Brackenridge Field Laboratory
Native plants of Brackenridge Field Laboratory. Last updated 2005.
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| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Duration |
Habit |
Sun |
Water |
| Abutilon incanum |
Indian mallow, Pelotazo, Shrubby Indian mallow |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Acacia angustissima |
Prairie acacia, Fern acacia, Prairie wattle, Whiteball acacia |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Acacia farnesiana |
Huisache, Sweet acacia, Mealy wattle |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Acacia greggii var. wrightii |
Catclaw acacia, Catclaw, Wright acacia |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Acalypha phleoides |
Shrubby copperleaf, Three-seeded mercury |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
|
| Achillea millefolium |
Common yarrow, Yarrow, Milfoil, Western yarrow |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Adiantum capillus-veneris |
Southern maidenhair fern, Common maidenhair fern, Maidenhair fern, Venus hair fern |
Perennial |
Fern
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Wet, Moist |
| Agalinis heterophylla |
Prairie false foxglove, Prairie agalinis, Prairie false-foxglove |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
|
| Ageratina havanensis |
Havana snakeroot, Mistflower, Shrubby boneset, White mistflower, White shrub mistflower |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Allium canadense |
Meadow garlic, Wild garlic, Wild onion |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Allium drummondii |
Drummond's onion, Wild Garlic, Drummond wild onion |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Allowissadula holosericea |
Chisos Mountain false Indianmallow, Chisos Mtn. False Indian-mallow, Velvet-leaf Mallow |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Amaranthus hybridus |
Slim amaranth |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Ambrosia psilostachya |
Cuman ragweed, Western ragweed, Perennial ragweed, Common ragweed |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Ambrosia trifida |
Great ragweed, Giant ragweed |
Annual |
Subshrub
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Amorpha fruticosa |
Indigo bush, False indigo bush, False indigo, Desert false indigo |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Ampelopsis arborea |
Peppervine |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Andropogon glomeratus |
Bushy bluestem, Brushy bluestem |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun |
Wet, Moist |
| Anemone berlandieri |
Tenpetal thimbleweed, Ten-petaled anemone, Wind-flower |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
|
| Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii |
Flame acanthus, Hummingbird bush, Wright's desert honeysuckle, Wright acanthus, Mexican flame, Wright's Mexican flame |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Aphanostephus ramosissimus |
Plains dozedaisy, Lazy daisy |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Arabis petiolaris |
Brazos rockcress, Rock-cress, Brazos rock-cress |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
|
| Argemone albiflora |
Bluestem pricklypoppy, White pricklypoppy |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Aristida oligantha |
Prairie threeawn, Oldfield (Prairie) 3-awn, Oldfield threeawn |
Annual |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun |
|
| Aristida purpurea |
Purple threeawn, Purple 3-awn, Purple three-awn, Red threeawn |
Annual |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Aristolochia erecta |
Swanflower |
Perennial |
Herb, Vine
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Artemisia ludoviciana |
Louisiana artemisia, Louisiana sage, White sage, Prairie sage, Silver sage, White sagebrush, Louisiana wormwood, Silver wormwood, Louisiana sagewort, Gray sagewort, Cudweed sagewort, Mugwort wormwood |
Perennial |
Subshrub
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Asclepias oenotheroides |
Zizotes milkweed, Hierba de Zizotes, Longhorn milkweed, Side-cluster milkweed, Primrose milkweed, Lindheimer's milkweed |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
|
| Baccharis neglecta |
False Willow, Jara dulce, Poverty Weed, Roosevelt Weed |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Bauhinia lunarioides |
Anacacho orchid tree, Anacacho bauhinia, Orchid tree, Texas plume |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Berchemia scandens |
Alabama supple-jack, Alabama supplejack, Rattan-vine |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Bernardia myricifolia |
Mouse Ears, Mouse's eye |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
|
|
| Bidens aristosa |
Bearded beggarticks, Tickseed sunflower |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
|
| Bidens laevis |
Smooth beggartick, Smooth bidens, Smooth bur marigold, Larger bur marigold |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Wet, Moist |
| Boerhavia coccinea |
Scarlet spiderling |
Perennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Bothriochloa saccharoides |
Silver bluestem, Longspike silver bluestem |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Bouteloua curtipendula |
