Gulf Marshes and Prairies

The Gulf Marshes, covering approximately 500,000 acres, are on a narrow strip of lowlands adjacent to the coast and the barrier islands (e.g., Padre Island), which extend from Mexico to Louisiana. The Gulf Prairies, about 9 million acres, include the nearly flat plain extending 30 to 80 miles inland from the Gulf Marshes. The Gulf Marshes are a low, wet, marshy coastal area, commonly covered with saline water, and range from sea level to a few feet in elevation. The Gulf Prairies are nearly level and virtually undissected plains having slow surface drainage and elevations from sea level to 250 feet. Soils of the Gulf Marshes are dark, poorly drained sandy loams and clays, and light neutral sands, typically showing little textural change with depth. The loamy and clayey soils are commonly saline and sodic. Prairie soils are dark, neutral to slightly acid clay loams and clays in the northeastern parts. Further south in the subhumid Coastal Bend, the soils are less acidic. A narrow band of light acid sands and darker loamy to clayey soils stretches along the coast. Inland from the dark clayey soils is a narrow belt of lighter acid fine sandy loam soils with gray to brown, and red mottled subsoils. Soils of the river bottomlands and broad deltaic plains are reddish brown to dark gray, slightly acid to calcareous, loamy to clayey alluvial.


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
Acer floridanum Southern Sugar Maple, Florida Maple, Caddo Maple, Rock Maple Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Acer negundo Box Elder, Box Elder Maple, Ash-leaved Maple, Ashleaf Maple, Red River Maple, Fresno De Guajuco Perennial Tree Sun Moist
Acer rubrum var. drummondii Drummond's Maple, Drummond Red Maple, Swamp Maple Perennial Tree Part-shade Wet, Moist
Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow, Western Yarrow, Yarrow, Milfoil 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
Aesculus pavia var. flavescens Texas Yellow Buckeye, Yellow Woolly Buckeye, Pale Buckeye, Plateau Yellow Buckeye Perennial Shrub, Tree Part-shade Moist
Aesculus pavia var. pavia Scarlet Buckeye, Red Buckeye, Southern Buckeye, Firecracker Plant Perennial Shrub, Tree Part-shade Moist, 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
Alophia drummondii Propeller Flower, Purple Pleat-leaf, Pinewoods Lily, Prairie Iris, Pleatleaf Iris Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Aloysia gratissima Whitebrush, Bee-brush, White-brush, Common Bee-brush, Beebrush, Privet Lippia Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Moist
Amblyolepis setigera Huisache Daisy, Butterfly Daisy, Honey Daisy Annual Herb Part-shade Dry
Amorpha fruticosa Indigo Bush, False Indigo Bush, False Indigo, Desert False Indigo Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Moist
Ampelopsis cordata Heartleaf Peppervine, Heart-leaf Ampelopsis Perennial Vine Part-shade Dry
Amsonia illustris Ozark Bluestar, Showy Blue-star, Missouri Blue Star, Swamp Bluestar Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Amyris texana Texas Torchwood, Chapotillo Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem, Tall Bluestem, Turkeyfoot Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Moist
Andropogon glomeratus Bushy Bluestem, Brushy Bluestem Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Wet, Moist
Andropogon ternarius Splitbeard Bluestem, Split Bluestem Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Dry
Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge, Broomsedge Bluestem, Yellowsedge Bluestem, Whiskey Grass, Popotillo Pajon Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Moist
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
Aristolochia serpentaria Virginia Snakeroot, Virginia Dutchmanspipe Perennial Herb Shade Dry
Aristolochia tomentosa Woolly Dutchman's Pipe, Common Dutchman's Pipe Perennial Vine Part-shade Moist
Asimina parviflora Smallflower Pawpaw, Small-flower Pawpaw, Dwarf Pawpaw Perennial Shrub Part-shade
Asimina triloba Pawpaw, Common Pawpaw, Custard Apple, Indian Banana, Wild Banana Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Asplenium platyneuron Ebony Spleenwort Perennial Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Athyrium filix-femina ssp. asplenioides Southern Lady Fern Perennial Fern Part-shade Wet, Moist
Avicennia germinans Black Mangrove Perennial Shrub Sun Moist
Baccharis halimifolia Groundseltree, Sea-myrtle, Consumptionweed, Eastern Baccharis, Groundsel, Groundsel Bush, Salt Marsh-elder, Salt Bush, Florida Groundsel Bush Perennial Shrub Part-shade Wet
