Edible Native Texas Plants Edible Native Texas Plants on display at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Warning: Before consuming any wild food, be absolutely certain of its proper identity! Many plants have look a like. When in doubt, do not eat it!
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	Allium canadense Meadow garlic, Wild garlic, Wild onion	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Berlandiera lyrata Chocolate daisy, Chocolate flower, Lyreleaf greeneyes, Green-Eyed lyre leaf	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Capsicum annuum Chile pequin, Chile petin, Bird pepper, Turkey pepper , Cayenne pepper	Duration: Annual, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Carya illinoinensis Pecan	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Diospyros texana Texas persimmon, Mexican persimmon, Black persimmon, Chapote, Chapote prieto	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Diospyros virginiana Common persimmon, Eastern persimmon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Ehretia anacua Anacua, Sugarberry Anacua, Anaqua, Knockaway, Sandpaper tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Hedeoma drummondii Drummond's false pennyroyal, Limoncillo, Mock Pennyroyal	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Juglans microcarpa Little walnut, Nogalito, Texas walnut, Texas black walnut, River walnut	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Mahonia trifoliolata Agarita, Agarito, Algerita, Laredo mahonia, Laredo Oregon-grape, Trifoliate barberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Malpighia glabra Acerola, Barbados Cherry, Manzanita, Wild crapemyrtle	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Malus ioensis Prairie crabapple, Iowa crabapple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Malvaviscus arboreus Turkscap, Wax mallow, Bleeding hearts, Mexican apple, Manzanilla	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Water:
	Monarda citriodora Lemon beebalm, Horsemint, Purple horsemint, Lemon mint, Plains horsemint, Lemon horsemint	Duration: Annual 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
	Opuntia ellisiana Spineless prickly pear, Tigertongue, South Texas pricklypear	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri Texas pricklypear, Prickly Pear, Texas Prickly Pear	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Oxalis drummondii Drummond's woodsorrel, Wood-sorrel	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	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
	Prunus mexicana Mexican plum, Bigtree plum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Tradescantia gigantea Giant spiderwort	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Vitis cinerea var. helleri Winter grape, Heller's grape, Gray-leaf grape, Smooth-leaf grape, Sweet grape, Spanish grape	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Part-shade Water: Moist

Edible Native Texas Plants