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
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Fuirena simplex | Western Umbrella-sedge Umbrellagrass Western Umbrella Sedge | |
Garrya ovata | Eggleaf Silktassel Mexican Silktassel Eggleaf Garrya Zumaque Cuauchichic Cuauchichi Guachichi | |
Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket Firewheel Girasol Rojo | |
Galium virgatum | Southwestern Bedstraw Southwest Bedstraw | |
Hedeoma acinoides | Slender False Pennyroyal Annual Pennyroyal Slender Hedeoma | |
Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower Annual Sunflower | |
Heteranthera limosa | Blue Mudplantain Blue Mud Plantain | |
Helianthus maximiliani | Maximilian Sunflower Max Sunflower | |
Helenium microcephalum | Smallhead Sneezeweed | |
Heterotheca subaxillaris | Camphorweed Camphor Weed | |
Heliotropium tenellum | Pasture Heliotrope White Heliotrope | |
Hibiscus moscheutos | Crimson-eyed Rose-mallow Marshmallow Hibiscus | |
Hydrocotyle ranunculoides | Floating Marshpennywort Floating Marsh-Pennywort Floating Marsh Pennywort Floating Pennyroyal | |
Hydrocotyle umbellata | Manyflower Marsh-pennywort Many-flowered Marsh-pennywort Marsh Pennywort Water Pennywort Money Plant | |
Hydrocotyle verticillata var. verticillata | Whorled Marshpennywort Water-pennywort Pennywort Money-plant | |
Indigofera lindheimeriana | Lindheimer's Indigo | |
Ipomoea lindheimeri | Lindheimer's Morning-glory Blue Morning Glory | |
Jatropha dioica | Leatherstem Leather Stem Rubber Plant | |
Juncus acuminatus | Tapertip Rush | |
Justicia americana | American Water-willow Water-willow | |
Juniperus ashei | Ashe Juniper Ashe's Juniper Mountain Cedar Rock Cedar Post Cedar Texas Cedar Brake Cedar Mexican Juniper Blueberry Juniper Ozark White Cedar Sabino Enebro | |
Juncus interior | Inland Rush | |
Juncus marginatus | Grassleaf Rush Grass Leaf Rush | |
Juglans microcarpa | Little Walnut Texas Walnut Texas Black Walnut River Walnut Nogalito Nogalillo Namboca | |
Lantana achyranthifolia | Brushland Shrubverbena Mexican Marjoram Veinyleaf Lantana | |
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