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Edwards Plateau
This EPA Level III ecoregion encompasses all or part of 42 Texas counties. Lying entirely within the state, it is commonly referred to as the Texas Hill Country. This ecoregion covers approximately the same land area as the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s Edwards Plateau vegetative region.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
| scientific name | common name(s) | image gallery |
| Paronychia jamesii | James' Nailwort | |
| Paspalum langei | Rustyseed Paspalum | |
| Pavonia lasiopetala | Rock Rose Rose Pavonia Rose Mallow Pavonia | |
| Paronychia lindheimeri | Forked Nailwort | |
| Passiflora lutea | Yellow Passionflower Yellow Passion Vine Yellow Passion-flower | |
| Paxistima myrsinites | Oregon Boxleaf Myrtle Boxwood Mountain Lover | |
| Panicum obtusum | Vine Mesquite | |
| Packera obovata | Golden Groundsel Roundleaf Groundsel Roundleaf Ragwort | |
| Parietaria pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Pellitory Pennsylvania Cucumber Plant | |
| Panicum philadelphicum | Philadelphia Panicgrass Philadelphia Panic Grass | |
| Packera plattensis | Prairie Groundsel Prairie Ragwort | |
| Paspalum plicatulum | Brownseed Paspalum Brownseed Paspale | |
| Paspalum pubiflorum | Hairyseed Paspalum | |
| Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia Creeper | |
| Panicum rigidulum | Redtop Panicgrass Redtop Panic Grass | |
| Palafoxia rosea | Rosy Palafox Rose Palafoxia | |
| Palafoxia rosea var. macrolepis | Rosy Palafox | |
| Pascopyrum smithii | Western Wheatgrass | |
| Palafoxia sphacelata | Othake Sand Palafoxia | |
| Packera tampicana | Yellowtop Great Plains Ragwort Butterweed | |
| Palafoxia texana | Texas Palafox | |
| Parkinsonia texana | Texas Paloverde Border Paloverde Retama China | |
| Passiflora tenuiloba | Birdwing Passionflower Slender-lobe Passionflower Spread Lobe Passionflower Bird Wing Passionflower | |
| Parkinsonia texana var. texana | Texas Paloverde Texas Palo-verde Palo-verde | |
| Pappophorum vaginatum | Whiplash Pappusgrass | |
| Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass Wand Panic Grass | |
| Paronychia virginica | Whitlow-wort Broom Nailwort Yellow Nailwort Park's Nailwort | |
| Parthenocissus vitacea | Woodbine Hiedra Creeper | |
| Panicum virgatum var. virgatum | Switchgrass | |
| Penstemon albidus | White Penstemon White Beardtongue Red-line Penstemon Red-line Beardtongue | |
| Penstemon ambiguus | Pink Plains Penstemon Pink Plains Beardtongue Gilia Penstemon Gilia Beardtongue Sand Penstemon Sand Beardtongue | |
| Pectis angustifolia | Limoncillo Lemonscent Crownseed Pectis Lemon-scented Pectis Lemonscent Pectis Lemonweed Chinchweed Fetid Marigold | |
| Perityle angustifolia | Narrow-leaved Rockdaisy | |
| Pectis angustifolia var. fastigiata | Lemonscent | |
| Pellaea atropurpurea | Purple Cliffbrake | |
| Penstemon baccharifolius | Rock Penstemon Rock Beardtongue Cut-leaf Penstemon Cut-leaf Beardtongue Baccharis-leaf Penstemon Baccharis-leaf Beardtongue | |
| Penstemon barbatus | Scarlet Bugler Beard-lip Penstemon Beard-lip Beardtongue Red Penstemon Red Beardtongue Goldenbeard Penstemon Goldenbeard Beardtongue Saint Joseph's Staff Varita De San Jose | |
| Persea borbonia | Redbay Red Bay Sweet Bay Silk Bay Red Bay Persea Laurel Tree | |
| Penstemon buckleyi | Buckley's Penstemon Buckley's Beardtongue | |
| Penstemon cobaea | Prairie Penstemon Prairie Beardtongue Foxglove Penstemon Foxglove Beardtongue False Foxglove Large-flowered Penstemon Large-flowered Beardtongue Cobaea Penstemon Cobaea Beardtongue Wild Foxglove | |
| Pediomelum cuspidatum | Indian-turnip Largebract Indian Breadroot Tall Scurfy Pea Tall-bread Scurf-pea | |
| Pediomelum cyphocalyx | Turniproot Wand Psoralea Turnip-root Scurf-pea | |
| Penstemon fendleri | Fendler's Penstemon Fendler's Beardtongue Fendler Penstemon Fendler Beardtongue Purple Foxglove | |
| Peniocereus greggii | Nightblooming Cereus Night-blooming Cereus | |
| Peniocereus greggii var. greggii | Nightblooming Cereus Night-blooming-cereus Queen Of The Night | |
| Penstemon guadalupensis | Guadalupe Penstemon Guadalupe Beardtongue White Penstemon White Beardtongue | |
