Trans-PecosThe Trans-Pecos area in Far West Texas is traversed by the eastern chain of the Rocky Mountains into the Basin and Range Province and is typical of the southwestern United States. Guadalupe Peak, having an elevation of 8,751 feet, of the Guadalupe Mountains, is the highest point in Texas. Surrounding peaks are El Capitan, Shumard, Bartlett, and Pine Top, all exceeding 8,000 feet. Mount Emory in the Chisos Mountains and Mount Locke in the Davis Mountains are 7,825 feet and 8,382 feet high, respectively. Notable canyons and gorges are Santa Elena, Boquillas, and Mariscal on the Big Bend of the Rio Grande; and McKittrick in the Guadalupe Mountains. Uplands soils are mostly light reddish brown to brown clay loams, clays, and sands over reddish, loamy to clayey, calcareous, gypsic or saline subsoils. These include many areas of shallow soils and rocklands. Sizeable areas of deep sands exist. Drainage is rapid in the mountains, slow in the basins, and absent in the bolsons. |
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Scientific Name | Common Name | Duration | Habit | Sun | Water |
Abronia fragrans | Fragrant Sand-verbena, Snowball Sand Verbena, Sweet Sand-verbena, Prairie Snowball, Sand Verbena, Heart's Delight | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Abutilon fruticosum | Indian Mallow, Texas Indian Mallow | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Acaciella angustissima | Prairie Acacia, Fern Acacia, Whiteball Acacia, Prairie Wattle, White-ball Acacia | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow, Western Yarrow, Yarrow, Milfoil | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Acourtia wrightii | Brownfoot, Pink Perezia | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Agave lechuguilla | Lechuguilla, Tula Ixtle, Maguey Lechuguilla, Shindagger | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Allium canadense var. canadense | Meadow Garlic, Wild Onion, Canada Onion | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Allium canadense var. mobilense | Meadow Garlic, Wild Onion | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Allium coryi | Yellowflower Onion, Yellow-flowered Onion | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Allium drummondii | Drummond's Onion, Wild Garlic, Drummond Wild Onion | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Aloysia gratissima | Whitebrush, Bee-brush, White-brush, Common Bee-brush, Beebrush, Privet Lippia | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Aloysia wrightii | Wright's Beebrush, Wright's Lippia | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Amblyolepis setigera | Huisache Daisy, Butterfly Daisy, Honey Daisy | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Amelanchier utahensis | Utah Serviceberry | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Amorpha fruticosa | Indigo Bush, False Indigo Bush, False Indigo, Desert False Indigo | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem, Tall Bluestem, Turkeyfoot | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Anisacanthus puberulus | Dwarf Desert Honeysuckle, Pinky Anisacanthus, Pinkie Anisacanth | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Aphanostephus skirrhobasis | Lazy Daisy, Arkansas Lazy Daisy, Arkansas Doze-daisy | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Argemone mexicana | Mexican Prickly Poppy, Mexican Prickly Poppy, Yellow Prickly Poppy | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Argemone polyanthemos | Crested Pricklypoppy, Annual Pricklepoppy, Bluestem Pricklepoppy, Bluestem Prickly Poppy, Pricklypoppy, Thistle Poppy, White Prickly Poppy, White Pricklypoppy | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Artemisia filifolia | Sand Sagebrush, Silver Sagebrush, Silvery Wormwood, Sand Sage | Perennial | Subshrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Asclepias texana | Texas Milkweed, White Milkweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Atriplex canescens | Chamiso, Four-wing Saltbush, Wing-scale | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Baccharis neglecta | False Willow, Jara Dulce, Poverty Weed, Roosevelt Weed | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Baileya multiradiata | Desert Marigold, Showy Desert Marigold, Paper Daisy, Desert Baileya | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Berlandiera lyrata | Chocolate Daisy, Chocolate Flower, Lyreleaf Greeneyes, Green-eyed Lyre Leaf | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Bothriochloa barbinodis | Pinhole Bluestem, Cane Bluestem, Cane Beardgrass, Feather Bluestem, Plains Beardgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Bouteloua curtipendula | Sideoats Grama, Banderilla, Banderita, Navajita | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Bouteloua