Remarkable Riparian
A field guide to riparian plants within the Nueces River Basin of Texas. A publication of the Nueces River Authority. This user-friendly guide introduces the most commonly observed riparian vegetation in the Edward's Plateau and Rio Grande Plains. However, most of the plants presented herein occur in riparian areas all across Texas, including the Cross Timbers, Trans-Pecos and Rolling Plains.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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Rhynchospora colorata | Whitetop Sedge White-topped Sedge Starrush Whitetop Star Sedge Star Rush | |
Rhynchospora nivea | Showy Whitetop | |
Rhus virens | Evergreen Sumac Tobacco Sumac Lambrisco Lentrisco | |
Ruellia nudiflora | Violet Ruellia Common Wild Petunia Violet Wild Petunia Wild Petunia Hierba De La Calentura | |
Rubus riograndis | Rio Grande Dewberry | |
Saururus cernuus | Lizard's Tail Lizard Tail Breastweed Water Dragon | |
Salvia farinacea | Mealy Blue Sage Mealy Sage Mealycup Sage | |
Salix nigra | Black Willow Gulf Black Willow Swamp Willow Sauz | |
Sagittaria platyphylla | Delta Arrowhead | |
Salvia roemeriana | Cedar Sage | |
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