Wetland Plants for Central Texas Central Texas native plants that work well in riparian areas.
QR Tag	Name	Characteristics
	Amorpha fruticosa Indigo bush, False indigo bush, False indigo, Desert false indigo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Andropogon glomeratus Bushy bluestem, Brushy bluestem	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Wet, Moist
	Arisaema dracontium Green dragon, Dragonroot, Greendragon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade Water: Moist
	Carex blanda Eastern woodland sedge, Creek sedge, Common wood sedge	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Cephalanthus occidentalis Common buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button willow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	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
	Conoclinium coelestinum Blue mistflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Cyperus retroflexus Oneflower flatsedge	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Water:
	Equisetum hyemale var. affine Scouringrush horsetail	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet
	Equisetum laevigatum Horsetail, Smooth horsetail	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Erythrina herbacea Coralbean, Cherokee bean, Red cardinal	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash, Red ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Hibiscus moscheutos Crimsoneyed rosemallow, Crimson-eyed rose-mallow, Marshmallow hibiscus	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Iris brevicaulis Zigzag iris	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Iris virginica Virginia iris, Great Blue Flag	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Kosteletzkya virginica Virginia saltmarsh mallow, Virginia fen-rose, Seashore mallow, Salt Marsh-mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Ludwigia peploides Creeping water-primrose, Floating primrose-willow, Water-primrose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Maclura pomifera Osage orange, Bois d’ arc, Bodark, Horse apple, Hedge apple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: 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
	Marsilea macropoda Bigfoot water clover, Water clover, Clover-fern	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet
	Morus rubra Red mulberry, Moral	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Muhlenbergia schreberi Nimblewill	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Nymphaea odorata American white waterlily, American white water-lily, Fragrant white water lily, White water lily, Fragrant water lily, White water lily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet
	Phyla nodiflora Texas frogfruit, Turkey tangle fogfruit, Frogfruit	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Physostegia intermedia Intermediate false dragonhead, Marsh obedient-plant, Obedient-plant, Slender false dragonhead, Spring obedient plant	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Platanus occidentalis American sycamore, Buttonwood, Plane-tree, Sycamore	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Populus deltoides ssp. deltoides Eastern cottonwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Prunus mexicana Mexican plum, Bigtree plum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, 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
	Pteridium aquilinum Western bracken fern, Bracken fern, Western bracken, Bracken	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, 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
	Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac, Aromatic sumac, Lemon sumac, Polecat bush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Sabal minor Dwarf palmetto, Palmetto, Bush palmetto	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Sagittaria lancifolia Bulltongue arrowhead, Lanceleaf Arrowhead	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Common elderberry, Black elder, Mexican elderberry, Common elder, Elderberry, Tapiro, Sauco	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Schoenoplectus californicus California bulrush, California club-rush, Giant Bulrush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Taxodium distichum Bald cypress, Baldcypress, Common bald cypress, Southern bald cypress, Deciduous cypress	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Tilia americana var. caroliniana Carolina basswood, Small-leaved basswood, Downy linden	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Water:
	Ulmus crassifolia Cedar elm, Fall elm, Olmo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist

Wetland Plants for Central Texas