dactyloides | Buffalograss, Buffalo Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Bouteloua eriopoda | Black Grama | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Bouteloua gracilis | Blue Grama | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Bouteloua hirsuta | Hairy Grama | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Bouvardia ternifolia | Scarlet Bouvardia, Firecracker Bush, Trompetilla, Clavillo | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Bromus lanatipes | Woolly Brome | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Buddleja marrubiifolia | Woolly Butterflybush, Butterfly Bush, Woolly Butterfly-bush | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Calamovilfa gigantea | Giant Sandreed, Prairie Sandreed | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Calliandra conferta | Rio Grande Stickpea, Fairy Duster | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Callirhoe involucrata | Winecup, Purple Poppy Mallow | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Calylophus hartwegii | Hartweg's Sundrops, Western Primrose | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Carex planostachys | Cedar Sedge | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Castela erecta ssp. texana | Texan Goatbush, Goat-bush, Allthorn Goatbush, Amargoso | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Ceanothus fendleri | Fendler's Ceanothus, Fendler Ceanothus | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Celtis ehrenbergiana | Desert Hackberry, Spiny Hackberry, Shiny Hackberry, Granjeno, Huasteco | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Celtis laevigata | Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry, Lowland Hackberry, Hackberry, Palo Blanco | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata | Netleaf Hackberry, Netleaf Sugar Hackberry, Western Hackberry, Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Palo Blanco, Acibuche | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
Centaurea americana | American Basket-flower, American Star-thistle, Basket-flower, Star Thistle, Shaving Brush, Basket Flower | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Cephalanthus occidentalis | Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Honeybells, Honey Balls, Honeyballs, Button-bush | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Cercis canadensis var. mexicana | Mexican Redbud | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Cercocarpus montanus var. argenteus | Silver Mountain Mahogany, Silverleaf Mountain Mahogany, True Mountain Mahogany, Mountain Mahogany | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Chilopsis linearis | Desert Willow, Flowering Willow, Willow-leaved Catalpa, Willowleaf Catalpa, Bow Willow, Flor De Mimbre, Mimbre | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Chloris virgata | Feather Fingergrass, Showy Chloris | Annual | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Choisya dumosa | Mexican Orange, Starleaf Mexican Orange, Zorrillo, Fragrant Starleaf | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Chrysactinia mexicana | Damianita | Perennial | Subshrub, Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Cirsium texanum | Texas Thistle | Biennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Citharexylum berlandieri | Berlandier's Fiddlewood, Berlandier Fiddlewood, Fiddlewood | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense | Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass, Jamaican Saw-grass, Saw-grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Clematis drummondii | Old Man's Beard, Drummond's Clematis, Texas Virgin's Bower, Goat's Beard | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Colubrina texensis | Texas Hog Plum, Texas Snakewood, Texas Colubrina, Hog Plum | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Cooperia drummondii | Evening Rain Lily, Evening Star Rain Lily | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Coreopsis lanceolata | Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Lanceleaf Tickseed, Sand Coreopsis | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis, Golden Tickseed, Goldenwave, Calliopsis | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Corydalis aurea | Scrambled Eggs, Golden Corydalis | Annual | Herb | Dry | |
Corydalis curvisiliqua | Curvepod Fumewort, Scrambled Eggs, Golden Smoke, Curvepod | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Cosmos parviflorus | Southwestern Cosmos, Southwest Cosmos | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Cylindropuntia imbricata var. imbricata | Tree Cholla, Teddy-bear Cholla, Cholla, Cane Cactus, Walkingstick Cholla | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Dalea bicolor var. argyrea | Silver Prairie Clover, Silver Dalea, Silver Bush Dalea | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | |
Dalea formosa | Featherplume, Feather Dalea, Indigobush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Dalea frutescens | Black Dalea, Black Prairie Clover | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Dalea greggii | Gregg Dalea, Gregg's Prairie Clover, Trailing Indigo Bush, Indigo Bush | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Dasylirion leiophyllum | Green Sotol, Smooth-leaved Sotol, Smooth-leaf Sotol, Sotol, Desert Candle | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Dasylirion texanum | Texas Sotol, Sotol | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Dasylirion wheeleri | Common Sotol, Sotol, Desert Spoon, Desert Candle | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Dasyochloa pulchella | Desert Fluffgrass, Low Woollygrass, Low Tridens, Fluff Grass, Fluffgrass, Desert Fluff-grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Datura wrightii | Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn-apple, Thorn-apple, Angel Trumpet, Sacred Datura, Western Jimson Weed | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Dichondra argentea | Silver Ponysfoot, Silver Ponyfoot | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Digitaria californica | Arizona Cottontop, California Cottontop, California Crab Grass, Cottontop | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Diospyros texana | Texas Persimmon, Mexican Persimmon, Black Persimmon, Chapote, Chapote Prieto | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Elionurus barbiculmis | Woolyspike Balsamscale, Woolspike Balsamscale | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Elymus canadensis | Canada Wild Rye, Canadian Wildrye, Prairie Wildrye, Nodding Wildrye | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Elymus elymoides ssp. brevifolius | Squirreltail, Long-leaf Squirrel-tail | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Ephedra antisyphilitica | Mormon Tea, Joint-fir, Clapweed, Popote | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Ephedra torreyana | Torrey's Jointfir, Torrey Joint-fir | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Ephedra trifurca | Ephedra, Mormon Tea, Longleaf Jointfir, Jointfir, Longleaf Teabush, Tea Weed, Canutillo | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Epipactis gigantea | Stream Orchid, Chatterbox Orchid, Giant Hellebore | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Eragrostis intermedia | Plains Lovegrass, Plains Love Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Ericameria laricifolia | Larchleaf Goldenweed, Turpentine Bush, Turpentine Brush, Hierba De Conejo | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Ericameria nauseosa ssp. nauseosa | Rubber Rabbitbrush, Rabbitbrush, Chamisa | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | |
Eriogonum annuum | Annual Buckwheat, Annual Wild Buckwheat, Umbrella Plant | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Eriogonum wrightii | Wright's Buckwheat, Bastard-sage, Wild Buckwheat, Perennial Buckwheat, Shrubby Buckwheat, Shrubby Bastard-sage | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Erioneuron pilosum | Hairy Woollygrass, Hairy Tridens | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Eucnide bartonioides | Yellow Rocknettle, Rocknettle, Yellow Stingbush | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Euphorbia antisyphilitica | Candelilla, Wax Plant | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun | Dry |
Euphorbia cyathophora | Wild Poinsettia, Poinsettia, Fire On The Mountain | Annual | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Euphorbia marginata | Snow On The Mountain, Snow-on-the-mountain | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Eysenhardtia texana | Texas Kidneywood, Kidneywood, Bee Brush, Vara Dulce, Palo Dulce | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Fallugia paradoxa | Apache Plume, Ponil | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Fendlera rupicola | Cliff Fendlerbush, False Mock-orange | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Forestiera pubescens var. pubescens | Stretchberry, Elbowbush, Stretch-berry, Downy Forestiera, Desert Olive, Elbow-bush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Fouquieria splendens | Ocotillo, Devil's Walking Stick, Candlewood | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Fraxinus cuspidata | Fragrant Ash, Flowering Ash | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Fraxinus greggii | Gregg's Ash, Gregg Ash, Littleleaf Ash, Dogleg Ash, Escobilla, Barreta China | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Fraxinus velutina | Arizona Ash, Velvet Ash, Desert Ash, Leatherleaf Ash, Smooth Ash, Modesto Ash, Toumey Ash, Standley Ash | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Funastrum cynanchoides | Fringed Twinevine, Climbing Milkweed Vine, Twine-vine | Perennial | Vine | Part-shade | Dry |