Baccharis neglecta False Willow, Jara Dulce, Poverty Weed, Roosevelt Weed Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Batis maritima Turtleweed, Seaside Saltwort Perennial Shrub Sun Moist
Berlandiera pumila Soft Greeneyes Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Borrichia frutescens Bushy Seaside Tansy, Ox-eye Daisy, Sea Daisy, Sea Ox-eye Perennial Shrub Sun 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 hirsuta Hairy Grama Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Dry
Bouteloua rigidiseta Texas Grama Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Callirhoe involucrata Winecup, Purple Poppy Mallow Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Callisia micrantha Cherisse, Little-flower Roseling, Southern Coastal Roseling, Little-flower Spiderwort Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Calylophus berlandieri ssp. pinifolius Berlandier's Sundrops, Square-bud Primrose, Sundrops, Square-bud Day-primrose Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Calylophus hartwegii Hartweg's Sundrops, Western Primrose Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Campsis radicans Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine, Common Trumpet Creeper, Cow Vine, Foxglove Vine, Hellvine, Devil's Shoestring Perennial Vine Sun Moist, Dry
Carya illinoinensis Pecan Perennial Tree Sun Moist
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory, Carolina Hickory, Scalybark Hickory, Upland Hickory, Shellbark Hickory Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Carya texana Black Hickory, Buckley Hickory, Pignut Hickory Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Castanea pumila Allegheny Chinquapin, Allegheny Chinkapin, Chinquapin, Chinkapin Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Castela erecta ssp. texana Texan Goatbush, Goat-bush, Allthorn Goatbush, Amargoso Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Castilleja indivisa Texas Indian Paintbrush, Entireleaf Indian Paintbrush, Texas Paintbrush, Indian Paintbrush, Scarlet Paintbrush Annual Herb Sun Dry
Ceanothus americanus New Jersey Tea, Redroot Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Moist, 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
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. canadensis Eastern Redbud Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge Pea, Sleepingplant, Sensitive Plant Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
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
Chloris virgata Feather Fingergrass, Showy Chloris Annual Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Dry
Chromolaena odorata Blue Mistflower, Fragrant Mistflower, Blue Boneset, Fragrant Boneset, Jack In The Bush, Crucita, Siam Weed, Common Flossflower, Christmas Bush, Devilweed Perennial Subshrub Part-shade Dry
Cirsium texanum Texas Thistle Biennial Herb Sun Dry
Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass, Jamaican Saw-grass, Saw-grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Clematis crispa Swamp Leatherflower, Curly Clematis, Blue-jasmine, Curlflower, Curly Virgin's Bower, Marsh Clematis Perennial Vine Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Clematis pitcheri Purple Leatherflower, Purple Clematis, Leatherflower, Bluebill, Bellflower Clematis, Pitcher's Clematis Perennial Vine Sun, Part-shade Moist
Cocculus carolinus Carolina Snailseed, Carolina Coralbead, Carolina Moonseed, Red Berried Moonseed, Carolina Red Berried Moonseed Perennial Vine Part-shade Moist
Cooperia drummondii Evening Rain Lily, Evening Star Rain Lily Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Cooperia pedunculata Hill Country Rain Lily, Prairie Lily, Rain Lily, Flor De Mayo Perennial Herb Sun Moist
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
Crataegus viridis Green Hawthorn, Southern Hawthorn Perennial Shrub, Tree Part-shade Wet
Crinum americanum American Crinum Lily, Seven Sisters, Swamp Lily, Southern Swamp Lily, String Lily, Crinum Lily Perennial Shrub Part-shade Wet
Cyrilla racemiflora Titi, Swamp Titi, Black Titi, White Titi, Red Titi, Leatherwood, Swamp Cyrilla, American Cyrilla, Burnwood Bark, Palo Colorado Perennial Tree Part-shade Wet
Datura wrightii Jimsonweed, Sacred Thorn-apple, Thorn-apple, Angel Trumpet, Sacred Datura, Western Jimson Weed Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. vimineum Carolina Larkspur, Prairie Larkspur Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Desmanthus illinoensis Illinois Bundleflower, Bundleflower, Prairie Bundle Flower, Prickleweed, Illinois Desmanthus, Prairie Mimosa Perennial Shrub Sun Moist
