Texas Discovery Gardens Texas Discovery Gardens is one of the oldest botanical institutions in Texas. Built in 1936 as the Hall of Horticulture for Texas' Centennial Exposition in Fair Park - Dallas, the 7.5-acre campus includes the first public conservatory in the Southwestern United States. The mission of Texas Discovery Gardens is to have a positive impact on the future of Texas by teaching people effective ways to restore, conserve and preserve nature in the urban environment through the use of native and adapted plants that illustrate the interrelationship of Butterflies, Bugs and Botany.
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	Abronia fragrans Fragrant verbena, Sand verbena, Snowball, Snowball sand verbena, Sweet sand-verbena	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Acacia angustissima Prairie acacia, Fern acacia, Prairie wattle, Whiteball acacia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Acacia berlandieri Guajillo, Berlandier acacia, Thornless Catclaw, Mimosa Catclaw, Round-flowered Catclaw, Huajillla, Matoral	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Acacia constricta Whitethorn acacia, White-thorn acacia, Mescat acacia, Mescat wattle, Whitethorn, Vara Prieta, Chaparro Prieto	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Acacia greggii Catclaw acacia, Gregg acacia, Long-flower catclaw, Una de gato	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Acacia greggii var. wrightii Catclaw acacia, Catclaw, Wright acacia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Acer barbatum Southern sugar maple, Florida maple, Caddo maple, Rock maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Acer grandidentatum Bigtooth maple, Big-toothed maple, Canyon maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Acer leucoderme Chalk maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Achillea millefolium Common yarrow, Yarrow, Milfoil, Western yarrow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Aesculus pavia var. pavia Scarlet buckeye, Red buckeye, Southern buckeye, Firecracker plant	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Agastache foeniculum Blue giant hyssop, Blue giant-hyssop, Fragrant giant hyssop, Lavender hyssop, Anise hyssop	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Agave americana American century plant, Century plant	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Ageratina havanensis Havana snakeroot, Mistflower, Shrubby boneset, White mistflower, White shrub mistflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Aloysia gratissima Whitebrush, Bee-brush, White-brush, Common bee-brush, Beebrush, Privet lippia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Aloysia macrostachya Rio Grande beebrush, Woolly Bee-brush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Amorpha fruticosa Indigo bush, False indigo bush, False indigo, Desert false indigo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Anisacanthus thurberi Chuparosa, Desert honeysuckle, Thurber's desert honeysuckle	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Aquilegia canadensis Eastern red columbine, Wild red columbine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Aristolochia tomentosa Woolly dutchman's pipe, Common dutchmanspipe	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Artemisia dracunculus Tarragon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Water:
	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	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Artemisia vulgaris Common wormwood, Mugwort	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Water:
	Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Asclepias texana Texas milkweed, White milkweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly milkweed, Orange milkweed, Pleurisy root	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Asclepias viridis Green antelopehorn, Green milkweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Asimina triloba Pawpaw, Common paw paw, Indian banana	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Atriplex canescens Chamiso, Four-wing saltbush, Fourwing saltbush, Wingscale	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Atriplex confertifolia Shadscale, Spiny saltbush, Shadscale saltbush, Hop sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Betula nigra River birch, Red birch	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Bignonia capreolata Crossvine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Bouchea linifolia Flaxleaf bouchea, Groovestem bouchea	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats grama	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Bouteloua gracilis Blue grama	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Calliandra eriophylla Pink fairyduster, Fairyduster, Mesquitilla, Mock mesquite	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Callicarpa americana American beautyberry, French mulberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Callirhoe involucrata Winecup, Purple poppy mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Calocedrus decurrens Incense cedar, Incense-cedar	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Calyptocarpus vialis Straggler daisy, Horseherb, Hierba del caballo, Lawnflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Capsicum annuum Chile pequin, Chile petin, Bird pepper, Turkey pepper , Cayenne pepper	Duration: Annual, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Celastrus scandens American bittersweet	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Celtis occidentalis Common hackberry, Nettle tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Centaurea americana American star-thistle, Basket-Flower, Star thistle, Shaving brush, American basket-flower	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Cephalanthus occidentalis Common buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button willow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Cercocarpus montanus var. argenteus Silver mountain mahogany, Mountain mahogany, True mountain mahogany, Silverleaf mountain mahogany	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Chasmanthium latifolium Inland sea oats, Indian wood oats, Wild oats, River oats, Flathead oats, Upland Oats, Upland Sea Oats	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Chilopsis linearis Desert willow, Flowering willow, Willow-leaved catalpa, Trumpet flower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Chionanthus virginicus White fringetree, Fringe tree, Grancy Graybeard	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Chrysactinia mexicana Damianita	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Clematis pitcheri Purple clematis, Purple leatherflower, Leatherflower, Bluebill	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf coreopsis, Lanceleaf tickseed, Lance-leaved coreopsis, Sand coreopsis	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Coreopsis tinctoria Plains coreopsis, Golden tickseed, Goldenwave, Calliopsis	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Cornus florida Flowering dogwood, Virginia dogwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Coryphantha sulcata Nipple Cactus, Pineapple cactus	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Cotinus obovatus American smoke tree, Smoke tree, Texas smoke tree, Chittamwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Crataegus greggiana Gregg's hawthorn	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water:
	Crataegus marshallii Parsley hawthorn	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Crinum americanum Crinum lily, Seven sisters, Swamp lily, Southern swamp lily, String lily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Croton alabamensis Alabama croton	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub, Shrub Light: Water:
	Dalea frutescens Black dalea, Black prairie clover	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Datura wrightii Sacred thorn-apple, Jimsonweed, Thorn apple, Datura, Angel Trumpet, Sacred datura	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Diospyros texana Texas persimmon, Mexican persimmon, Black persimmon, Chapote, Chapote prieto	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Dryopteris marginalis Marginal woodfern, Marginal fern, Marginal shieldfern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Dyschoriste linearis Snake herb, Polkadots, Narrowleaf dyschoriste	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet, Moist
	Echinacea paradoxa Yellow coneflower, Yellow echinacea	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water:
	Echinacea purpurea Eastern purple coneflower, Purple coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Echinocactus texensis Chisos Hedgehog, Devil’s head, Horse crippler	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Ehretia anacua Anacua, Sugarberry Anacua, Anaqua, Knockaway, Sandpaper tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Equisetum hyemale Canuela, Horsetail, Scouring rush, Scouringrush horsetail	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Eysenhardtia texana Texas kidneywood, Kidneywood, Bee-Brush, Vara dulce	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Fallugia paradoxa Apache plume, Ponil	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Forestiera angustifolia Narrow-leaf forestiera, Tanglewood, desert olive, panalero, Texas swampprivet	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Forestiera pubescens Stretchberry, Elbow bush, Spring herald	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Forestiera reticulata Net-leaf forestiera, Netleaf swampprivet	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Water:
	Fraxinus cuspidata Fragrant ash, Flowering ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Fraxinus texensis Texas ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Gaillardia aestivalis Lanceleaf blanketflower, Winkler gaillardia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Gaillardia aristata Common gaillardia, Great blanketflower, Blanketflower, Brown-eyed susan	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Gaillardia suavis Perfumeballs, Pincushion daisy, Fragrant gaillardia, Rayless gaillardia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Gaura lindheimeri Lindheimer's beeblossom, White gaura, Butterfly gaura	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Gaura longiflora Longflower beeblossom	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel, American witch hazel	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Hamelia patens Scarletbush, Firebush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water:
	Helenium amarum Yellow Sneezeweed, Bitterweed, Yellow bitterweed, Yellowdicks, Slender-leaved sneezeweed, Fine-leaved sneezweed, Yellow dog-fennel	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Helianthus annuus Common sunflower	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Hesperaloe funifera New Mexico false yucca, Giant hesperaloe, Samandoce	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Water:
	Hesperaloe parviflora Red yucca, Coral yucca, Red flowered false yucca, Redflower false yucca, Samandoque, Yellow yucca	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Heuchera sanguinea Coralbells, New Mexican coralbells, Arizona coralbells	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water:
	Hibiscus coccineus Scarlet rose-mallow, Scarlet rosemallow, Texas star hibiscus, Wild red mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Hibiscus moscheutos Crimsoneyed rosemallow, Crimson-eyed rose-mallow, Marshmallow hibiscus	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf hydrangea, Oak-leaf hydrangea	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Hypericum frondosum Cedarglade St. Johnswort, Golden St. Johnswort	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water:
	Hypericum sphaerocarpum Roundseed St. Johnswort	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Hyptis emoryi Desert lavender	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Water:
	Ilex vomitoria Yaupon, Yaupon holly, Cassina	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Ipomopsis rubra Standing cypress, Texas plume, Red Texas star, Red gilia	Duration: Biennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Itea virginica Virginia sweetspire, Tassel-white	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Juglans microcarpa Little walnut, Nogalito, Texas walnut, Texas black walnut, River walnut	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Juniperus deppeana Alligator juniper, Checkerbark juniper, Tacate, Tlascal	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Juniperus flaccida Weeping juniper, Drooping juniper, Tascate	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain juniper, Rocky Mountain red cedar	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Juniperus virginiana Eastern red cedar, Eastern redcedar, Virginia juniper	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Leucaena retusa Goldenball leadtree, Littleleaf leadtree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Leucophyllum frutescens Cenizo, Purple sage, Texas ranger, Texas barometer bush, Texas silverleaf, Texas sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Liatris spicata Dense blazing star, Dense gayfeather, Marsh blazing star	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Lindera benzoin Northern spicebush, Spicebush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Lindheimera texana Texas yellowstar, Texas star, Lindheimer daisy, Texas yellow star	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum, American sweetgum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Lonicera sempervirens Coral honeysuckle, Trumpet honeysuckle, Woodbine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Magnolia macrophylla Bigleaf magnolia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water:
	Malus ioensis var. texana Texas crabapple, Blanco Crabapple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Marshallia caespitosa Barbara's-buttons, Puffballs, White Barbara’s-buttons	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Marsilea macropoda Bigfoot water clover, Water clover, Clover-fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet
	Matelea biflora Purple Milkweed Vine, Star milkvine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Monarda citriodora Lemon beebalm, Horsemint, Purple horsemint, Lemon mint, Plains horsemint, Lemon horsemint	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Monarda didyma Scarlet beebalm, Oswego tea, Red bergamot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Mortonia greggii Gregg's saddlebush, Afinador	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Water:
	Morus microphylla Littleleaf mulberry, Mountain mulberry, Texas mulberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Muhlenbergia capillaris Gulf muhly, Hair-awn muhly, Hairy-awn muhly, Hair grass, Pink muhly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Muhlenbergia emersleyi Bullgrass, Bull muhly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Muhlenbergia lindheimeri Lindheimer's muhly, Big muhly, Lindheimer muhly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Nolina microcarpa Sacahuista, Sacahuista beargrass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Oenothera biennis Common evening-primrose, King's cure-all	Duration: Biennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Orbexilum pedunculatum Sampson's snakeroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water:
	Panicum virgatum Switchgrass, Wand panic grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Parthenocissus heptaphylla Sevenleaf creeper, Seven-leaf Creeper	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Passiflora foetida Corona de Cristo, Scarlet-fruit passion flower, Fetid passionflower	Duration: Annual Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Passiflora incarnata Purple passionflower, Purple passion vine, Maypop, Apricot vine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Passiflora lutea Yellow passion vine, Yellow passion-flower, Yellow passionflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Pavonia lasiopetala Rock rose, Rose pavonia, Rose mallow, Pavonia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Penstemon baccharifolius Rock penstemon, Cut-Leaf Penstemon, Baccharis-leaf beardtongue, Beard Tongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Penstemon barbatus Beard-lip beardtongue, Beardlip penstemon, Red penstemon, Scarlet bugler	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Penstemon cobaea Wild foxglove, Prairie penstemon, Foxglove penstemon, False foxglove, Large-flowered beardtongue, Large-flowered penstemon, Prairie beardtongue, Cobaea penstemon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Penstemon tenuis Brazos Penstemon, Gulf Coast Penstemon, Sharpsepal beardtongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Persea borbonia Redbay, Red bay	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Philadelphus ernestii Canyon mock orange, Canyon Mock-Orange, Mock-orange	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Phlox divaricata Wild blue phlox, Louisiana phlox, Blue woodland phlox, Sweet william, Wild sweet william	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Phlox paniculata Fall phlox, Perennial phlox	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Phlox stolonifera Creeping phlox	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Phlox subulata Creeping Phlox, Moss phlox, Moss pink, Rock pink	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Phyla nodiflora Texas frogfruit, Turkey tangle fogfruit, Frogfruit	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Physostegia digitalis False dragonhead, Finger false dragonhead	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water:
	Physostegia virginiana Fall obedient plant, Obedient plant, False dragonhead	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Pinus remota Papershell pinyon, Remote pinyon pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple, Indian apple, Wild mandrake, Pomme de mai, Podophylle pelt	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Polanisia dodecandra Clammyweed, Redwhisker clammyweed	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed, Pickerel Weed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Populus deltoides Eastern cottonwood, Alamo, Carolina poplar, Necklace Poplar	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Proboscidea louisianica Devil's claw, Ram's horn, Unicorn plant, Proboscis flower	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Prosopis pubescens Screwbean mesquite, American screw-bean, Tornillo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Prunus caroliniana Cherry laurel, Carolina cherry laurel, Laurel cherry, Carolina laurel cherry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Prunus mexicana Mexican plum, Bigtree plum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Prunus minutiflora Dwarf Plum, Texas almond	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Prunus rivularis Creek plum, Hog plum, River plum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Ptelea trifoliata Wafer ash, Common hoptree, Hop tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Pycnanthemum muticum Clustered mountainmint	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Quercus emoryi Emory oak, Black Oak, Bellota, Roble Negro, Holly Oak, Apache Oak, Desert Live Oak, Western Black Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Quercus gravesii Chisos red oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Quercus macrocarpa Bur oak, Burr oak, Savannah oak, Overcup oak, Prairie oak, Mossy-cup oak, Mossy-overcup oak, Blue oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Quercus mohriana Mohr oak, Shin oak, Scrub oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Quercus oblongifolia Mexican blue oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Water:
	Quercus polymorpha Mexican White Oak, Monterrey Oak, Netleaf white oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Quercus pungens Pungent oak, Sandpaper oak, Vasey oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Quercus shumardii Shumard oak, Shumard's oak, Shumard red oak, Southern red oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Quercus virginiana Coastal live oak, Southern live oak, Live oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac, Aromatic sumac, Lemon sumac, Polecat bush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Rhus lanceolata Prairie flameleaf sumac, Flame-leaf sumac, Prairie sumac, Lance-leaf sumac	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Rhus trilobata Skunkbush sumac, Scented sumac, Ill-scented sumac, Squawbush, Basketbush, Skunkbush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Rosa foliolosa White prairie rose, Leafy rose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Water:
	Rosa setigera Climbing prairie rose, Climbing rose, Prairie Rose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Rosa woodsii Woods' rose, Western wild rose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Rudbeckia fulgida Orange coneflower, Orange Rudbeckia, Perennial black-eyed Susan	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan, Common black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Rudbeckia laciniata Cutleaf coneflower, Green-head coneflower, Cut-leaf coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Rudbeckia maxima Giant coneflower, Great coneflower, Giant Brown-eyed Susan	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Rudbeckia nitida Shiny coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Sagittaria latifolia Broadleaf arrowhead, Arrowhead, Duckroot, Duck-potato, Wapato	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet
	Salix exigua Coyote willow, Narrow-leaf willow, Narrowleaf willow, Sandbar willow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Salvia coccinea Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage, Blood sage	Duration: Annual, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Salvia farinacea Mealy blue sage, Mealy sage, Mealycup sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Salvia greggii Autumn sage, Cherry sage, Gregg salvia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Salvia leptophylla Slenderleaf sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Salvia lyrata Lyreleaf sage, Cancer weed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Salvia regla Mountain sage, Royal sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Salvia roemeriana Cedar sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Saururus cernuus Lizard's tail, Lizard's-tail, Breast weed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Scutellaria wrightii Wright's skullcap, Bushy skullcap, Shrubby skullcap	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Senna lindheimeriana Lindheimer's senna, Velvet leaf senna, Velvetleaf senna, Velvet-leaf wild sensitive-plant, Puppy-dog ears	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Senna marilandica Maryland senna, Maryland wild senna, Southern wild senna, Wild senna	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Silphium perfoliatum Cup plant	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Sophora secundiflora Texas mountain laurel, Mountain laurel, Mescal bean, Mescal bean sophora, Frijolillo, Frijolito	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Sphaeralcea ambigua Desert globemallow, Apricot globe-mallow, Desert mallow, Globe mallow, Apricot mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Sphaeralcea angustifolia Copper globemallow, Copper-mallow, Globe mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Stachys coccinea Scarlet betony, Scarlet hedge-nettle, Texas betony	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry, Indian currant, Buckbrush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Taxodium ascendens Pond cypress	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Taxodium distichum Bald cypress, Baldcypress, Common bald cypress, Southern bald cypress, Deciduous cypress	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Taxodium mucronatum Montezuma bald cypress, Montezuma cypress, Mexican cypress, Ahuehuete, Sabino	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Thalia dealbata Powdery alligator-flag, Powdery thalia, Water canna	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Tradescantia virginiana Virginia spiderwort, Spider lily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Trillium cuneatum Little sweet Betsy	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Tripsacum dactyloides Eastern gamagrass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ulmus crassifolia Cedar elm, Fall elm, Olmo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ungnadia speciosa Mexican buckeye	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Vauquelinia corymbosa Slimleaf rosewood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Water:
	Verbena halei Slender verbena, Texas verbena, Texas vervain	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Verbesina virginica Frostweed, White crownbeard, Iceplant, Iceweed, Virginia crownbeard, Indian tobacco, Richweed, Squawweed	Duration: Biennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Vernonia fasciculata Prairie ironweed, Common ironweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Viburnum rufidulum Rusty blackhaw viburnum, Rusty blackhaw, Southern blackhaw, Downy viburnum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Wedelia texana Zexmenia, Orange zexmenia, Wedelia, Hairy wedelia, Texas creeping-oxeye	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Wisteria frutescens American wisteria, Texas wisteria, Kentucky wisteria	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Yucca baccata Banana yucca, Blue yucca, Fleshy-fruited yucca, Datil	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Yucca glauca Soapweed yucca, Narrowleaf yucca, Plains yucca, Beargrass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Yucca rupicola Twistleaf yucca, Twisted-leaf yucca, Texas yucca	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Hercules' club	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Zinnia grandiflora Rocky Mountain zinnia, Little golden zinnia, Yellow zinnia, Plains zinnia, Prairie zinnia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry

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