Funastrum cynanchoides ssp. heterophyllum | Hartweg's Twinevine, Vine Milkweed | Perennial | Vine | Part-shade | Dry |
Funastrum torreyi | Soft Twinevine, Soft Twine Vine | Perennial | Vine | Part-shade | Dry |
Gaillardia pinnatifida | Red Dome Blanketflower, Yellow Gaillardia, Blanket Flower | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Gaillardia suavis | Pincushion Daisy, Fragrant Gaillardia, Rayless Gaillardia, Perfumeballs | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Garrya wrightii | Wright's Silktassel | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida | Prairie Verbena, Purple Prairie Verbena, Dakota Mock Vervain, Dakota Vervain | Annual, Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Guaiacum angustifolium | Texas Lignum-vitae, Soapbush, Guayacan | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Gutierrezia sarothrae | Broom Snakeweed, Kindlingweed, Matchbrush, Texas Snakeweed, Broomweed, Turpentine Weed, Matchweed | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Hechtia texensis | Texas False Agave, Guapilla | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Helianthus petiolaris | Prairie Sunflower, Plains Sunflower | Annual | Herb | Sun | |
Heliotropium curassavicum | Salt Heliotrope, Seaside Heliotrope, Quail Plant, Cola De Mico, Cola De Gama | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Heliotropium tenellum | Pasture Heliotrope, White Heliotrope | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Hesperaloe parviflora | Red Yucca, Coral Yucca, Red-flowered False Yucca, Redflower False Yucca, Yellow Yucca, Hummingbird Yucca, Samandoque | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Hesperocyparis arizonica | Arizona Cypress, Cedro Blanco | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Heteropogon contortus | Tanglehead | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Hibiscus denudatus | Paleface, Rock Hibiscus | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Hibiscus martianus | Heartleaf Rosemallow, Tulipan Del Monte, Heartleaf Hibiscus | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Hilaria belangeri var. belangeri | Curly-mesquite | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Holodiscus discolor | Ocean Spray, Hillside Ocean-spray, Cream Bush, Mountain Spray | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Ipomopsis aggregata | Scarlet Gilia, Scarlet Standing-cypress, Skyrocket, Skunkflower | Biennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Juglans major | Arizona Walnut, Arizona Black Walnut, River Walnut, Mountain Walnut, Nogal Silvestre | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Juglans microcarpa | Little Walnut, Texas Walnut, Texas Black Walnut, River Walnut, Nogalito, Nogalillo, Namboca | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
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 | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Juniperus deppeana | Alligator Juniper, Checkerbark Juniper, Western Juniper, Oakbark Cedar, Thickbark Cedar, Mountain Cedar, Tascate, Tacate, Tlascal | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Juniperus flaccida | Weeping Juniper, Drooping Juniper, Mexican Weeping Juniper, Mexican Drooping Juniper, Weeping Cedar, Drooping Cedar, Tascate | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Juniperus monosperma | Oneseed Juniper, One-seed Juniper, Cherrystone Juniper, New Mexico Juniper, West Texas Juniper | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Justicia pilosella | Hairy Tube-tongue, Gregg's Tube-tongue, False Honeysuckle | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Karwinskia humboldtiana | Coyotillo, Humboldt Coyotillo | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Larrea tridentata | Creosote Bush, Greasewood, Hediondilla, Governadora, Guamis | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Lepidium montanum | Mountain Peppergrass, Western Peppergrass, Mountain Pepperweed, Mountain Pepperwort, Montana Pepperweed | Annual, Biennial, Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Lesquerella fendleri | Fendler's Bladderpod, Popweed | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Leucaena retusa | Goldenball Leadtree, Littleleaf Leadtree, Little Leucaena, Lemonball, Wahoo Tree | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Leucophyllum candidum | Brewster County Barometerbush, Violet Silverleaf, Boquillas Silverleaf, Purple Ceniza, Cenizo | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Leucophyllum frutescens | Cenizo, Purple Sage, Texas Ranger, Texas Barometer Bush, Texas Silverleaf, Texas Sage, Silverleaf | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Linum hudsonioides | Texas Flax, Yellow Flax, Hudson Flax | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Linum lewisii var. lewisii | Prairie Flax, Blue Flax | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Linum pratense | Meadow Flax | Annual | Herb | ||