Sideoats grama |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Bouteloua dactyloides |
Buffalograss, Buffalo grass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Bouteloua hirsuta |
Hairy grama |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Bouteloua rigidiseta |
Texas grama |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Brickellia cylindracea |
Brickell-Bush, Brickellbush, Gravelbar brickellbush |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Bromus texensis |
Texas brome |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
|
|
| Buddleja racemosa |
Wand butterfly-bush, Wand butterflybush |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
|
|
| Callicarpa americana |
American beautyberry, French mulberry |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Callirhoe involucrata |
Winecup, Purple poppy mallow |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Calylophus berlandieri |
Berlandier's sundrops, Square-bud primrose, Sundrops |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Calyptocarpus vialis |
Straggler daisy, Horseherb, Hierba del caballo, Lawnflower |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Campsis radicans |
Trumpet creeper, Trumpet vine, Common trumpet creeper, Cow vine |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Sun |
Moist, Dry |
| Capsicum annuum |
Chile pequin, Chile petin, Bird pepper, Turkey pepper , Cayenne pepper |
Annual, Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Carex microdonta |
Littletooth sedge |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
|
|
| Carex planostachys |
Cedar sedge |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Carex texensis |
Texas sedge |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Carya illinoinensis |
Pecan |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Celtis laevigata |
Sugar hackberry, Hackberry, Sugarberry, Texas sugarberry, Palo blanco |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Celtis laevigata var. reticulata |
Netleaf hackberry, Netleaf sugar hackberry, Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Palo Blanco, Acibuche |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Part-shade |
|
| Cenchrus spinifex |
Coastal sandbur, Field Sandspur, Southern sandbur, Spiny burrgrass |
Annual |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Centaurium calycosum |
Arizona centaury, Shortflower centaury, Rosita, Buckley centaury |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Centrosema virginianum |
Butterfly pea, Spurred butterfly pea |
Perennial |
Vine
|
|
|
| Cercis canadensis |
Eastern redbud, Redbud |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Chaerophyllum tainturieri |
Hairyfruit chervil, Southern chervil |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Chaetopappa bellidifolia |
Whiteray leastdaisy, Dwarf white aster |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Chamaesaracha coronopus |
Green false nightshade, Greenleaf five eyes |
Perennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Chaptalia nutans |
Heal and draw, Lechuguilla, Silverpuff |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Shade |
|
| Chasmanthium latifolium |
Inland sea oats, Indian wood oats, Wild oats, River oats, Flathead oats, Upland Oats, Upland Sea Oats |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Cheilanthes alabamensis |
Alabama lipfern |
Perennial |
Herb, Fern
|
|
|
| Chenopodium album |
Lambsquarters |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Chloris cucullata |
Hooded windmill grass, Hooded windmillgrass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Chloris verticillata |
Tumble windmill grass, Windmillgrass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun, Part-shade |
|
| Chloris × subdolichostachya |
Shortspike Windmillgrass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
|
|
| Cirsium texanum |
Texas thistle |
Biennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Cissus trifoliata |
Cow-itch vine, Sorrelvine, Grape ivy, Arizona grape ivy, Possum grape |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Part-shade |
|
| Clematis drummondii |
Drummond's clematis, Old man’s beard, Texas virgin’s bower, Goat’s beard |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Clitoria mariana |
Atlantic pigeonwings, Butterfly Pea |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Cnidoscolus texanus |
Texas bullnettle, Bull nettle, Tread-softly, Spurge nettle |
Perennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Cocculus carolinus |
Carolina snailseed, Carolina coralbead, Carolina moonseed, Red berried moonseed, Carolina red berried moonseed |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Colubrina texensis |
Hog-plum, Texan hogplum, Texas colubrina, Texas snakewood |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Commelina erecta |
Whitemouth dayflower, Widow's tears, Day flower, White-mouth dayflower |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Condalia hookeri |
Bluewood condalia, Brasil, Brazilwood, Brazilian bluewood |
Perennial |
Shrub, Tree
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Convolvulus equitans |
Bindweed, Texas bindweed |
Annual |
Vine