Digitaria californica Arizona Cottontop, California Cottontop, California Crab Grass, Cottontop Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Dry
Diospyros virginiana Common Persimmon, Eastern Persimmon, Possumwood, Date Plum, Winter Plum, Jove's Fruit Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Dracopis amplexicaulis Clasping Coneflower, Clasping-leaf Coneflower Annual Herb Part-shade Moist
Echeandia chandleri Chandler's Craglily, Lila De Los Llanos Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Echinacea pallida Pale Purple Coneflower, Pale Coneflower Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Echinacea purpurea Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Elionurus tripsacoides Pan American Balsamscale, 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
Eragrostis spectabilis Purple Lovegrass, Purple Love Grass, Purple Plains Lovegrass, Tumblegrass, Petticoat Climber Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Moist
Eriochloa sericea Texas Cupgrass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Eriogonum annuum Annual Buckwheat, Annual Wild Buckwheat, Umbrella Plant Annual Herb Sun Dry
Eriogonum multiflorum Wild Buckwheat, Heart-sepal Buckwheat, Heart-sepal Wild Buckwheat Annual Herb Part-shade Dry
Eryngium leavenworthii Leavenworth's Eryngo, Eryngo, False Purple Thistle Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master, Button Eryngo, Button Snakeroot, Beargrass, Bear's Grass Perennial Herb Sun Moist
Erythrina herbacea Coralbean, Cherokee Bean, Red Cardinal Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Eupatorium serotinum White Boneset, Lateflowering Thoroughwort, Late Boneset, Late-flowering Boneset Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
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
Fraxinus americana White Ash, American Ash, Cane Ash, Smallseed White Ash, Biltmore White Ash, Biltmore Ash Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash, Red Ash, Swamp Ash, River Ash, Water Ash, Darlington Ash Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
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
Geum canadense White Avens Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida Prairie Verbena, Purple Prairie Verbena, Dakota Mock Vervain, Dakota Vervain Annual, Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Glandularia canadensis Rose Vervain, Sweet William, Rose Mock Vervain Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust, Common Honey Locust, Thorny Common Honey Locust, Honey Shucks Locust, Sweet Locust, Thorny Locust, Honey Shucks, Sweet Bean Tree Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Guaiacum angustifolium Texas Lignum-vitae, Soapbush, Guayacan Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Halesia diptera Two-wing Silverbell, Two-winged Silverbell, Silverbell, American Snowdrop Tree, Snowdrop Tree, Snowbell, Cowlicks Perennial Shrub, Tree Part-shade Dry
Hamamelis virginiana Witch-hazel, American Witch-hazel, Common Witch-hazel, Winterbloom, Snapping Hazelnut, Striped Alder, Spotted Alder, Tobacco-wood, Water-witch Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Havardia pallens Tenaza, Huajillo, Ape's Ear-ring Perennial Tree 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 angustifolius Swamp Sunflower, Narrowleaf Sunflower, Narrow-leaved Sunflower Perennial Herb Part-shade Wet
Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian Sunflower, Max Sunflower Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
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
Herbertia lahue Prairie Nymph, Herbertia Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Heteropogon contortus Tanglehead Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Hibiscus coccineus Scarlet Rosemallow, Crimson Rosemallow, Wild Red Mallow, Texas Star Hibiscus Perennial Herb Sun Wet
Hibiscus laevis Halberdleaf Rosemallow, Halberdleaf Hibiscus, Scarlet Rose Mallow, Halberd-leaved Hibiscus, Halberd-leaved Rose-mallow Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Moist
Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea, Oak-leaf Hydrangea Perennial Shrub Shade Moist
Hydrolea ovata Blue Waterleaf, Ovate False Fiddleleaf, Hairy Hydrolea Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Hymenocallis liriosme Texas Spiderlily, Spring Spiderlily, Spiderlily, Louisiana Spiderlily, Western Marsh Spiderlily Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Hymenopappus artemisiifolius Oldplainsman, Woolly-white, Old Plainsman Biennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Ibervillea lindheimeri Balsam Gourd, Lindheimer's Globeberry, Globe Berry, Snake-apple, Balsam-apple Perennial Vine Sun Moist