Lippia graveolens | Mexican Oregano, Redbrush Lippia | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Lithospermum incisum | Fringed Puccoon, Golden Puccoon, Narrowleaf Puccoon, Narrow-leaved Puccoon, Puccoon, Narrowleaf Gromwell, Fringed Gromwell, Narrowleaf Stoneseed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Lonicera albiflora | Western White Honeysuckle, White Shrub Honeysuckle, White Bush Honeysuckle, White Limestone Honeysuckle, Texas Honeysuckle, White Honeysuckle | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Lupinus havardii | Big Bend Bluebonnet, Big Bend Lupine, Havard Bluebonnet, Chisos Bluebonnet | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Lycium berlandieri | Berlandier's Wolfberry, Wolfberry | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Marsilea vestita | Hairy Water-clover, Hairy Waterclover, Hairy Water Clover, Clover Fern | Perennial | Herb, Fern | Part-shade | Wet |
Maurandella antirrhiniflora | Snapdragon Vine , Roving Sailor, Climbing Snapdragon, Little Snapdragon Vine | Perennial | Vine | Part-shade | Dry |
Melica nitens | Three-flower Melic, Tall Melicgrass, Threeflower Melicgrass, Melicgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Menodora longiflora | Showy Menodora, Twinpod | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Mimosa borealis | Fragrant Mimosa, Pink Mimosa | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Morus microphylla | Texas Mulberry, Littleleaf Mulberry, Mountain Mulberry, Mexican Mulberry, Dwarf Mulberry | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Morus rubra | Red Mulberry, Moral | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Muhlenbergia arenacea | Ear Muhly | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Muhlenbergia emersleyi | Bullgrass, Bull Muhly | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Muhlenbergia rigida | Purple Muhly | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Muhlenbergia torreyi | Ring Muhly, Torrey Muhly | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Nolina erumpens | Foothill Beargrass, Mesa Sacahuista | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Nolina texana | Texas Sacahuista, Texas Beargrass, Basket Grass, Sacahuista, Bunchgrass, Texas Bear-grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Nuttallanthus texanus | Texas Toadflax, Texas Toad-flax, Toadflax | Annual | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Oenothera albicaulis | Whitest Evening-primrose, White-stem Evening-primrose, Pale Evening-primrose | Annual | Herb | Sun | |
Oenothera brachycarpa | Shortfruit Evening-primrose, Short-fruit Evening-primrose, Shortfruit Evening Primrose | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Oenothera primiveris | Desert Evening-primrose, Yellow-flower Desert Evening-primrose, Bottle Evening Primrose, Large Yellow Desert Primrose | Annual | Herb | Sun | |
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. engelmannii | Cactus Apple, Prickly Pear | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Opuntia macrorhiza | Bigroot Prickly Pear, Twist-spine Prickly Pear, Common Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Opuntia phaeacantha | Tulip Prickly Pear, Brownspine Prickly Pear Cactus, Purple-fruited Prickly Pear, Brown-spined Prickly Pear, New Mexico Prickly Pear, Desert Prickly Pear | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Part-shade | Dry |
Palafoxia rosea | Rosy Palafox, Rose Palafoxia | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Palafoxia sphacelata | Othake, Sand Palafoxia | Annual | Herb | Dry | |
Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass, Wand Panic Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Pappophorum bicolor | Pink Pappasgrass, Pink Pappusgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Moist |
