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Native Plant Society of Texas
The purpose of the Native Plant Society of Texas is to promote the conservation, research and utilization of the native plants and plant habitats of Texas, through education, outreach and example. The Native Plant Society of Texas was founded in 1980 and currently has over 1,800 members in 32 Chapters. Chapters provide activities such as Field trips, Plant rescues, Native plant sales, Restoration projects, and Highway plantings, NPSOT publishes a newsletter for it state members and hosts two annual conferences, one of which is traditionally held at the Wildflower Center.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Cotinus obovatus | American smoke tree Smoke tree Texas smoke tree Chittamwood | |
| Dalea frutescens | Black dalea Black prairie clover | |
| Datura wrightii | Sacred thorn-apple Jimsonweed Thorn apple Datura Angel Trumpet Sacred datura | |
| Dichondra argentea | Silver Ponyfoot Silver ponysfoot | |
| Diospyros texana | Texas persimmon Mexican persimmon Black persimmon Chapote Chapote prieto | |
| Dryopteris ludoviciana | Southern woodfern Florida shieldfern | |
| Echinacea purpurea | Eastern purple coneflower Purple coneflower | |
| Erythrina herbacea | Coralbean Cherokee bean Red cardinal | |
| Eysenhardtia texana | Texas kidneywood Kidneywood Bee-Brush Vara dulce | |
| Forestiera pubescens | Stretchberry Elbow bush Spring herald | |
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