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Conyza canadensis |
Canadian horseweed, Horseweed |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
|
| Cooperia drummondii |
Evening rain lily, Evening star rain lily |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Coreopsis basalis |
Coreopsis, Golden-wave, Goldenmane tickseed |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Coreopsis tinctoria |
Plains coreopsis, Golden tickseed, Goldenwave, Calliopsis |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Cornus drummondii |
Roughleaf dogwood, Drummond's dogwood, Rough-leaf dogwood |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Corydalis curvisiliqua |
Curvepod, Curvepod fumewort, Golden Smoke, Scrambled Eggs |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Croton fruticulosus |
Bush croton, Encinilla, Hierba Loca |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Croton lindheimerianus |
Threeseed croton |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Croton monanthogynus |
Prairie tea, One-seed Croton |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist, Dry |
| Cucurbita foetidissima |
Stinking gourd, Buffalo gourd, Missouri gourd, Stink gourd, Wild gourd |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
|
| Cylindropuntia leptocaulis |
Christmas cactus, Christmas cholla, Desert Christmas cactus, Pencil cactus, Tasajillo |
Perennial |
Shrub, Cactus/Succulent
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Cynanchum barbigerum |
Bearded swallow-wort, Cynanchum, Thicket Threadvine |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Sun |
|
| Cynanchum racemosum var. unifarium |
Talayote |
Perennial |
Vine
|
|
|
| Daucus pusillus |
American wild carrot, Rattlesnake-Weed, Wild Carrot |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Delphinium carolinianum |
Carolina larkspur, Blue larkspur, Prairie larkspur, Espuela del caballero |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Desmanthus velutinus |
Velvet bundleflower |
Perennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Dichanthelium pedicellatum |
Cedar rosette grass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
|
|
| Dichondra carolinensis |
Carolina ponysfoot, Ponyfoot |
Perennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Dicliptera brachiata |
Branched Dicliptera, Branched foldwing |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Digitaria cognata |
Carolina crabgrass, Fall witchgrass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Diospyros texana |
Texas persimmon, Mexican persimmon, Black persimmon, Chapote, Chapote prieto |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Echinocereus reichenbachii |
Lace Cactus, Lace hedgehog cactus, Órgano-pequeño de colores
, Purple candle |
Perennial |
Cactus/Succulent
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Ehretia anacua |
Anacua, Sugarberry Anacua, Anaqua, Knockaway, Sandpaper tree |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Elymus canadensis |
Canada wild rye, Canadian wildrye, Prairie wildrye, Nodding wildrye |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Elymus virginicus |
Virginia wildrye, Virginia wild rye |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Engelmannia peristenia |
Engelmann's daisy, Engelmann Daisy, Cutleaf Daisy |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Eragrostis curtipedicellata |
Gummy lovegrass, Gummy Lovegrass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
|
|
| Erodium texanum |
Fillaree, Pine needle, Stork’s Bill, Texas stork's bill, Texas stork’s bill |
|
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Euphorbia heterophylla |
Mexican fireplant, Wild Poinsettia |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Evolvulus sericeus |
Silver dwarf morning-glory, White Evolvulus |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Eysenhardtia texana |
Texas kidneywood, Kidneywood, Bee-Brush, Vara dulce |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Forestiera pubescens |
Stretchberry, Elbow bush, Spring herald |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Fraxinus albicans |
Texas Ash |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Gaillardia pulchella |
Firewheel, Indian Blanket |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Galactia texana |
Texas milkpea |
Perennial |
Vine
|
|
|
| Galium aparine |
Catchweed Bedstraw, Cleavers, Stickywilly |
Annual |
Vine
|
Shade |
|
| Garrya ovata ssp. lindheimeri |
Lindheimer's silktassel, Lindheimer Silk Tassel, Lindheimer's Garrya |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Gaura mollis |
Lizard-tail, Velvetweed, Velvet-leaf Gaura, Willow Gaura |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Geranium texanum |
Texas geranium |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Giliastrum incisum |
Split-leaf gilia, Cut-leaf Gilia |
Annual, Biennial, Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida |
Prairie verbena, Purple prairie verbena, Dakota mock vervain, Dakota vervain |
Annual, Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Hedeoma drummondii |
Drummond's false pennyroyal, Limoncillo, Mock Pennyroyal |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Helenium amarum |
