Pineywoods Native Plant Center

The mission of the Pineywoods Native Plant Center at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, is to promote the education, conservation and use of native plants of the Southern Forest. The Center maintains a protected 40-acre woodland (including the restored Tucker House) in the center of Nacogdoches as well the 119-acre Mill Wood Garden natural area six miles east of the University.


Scientific Name Common Name Duration Habit Sun Water
Acalypha gracilens Slender Threeseed Mercury Annual Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Acer negundo Box Elder, Box Elder Maple, Ash-leaved Maple, Ashleaf Maple, Red River Maple, Fresno De Guajuco Perennial Tree Sun Moist
Acer rubrum Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Acer saccharum Sugar Maple, Northern Sugar Maple Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Achillea millefolium Common Yarrow, Western Yarrow, Yarrow, Milfoil Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye, Scarlet Buckeye , Firecracker Plant Perennial Shrub, Tree Part-shade Moist
Allium canadense Meadow Garlic, Wild Garlic, Wild Onion Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Moist
Allium drummondii Drummond's Onion, Wild Garlic, Drummond Wild Onion Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Andropogon glomeratus Bushy Bluestem, Brushy Bluestem Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun Wet, Moist
Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge, Broomsedge Bluestem, Yellowsedge Bluestem, Whiskey Grass, Popotillo Pajon Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Moist
Antennaria parlinii Parlin's Pussytoes, Ladies' Tobacco Perennial Herb Sun Dry
Aralia spinosa Devil's Walking Stick, Hercules Club, Angelica Tree, Pigeon Tree, Shotbush, Prickly Elder, Prickly Ash Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Arisaema dracontium Green Dragon, Dragonroot, Greendragon Perennial Herb Sun, Shade Moist
Arisaema triphyllum Jack In The Pulpit, Indian Jack In The Pulpit, Jack-in-the-pulpit Perennial Herb Sun, Shade Wet, Moist
Arundinaria gigantea Giant Cane, River Cane, Switch Cane, American Bamboo Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Wet
Asimina triloba Pawpaw, Common Pawpaw, Custard Apple, Indian Banana, Wild Banana Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Asplenium platyneuron Ebony Spleenwort Perennial Fern Shade, Part-shade Moist
Athyrium filix-femina Common Lady Fern, Subarctic Lady Fern, Lady Fern, Ladyfern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Berchemia scandens Alabama Supplejack, Alabama Supple-jack, Rattan-vine Perennial Vine Shade, Part-shade Moist
Boehmeria cylindrica Smallspike False Nettle, Bog Hemp Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Botrychium dissectum Cutleaf Grapefern Perennial Herb, Fern
Botrychium virginianum Rattlesnake Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade Moist
Callicarpa americana American Beautyberry , French Mulberry Perennial Shrub Part-shade Moist
Camassia scilloides Atlantic Camas, Wild Hyacinth Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Dry
Cardamine bulbosa Bulbous Bittercress, Spring Cress Perennial Herb Shade Wet
Carex crus-corvi Ravenfoot Sedge Perennial Grass/Grass-like
Carpinus caroliniana American Hornbeam, Blue Beech, Water Beech, Musclewood, Ironwood Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory, Swamp Hickory, Bitternut, Pig Hickory, Pignut Hickory, Pignut, White Hickory, Red Hickory, Bitter Walnut, Bitter Pecan Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Carya ovata Shagbark Hickory, Carolina Hickory, Scalybark Hickory, Upland Hickory, Shellbark Hickory Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Carya texana Black Hickory, Buckley Hickory, Pignut Hickory Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Castilleja indivisa Texas Indian Paintbrush, Entireleaf Indian Paintbrush, Texas Paintbrush, Indian Paintbrush, Scarlet Paintbrush Annual Herb Sun Dry
Celtis laevigata Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry, Lowland Hackberry, Hackberry, Palo Blanco Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Cerastium brachypodum Shortstalk Chickweed, Short-stalk Chickweed Annual, Perennial Herb
Cercis canadensis Eastern Redbud, Redbud Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist
Chaetopappa asteroides Arkansas Leastdaisy, Least Daisy Annual Herb