Ilex decidua Possumhaw, Possumhaw Holly, Deciduous Holly, Meadow Holly, Prairie Holly, Swamp Holly, Welk Holly, Deciduous Yaupon, Bearberry, Winterberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Moist
Ilex opaca American Holly, White Holly, Prickly Holly, Evergreen Holly, Christmas Holly, Yule Holly Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Dry
Ilex verticillata Common Winterberry, Winterberry, Michigan Holly, Black Alder Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Ilex vomitoria Yaupon, Yaupon Holly, Cassina Perennial Shrub, Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Ipomoea imperati Beach Morning-glory, Beach Morning Glory Perennial Vine
Ipomopsis rubra Standing Cypress, Texas Plume, Red Texas Star, Red Gilia Biennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Juglans nigra Black Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut, American Black Walnut Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola Southern Red Cedar, Southern Redcedar, Sand Cedar, Coast Juniper Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Justicia americana American Water-willow, Water-willow Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Justicia pilosella Hairy Tube-tongue, Gregg's Tube-tongue, False Honeysuckle Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist, Dry
Kosteletzkya virginica Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow, Virginia Fen-rose, Saltmarsh Mallow, Seashore Mallow Perennial Subshrub Sun Moist
Liatris elegans Pink-scale Blazing Star, Pink-scale Gayfeather, Pink-scale Liatris Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing Star, Prairie Gayfeather, Prairie Liatris, Kansas Blazing Star, Kansas Gayfeather, Kansas Liatris, Cat-tail Blazing Star, Cat-tail Gayfeather, Cat-tail Liatris, Hairy Button-snakeroot Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Lindera benzoin Northern Spicebush, Spicebush, Wild Allspice Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Lindheimera texana Texas Yellowstar, Texas Star, Texas Yellow-star, Lindheimer Daisy Annual Herb Sun Dry
Linum berlandieri var. berlandieri Berlandier's Yellow Flax, Yellow Flax, Stiff-stem Flax Annual Herb Sun Dry
Lippia alba Bushy Lippia Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum, American Sweetgum, Red Gum, White Gum, Star-leaved Gum, Starleaf Gum, Alligator Tree, Satin Walnut, Bilsted, Liquidambar Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
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 sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Woodbine Perennial Vine Sun, Part-shade Moist
Lycium berlandieri Berlandier's Wolfberry, Wolfberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Lycium carolinianum Carolina Wolfberry, Carolina Desert-thorn, Creeping Wolfberry, Christmas Berry Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Moist
Maclura pomifera Osage Orange, Bois d' Arc, Bodark, Horse Apple, Hedge Apple, Bowwood, Yellowwood, Naranjo Chino, Monkey Brains Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia, Evergreen Magnolia, Loblolly Magnolia, Great Laurel Magnolia, Big Laurel, Bull Bay Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Malpighia glabra Barbados Cherry, Wild Crapemyrtle, Acerola, Manzanita Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Manfreda variegata Mottled Tuberose, Huaco, Texas Tuberose Perennial Cactus/Succulent Part-shade Dry
Marshallia caespitosa Barbara's-buttons, Puffballs, White Barbara's-buttons, Barbara's Buttons Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Marsilea macropoda Bigfoot Water-clover, Water-clover, Clover-fern, Largefoot Pepperwort Perennial Herb, Fern Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet
Maurandella antirrhiniflora Snapdragon Vine , Roving Sailor, Climbing Snapdragon, Little Snapdragon Vine Perennial Vine Part-shade Dry
Mitchella repens Partridgeberry, Twinberry, Running Box, Pigeon Plum Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Monarda citriodora Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Morus rubra Red Mulberry, Moral Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Nekemias arborea Peppervine Perennial Shrub, Vine Sun, Part-shade Moist
Nelumbo lutea American Lotus, Yellow Water Lotus, Yellow Lotus Perennial Herb Sun Wet
Nemophila phacelioides Texas Baby Blue Eyes, Large-flower Baby-blue-eyes, Baby Blue-eyes, Flannel Breeches Annual Herb Part-shade Dry