Parkinsonia texana var. texana | Texas Paloverde, Texas Palo-verde, Palo-verde | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Pascopyrum smithii | Western Wheatgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Pectis angustifolia | Limoncillo, Lemonscent, Crownseed Pectis, Lemon-scented Pectis, Lemonscent Pectis, Lemonweed, Chinchweed, Fetid Marigold | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Penstemon baccharifolius | Rock Penstemon, Rock Beardtongue, Cut-leaf Penstemon, Cut-leaf Beardtongue, Baccharis-leaf Penstemon, Baccharis-leaf Beardtongue | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Penstemon barbatus | Scarlet Bugler, Beard-lip Penstemon, Beard-lip Beardtongue, Red Penstemon, Red Beardtongue, Goldenbeard Penstemon, Goldenbeard Beardtongue, Saint Joseph's Staff, Varita De San Jose | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Penstemon fendleri | Fendler's Penstemon, Fendler's Beardtongue, Fendler Penstemon, Fendler Beardtongue, Purple Foxglove | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Penstemon havardii | Havard Penstemon, Havard Beardtongue, Big Bend Penstemon, Big Bend Beardtongue, Havard's Penstemon, Havard's Beardtongue | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Penstemon wrightii | Wright's Penstemon, Wright's Beardtongue, Wright Penstemon, Wright Beardtongue | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Phacelia congesta | Caterpillars, Blue Curls, Fiddleneck | Annual, Biennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Pinus cembroides | Mexican Pinyon, Mexican Pinyon Pine, Pinyon, Nut Pine, Border Pinyon | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Pinus ponderosa | Ponderosa Pine, Western Yellow Pine, Pino Blanco | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Ponderosa Pine, Interior Ponderosa Pine, Black Hills Ponderosa Pine, Ponderosa Pine | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Pinus strobiformis | Southwestern White Pine, Border White Pine, Mexican White Pine, Border Limber Pine, Limber Pine | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Pistacia mexicana | Mexican Pistachio, Texas Pistachio, American Pistachio, Copal Pistachio, Wild Pistachio, Lentisco, Texas Pistache | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Pleuraphis mutica | Tobosagrass, Tobosa Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Polygala alba | White Milkwort | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni | Rio Grande Cottonwood, Valley Cottonwood, Wislizenus Cottonwood, Alamo, Guerigo | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Populus fremontii ssp. mesetae | Fremont Cottonwood, Meseta Cottonwood, Arizona Cottonwood | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Populus tremuloides | Quaking Aspen, Golden Aspen, Trembling Aspen, Mountain Aspen, Aspen, Trembling Poplar, Alamo Blanco | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Proboscidea louisianica | Louisiana Devil's-claw, Devil's claw, Ram's-horn, Unicorn Plant, Proboscis Flower | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Prosopis glandulosa | Honey Mesquite, Glandular Mesquite, Algarroba | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Prosopis pubescens | Screwbean Mesquite, American Screwbean, Tornillo, Screwbean, Screwpod Mesquite, Twisted Bean, Fremont Screwbean | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Prunus murrayana | Murray's Plum, Murray Plum | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Prunus serotina var. rufula | Chisos Black Cherry, Southwestern Black Cherry | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Pseudotsuga menziesii | Douglas Fir, Blue Douglas Fir | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Psilostrophe tagetina | Woolly Paperflower, Paperflower | Biennial, Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Psorothamnus scoparius | Broom Dalea, Broom Smokebush, Broom Pea | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | |
Ptelea trifoliata | Wafer Ash, Common Hoptree, Hop Tree | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Purshia ericifolia | Heath Cliffrose, Heath Cliff-rose | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Quercus arizonica | Arizona White Oak, Arizona Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus emoryi | Emory Oak, Black Oak, Holly Oak, Apache Oak, Desert Live Oak, Western Black Oak, Roble Negro, Bellota | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Quercus gambelii | Gambel Oak, Rocky Mountain White Oak, Utah White Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus gravesii | Chisos Red Oak, Graves Oak, Mountain Red Oak, Rock Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus grisea | Gray Oak, Scrub Oak, Shin Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus pungens | Pungent Oak, Vasey Oak, Sandpaper Oak, Scrub Oak, Shin Oak, Scrub Live Oak, Encino | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus turbinella | Shrub Live Oak, Sonoran Scrub Oak, Scrub Oak, Turbinella Oak, Turbinella, Encino | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Quercus vaseyana | Vasey Oak, Sandpaper Oak, Scrub Oak, Shin Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quincula lobata | Purple Groundcherry, Chinese Lantern, Purple Ground Cherry | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Ranunculus macranthus | Large Buttercup | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Ratibida columnifera | Mexican Hat, Red-spike Mexican