Chasmanthium latifolium Inland Sea Oats, Indian Wood Oats, Wild Oats, River Oats, Flathead Oats, Upland Oats, Upland Sea Oats Perennial Grass/Grass-like Shade, Part-shade Moist
Cicuta maculata Spotted Water Hemlock, Water-hemlock, Beaver Poison Biennial Herb Wet
Claytonia virginica Virginia Springbeauty, Springbeauty Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Cocculus carolinus Carolina Snailseed, Carolina Coralbead, Carolina Moonseed, Red Berried Moonseed, Carolina Red Berried Moonseed Perennial Vine Part-shade Moist
Commelina erecta Dayflower, Widow's Tears, White-mouth Dayflower, Whitemouth Dayflower Perennial Herb Part-shade Dry
Commelina virginica Virginia Dayflower Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Conyza canadensis Horseweed, Canadian Horseweed Annual Herb Sun
Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood, Virginia Dogwood, Florida Dogwood, White Cornel, Arrowwood, American Boxwood, False Box, St. Peter's Crown, Corona De San Pedro Perennial Tree Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Crataegus marshallii Parsley Hawthorn, Parsleyleaf Hawthorn Perennial Shrub, Tree Part-shade Dry
Crataegus spathulata Littlehip Hawthorn, Pasture Hawthorn, Smallfruit Hawthorn Perennial Shrub, Tree
Croton capitatus Hogwort, Texas Goatweed Annual Herb
Cyperus esculentus Yellow Nutsedge, Chufa Sedge, Yellow Nut-grass Perennial Grass/Grass-like Sun, Part-shade Moist
Cyperus retroflexus Oneflower Flatsedge Perennial Grass/Grass-like
Dichondra carolinensis Carolina Ponyfoot, Ponyfoot Perennial Herb
Diodia teres Poorjoe Annual Herb
Diodia virginiana Virginia Buttonweed, Buttonweed Annual Subshrub
Diospyros virginiana Eastern Persimmon, Common Persimmon, Possumwood, Date Plum, Winter Plum, Jove's Fruit Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Elymus virginicus Virginia Wild Rye, Virginia Wildrye Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Moist
Erigeron strigosus Prairie Fleabane, Daisy Fleabane, Common Eastern Fleabane Annual, Biennial, Perennial Herb Sun
Erythronium albidum White Troutlily, White Dogtooth-violet, White Fawnlily, Adder's-tongue Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Eupatorium capillifolium Dogfennel, Dog Fennel Perennial Herb
Fraxinus americana White Ash, American Ash, Cane Ash, Smallseed White Ash, Biltmore White Ash, Biltmore Ash Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Galium aparine Stickywilly, Catchweed Bedstraw, Cleavers, Common Bedstraw, Sticky Weed, Goose Grass Annual Herb, Vine Shade
Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina Jessamine, Yellow Jessamine, Evening Trumpetflower, Poor Man's Rope Perennial Vine Sun, Part-shade Moist
Geranium carolinianum Carolina Geranium, Wild Geranium, Carolina Cranesbill Annual Herb Part-shade
Geum canadense White Avens Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Helenium amarum Yellow Sneezeweed, Bitterweed, Yellow Bitterweed, Yellowdicks, Slender-leaved Sneezeweed, Fine-leaved Sneezweed, Yellow Dog-fennel Annual Herb Part-shade Dry
Hypoxis hirsuta Common Goldstar, Yellow Star-grass, Eastern Yellow Star-grass Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Ilex decidua Possumhaw, Possumhaw Holly, Deciduous Holly, Meadow Holly, Prairie Holly, Swamp Holly, Welk Holly, Deciduous Yaupon, Bearberry, Winterberry Perennial Shrub Sun, Part-shade Moist
Ilex opaca American Holly, White Holly, Prickly Holly, Evergreen Holly, Christmas Holly, Yule Holly Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Dry
Ilex vomitoria Yaupon, Yaupon Holly, Cassina Perennial Shrub, Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern Redcedar, Virginia Juniper, Red Juniper, Pencil Cedar, Carolina Cedar, Red Savin Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Krigia caespitosa Weedy Dwarfdandelion, Dwarf Dandelion Annual Herb
Krigia dandelion Potato Dwarf Dandelion, Potato Dandelion Perennial Herb
Lepidium virginicum Virginia Peppergrass, Virginia Pepperweed, Peppergrass, Poor Man's Pepper Annual Herb Sun Dry
Lepuropetalon spathulatum Petiteplant Annual Subshrub
Lilium michauxii Carolina Lily Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist, Dry