Nuphar lutea Yellow Pond Lily, Yellow Cow Lily, Cow Lily, Spatter Dock, Wakas Perennial Herb Part-shade Wet
Nuphar lutea ssp. advena Common Spatterdock, Spatterdock, Yellow Cow-lily, Cow-lily, Yellow Pond-lily, Brandy-bottle Perennial Herb Sun Wet
Nuttallanthus texanus Texas Toadflax, Texas Toad-flax, Toadflax Annual Herb Sun Moist
Nymphaea odorata American White Water-lily, Fragrant White Water-lily, Fragrant Water-lily, White Water-lily, Sweet-scented White Water-lily, Sweet-scented Water-lily, Beaver Root Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet
Nymphoides aquatica Big Floatingheart, Floating Hearts Perennial Herb Part-shade Wet
Oenothera lindheimeri White Gaura, Butterfly Gaura, Lindheimer's Beeblossom, Lindheimer's Gaura Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Oenothera speciosa Pink Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose, Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Primrose, Pink Ladies, Buttercups, Pink Buttercups Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern, Bead Fern, Sympathy Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
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
Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Osmunda regalis Royal Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Oxalis stricta Common Yellow Oxalis, Yellow Wood-sorrel, Upright Yellow Wood-sorrel, Yellow Woodsorrel Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Palafoxia callosa Small Palafox, Small Palafoxia Annual Herb Sun Dry
Palafoxia hookeriana Sand Palafox, Showy Palafox, Hooker Palafoxia, Sand Palafoxia, Hooker's Palafoxia Annual Herb Sun, 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 aculeata Retama, Paloverde, Mexican Paloverde, Jerusalem Thorn, Horsebean, Lluvia De Oro Perennial Tree Sun Moist, Dry
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper Perennial Vine Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Paspalum floridanum Florida Paspalum Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Moist
Paspalum monostachyum Gulfdune Paspalum Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Passiflora foetida Corona De Cristo, Fetid Passionflower Perennial Vine Sun, Part-shade Dry
Passiflora incarnata Maypop, Purple Passionflower, Purple Passion Vine, Apricot Vine Perennial Vine Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Passiflora lutea Yellow Passionflower, Yellow Passion Vine, Yellow Passion-flower Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Peltandra virginica Tuckahoe, Green Arrow Arum, Arrow Arum, Green Arum Perennial Herb Part-shade Wet
Penstemon cobaea Prairie Penstemon, Prairie Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Foxglove Beardtongue, False Foxglove, Large-flowered Penstemon, Large-flowered Beardtongue, Cobaea Penstemon, Cobaea Beardtongue, Wild Foxglove Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Penstemon tenuis Brazos Penstemon, Brazos Beardtongue, Gulf Penstemon, Gulf Beardtongue, Gulf Coast Penstemon, Gulf Coast Beardtongue, Sharp-sepal Penstemon, Sharp-sepal Beardtongue Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Phacelia patuliflora Sand Phacelia, Sand Scorpionweed, Blue Phacelia Annual Herb Part-shade Dry
Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox, Drummond Phlox, Pride-of-Texas, Texas Pride Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Phlox drummondii ssp. mcallisteri Mcallister's Phlox, Drummond Phlox Annual Herb
Phlox glabriflora Rio Grande Phlox Annual Herb
Phlox pilosa Downy Phlox, Prairie Phlox, Fragrant Phlox Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Phlox pilosa ssp. pilosa Downy Phlox, Prairie Phlox, Fragrant Phlox Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Phlox roemeriana Goldeneye Phlox, Golden-eye Phlox Annual Herb Part-shade Dry
Physostegia angustifolia Narrowleaf False Dragonhead, False Dragon-head Perennial Herb
Physostegia intermedia Spring Obedient Plant, Marsh Obedient Plant, Slender False Dragonhead, Intermediate False Dragonhead Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Physostegia virginiana ssp. praemorsa Obedient Plant, Fall Obedient Plant, Lionheart, False Dragonhead Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Pinus palustris Longleaf Pine, Georgia Pine, Longleaf Yellow Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Longstraw Pine, Hill Pine, Hard Pine, Heart Pine Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore, Eastern Sycamore, American Plane Tree, Plane Tree, Buttonwood, Buttonball Tree Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Poa arachnifera Texas Bluegrass, Texas Blue Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Moist
