Fredericksburg Chapter NPSOT - Hill Country Recommended Recommended native plant species for planned landscapes in the Texas hill country.
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	Acer grandidentatum Bigtooth maple, Big-toothed maple, Canyon maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Achillea millefolium Common yarrow, Yarrow, Milfoil, Western yarrow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Aesculus pavia Scarlet Buckeye, Red buckeye, Firecracker plant	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: 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
	Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii Flame acanthus, Hummingbird bush, Wright's desert honeysuckle, Wright acanthus, Mexican flame, Wright's Mexican flame	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Aquilegia chrysantha Golden columbine, Yellow columbine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Astrolepis sinuata Wavy scaly cloakfern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Bauhinia lunarioides Anacacho orchid tree, Anacacho bauhinia, Orchid tree, Texas plume	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Bignonia capreolata Crossvine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats grama	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Buddleja marrubiifolia Woolly butterflybush, Butterfly bush, Woolly Butterfly-bush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade 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
	Calylophus berlandieri Berlandier's sundrops, Square-bud primrose, Sundrops	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Campsis radicans Trumpet creeper, Trumpet vine, Common trumpet creeper, Cow vine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun 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
	Carex perdentata Meadow Sedge, Sand sedge	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Carex planostachys Cedar sedge	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Carya illinoinensis Pecan	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Cephalanthus occidentalis Common buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button willow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Cercis canadensis var. texensis Texas redbud	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade 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
	Chrysactinia mexicana Damianita	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Conoclinium greggii Gregg's mistflower, Palmleaf thoroughwort, Palm-leaf mistflower, Palm-leaf thoroughwort, Purple palmleaf mistflower, Purple palmleaf eupatorium	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Coryphantha sulcata Nipple Cactus, Pineapple cactus	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Dalea greggii Gregg dalea, Gregg's prairie clover, Trailing indigo bush, Indigo bush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Dasylirion texanum Texas sotol, Sotol	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like 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
	Dichondra argentea Silver Ponyfoot, Silver ponysfoot	Duration: Perennial 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
	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
	Echinocereus coccineus var. coccineus Scarlet hedgehog cactus	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Water:
	Echinocereus pentalophus Ladyfinger cactus, Alicoche, Dog Tail	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Echinocereus triglochidiatus Claret cup, Hedgehog cactus, Kingcup cactus, Mojave mound	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Eysenhardtia texana Texas kidneywood, Kidneywood, Bee-Brush, Vara dulce	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Forestiera pubescens Stretchberry, Elbow bush, Spring herald	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Frangula caroliniana Carolina buckthorn, Carolina false buckthorn, Indian cherry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Fraxinus texensis Texas ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Gaura lindheimeri Lindheimer's beeblossom, White gaura, Butterfly gaura	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Glandularia bipinnatifida Purple prairie verbena, Prairie verbena, Dacota vervain, Dakota mock vervain, Moradilla	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Subshrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Helianthemum georgianum Georgia frostweed, Rockrose, Georgia sunrose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian sunflower, Max sunflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	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
	Ilex decidua Possumhaw, Possumhaw Holly, Deciduous Holly, Winterberry, Deciduous yaupon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	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
	Lantana urticoides Texas lantana, Calico bush, West Indian shrub-verbena	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun 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
	Lonicera albiflora Western white honeysuckle, Texas honeysuckle, White honeysuckle, White shrub honeysuckle, White limestone honeysuckle	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Lonicera sempervirens Coral honeysuckle, Trumpet honeysuckle, Woodbine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Mahonia trifoliolata Agarita, Agarito, Algerita, Laredo mahonia, Laredo Oregon-grape, Trifoliate barberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii Turk's cap or Turkscap, Drummond's turkscap, Wax mallow, Drummond wax-mallow, Red mallow, Texas mallow, Mexican apple, Manzanilla, Sleeping hibiscus, Bleeding hearts	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Mammillaria heyderi Little nipple cactus	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy, Rock daisy, Plains blackfoot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Merremia dissecta Alamo Vine, Noyau vine, Correhuela de las Doce	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Monarda citriodora Lemon beebalm, Horsemint, Purple horsemint, Lemon mint, Plains horsemint, Lemon horsemint	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, 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 lindheimeri Lindheimer's muhly, Big muhly, Lindheimer muhly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Muhlenbergia rigens