning was a northeastern plant called Green Dragon on the edge of its range, in a hidden canyon on the western edge of the preserve:

Green Dragon (Arisaema dracontium) - 1 - 5

Green Dragon (Arisaema dracontium) - 1 - 3

See the attached iNaturalist observation below.

I'll update this entry when the video is posted by Hill Country Conservancy.

Here's our eBird checklist.

And here's Bill Carr's plant list for the preserve, from just two visits.

Posted on April 2, 2021 06:27 PM by mikaelb mikaelb

Observations

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What

Pellitories (Genus Parietaria)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 09:25 AM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

Common name Cucumber Weed. Tastes like cucumber!

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What

Red Buckeye (Aesculus pavia)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 09:31 AM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

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What

Cedar Sedge (Carex planostachys)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 09:38 AM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

This is an important ground cover in dark, dense oak-juniper woods with shallow, rocky soil. It's one of the only things that can help stop erosion in these areas. It is grass-like, but it is a sedge.

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What

Splitleaf Gilia (Giliastrum incisum)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 09:49 AM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

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What

Sweet Everlasting (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 09:52 AM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

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What

Plains Fleabane (Erigeron modestus)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 10:06 AM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

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What

Zizotes Milkweed (Asclepias oenotheroides)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 11:09 AM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

This was a new milkweed for me, growing in the sandy prairie habitat area.

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What

Shortspike Noseburn (Tragia brevispica)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 11:52 AM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

Photos / Sounds

What

Plateau Silverbush (Ditaxis simulans)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 12:07 PM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

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What

Heartleaf Nettle (Urtica chamaedryoides)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 12:10 PM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

Photos / Sounds

What

Mexican Buckeye (Ungnadia speciosa)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 12:14 PM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

Photos / Sounds

What

Green Dragon (Arisaema dracontium)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 12:22 PM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

The best plant of the day was found by Bill Carr in a little canyon in the soutwest corner of the preserve. Green Dragon is a remnant species from when central Texas was a wetter place. It is an eastern species that is rare in Travis County. It likes sheltered limestone canyons that hold more moisture.

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What

Hairy Leastdaisy (Chaetopappa bellidifolia)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 12:35 PM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

Endemic to Edward’s Plateau.

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What

Meadow Dropseed (Sporobolus compositus var. drummondii)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 12:47 PM CDT

Description

Very good for recovering overgrazed shallow clay rocky soil

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What

Bristly Greenbrier (Smilax tamnoides)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 09:33 AM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

This is a less common species of Green Briar.

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What

Texas Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus olivaceus)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 10:01 AM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

Photos / Sounds

What

Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 10:03 AM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

Photos / Sounds

What

Common Raccoon (Procyon lotor)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 10:12 AM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

Photos / Sounds

What

Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 10:12 AM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

On the left is a front foot track, on the right is a rear foot track.

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What

Carolina Ponysfoot (Dichondra carolinensis)

Observer

mikaelb

Date

March 20, 2021 10:30 AM CDT

Description

Taken on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. We were recording a virtual hike with Bill Carr and Bill Dodd, focusing on plants. HCC staff members Carolyn Stephens and Sarah Dean were recording most of the video.

In the Nalle family cemetary we found several plants with tiny flowers, which can live in mowed areas. This one is Carolina Ponysfoot (Dichondra carolinensis).

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