Polygala alba White Milkwort Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern Perennial Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed, Pickerel Rush Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Proboscidea louisianica Louisiana Devil's-claw, Devil's claw, Ram's-horn, Unicorn Plant, Proboscis Flower Annual Herb Sun Dry
Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Dry
Prunus gracilis Oklahoma Plum Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Dry
Prunus mexicana Mexican Plum, Bigtree Plum, Inch Plum Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Prunus rivularis River Plum, Creek Plum, Hog Plum Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist, Dry
Prunus serotina Black Cherry, Wild Black Cherry, Rum Cherry Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Ptelea trifoliata Wafer Ash, Common Hoptree, Hop Tree Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Pteridium aquilinum var. pseudocaudatum Bracken Fern, Bracken, Western Bracken Fern, Western Bracken Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Dry
Quercus hemisphaerica Coast Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak, Laurel Oak Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Quercus incana Bluejack Oak, Sandjack Oak, Upland Willow Oak, Cinnamon Oak, Shin Oak, Turkey Oak Perennial Shrub, Tree Part-shade Dry
Quercus laurifolia Laurel Oak, Swamp Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak, Diamond-leaf Oak, Laurel-leaf Oak, Water Oak, Obtusa Oak Perennial Tree Part-shade
Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak, Burr Oak, Savanna Oak, Overcup Oak, Prairie Oak, Mossy-cup Oak, Mossy-overcup Oak, Blue Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Quercus marilandica Blackjack Oak, Barren Oak, Black Oak, Jack Oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Quercus michauxii Swamp Chestnut Oak, Basket Oak, Cow Oak, Swamp Oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Quercus nigra Water Oak, Possum Oak, Duck Oak, Punk Oak, Spotted Oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Wet
Quercus stellata Post Oak, Iron Oak, Cross Oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Quercus virginiana Coastal Live Oak, Southern Live Oak, Virginia Live Oak, Live Oak, Encino Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
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
Rhexia mariana Maryland Meadow Beauty, Pale Meadow Beauty Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac, Aromatic Sumac, Lemon Sumac, Polecat Bush Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rubus trivialis Southern Dewberry, Dewberry Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan Annual, Biennial, Perennial Herb Sun Moist, 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
Sabal minor Dwarf Palmetto, Bush Palmetto, Palmetto Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Sabatia campestris Texas Star, Rose Gentian, Meadow Pink, Prairie Rose-gentian, Prairie Sabatia Annual Herb Part-shade Dry
Saccharum giganteum Sugarcane Plumegrass, Giant Plumegrass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Wet, Moist
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 coccinea Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage, Blood Sage, Red Sage, Indian Fire Annual, Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Salvia lyrata Lyreleaf Sage, Cancer Weed Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Sassafras albidum Sassafras, White Sassafras, Ague Tree, Cinnamon Wood, Mitten Tree, Saloop, Smelling Stick Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Saururus cernuus Lizard's Tail, Lizard Tail, Breastweed, Water Dragon Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem, Popotillo Azul Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Dry
Setaria parviflora Marsh Bristlegrass, Knotroot Bristlegrass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Moist
Setaria vulpiseta Plains Bristlegrass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Dry
Sideroxylon celastrinum Saffron Plum, Coma Saffron Plum, La Coma, Coma, Milk Buckthorn, Tropical Buckthorn, Downward Plum, Antswood Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Silphium gracile Slender Rosinweed Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
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
Smilax laurifolia Laurel Greenbriar Perennial Vine Part-shade Wet
