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Metro San Antonio Clubs & Organizations Naturally Bexar Species Survey Salado Plants and Animals Salado Creek is a terrific outdoor learning laboratory! When you visit the creek, you will be doing important work. You will gather scientific data about the plants and animals you find. Do you have tools that will make the job easier? Binoculars? A hand lens? Field guides or reference books? Digital still or video camera? Work quietly. Observe carefully. Count the number of different species you find. Record your data. Plant List Some students who have studied the Salado area in the past have found the following plants. There are many, many more. Acorns. Ball moss. Fall Aster. Horsemint. Huisache tree. India Mustard. Inland Sea Oats. Johnson Grass. Mealy Blue Sage. Mesquite tree. Nightshade. Oak tree. Prickly Pear Cactus. Retama tree. Side Oats Grama. Soapberry tree. Turks Cap. Widow's Tears. Wood Sorrel. Animal List Armadillo Beetle Bluejay Butterfly Cricket Crow Damselfly Duck Earthworm Fish Frog Grackle Grasshopper Hornet Housefly Inchworm Junebug Kildeer Lizard Mosquito Rabbit Red Wasp Snake Sparrow Spider Turtle Vulture Yellow Jacket Zebra Swallowtail Email Us saladocreek@hotmail.com Privacy Statement Neighborhood Link Terms of Use © 1997 - 2006 Neighborhood Link, Inc.