Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Texas purple sage, also known as cenizo or Texas ranger, blooms after rainfall and is the only known pollen source for Andrena ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — Entomologists have discovered a new species of mining bee that has an unusually tight relationship with cenizo, the official state shrub of Texas. Silas Bossert, assistant professor ...

Cenizo, also known as Texas sage, is a native plant that has been selected and bred to fill an important and unusual role in the landscape. A week ago, a number of the Texas sage plants in landscapes ...

A true Texas native, the Texas Sage dots Lubbock landscapes with mounding silvery foliage covered with profuse blushes of vibrant purple blossoms. Texas Sage is but one of the common names for ...

A newly identified bee species in Texas has a surprisingly narrow taste. It appears to rely almost entirely on one of the state's most recognizable native plants. The name "cenizophila" translates to ...