This video may contain strong language. This video includes a few common and uncommon shrubs of deep South Texas featuring a cameo by a Texas Tortoise and an explanation of the wonders of being monotypic, using a plant that's not monotypic as an example. Leitneria pilosa, Koeberlinia spinosa, Cordia boissieri, Ziziphus obtusifolia, and Gopherus berlandieri.