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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Ampelopsis cordata | Heartleaf Peppervine Heart-leaf Ampelopsis | |
Ambrosia confertiflora | Weakleaf Bur Ragweed Weak Leaved Burweed Slimleaf Bursage | |
Amphiachyris dracunculoides | Prairie Broomweed Broomweed | |
Amorpha fruticosa | Indigo Bush False Indigo Bush False Indigo Desert False Indigo | |
Amaranthus greggii | Gregg's Amaranth | |
Amaranthus hybridus | Slim Amaranth | |
Amsonia illustris | Ozark Bluestar Showy Blue-star Missouri Blue Star Swamp Bluestar | |
Amyris madrensis | Mountain Torchwood Shrub Amyris | |
Amaranthus palmeri | Carelessweed | |
Amorpha paniculata | Panicled False Indigo | |
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