Missouri Pincushion

Description:

Typically the plant grows to only 2 or 3 inches tall, including the half of the plant body that is below ground level. Flowers are followed by green seeds that mature into bright red berries the year after the flower blossoms.

Habitat:

Lewisville Independent School District Outdoor Learning Area) is an eighty-acre tract of land located on the south side of Lake Lewisville Dam in Denton County. The landscape boasts wetlands, forests, fields, rivers and streams and contains approximately five miles of hiking trails. The outdoor learning area was created in the fall of 1999 when the school district erected two portable classrooms.