Yellow Sneezeweed, Bitterweed, Yellow bitterweed, Yellowdicks, Slender-leaved sneezeweed, Fine-leaved sneezweed, Yellow dog-fennel |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Helianthus annuus |
Common sunflower |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Heliotropium tenellum |
Pasture heliotrope, White heliotrope |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Heterotheca subaxillaris |
Camphorweed, Camphor Weed |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Houstonia pusilla |
Tiny bluet, Small Bluets, Star violet |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Hydrocotyle umbellata |
Manyflower marshpennywort, Water-pennywort, Money-plant |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Wet, Moist |
| Hymenopappus scabiosaeus |
Carolina woollywhite, Old Plainsman, Woolly-White |
Biennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Ibervillea lindheimeri |
Lindheimer's globeberry, Balsam gourd, Globe berry, Snake apple |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Ilex decidua |
Possumhaw, Possumhaw Holly, Deciduous Holly, Winterberry, Deciduous yaupon |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Ilex vomitoria |
Yaupon, Yaupon holly, Cassina |
Perennial |
Shrub, Tree
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Indigofera miniata |
Coastal indigo, Scarlet Pea, Texas Indigo, Western indigo |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. cordatotriloba |
Tievine, Sharp-pod Morning Glory, Purple Bindweed, Tie Vine |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Part-shade |
|
| Iva annua |
Annual marshelder, Marsh-elder |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Juglans major |
Arizona walnut |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Juniperus ashei |
Ashe juniper, Ashe's juniper, Mountain cedar, Blueberry juniper |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Juniperus virginiana |
Eastern red cedar, Eastern redcedar, Virginia juniper |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Justicia pilosella |
Gregg's tubetongue, Hairy Tube-tongue, False Honeysuckle |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Kallstroemia parviflora |
Warty caltrop, Small-flowered carpetweed |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Krameria lanceolata |
Trailing krameria, Ratany, Crameria, Prairie sandbur, Trailing Ratany |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
|
| Krigia occidentalis |
Western dwarfdandelion |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Lantana urticoides |
Texas lantana, Calico bush, West Indian shrub-verbena |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Leersia oryzoides |
Rice cut grass, Rice cutgrass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Part-shade |
Wet |
| Lepidium virginicum |
Virginia peppergrass, Virginia pepperweed, Peppergrass, Poor man's pepper |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Leptochloa dubia |
Green sprangletop |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Lesquerella grandiflora |
Bigflower bladderpod |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Leucaena leucocephala |
Lead Tree, White leadtree |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun |
|
| Leucophyllum frutescens |
Cenizo, Purple sage, Texas ranger, Texas barometer bush, Texas silverleaf, Texas sage |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Liatris punctata |
Dotted blazing star, Dotted gayfeather |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Limnodea arkansana |
Ozark grass, Ozarkgrass |
Annual |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Wet, Moist |
| Lindheimera texana |
Texas yellowstar, Texas star, Lindheimer daisy, Texas yellow star |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Linum imbricatum |
Tufted flax |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Linum rupestre |
Rock flax |
Perennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Lonicera sempervirens |
Coral honeysuckle, Trumpet honeysuckle, Woodbine |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Ludwigia octovalvis |
Mexican primrose-willow, Narrow-leaf Water Primrose, Seedbox, Mexican Primrose Willow |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Lupinus texensis |
Texas bluebonnet, Bluebonnet, Texas lupine, Buffalo clover, Wolf-flower |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Lygodesmia texana |
Texas skeletonplant, Texas skeleton weed, Skeleton-plant, Purple dandelion |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Mahonia trifoliolata |
Agarita, Agarito, Algerita, Laredo mahonia, Laredo Oregon-grape, Trifoliate barberry |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Malvaviscus arboreus |
Turkscap, Wax mallow, Bleeding hearts, Mexican apple, Manzanilla |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
|
|
| Matelea reticulata |
Green milkweed vine, Net vein milkvine, Netted milkvine, Pearl milkweed Vine |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Melampodium leucanthum |
Blackfoot Daisy, Rock daisy, Plains blackfoot |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Melilotus officinalis |
Yellow sweetclover, White Sweet Clover |
|
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Melothria pendula |
Guadeloupe cucumber, Meloncito, Speckled Gourd |
Perennial |
Vine
|
|
|
| Mimosa borealis |
Fragrant mimosa, Pink Mimosa |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Mimosa strigillosa |
Powderpuff, Sunshine mimosa, Sensitive plant |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
|
Moist, Dry |
| Monarda citriodora |
Lemon beebalm, Horsemint, Purple horsemint, Lemon mint, Plains horsemint, Lemon horsemint |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Monarda punctata |
Spotted beebalm, Spotted horsemint, Horsemint |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Morus rubra |
Red mulberry, Moral |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Muhlenbergia ×involuta |
Canyon muhly, Edwards Plateau muhly |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
|
|
| Nama hispidum |
Bristly nama, Sand Bells, Sand-bell |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Nassella leucotricha |
Texas wintergrass, Texas Speargrass, Wintergrass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun |
|
| Nemophila phacelioides |
Baby blue-eyes, Flannel breeches, Large-flower baby-blue-eyes, Largeflower baby blue eyes, Texas baby blue eyes |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Nicotiana repanda |
Fiddleleaf tobacco, Fiddle-Leaf Tobacco |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Nolina lindheimeriana |
Devil's shoestring, Devil’s-shoestring, Ribbon grass |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Nothoscordum bivalve |
Crow poison, Crowpoison, False garlic |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
|
| Oenothera laciniata |
Cutleaf evening-primrose, Cut-leaf Evening Primrose |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
|
| Oenothera speciosa |
Pink evening primrose, Showy evening primrose, Mexican evening primrose, Showy primrose, Pink ladies, Buttercups, Pink buttercups |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist, Dry |
| Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri |
Texas pricklypear, Prickly Pear, Texas Prickly Pear |
Perennial |
Cactus/Succulent
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Opuntia macrorhiza |
Common prickly-pear, Plains prickly pear, Prickly Pear, Twist-spine prickly-pear, Twistspine pricklypear |
Perennial |
Cactus/Succulent
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Oxalis dillenii |
Slender yellow woodsorrel |
Perennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Palafoxia callosa |
Small palafox, Small palafoxia |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Panicum hallii |
Hall's panicgrass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
|
|
| Parietaria pensylvanica |
Pennsylvania pellitory, Pennsylvania cucumber plant |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Parkinsonia aculeata |
Retama, Paloverde, Mexican Palo Verde, Jerusalem thorn, Lluvia de Oro |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun |
Moist, Dry |
| Parthenocissus heptaphylla |
Sevenleaf creeper, Seven-leaf Creeper |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia |
Virginia creeper |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Passiflora lutea |
Yellow passion vine, Yellow passion-flower, Yellow passionflower |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Pavonia lasiopetala |
Rock rose, Rose pavonia, Rose mallow, Pavonia |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Pediomelum rhombifolium |
Brown-flowered Psoralea, Gulf Indian breadroot |
Perennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Phacelia congesta |
Blue curls, Caterpillars, Fiddleneck |
|
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Phlox drummondii |
Annual phlox, Phlox, Drummond phlox |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Phoradendron tomentosum |
Christmas mistletoe, Mistletoe, Injerto |
Perennial |
Subshrub
|
|
|
| Phyla nodiflora |
Texas frogfruit, Turkey tangle fogfruit, Frogfruit |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Phyllanthus polygonoides |
Smartweed leaf-flower |
Perennial |
Subshrub
|
|
|
| Physalis pubescens |
Downy ground-cherry, Husk tomato |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Pistacia mexicana |
Mexican pistachio, Texas pistachio, American pistachio |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun |
|
| Plantago rhodosperma |
Redseed plantain, Red-seeded Plantain |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Platanus occidentalis |
American sycamore, Buttonwood, Plane-tree, Sycamore |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. polypodioides |
Resurrection fern |
Perennial |
Herb, Fern
|
|
|
| Pluchea odorata var. odorata |
Marsh Fleabane, Sweetscent |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Polanisia dodecandra |
Clammyweed, Redwhisker clammyweed |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Populus deltoides |
Eastern cottonwood, Alamo, Carolina poplar, Necklace Poplar |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Wet, Moist, Dry |
| Portulaca oleracea |
Common Purslane, Little hogweed |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Prosopis glandulosa |
Honey mesquite |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Prunus caroliniana |
Cherry laurel, Carolina cherry laurel, Laurel cherry, Carolina laurel cherry |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Prunus mexicana |
