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	Amorpha canescens Leadplant, Leadplant Amorpha, Prairie Shoestring	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Amorpha fruticosa Indigo Bush, False Indigo Bush, False Indigo, Desert False Indigo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem, Tall Bluestem, Turkeyfoot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Atriplex canescens Chamiso, Four-wing Saltbush, Wing-scale	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama, Banderilla, Banderita, Navajita	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Bouteloua dactyloides Buffalograss, Buffalo Grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Callirhoe involucrata Winecup, Purple Poppy Mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Celtis laevigata var. reticulata Netleaf Hackberry, Netleaf Sugar Hackberry, Western Hackberry, Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Palo Blanco, Acibuche	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water:
	Cercis canadensis var. texensis Texas Redbud	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Cercocarpus montanus var. argenteus Silver Mountain Mahogany, Silverleaf Mountain Mahogany, True Mountain Mahogany, Mountain Mahogany	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata Partridge Pea, Showy Partridge-pea, Beeflower	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Cooperia drummondii Evening Rain Lily, Evening Star Rain Lily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Coreopsis tinctoria Plains Coreopsis, Golden Tickseed, Goldenwave, Calliopsis	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Cylindropuntia imbricata var. imbricata Tree Cholla, Teddy-bear Cholla, Cholla, Cane Cactus, Walkingstick Cholla	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Dalea frutescens Black Dalea, Black Prairie Clover	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Diospyros texana Texas Persimmon, Mexican Persimmon, Black Persimmon, Chapote, Chapote Prieto	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Echinacea angustifolia Black Samson, Black Samson Echinacea, Narrow-leaf Coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Engelmannia peristenia Engelmann's Daisy, Engelmann Daisy, Cutleaf Daisy	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Ephedra antisyphilitica Mormon Tea, Joint-fir, Clapweed, Popote	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Eryngium leavenworthii Leavenworth's Eryngo, Eryngo, False Purple Thistle	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum Texas Bluebells, Texas Bluebell, Bluebell, Showy Prairie Gentian, Prairie Gentian	Duration: Annual, Biennial, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Frangula caroliniana Carolina Buckthorn, Carolina False Buckthorn, Yellow Buckthorn, Indian Cherry, Yellowwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Gaillardia pinnatifida Red Dome Blanketflower, Yellow Gaillardia, Blanket Flower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Gaillardia pulchella Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida Prairie Verbena, Purple Prairie Verbena, Dakota Mock Vervain, Dakota Vervain	Duration: Annual, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Glandularia bipinnatifida var. ciliata Davis Mountains Mock Vervain, Dakota Mock Vervain, Wright's Verbena	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Glossopetalon spinescens var. planitierum Plains Greasebush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian Sunflower, Max Sunflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Helianthus petiolaris Prairie Sunflower, Plains Sunflower	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	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	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Juniperus monosperma Oneseed Juniper, One-seed Juniper, Cherrystone Juniper, New Mexico Juniper, West Texas Juniper	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water:
	Juniperus pinchotii Pinchot's Juniper, Pinchot Juniper, Redberry Juniper, Texas Juniper, Christmasberry Juniper	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Juniperus scopulorum Rocky Mountain Juniper, Rocky Mountain Red Cedar, Mountain Red Cedar, Colorado Red Cedar, Western Red Cedar, River Juniper, Western Juniper, Cedro Rojo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern Redcedar, Virginia Juniper, Red Juniper, Pencil Cedar, Carolina Cedar, Red Savin	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Lantana urticoides Texas Lantana, Calico Bush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Leptochloa dubia Green Sprangletop	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Liatris punctata Dotted Blazing Star, Dotted Gayfeather, Dotted Liatris, Purples	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Linum lewisii Wild Blue Flax, Prairie Flax, Lewis Flax, Lewis's Flax	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Linum pratense Meadow Flax	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Linum rigidum Stiffstem Flax, Large-flower Yellow Flax, Yellow Flax	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Tahoka Daisy, Tansy-aster, Tansey-leaf Tansy-aster, Tansyleaf Tansyaster	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Mahonia swaseyi Texas Barberry, Texas Oregon-grape	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water:
	Mahonia trifoliolata Agarita, Agarito, Algerita, Laredo Mahonia, Laredo Oregon-grape, Trifoliate Barberry, Wild Currant	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy, Rock Daisy, Plains Blackfoot, Arnica	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Mimosa borealis Fragrant Mimosa, Pink Mimosa	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Monarda citriodora Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. incana Bigfruit Evening-primrose, Silver Leaf Primrose , Bigfruit Evening Primrose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa Bigfruit Evening-primrose, Fluttermill, Missouri Evening Primrose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade 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