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 tomentosa Yellow Necklacepod, Yellow Sophora, Necklace Pod, Tambalisa Perennial Shrub Part-shade Dry
Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass, Yellow Indiangrass, Indian Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Spartina spartinae Gulf Cordgrass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Wet
Spigelia marilandica Woodland Pinkroot, Pinkroot, Indian Pink Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
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
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry, Indian Currant, Buckbrush Perennial Shrub Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Symphyotrichum subulatum Eastern Annual Saltmarsh Aster, Baby's Breath Aster, Annual Aster, Blackland Aster, Hierba Del Marrano Annual, Biennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress, Baldcypress, Common Bald Cypress, Southern Bald Cypress, Deciduous Cypress, Southern Cypress, Swamp Cypress, Red Cypress, White Cypress, Yellow Cypress, Gulf Cypress, Tidewater Red Cypress Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Tephrosia lindheimeri Lindheimer's Hoarypea, Hoary Pea, Lindheimer Tephrosia Perennial Subshrub Part-shade Dry
Tetraneuris scaposa Four-nerve Daisy, Hymenoxys, Stemmy Four-nerve Daisy, Yellow Daisy, Bitterweed Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Thalia dealbata Powdery Alligator-flag, Powdery Thalia, Water Canna Perennial Herb Part-shade Wet
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
Tradescantia gigantea Giant Spiderwort Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Tradescantia ohiensis Ohio Spiderwort, Bluejacket Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Trichloris pluriflora Multi-flowered False-rhodesgrass, Multiflower False Rhodes Grass, Showy Chloris Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Moist
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
Triplasis purpurea Purple Sandgrass, Purple Triplasis Annual Grass/Grass-like Sun Dry
Tripsacum dactyloides Eastern Gamagrass, Fakahatchee Grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Moist
Typha latifolia Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Wet
Ulmus alata Winged Elm, Wahoo Elm, Cork Elm, Witch Elm Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Ulmus americana American Elm, White Elm, Soft Elm, Water Elm, Common Elm Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Ulmus crassifolia Cedar Elm, Fall Elm, Basket Elm, Scrub Elm, Lime Elm, Texas Elm, Southern Rock Elm, Olmo Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Utricularia radiata Little Floating Bladderwort, Floating Bladderwort Annual Herb Wet
Vaccinium arboreum Farkleberry, Tree Sparkleberry, Sparkleberry, Winter Huckleberry, Huckleberry Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Vachellia farnesiana Huisache, Texas Huisache, Sweet Acacia, Perfume Acacia, Mealy Acacia, Mealy Wattle, Cassie Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Verbena halei Texas Vervain, Slender Verbena, Texas Verbena, Slender Vervain Perennial Shrub Sun Dry
Verbesina virginica Frostweed, White Crownbeard, Iceplant, Iceweed, Virginia Crownbeard, Indian Tobacco, Richweed, Squawweed Biennial, Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Vernonia lindheimeri Woolly Ironweed Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum, Rusty Blackhaw, Southern Blackhaw, Blackhaw, Bluehaw, Downy Viburnum, Southern Nannyberry, Rusty Nannyberry, Nannyberry Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Viola walteri Walter's Violet, Prostrate Blue Violet Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Vitis cinerea var. helleri Winter Grape, Heller's Grape, Gray-leaf Grape, Smooth-leaf Grape, Sweet Grape, Spanish Grape Perennial Vine Part-shade Moist
Vitis mustangensis Mustang Grape Perennial Vine Part-shade Dry
Wisteria frutescens American Wisteria, Texas Wisteria, Kentucky Wisteria Perennial Vine Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Woodwardia areolata Netted Chainfern, Chain Fern, Netted Chain Fern Perennial Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Woodwardia virginica Virginia Chainfern, Virginia Chain Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Part-shade Wet, Moist
Xylosma flexuosa Brush Holly, Brushholly Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Hercules Club, Pepperbark, Toothache Tree, Tickle Tongue, Prickly Ash Perennial Tree Sun Dry
Zanthoxylum fagara Lime Prickly Ash, Colima Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry