Western Gulf Coastal Plain
This EPA Level III ecoregion encompasses all or part of 35 Texas counties. As its name suggests, it is comprised of the coastal plain of Texas, extending along the Gulf Coast south into Mexico and east over portions of the coasts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. In Texas, it covers approximately the same land area as the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department’s Gulf Marshes and Prairies vegetative region. This collection lists only those taxa found in the Texas portion of the Western Gulf Coastal Plain ecoregion.Printer Friendly: Species List | List with Images | List with QR Tags to Mobile
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Warnockia scutellarioides | Prairie Brazosmint Prairie Brazoria | |
Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida | Zexmenia Orange Zexmenia Hairy Wedelia Wedelia Texas Creeping-oxeye | |
Wisteria frutescens | American Wisteria Texas Wisteria Kentucky Wisteria | |
Wissadula periplocifolia | White Velvetleaf | |
Willkommia texana | Texas Willkommia | |
Woodwardia areolata | Netted Chainfern Chain Fern Netted Chain Fern | |
Wolffia columbiana | Columbian Watermeal | |
Woodwardia virginica | Virginia Chainfern Virginia Chain Fern | |
Xanthium strumarium | Rough Cocklebur | |
Xanthisma texanum | Texas Sleepy Daisy Yellow Sleepy Daisy Star of Texas Texas Sleepy-daisy Texas Sleepydaisy | |
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