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum, American Sweetgum, Red Gum, White Gum, Star-leaved Gum, Starleaf Gum, Alligator Tree, Satin Walnut, Bilsted, Liquidambar Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Magnolia grandiflora Southern Magnolia, Evergreen Magnolia, Loblolly Magnolia, Great Laurel Magnolia, Big Laurel, Bull Bay Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Mitchella repens Partridgeberry, Twinberry, Running Box, Pigeon Plum Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Morus rubra Red Mulberry, Moral Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Nekemias arborea Peppervine Perennial Shrub, Vine Sun, Part-shade Moist
Nothoscordum bivalve Crowpoison, False Garlic, Crow Poison Perennial Herb Sun
Oenothera laciniata Cutleaf Evening-primrose, Cut-leaved Evening Primrose Annual Herb Part-shade
Oenothera speciosa Pink Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose, Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Primrose, Pink Ladies, Buttercups, Pink Buttercups Perennial Herb Sun Moist, Dry
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern, Bead Fern, Sympathy Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Ostrya virginiana Eastern Hop-hornbeam, American Hop-hornbeam, Woolly Hop-hornbean, Eastern Ironwood, Roughbark Ironwood, Ironwood, Deerwood, Leverwood Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Oxalis dillenii Slender Yellow Wood Sorrel, Yellow Wood Sorrel, Yellow Woodsorrel Perennial Herb
Oxalis violacea Violet Woodsorrel, Violet Wood-sorrel Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Packera obovata Golden Groundsel, Roundleaf Groundsel, Roundleaf Ragwort Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper Perennial Vine Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Passiflora lutea Yellow Passionflower, Yellow Passion Vine, Yellow Passion-flower Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Phlox pilosa Downy Phlox, Prairie Phlox, Fragrant Phlox Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Dry
Phryma leptostachya American Lopseed, Lopseed Perennial Herb Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Phytolacca americana American Pokeweed, Great Pokeweed, Pokeweed, Pokeberry, Red Ink Plant, Pigeonberry Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine, Shortleaf Yellow Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Yellow Pine, Shortstraw Pine, Arkansas Pine, Longtag Pine, Spruce Pine, Oldfield Pine, Arkansas Soft Pine Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine, Oldfield Pine, Bull Pine, Rosemary Pine Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore, Eastern Sycamore, American Plane Tree, Plane Tree, Buttonwood, Buttonball Tree Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Pleopeltis polypodioides ssp. polypodioides Resurrection Fern Perennial Herb, Fern
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple, Indian Apple, Wild Mandrake, Pomme De Mai, Podophylle Pelt Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Polygonatum biflorum Smooth Solomon's Seal, Great Solomon's-seal, Sealwort Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Polypremum procumbens Juniper Leaf, Rustweed Annual, Perennial Herb
Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood, Carolina Poplar, Necklace Poplar, Alamo Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Prunella vulgaris Common Selfheal Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist
Prunus caroliniana Carolina Cherry-laurel, Cherry-laurel, Laurel Cherry, Carolina Laurel Cherry Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Prunus mexicana Mexican Plum, Bigtree Plum, Inch Plum Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Prunus serotina Black Cherry, Wild Black Cherry, Rum Cherry Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Pteridium aquilinum Western Bracken Fern, Bracken Fern, Western Bracken, Bracken Perennial Herb, Fern Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist, Dry
Quercus alba White Oak, Northern White Oak, Eastern White Oak, Stave Oak, Ridge White Oak, Forked-leaf White Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Quercus falcata Southern Red Oak, Bottomland Red Oak, Three-lobed Red Oak, Spanish Oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Quercus marilandica Blackjack Oak, Barren Oak, Black Oak, Jack Oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Quercus michauxii Swamp Chestnut Oak, Basket Oak, Cow Oak, Swamp Oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Quercus nigra Water Oak, Possum Oak, Duck Oak, Punk Oak, Spotted Oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Wet