Hat, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower, 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 microphylla | Littleleaf Sumac, Desert Sumac, Correosa, Agritos | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Rhus virens | Evergreen Sumac, Tobacco Sumac, Lambrisco, Lentrisco | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Rhus virens var. choriophylla | Mearn Sumac, Evergreen Sumac | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Rivina humilis | Pigeonberry, Rouge Plant, Baby-peppers, Bloodberry | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Robinia neomexicana | New Mexico Locust, Southwestern Locust, Hojalito | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Ruellia humilis | Prairie Petunia, Fringeleaf Wild Petunia, Hairy Ruellia, Low Wild Petunia, Low Ruellia, Fringeleaf Ruellia, Fringe-leaf Wild Petunia | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Ruellia nudiflora | Violet Ruellia, Common Wild Petunia, Violet Wild Petunia, Wild Petunia, Hierba De La Calentura | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Sagittaria latifolia | Broadleaf Arrowhead, Arrowhead, Duckroot, Duck-potato, Wapato | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet |
Sagittaria platyphylla | Delta Arrowhead | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet |
Salvia azurea | Pitcher Sage, Big Blue Sage, Azure Sage, Giant Blue Sage, Blue Sage | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Salvia ballotiflora | Shrubby Blue Sage, Blue Shrub Sage, Mejorana | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Salvia farinacea | Mealy Blue Sage, Mealy Sage, Mealycup Sage | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Salvia greggii | Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage, Gregg Salvia | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Salvia lycioides | Canyon Sage | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Salvia regla | Mountain Sage, Royal Sage | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Salvia roemeriana | Cedar Sage | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Schaefferia cuneifolia | Desert Yaupon | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem, Popotillo Azul | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Scleropogon brevifolius | Burrograss | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Senegalia berlandieri | Guajillo, Berlandier Acacia, Berlandier's Acacia, Round-flowered Catclaw, Roundflower Catclaw, Mimosa Catclaw, Thornless Catclaw, Huajilla | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Senegalia greggii | Gregg Acacia, Gregg's Acacia, Gregg Catclaw Acacia, Gregg's Catclaw Acacia, Gregg Catclaw, Gregg's Catclaw, Texas Catclaw Acacia, Texas Catclaw, Long-flowered Catclaw Acacia, Longflower Catclaw Acacia, Long-flowered Catclaw, Longflower Catclaw, Catclaw Acacia, Catclaw, Devil's Claw, Uña De Gato | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Senegalia roemeriana | Roemer Acacia, Roemer's Acacia, Roundflower Catclaw, Round-flowered Catclaw, Catclaw Acacia, Catclaw | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Sun | Dry |
Senegalia wrightii | Wright Acacia, Wright's Acacia, Catclaw Acacia, Catclaw | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Senna lindheimeriana | Lindheimer's Senna, Velvet Leaf Senna, Velvetleaf Senna, Velvet-leaf Wild Sensitive-plant, Puppy-dog Ears | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Senna roemeriana | Twoleaf Senna, Two Leaved Senna | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Setaria parviflora | Marsh Bristlegrass, Knotroot Bristlegrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Moist |
Sisyrinchium langloisii | Roadside Blue-eyed Grass, Dotted Blue-eyed Grass, Southern Blue-eyed Grass | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Sisyrinchium sagittiferum | Spearbract Blue-eyed Grass, Blue-eyed Grass | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Solanum elaeagnifolium | Silverleaf Nightshade, Silver-leaf Nightshade, White Horse Nettle, Trompillo, Tomato Weed, Bull Nettle | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Solidago altissima | Tall Goldenrod, Late Goldenrod, Canadian Goldenrod, Canada Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Solidago canadensis | Canada Goldenrod, Canadian Goldenrod, Tall Goldenrod, Giant Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Sophora secundiflora | Texas Mountain Laurel, Mountain Laurel, Mescal Bean, Mescal Bean Sophora, Frijolillo, Frijolito | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Sorghastrum nutans | Indiangrass, Yellow Indiangrass, Indian Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Sphaeralcea angustifolia | Narrowleaf Globemallow, Copper Globemallow, Copper Mallow | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Sporobolus airoides | Alkali Sacaton, Zacate Alcalino | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Moist |
