 The Edwards Plateau savannas lie to the north, and the East Central Texas forests and Texas blackland prairies to the northeast.Mezquital is characterized by honey mesquite ("Prosopis glandulosa") and curly mesquite grass ("Hilaria belangeri").Prior to disturbance, the most common shrubs were probably lotebush ("Ziziphus obtusifolia") and whitebrush ("Aloysia gratissima").