	Pascopyrum smithii Western Wheatgrass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Penstemon ambiguus Pink Plains Penstemon, Pink Plains Beardtongue, Gilia Penstemon, Gilia Beardtongue, Sand Penstemon, Sand Beardtongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Penstemon cobaea Prairie Penstemon, Prairie Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Foxglove Beardtongue, False Foxglove, Large-flowered Penstemon, Large-flowered Beardtongue, Cobaea Penstemon, Cobaea Beardtongue, Wild Foxglove	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Penstemon jamesii James's Penstemon, James's Beardtongue, James Penstemon, James Beardtongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Peritoma serrulata Rocky Mountain Bee-plant, Stinking-clover, Bee Spiderflower, Navajo Spinach, Pink Cleome, Toothed Spiderflower, Skunkweed	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Pinus edulis Colorado Pinyon Pine, Colorado Pinyon, Pinyon Pine, Pinyon, Two-needle Pine, Two-needle Pinyon, Two-leaf Pinyon, Nut Pine, Pino Dulce	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Poa arachnifera Texas Bluegrass, Texas Blue Grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera Plains Cottonwood, Great Plains Cottonwood, Texas Cottonwood, Northern Cottonwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Prosopis glandulosa Honey Mesquite, Glandular Mesquite, Algarroba	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Prunus gracilis Oklahoma Plum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Prunus virginiana Chokecherry, Common Chokecherry, Choke Cherry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Quercus buckleyi Texas Red Oak, Buckley Oak, Texas Oak, Spanish Oak, Spotted Oak, Rock Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Quercus havardii Havard Oak, Havard Shin-oak, Shinnery Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Quercus mohriana Mohr Oak, Shin Oak, Scrub Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak, Shumard's Oak, Shumard Red Oak, Southern Red Oak, Swamp Red Oak, Spotted Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Ratibida columnifera Mexican Hat, Red-spike Mexican Hat, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower, Long-headed Coneflower, Thimbleflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac, Aromatic Sumac, Lemon Sumac, Polecat Bush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Rhus aromatica var. serotina Fragrant Sumac	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Water:
	Rhus lanceolata Prairie Flameleaf Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Prairie Sumac, Lance-leaf Sumac, Lance-leaved Sumac, Texas Sumac, Tree Sumac, Limestone Sumac, Prairie Shining Sumac	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Rhus microphylla Littleleaf Sumac, Desert Sumac, Correosa, Agritos	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Ribes aureum var. villosum Clove Currant, Golden Currant, Buffalo Currant, Missouri Currant	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water:
	Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan	Duration: Annual, Biennial, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Salix amygdaloides Peachleaf Willow, Peach-leaf Willow, Almond-leaf Willow, Almond Willow, Peach Willow, Southwestern Peach Willow, Wright Willow, Wright Peachleaf Willow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Salvia azurea var. grandiflora Pitcher Sage, Blue Sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Salvia farinacea Mealy Blue Sage, Mealy Sage, Mealycup Sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii Western Soapberry, Soapberry, Wild China Tree, Wild Chinaberry, Indian Soap Plant, Jaboncillo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium Little Bluestem	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Water:
	Senegalia wrightii Wright Acacia, Wright's Acacia, Catclaw Acacia, Catclaw	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Solidago altissima Tall Goldenrod, Late Goldenrod, Canadian Goldenrod, Canada Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Solidago gigantea Giant Goldenrod, Smooth Goldenrod, Tall Goldenrod, Late Goldenrod, Early Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water:
	Solidago petiolaris Downy Ragged Goldenrod, Downy Goldenrod	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass, Yellow Indiangrass, Indian Grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Thelesperma filifolium Stiff Greenthread, Greenthread	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Tradescantia occidentalis Prairie Spiderwort, Western Spiderwort, Spiderwort	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Tripsacum dactyloides Eastern Gamagrass, Fakahatchee Grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ulmus crassifolia Cedar Elm, Fall Elm, Basket Elm, Scrub Elm, Lime Elm, Texas Elm, Southern Rock Elm, Olmo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Vernonia baldwinii Western Ironweed, Baldwin's Ironweed, Ironweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Yucca glauca var. glauca Soapweed Yucca, Narrow-leaf Yucca	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Subshrub, Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Zinnia grandiflora Plains Zinnia, Rocky Mountain Zinnia, Prairie Zinnia, Little Golden Zinnia, Yellow Zinnia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry

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