Sporobolus cryptandrus | Sand Dropseed | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Sporobolus giganteus | Giant Dropseed | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Sporobolus wrightii | Big Sacaton, Sacaton, Alkali Sacaton | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Wet |
Symphyotrichum subulatum | Eastern Annual Saltmarsh Aster, Baby's Breath Aster, Annual Aster, Blackland Aster, Hierba Del Marrano | Annual, Biennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Tecoma stans | Yellow Bells, Yellowbells, Esperanza, Yellow Trumpetbush, Yellow Trumpetflower, Trumpetbush, Trumpetflower, Yellow Elder, Hardy Yellow Trumpet, Yellow Trumpet Bush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Tetraneuris scaposa | Four-nerve Daisy, Hymenoxys, Stemmy Four-nerve Daisy, Yellow Daisy, Bitterweed | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Teucrium canadense | American Germander, Canada Germander, Canadian Germander, Germander, Hairy Germander, Wood Sage | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Teucrium laciniatum | Lacy Germander, Cut-leaf Germander, Dwarf Germander | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Thalictrum dasycarpum | Purple Meadow-rue, Tall Meadow-rue, Meadow Rue | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Thelypteris kunthii | Wood Fern, River Fern, Southern Shield Fern, Kunth's Maiden Fern, Normal Shield Fern | Perennial | Fern | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Tiquilia greggii | Plumed Crinklemat, Plume Tiquilia, Plume Coldenia, Gregg Coldenia, Hierba Del Cenizo | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Tradescantia gigantea | Giant Spiderwort | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Tradescantia occidentalis | Prairie Spiderwort, Western Spiderwort, Spiderwort | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Tradescantia ohiensis | Ohio Spiderwort, Bluejacket | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
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 perfoliata | Clasping Venus's Looking-glass | Annual | Herb | Shade | Dry |
Ungnadia speciosa | Mexican Buckeye, Monilla | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Vachellia bravoensis | Huisachillo, Dwarf Huisache, Bravo Acacia, Schaffner's Acacia, Schaffner's Wattle, Twisted Acacia | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Vachellia constricta | Whitethorn Acacia, White-thorn Acacia, Mescat Acacia, Mescat Wattle, Whitethorn, Vara Prieta, Chaparro Prieto | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Vachellia farnesiana | Huisache, Texas Huisache, Sweet Acacia, Perfume Acacia, Mealy Acacia, Mealy Wattle, Cassie | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Vachellia rigidula | Blackbrush Acacia, Blackbrush, Chaparro Prieto, Gavia | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Verbena halei | Texas Vervain, Slender Verbena, Texas Verbena, Slender Vervain | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Vernonia lindheimeri | Woolly Ironweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Viguiera dentata | Plateau Goldeneye, Sunflower Goldeneye, Toothleaf Goldeneye, Chimalacate, Golden-eye | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Viguiera stenoloba | Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye, Resinbush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Vitis arizonica | Canyon Grape, Arizona Grape | Perennial | Vine | Part-shade | Dry |
Yucca constricta | Buckley Yucca, Buckley's Yucca | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Yucca elata | Soaptree Yucca, Soaptree, Soapweed Yucca, Palmilla, Palmella, Amole | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Yucca faxoniana | Faxon Yucca, Carneros Yucca, Eve's Needle, Spanish Bayonet, Spanish Dagger, Giant Dagger, Palm Samandoca, Palm Barreta, Palmilla, Palma | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Yucca thompsoniana | Thompson's Yucca, Thompson Yucca, Beaked Yucca, Big Bend Yucca, Soyate, Palmita, Trans-Pecos Yucca | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Yucca torreyi | Torrey Yucca, Torrey's Yucca, Spanish Bayonet, Spanish Dagger, Old Shag, Palma | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Yucca treculeana | Spanish Dagger, Spanish Bayonet, Don Quixote's Lance, Palma Pita, Palma De Datil, Palmito | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Part-shade | Dry |
Zinnia grandiflora | Plains Zinnia, Rocky Mountain Zinnia, Prairie Zinnia, Little Golden Zinnia, Yellow Zinnia | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Ziziphus obtusifolia | Lotebush, Lote-bush Condalia, Graythorn | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |