Native American Seed
The Wildflower Center does not sell seeds but we highly recommend Native American Seed in Junction, Texas. Native American Seed helps translate the Wildflower Center's mission by selling seeds native to Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. Use the list below to learn more about material available at Native American Seed and look for links to their online catalog on selected species. Native American Seed donates a portion of all web referrals to the Wildflower Center.
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| Scientific Name |
Common Name |
Duration |
Habit |
Sun |
Water |
| 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 |
| Amblyolepis setigera |
Huisache daisy, Butterfly daisy, Honey daisy |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Andropogon gerardii |
Big bluestem, Turkeyfoot |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
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 |
|
| Aquilegia canadensis |
Eastern red columbine, Wild red columbine |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Aquilegia chrysantha |
Golden columbine, Yellow columbine |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Argemone albiflora |
Bluestem pricklypoppy, White pricklypoppy |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Aristida purpurea |
Purple threeawn, Purple 3-awn, Purple three-awn, Red threeawn |
Annual |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Asclepias asperula |
Spider milkweed, Antelope horns, Green-flowered milkweed, Spider antelope-horns |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist, Dry |
| Asclepias tuberosa |
Butterflyweed, Butterfly milkweed, Orange milkweed, Pleurisy root |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Asclepias viridis |
Green antelopehorn, Green milkweed |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Baileya multiradiata |
Desert marigold, Showy desert marigold, Paper daisy, Desert baileya |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| 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 gracilis |
Blue grama |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Callicarpa americana |
American beautyberry, French mulberry |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Callirhoe digitata |
Finger poppy-mallow, Poppy mallow, Standing winecup, Wine cup, Winecup |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Callirhoe involucrata |
Winecup, Purple poppy mallow |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Callirhoe involucrata var. lineariloba |
Poppy mallow, Purple poppymallow, White poppy mallow, White winecup, Winecup |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist, Dry |
| Camassia scilloides |
Atlantic camas, Wild hyacinth |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Castilleja indivisa |
Entireleaf indian paintbrush, Texas paintbrush, Indian paintbrush, Scarlet paintbrush, Entire-leaf indian-paintbrush |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Castilleja purpurea |
Prairie paintbrush, Downy Indian paintbrush, Purple paintbrush, Lemon paintbrush, Purple painted cup |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Centaurea americana |
American star-thistle, Basket-Flower, Star thistle, Shaving brush, American basket-flower |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Centaurium beyrichii |
Mountain pink, Meadow pink, Catchfly, Quinineweed |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Cercis canadensis var. texensis |
Texas redbud |
Perennial |
Tree
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata |
Partridge pea, Showy Partridge-pea, Beeflower |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
|
| 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 |
| Cocculus carolinus |
Carolina snailseed, Carolina coralbead, Carolina moonseed, Red berried moonseed, Carolina red berried moonseed |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Cooperia pedunculata |
Hill Country rain lily, Prairie lily, Rain lily |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Coreopsis basalis |
Coreopsis, Golden-wave, Goldenmane tickseed |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Coreopsis lanceolata |
Lanceleaf coreopsis, Lanceleaf tickseed, Lance-leaved coreopsis, Sand coreopsis |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Coreopsis tinctoria |
Plains coreopsis, Golden tickseed, Goldenwave, Calliopsis |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Corydalis curvisiliqua |
Curvepod, Curvepod fumewort, Golden Smoke, Scrambled Eggs |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Dalea aurea |
Golden dalea, Golden prairie clover |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Dalea candida var. candida |
White prairie clover, White prairie-clover |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Dalea frutescens |
Black dalea, Black prairie clover |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Dalea multiflora |
Roundhead prairie clover, White prairie clover, Round headed dalea, Round headed clover |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Dalea purpurea var. purpurea |
Purple prairie clover, Violet prairie clover |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens |
Carolina larkspur, Prairie larkspur, Plains larkspur |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Desmanthus illinoensis |
Illinois bundleflower, Bundleflower, Prairie bundle flower, Prickleweed, Illinois Desmanthus, Prairie mimosa |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Dracopis amplexicaulis |
Clasping coneflower, Clasping-leaf coneflower |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Echinacea angustifolia |
Black Sampson, Black Samson echinacea, Narrow-leaf Coneflower |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Echinacea purpurea |
Eastern purple coneflower, Purple coneflower |
Perennial |
Herb
|
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 var. virginicus |
Virginia Wild Rye, Virginia wildrye |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
|
|
| Engelmannia peristenia |
Engelmann's daisy, Engelmann Daisy, Cutleaf Daisy |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Ephedra antisyphilitica |
Mormon tea, Joint-fir, Clapweed, Popote |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Eragrostis trichodes |
Sand love grass, Sand lovegrass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Part-shade |
|
| Eriochloa sericea |
Texas cupgrass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Eryngium leavenworthii |
Leavenworth's eryngo, Eryngo |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Eryngium yuccifolium |
Button eryngo, Button snakeroot, Rattlesnake master, Beargrass, Bear's grass |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum |
Texas bluebells, Texas bluebell, Bluebell, Showy prairie gentian, Prairie gentian |
Annual, Biennial, Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Gaillardia pulchella |
Firewheel, Indian Blanket |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Gaillardia suavis |
Perfumeballs, Pincushion daisy, Fragrant gaillardia, Rayless gaillardia |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Gaura calcicola |
Texas beeblossom, Limestone Gaura |
Perennial |
Subshrub
|
Part-shade |
|
| Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida |
Prairie verbena, Purple prairie verbena, Dakota mock vervain, Dakota vervain |
Annual, Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Helianthus annuus |
Common sunflower |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Helianthus maximiliani |
Maximilian sunflower, Max sunflower |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist, Dry |
| Hesperostipa neomexicana |
New Mexico feathergrass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun |
Moist, Dry |
| Heterotheca canescens |
Gray golden-aster, Hoary false goldenaster |
Annual, Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Ipomopsis rubra |
Standing cypress, Texas plume, Red Texas star, Red gilia |
Biennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Lantana urticoides |
Texas lantana, Calico bush, West Indian shrub-verbena |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Leptochloa dubia |
Green sprangletop |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Liatris mucronata |
Cusp gayfeather, Gayfeather, Blazing star, Narrow-leaf gayfeather, Texas gayfeather, Cusp blazing star |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Liatris pycnostachya |
Prairie Blazing Star, Kansas Ggayfeather, Cat-tail Gayfeather, Hairy Button-snakeroot |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist, Dry |
| Lindheimera texana |
Texas yellowstar, Texas star, Lindheimer daisy, Texas yellow star |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Linum lewisii |
Wild blue flax, Prairie flax, Lewis flax |
Perennial |
Subshrub
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Lobelia cardinalis |
Cardinal flower |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Wet, 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 |
| Machaeranthera tanacetifolia |
Tanseyleaf tansyaster, Tahoka Daisy, Tansy Aster |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii |
Turk's cap or Turkscap, Drummond's turkscap, Wax mallow, Drummond wax-mallow, Red mallow, Texas mallow, Mexican apple, Manzanilla, Sleeping hibiscus, Bleeding hearts |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Marshallia caespitosa |
Barbara's-buttons, Puffballs, White Barbara’s-buttons |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Maurandella antirrhiniflora |
Roving sailor, Snapdragon Vine, Climbing snapdragon, Little snapdragon vine |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Monarda citriodora |
Lemon beebalm, Horsemint, Purple horsemint, Lemon mint, Plains horsemint, Lemon horsemint |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Monarda fistulosa |
Wild bergamot, Beebalm |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Monarda punctata |
Spotted beebalm, Spotted horsemint, Horsemint |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Nassella leucotricha |
Texas wintergrass, Texas Speargrass, Wintergrass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun |
|
| Nothoscordum bivalve |
Crow poison, Crowpoison, False garlic |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
|
| Nyctaginia capitata |
Devil's bouquet, Scarlet muskflower |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Oenothera laciniata |
Cutleaf evening-primrose, Cut-leaf Evening Primrose |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
|
| Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa |
Bigfruit evening-primrose, Fluttermill, Missouri evening primrose |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Oenothera rhombipetala |
Diamond petal primrose, Four-Point Evening Primrose, Fourpoint evening-primrose, Greater four-point evening-primrose |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Oenothera speciosa |
Pink evening primrose, Showy evening primrose, Mexican evening primrose, Showy primrose, Pink ladies, Buttercups, Pink buttercups |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist, Dry |
| Panicum virgatum |
Switchgrass, Wand panic grass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Passiflora incarnata |
Purple passionflower, Purple passion vine, Maypop, Apricot vine |
Perennial |
Vine
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Penstemon cobaea |
Wild foxglove, Prairie penstemon, Foxglove penstemon, False foxglove, Large-flowered beardtongue, Large-flowered penstemon, Prairie beardtongue, Cobaea penstemon |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Penstemon laxiflorus |
Nodding beardtongue, Loose-flowered Penstemon |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Penstemon tenuis |
Brazos Penstemon, Gulf Coast Penstemon, Sharpsepal beardtongue |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Phacelia congesta |
Blue curls, Caterpillars, Fiddleneck |
|
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Phlox drummondii |
Annual phlox, Phlox, Drummond phlox |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Physostegia intermedia |
Intermediate false dragonhead, Marsh obedient-plant, Obedient-plant, Slender false dragonhead, Spring obedient plant |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Polanisia dodecandra |
Clammyweed, Redwhisker clammyweed |
Annual |
Herb
|
|
|
| Polytaenia nuttallii |
Nuttall's prairie parsley, Prairie parsley, Wild dill, Prairie parsnip |
Biennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Proboscidea louisianica |
Devil's claw, Ram's horn, Unicorn plant, Proboscis flower |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Prunella vulgaris |
Common selfheal |
Perennial |
Herb
|
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 |
| Rivina humilis |
Pigeonberry, Rouge plant, Baby peppers |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| Rudbeckia hirta |
Black-eyed Susan, Common black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Rudbeckia maxima |
Giant coneflower, Great coneflower, Giant Brown-eyed Susan |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Sabatia campestris |
Texas star, Rose gentian, Meadow pink, Prairie rose-gentian, Prairie sabatia |
Annual |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Salvia azurea |
Pitcher sage, Big blue sage, Azure sage, Giant blue sage, Blue sage |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Salvia coccinea |
Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage, Blood sage |
Annual, Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Salvia engelmannii |
Engelmann's sage, Engelmann’s salvia |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Salvia farinacea |
Mealy blue sage, Mealy sage, Mealycup sage |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Salvia pentstemonoides |
Big red sage, Penstemon sage |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Moist |
| Schizachyrium scoparium |
Little bluestem |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Schoenocaulon texanum |
Green Lily, Texas feathershank, Texas Sabadilla |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Senna roemeriana |
Twoleaf senna, Two leaved senna |
Perennial |
Shrub
|
Part-shade |
Dry |
| Silphium albiflorum |
White rosinweed, White-flowered rosinweed, Compass Plant |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Simsia calva |
Awnless bush sunflower, Bush sunflower |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Solanum elaeagnifolium |
Silverleaf nightshade, Silver-leaf nightshade, White horse nettle, Trompillo, Tomato weed |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Solidago gigantea |
Giant goldenrod, Smooth goldenrod, Tall goldenrod, Late goldenrod, Early goldenrod |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Part-shade |
|
| Solidago nemoralis |
Gray goldenrod, Prairie goldenrod, Old field goldenrod |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Sorghastrum nutans |
Indiangrass, Yellow indian grass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Moist, Dry |
| Sporobolus cryptandrus |
Sand dropseed |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Thelesperma filifolium |
Stiff greenthread, Greenthread |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |
| Tradescantia occidentalis |
Prairie spiderwort, Western Spiderwort, Spiderwort |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Tripsacum dactyloides |
Eastern gamagrass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Part-shade |
Moist |
| 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 |
| Vernonia baldwinii |
Baldwin's ironweed, Western Ironweed, Ironweed |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Moist |
| Vernonia lindheimeri |
Woolly ironweed |
Perennial |
Herb
|
Sun |
Dry |