Quercus phellos Willow Oak, Swamp Willow Oak, Pin Oak, Peach Oak Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak, Shumard's Oak, Shumard Red Oak, Southern Red Oak, Swamp Red Oak, Spotted Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Quercus stellata Post Oak, Iron Oak, Cross Oak Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac, Aromatic Sumac, Lemon Sumac, Polecat Bush Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Dry
Rubus trivialis Southern Dewberry, Dewberry Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Rudbeckia triloba Browneyed Susan, Brown-eyed-susan, Thin-leaved Coneflower, Three-lobed Rudbeckia Perennial Herb Sun, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Ruellia humilis Prairie Petunia, Fringeleaf Wild Petunia, Hairy Ruellia, Low Wild Petunia, Low Ruellia, Fringeleaf Ruellia, Fringe-leaf Wild Petunia Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Sabal minor Dwarf Palmetto, Bush Palmetto, Palmetto Perennial Shrub Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Salix nigra Black Willow, Gulf Black Willow, Swamp Willow, Sauz Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Wet, Moist
Sanicula canadensis Canadian Blacksnakeroot, Black Snakeroot Biennial Herb
Sassafras albidum Sassafras, White Sassafras, Ague Tree, Cinnamon Wood, Mitten Tree, Saloop, Smelling Stick Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Sida rhombifolia Cuban Jute, Axocatzin Annual Herb, Subshrub
Smilax bona-nox Sawbriar, Saw Greenbriar, Catbriar, Barbed Wire Vine, Bullbriar, Stretchberry Vine Perennial Vine Shade Moist, Dry
Smilax laurifolia Laurel Greenbriar Perennial Vine Part-shade Wet
Smilax rotundifolia Roundleaf Greenbriar, Common Greenbriar Perennial Shrub, Vine Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Solanum carolinense Carolina Horsenettle, Carolina Horse-nettle Perennial Herb
Taxodium distichum Bald Cypress, Baldcypress, Common Bald Cypress, Southern Bald Cypress, Deciduous Cypress, Southern Cypress, Swamp Cypress, Red Cypress, White Cypress, Yellow Cypress, Gulf Cypress, Tidewater Red Cypress Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Tilia americana American Basswood, American Linden, Lime Tree, Bee Tree Perennial Tree Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Tradescantia hirsutiflora Hairyflower Spiderwort Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Tridens flavus Purpletop Tridens, Redtop Tridens, Tall Redtop Tridens, Purpletop, Redtop, Tall Redtop Perennial Grass/Grass-like Part-shade Dry
Triodanis perfoliata Clasping Venus's Looking-glass Annual Herb Shade Dry
Ulmus americana American Elm, White Elm, Soft Elm, Water Elm, Common Elm Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Ulmus crassifolia Cedar Elm, Fall Elm, Basket Elm, Scrub Elm, Lime Elm, Texas Elm, Southern Rock Elm, Olmo Perennial Tree Part-shade Moist
Ulmus rubra Slippery Elm, Red Elm, Gray Elm, Soft Elm Perennial Tree Sun, Part-shade Moist
Urtica chamaedryoides Heart-leaf Stinging Nettle, Heart-leaf Nettle, Stinging Nettle Annual Herb
Vaccinium arboreum Farkleberry, Tree Sparkleberry, Sparkleberry, Winter Huckleberry, Huckleberry Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Valerianella radiata Beaked Cornsalad, Woods Corn-salad Annual Herb
Verbesina virginica Frostweed, White Crownbeard, Iceplant, Iceweed, Virginia Crownbeard, Indian Tobacco, Richweed, Squawweed Biennial, Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist, Dry
Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum, Rusty Blackhaw, Southern Blackhaw, Blackhaw, Bluehaw, Downy Viburnum, Southern Nannyberry, Rusty Nannyberry, Nannyberry Perennial Tree Part-shade Dry
Vicia caroliniana Carolina Vetch Perennial Vine
Vicia ludoviciana Deer Pea Vetch, Louisiana Vetch Annual Herb
Viola affinis Sand Violet, Pale Early Violet, Thinleaf Violet, Small Blue Violet Perennial Herb Part-shade Moist
Viola walteri Walter's Violet, Prostrate Blue Violet Perennial Herb Shade, Part-shade Moist
Vitis mustangensis Mustang Grape Perennial Vine Part-shade Dry
Vitis rotundifolia Muscadine, Scuppernong Grape Perennial Vine Part-shade Moist
Woodsia obtusa Bluntlobe Cliff Fern, Blunt Cliff Fern Perennial Herb, Fern Sun, Shade, Part-shade Moist
Yucca louisianensis Gulf Coast Yucca Perennial Subshrub Sun Moist, Dry
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Hercules Club, Pepperbark, Toothache Tree, Tickle Tongue, Prickly Ash Perennial Tree Sun Dry