Originally recorded in early October of 2020, this video takes a look at some of the rare and uncommon plants adapted to growing on the series of aeolian (deposited by wind) sand dunes occurring in Brooks County, Texas. Sand presents some unique stresses to plants - notably a lack of nutrients and moisture due to how quickly it drains. Compounding the issue, the lack of heavy vegetation cover means most plants growing here will need to be specially adapted to the full exposure of the sun and some of that notorious and brutal South Texas heat. Oddly enough, we see a population of live oaks - Quercus virginiana - seemingly thriving on the sand sheet, as well, though the trees here are dwarfed in stature compared to their more Northern and Eastern populations.

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