Mexican plum, Bigtree plum |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Ptelea trifoliata |
Wafer ash, Common hoptree, Hop tree |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Wet, Moist, Dry |
| Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus |
Smallflower desert-chicory, Texas dandelion, False dandelion |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Quercus buckleyi |
Texas red oak, Buckley oak, Spanish oak, Spotted Oak, Rock Oak |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Quercus fusiformis |
Escarpment live oak, Plateau live oak, Texas live oak, Scrub live oak, Hill country live oak, Plateau oak |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Quercus sinuata var. breviloba |
White shin oak, Bigelow oak, Scaly-bark oak, Limestone Durand oak, Shortlobe oak, Bastard oak |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Quercus stellata |
Post oak |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Quercus virginiana |
Coastal live oak, Southern live oak, Live oak |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Ratibida columnifera |
Mexican hat, Prairie coneflower, Upright prairie coneflower, Red-spike mexican-hat, Long-headed coneflower, Thimbleflower |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist, Dry |
| Rhus aromatica |
Fragrant sumac, Aromatic sumac, Lemon sumac, Polecat bush |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Rhus lanceolata |
Prairie flameleaf sumac, Flame-leaf sumac, Prairie sumac, Lance-leaf sumac |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Rhus virens |
Evergreen sumac, Tobacco sumac |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Rhynchosida physocalyx |
Bladderpod sida, Buffpetal |
Perennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Rivina humilis |
Pigeonberry, Rouge plant, Baby peppers |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Rubus trivialis |
Dewberry, Southern dewberry |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Rudbeckia hirta |
Black-eyed Susan, Common black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Ruellia drummondiana |
Drummond's ruellia, Drummond's wild petunia |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Ruellia humilis |
Fringeleaf wild petunia, Hairy ruellia, Low wild Petunia, Low ruellia |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Ruellia metziae |
Metz Wild Petunia, Metz's wild petunia, Wild White Petunia |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Ruellia nudiflora |
Violet ruellia, Common wild petunia, Violet wild petunia, Wild petunia |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Rumex hastatulus |
Heart-wing Sorrel, Heartwing sorrel |
Perennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Salix nigra |
Black willow, Gulf black willow |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Wet, Moist |
| Salvia coccinea |
Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage, Blood sage |
Annual, Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Salvia roemeriana |
Cedar sage |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis |
Common elderberry, Black elder, Mexican elderberry, Common elder, Elderberry, Tapiro, Sauco |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Part-shade |
Wet |
| Sapindus saponaria |
Wingleaf soapberry, Soapberry, Wild China tree |
Perennial |
Tree
|
|
|
| Schedonnardus paniculatus |
Tumblegrass, Tumble grass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
|
|
| Schizachyrium scoparium |
Little bluestem |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Sedum nuttallianum |
Yellow stonecrop |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
|
| Senna lindheimeriana |
Lindheimer's senna, Velvet leaf senna, Velvetleaf senna, Velvet-leaf wild sensitive-plant, Puppy-dog ears |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Setaria scheelei |
Southwestern bristlegrass, Scheele's bristlegrass, Foxtail grass, Scheele's foxtail grass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Sida rhombifolia |
Cuban jute |
Annual |
Subshrub
|
|
|
| Sideroxylon lanuginosum ssp. lanuginosum |
Gum bully, Gum Elastic, Chittamwood, Gum bumelia |
Perennial |
Tree
|
|
|
| Sisyrinchium langloisii |
Roadside blue-eyed grass, Dotted blue-eyed grass, Southern blue-eyed grass |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Smilax bona-nox |
Saw greenbrier, Catbrier, Bullbrier |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Solanum dimidiatum |
Western horsenettle, Western Horse-Nettle |
Perennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Solanum elaeagnifolium |
Silverleaf nightshade, Silver-leaf nightshade, White horse nettle, Trompillo, Tomato weed |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Solanum rostratum |
Buffalobur nightshade, Buffalo bur |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
|
| Solanum triquetrum |
Texas nightshade, Hierba mora |
Perennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Solidago altissima |
Tall Goldenrod, Late goldenrod, Canadian goldenrod, Canada goldenrod |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Solidago radula |
Western rough goldenrod |
Perennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Sporobolus compositus var. compositus |
Composite dropseed, Tall dropseed |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Sporobolus cryptandrus |
Sand dropseed |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Sporobolus vaginiflorus |
Poverty dropseed |
Annual |
Grass/Grass-like
|
|
|
| Stenaria nigricans var. nigricans |
Diamondflowers, Narrowleaf bluets, Baby’s breath, Bluets, Fine-leaf bluets |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
|
| Styphnolobium affine |
Eve’s necklace, Eve's necklacepod, Texas sophora |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Styrax platanifolius |
Sycamoreleaf snowbell, Sycamore-Leaf snowbell |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Symphyotrichum drummondii var. texanum |
Drummond's aster, Texas aster |
Perennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Symphyotrichum subulatum |
Baby's breath aster, Annual Aster, Eastern annual saltmarsh aster, Blackland aster, Hierba del Marrano |
Annual |
Herb
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Taraxacum officinale |
Common dandelion, Blowball, Dandelion, Faceclock |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Taxodium distichum |
Bald cypress, Baldcypress, Common bald cypress, Southern bald cypress, Deciduous cypress |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Tetragonotheca texana |
Squarebud daisy, Nerve-ray, Square-bud daisy |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Tetraneuris scaposa var. scaposa |
Four-nerve daisy, Hymenoxys, Stemmy four-nerve daisy, Bitterweed |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Thelesperma filifolium |
Stiff greenthread, Greenthread |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Thelypteris kunthii |
Wood fern, River fern, Southern shield fern, Kunth's maiden fern |
Perennial |
Fern
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Thymophylla pentachaeta var. pentachaeta |
Dogweed, Dyssodia, Fiveneedle pricklyleaf |
Perennial |
Subshrub
|
Sun |
|
| Tillandsia recurvata |
Small ball moss, Ball moss |
Perennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Tillandsia usneoides |
Spanish moss |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Shade |
|
| Toxicodendron radicans |
Eastern poison ivy, Poison ivy, Poison oak |
Perennial |
Shrub, Vine
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Tradescantia gigantea |
Giant spiderwort |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Tragia ramosa |
Branched noseburn |
Perennial |
Herb
|
|
|
| Tridens albescens |
White tridens, White Top |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Tridens flavus |
Purpletop tridens, Redtop tridens, Tall redtop tridens, Purpletop, Redtop, Tall redtop |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Triodanis coloradoensis |
Colorado Venus' looking-glass, Western Venus’ Looking Glass |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Triodanis perfoliata |
Clasping Venus' looking-glass |
Annual |
Herb
|
Shade |
Dry |
| Typha latifolia |
Broadleaf cattail, Common cat-tail, Broad-leaf cat-tail |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Wet |
| Ulmus americana |
American elm, White elm |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Ulmus crassifolia |
Cedar elm, Fall elm, Olmo |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Ungnadia speciosa |
Mexican buckeye |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Urochloa ciliatissima |
Fringed signalgrass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
|
|
| Urochloa texana |
Texas signalgrass |
Annual |
Grass/Grass-like
|
|
|
| Verbena halei |
Slender verbena, Texas verbena, Texas vervain |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Verbesina encelioides |
Cowpen Daisy, Golden crownbeard, Butter daisy |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Verbesina virginica |
Frostweed, White crownbeard, Iceplant, Iceweed, Virginia crownbeard, Indian tobacco, Richweed, Squawweed |
Biennial |
Herb
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Viburnum rufidulum |
Rusty blackhaw viburnum, Rusty blackhaw, Southern blackhaw, Downy viburnum |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Viguiera dentata |
Sunflower goldeneye, Plateau goldeneye, Toothleaf goldeneye, Goldeneye, Chimalacate |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Viola missouriensis |
Missouri violet |
Annual, Perennial |
Herb
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Vitis mustangensis |
Mustang grape |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Vulpia octoflora |
Common Sixweeks Grass, Sixweeks fescue |
Annual |
Grass/Grass-like
|
|
|
| Wedelia texana |
Zexmenia, Orange zexmenia, Wedelia, Hairy wedelia, Texas creeping-oxeye |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Xanthisma texanum |
Texas sleepy daisy, Sleepy daisy |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
|
| Yucca rupicola |
Twistleaf yucca, Twisted-leaf yucca, Texas yucca |
Perennial |
Cactus/Succulent
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Zanthoxylum hirsutum |
Texas Hercules' club, Texas prickly ash, Prickly ash, Toothache tree, Tickle-tongue, Tingle-tongue |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Part-shade |
Dry |