Deergrass, Meadow muhly, Deer muhly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Nassella tenuissima Mexican Feathergrass, Mexican Wiregrass, Finestem needlegrass, Ponytail grass, Texas tussock	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Nolina lindheimeriana Devil's shoestring, Devil’s-shoestring, Ribbon grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Nolina texana Texas sacahuista, Texas beargrass, Basket grass, Sacahuista, Bunchgrass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Oenothera macrocarpa Bigfruit evening-primrose, Missouri evening-primrose, Fluttermill, Big-fruit evening-primrose, Missouri Primrose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Oenothera speciosa Pink evening primrose, Showy evening primrose, Mexican evening primrose, Showy primrose, Pink ladies, Buttercups, Pink buttercups	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Opuntia engelmannii Cactus apple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Packera aurea Golden ragwort, Golden groundsel, Butterweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Panicum virgatum Switchgrass, Wand panic grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Passiflora incarnata Purple passionflower, Purple passion vine, Maypop, Apricot vine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	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 havardii Big Bend beardtongue, Big Bend penstemon, Havard penstemon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Penstemon triflorus Hill Country Penstemon, Scarlet Penstemon, Heller's beardtongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Penstemon wrightii Wright's beardtongue, Wright penstemon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Phacelia congesta Blue curls, Caterpillars, Fiddleneck	Duration: 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 virginiana Fall obedient plant, Obedient plant, False dragonhead	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Prunus mexicana Mexican plum, Bigtree plum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Quercus buckleyi Texas red oak, Buckley oak, Spanish oak, Spotted Oak, Rock Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Quercus fusiformis Escarpment live oak, Plateau live oak, Texas live oak, Scrub live oak, Hill country live oak, Plateau oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Quercus laceyi Lacey oak, Texas blue oak, Canyon oak, Smoky oak, Rock 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 muehlenbergii Chinkapin oak, Chinquapin oak, Chestnut oak, Yellow chestnut oak, Yellow oak, Rock chestnut oak, Rock oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Quercus polymorpha Mexican White Oak, Monterrey Oak, Netleaf white 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 virens Evergreen sumac, Tobacco sumac	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Rivina humilis Pigeonberry, Rouge plant, Baby peppers	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade 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
	Sabal mexicana Mexican palm, Palma Di Micharos, Rio Grande palmetto, Texas palm, Texas palmetto	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	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 pentstemonoides Big red sage, Penstemon sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Salvia roemeriana Cedar sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Scutellaria drummondii Drummond's skullcap	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Scutellaria ovata Heartleaf skullcap, Heart-leaf Skullcap	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Scutellaria wrightii Wright's skullcap, Bushy skullcap, Shrubby skullcap	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Sedum nuttallianum Yellow stonecrop	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	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
	Solidago canadensis Canada goldenrod, Canadian goldenrod, Tall goldenrod, Giant goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: 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
	Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass, Yellow indian grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Stachys coccinea Scarlet betony, Scarlet hedge-nettle, Texas betony	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Stemodia lanata Woolly Stemodia, Gray-woolly twintip	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry, Indian currant, Buckbrush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Taxodium distichum Bald cypress, Baldcypress, Common bald cypress, Southern bald cypress, Deciduous cypress	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Tecoma stans Yellow bells, Yellowbells, Esperanza, Yellow trumpetbush, Yellow trumpetflower, Trumpetbush, Trumpetflower, Yellow elder	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Tetraneuris scaposa Four-nerve daisy, Hymenoxys, Stemmy four-nerve daisy, Yellow daisy, Bitterweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Thelocactus setispinus Miniature barrel cactus, Hedgehog Cactus	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Thelypteris kunthii Wood fern, River fern, Southern shield fern, Kunth's maiden fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ulmus americana American elm, White elm	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, 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
	Vernonia baldwinii Baldwin's ironweed, Western Ironweed, Ironweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Viburnum rufidulum Rusty blackhaw viburnum, Rusty blackhaw, Southern blackhaw, Downy viburnum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Viguiera stenoloba Resinbush, Skeleton-leaf Goldeneye	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Viola missouriensis Missouri violet	Duration: Annual, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Wedelia texana Zexmenia, Orange zexmenia, Wedelia, Hairy wedelia, Texas creeping-oxeye	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Yucca arkansana Arkansas yucca, Softleaf yucca	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Yucca constricta Buckley yucca, Buckley's yucca	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Yucca rupicola Twistleaf yucca, Twisted-leaf yucca, Texas yucca	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry

Fredericksburg Chapter NPSOT - Hill Country Recommended