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Remarkable Riparian
A field guide to riparian plants within the Nueces River Basin of Texas. A publication of the Nueces River Authority. This user-friendly guide introduces the most commonly observed riparian vegetation in the Edward's Plateau and Rio Grande Plains. However, most of the plants presented herein occur in riparian areas all across Texas, including the Cross Timbers, Trans-Pecos and Rolling Plains.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Fraxinus greggii | Gregg's ash Littleleaf ash Escobilla | |
| Fraxinus texensis | Texas ash | |
| Fuirena simplex | Umbrellagrass Western umbrella-sedge | |
| Garrya ovata | Eggleaf silktassel Mexican silktassel Eggleaf Garrya | |
| Gaillardia pulchella | Firewheel Indian Blanket | |
| Galium virgatum | Southwest Bedstraw Southwestern bedstraw | |
| Hedeoma acinoides | Slender false pennyroyal Annual pennyroyal Slender hedeoma | |
| Helianthus annuus | Common sunflower | |
| Heteranthera limosa | Blue Mud Plantain Blue mudplantain | |
| Helianthus maximiliani | Maximilian sunflower Max sunflower | |
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