| Pediomelum hypogaeum | Subterranean Indian Breadroot Edible Scurf-pea Prairie-potato Pomme Blanche | |
| Pediomelum hypogaeum var. hypogaeum | Subterranean Indian Breadroot Indian Breadroot Edible Scurf-pea | |
| Pediomelum hypogaeum var. scaposum | Subterranean Indian Breadroot | |
| Pediomelum hypogaeum var. subulatum | Subterranean Indian Breadroot | |
| Penstemon jamesii | James's Penstemon James's Beardtongue James Penstemon James Beardtongue | |
| Penstemon laxiflorus | Nodding Penstemon Nodding Beardtongue Loose-flowered Penstemon Loose-flowered Beardtongue | |
| Pediomelum latestipulatum | Texas Plains Indian Breadroot Scurfpea Scurf-pea | |
| Pediomelum latestipulatum var. appressum | Texas Plains Indian Breadroot Scurfpea Scurf-pea | |
| Pediomelum latestipulatum var. latestipulatum | Texas Plains Indian Breadroot Scurfpea Scurf-pea | |
| Pediomelum linearifolium | Narrowleaf Indian Breadroot Narrow-leaf Scurf-pea | |
| Perityle lindheimeri | Lindheimer's Rockdaisy Rock Daisy | |
| Perityle lindheimeri var. halimifolia | Lindheimer's Rockdaisy | |
| Penstemon murrayanus | Scarlet Penstemon Scarlet Beardtongue Red Penstemon Red Beardtongue Cupleaf Penstemon Cupleaf Beardtongue | |
| Pellaea ovata | Ovateleaf Cliffbrake Ovate-leaf Cliffbrake | |
| Pediomelum rhombifolium | Gulf Indian Breadroot Brown-flowered Psoralea Round-leaf Scurf-pea | |
| Penstemon triflorus | Hill Country Penstemon Hill Country Beardtongue Scarlet Penstemon Scarlet Beardtongue Heller's Penstemon Heller's Beardtongue | |
| Penstemon triflorus ssp. integrifolius | Heller's Penstemon Heller's Beardtongue | |
| Penstemon triflorus ssp. triflorus | Heller's Penstemon Heller's Beardtongue | |
| Pellaea wrightiana | Wright's Cliffbrake Fern Wright's Cliffbrake | |
| Phyllanthus abnormis | Drummond's Leaf-flower | |
| Phytolacca americana | American Pokeweed Great Pokeweed Pokeweed Pokeberry Red Ink Plant Pigeonberry | |
| Physalis angulata | Cutleaf Groundcherry | |
| Physostegia angustifolia | Narrowleaf False Dragonhead False Dragon-head | |
| Phemeranthus aurantiacus | Orange Flameflower Flameflower Fameflower Talinum | |
| Phragmites australis | Common Reed Phragmites | |
| Phemeranthus calycinus | Largeflower Flameflower Largeflower Fameflower | |
| Phalaris caroliniana | Carolina Canarygrass Maygrass | |
| Phyllanthus caroliniensis | Carolina Leaf-flower | |
| Physalis cinerascens | Smallflower Groundcherry | |
| Physalis cinerascens var. cinerascens | Smallflower Groundcherry | |
| Physostegia correllii | Correll's False Dragonhead | |
| Phacelia congesta | Caterpillars Blue Curls Fiddleneck | |
| Phlox cuspidata | Pointed Phlox | |
| Phyla cuneifolia | Wedgeleaf Wedgeleaf Frogfruit Wedgeleaf Fogfruit | |
| Phlox drummondii | Annual Phlox Drummond Phlox Pride-of-Texas Texas Pride | |
| Phlox drummondii ssp. drummondii | Annual Phlox | |
| Phlox drummondii ssp. mcallisteri | Mcallister's Phlox Drummond Phlox | |
| Philadelphus ernestii | Canyon Mock Orange Canyon Mock-orange Mock-orange | |
| Physalis hederifolia | Ivyleaf Groundcherry Ivy-leaf Groundcherry | |
| Physalis heterophylla | Clammy Groundcherry | |
| Physostegia intermedia | Spring Obedient Plant Marsh Obedient Plant Slender False Dragonhead Intermediate False Dragonhead | |
| Phyla lanceolata | Lanceleaf Frogfruit Lanceleaf Fogfruit | |
| Physalis longifolia | Longleaf Groundcherry | |
| Physalis mollis | Field Groundcherry | |
| Phyla nodiflora | Texas Frogfruit Turkey Tangle Fogfruit Frogfruit | |
| Phemeranthus parviflorus | Sunbright Dwarf Flameflower Prairie Flameflower | |
| Phacelia patuliflora | Sand Phacelia Sand Scorpionweed Blue Phacelia | |
| Phacelia patuliflora var. patuliflora | Sand Phacelia | |
| Phacelia patuliflora var. teucriifolia | Sand Phacelia | |
| Phlox pilosa | Downy Phlox Prairie Phlox Fragrant Phlox | |
| Phlox pilosa ssp. pilosa | Downy Phlox Prairie Phlox Fragrant Phlox | |
| Phacelia popei | Pope's Phacelia | |
| Phyllanthus polygonoides | Smartweed Leaf-flower Knotweed Leafflower | |
| Physalis pubescens | Husk Tomato Downy Ground-cherry Downy Groundcherry | |
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