Brackenridge Field LaboratoryNative plants of Brackenridge Field Laboratory. Last updated 2005. |
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Scientific Name | Common Name | Duration | Habit | Sun | Water |
Abutilon incanum | Pelotazo, Indian Mallow, Shrubby Indian Mallow | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Acaciella angustissima | Prairie Acacia, Fern Acacia, Whiteball Acacia, Prairie Wattle, White-ball Acacia | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Acalypha phleoides | Shrubby Copperleaf, Three-seeded Mercury | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | |
Achillea millefolium | Common Yarrow, Western Yarrow, Yarrow, Milfoil | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Adiantum capillus-veneris | Southern Maidenhair Fern, Common Maidenhair Fern, Maidenhair Fern, Venus Hair Fern | Perennial | Fern | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Agalinis heterophylla | Prairie Agalinis, Prairie False-foxglove | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Ageratina havanensis | Shrubby Boneset, White Mistflower, White Shrub Mistflower, Havana Snakeroot | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
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 |
Allowissadula holosericea | Velvet-leaf Mallow, Chisos Mountain False Indianmallow | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist |
Amaranthus hybridus | Slim Amaranth | Annual | Herb | Sun | |
Ambrosia psilostachya | Cuman Ragweed, Western Ragweed, Perennial Ragweed, Common Ragweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Ambrosia trifida | Great Ragweed, Giant Ragweed | Annual | Subshrub | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Amorpha fruticosa | Indigo Bush, False Indigo Bush, False Indigo, Desert False Indigo | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Andropogon glomeratus | Bushy Bluestem, Brushy Bluestem | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Wet, Moist |
Anemone berlandieri | Tenpetal Anemone, Tenpetal Thimbleweed, Windflower, Southern Anemone, Granny's Nightcap | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | |
Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii | Flame Acanthus, Hummingbird Bush, Wright's Desert Honeysuckle, Wright Acanthus, Mexican Flame, Wright's Mexican Flame | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Aphanostephus ramosissimus | Plains Dozedaisy, Lazy Daisy | Annual | Herb | ||
Arabis petiolaris | Brazos Rockcress, Rock-cress, Brazos Rock-cress | Annual | Herb | Sun | |
Argemone albiflora | Bluestem Pricklypoppy, White Pricklypoppy, White Prickly Poppy | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Aristida oligantha | Prairie Threeawn, Oldfield (Prairie) 3-awn, Oldfield Threeawn | Annual | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Aristida purpurea | Purple Threeawn, Purple 3-awn, Purple Three-awn, Red Threeawn | Annual | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Aristolochia erecta | Swanflower | Perennial | Herb, Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Artemisia ludoviciana | Louisiana Artemisia, Louisiana Sage, White Sage, Prairie Sage, Silver Sage, White Sagebrush, Louisiana Wormwood, Silver Wormwood, Louisiana Sagewort, Gray Sagewort, Cudweed Sagewort, Mugwort Wormwood | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun | Dry |
Asclepias oenotheroides | Zizotes Milkweed, Hierba De Zizotes, Side-cluster Milkweed, Longhorn Milkweed, Primrose Milkweed, Lindheimer's Milkweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Baccharis neglecta | False Willow, Jara Dulce, Poverty Weed, Roosevelt Weed | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Bauhinia lunarioides | Anacacho Orchid Tree, Anacacho Bauhinia, Orchid Tree, Texas Plume | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Berchemia scandens | Alabama Supplejack, Alabama Supple-jack, Rattan-vine | Perennial | Vine | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Bernardia myricifolia | Mouse's Eye, Mouse Ears | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Bidens aristosa | Bearded Beggarticks, Tickseed Sunflower | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | |
Bidens laevis | Smooth Beggartick, Smooth Bidens, Smooth Bur Marigold, Larger Bur Marigold | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Boerhavia coccinea | Scarlet Spiderling | Perennial | Herb | ||
Bouteloua curtipendula | Sideoats Grama, Banderilla, Banderita, Navajita | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Bouteloua dactyloides | Buffalograss, Buffalo Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Bouteloua hirsuta | Hairy Grama | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Bouteloua rigidiseta | Texas Grama | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Brickellia cylindracea | Gravel-bar Brickellbush | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Bromus texensis | Texas Brome | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Buddleja racemosa | Wand Butterflybush, Wand Butterfly-bush | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Callicarpa americana | American Beautyberry , French Mulberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist |
Callirhoe involucrata | Winecup, Purple Poppy Mallow | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Calylophus berlandieri | Berlandier's Sundrops , Square-bud Primrose, Sundrops | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Calyptocarpus vialis | Horseherb, Straggler Daisy, Hierba Del Caballo, Lawnflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Campsis radicans | Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine, Common Trumpet Creeper, Cow Vine, Foxglove Vine, Hellvine, Devil's Shoestring | Perennial | Vine | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Capsicum annuum | Chile Tepin, Chile Pequin, Chiltepin, Chile Petin, Bird Pepper, Turkey Pepper , Cayenne Pepper | Annual, Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Carex microdonta | Littletooth Sedge | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Carex planostachys | Cedar Sedge | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Carex texensis | Texas Sedge | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Carya illinoinensis | Pecan | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Moist |
Celtis laevigata | Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Sugarberry, Southern Hackberry, Lowland Hackberry, Hackberry, Palo Blanco | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata | Netleaf Hackberry, Netleaf Sugar Hackberry, Western Hackberry, Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Palo Blanco, Acibuche | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
Cenchrus spinifex | Grass Bur, Coastal Sandbur, Field Sandspur, Southern Sandbur, Spiny Burrgrass | Annual | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Centaurium calycosum | Arizona Centaury, Shortflower Centaury, Rosita, Buckley Centaury | Annual | Herb | ||
Centrosema virginianum | Spurred Butterfly Pea, Butterfly Pea | Perennial | Vine | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Cercis canadensis | Eastern Redbud, Redbud | Perennial | Tree | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Chaerophyllum tainturieri | Hairyfruit Chervil, Southern Chervil | Annual | Herb | ||
Chaetopappa bellidifolia | Whiteray Leastdaisy, Dwarf White Aster, Edwards Lazy Daisy | Annual | Herb | Sun | |
Chamaesaracha coronopus | Greenleaf Five Eyes, Green False Nightshade | Perennial | 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 |
Cheilanthes alabamensis | Alabama Lipfern | Perennial | Herb, Fern | ||
Chenopodium album | Lambsquarters | Annual | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Chloris cucullata | Hooded Windmill Grass, Hooded Windmillgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Moist |
Chloris verticillata | Tumble Windmill Grass, Windmillgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | |
Chloris ×subdolichostachya | Shortspike Windmillgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Cirsium texanum | Texas Thistle | Biennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Cissus trifoliata | Cow-itch Vine, Cow Itch Vine, Sorrelvine, Grape Ivy, Possum Grape, Arizona Grape Ivy | Perennial | Vine | Part-shade | |
Clematis drummondii | Old Man's Beard, Drummond's Clematis, Texas Virgin's Bower, Goat's Beard | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Clitoria mariana | Atlantic Pigeonwings, Butterfly Pea | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Cnidoscolus texanus | Texas Bullnettle, Bull Nettle, Tread-softly, Spurge Nettle | Perennial | Herb | ||
Cocculus carolinus | Carolina Snailseed, Carolina Coralbead, Carolina Moonseed, Red Berried Moonseed, Carolina Red Berried Moonseed | Perennial | Vine | Part-shade | Moist |
Colubrina texensis | Texas Hog Plum, Texas Snakewood, Texas Colubrina, Hog Plum | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Commelina erecta | Dayflower, Widow's Tears, White-mouth Dayflower, Whitemouth Dayflower | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Condalia hookeri | Bluewood Condalia, Brasil, Brasilwood, Bluewood, Logwood, Purple Haw, Capul Negro | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Convolvulus equitans | Texas Bindweed, Bindweed | Annual | Vine | Part-shade | Dry |
Conyza canadensis | Horseweed, Canadian Horseweed | Annual | Herb | Sun | |
Cooperia drummondii | Evening Rain Lily, Evening Star Rain Lily | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Coreopsis basalis | Goldenmane Tickseed, Golden-wave | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis, Golden Tickseed, Goldenwave, Calliopsis | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Cornus drummondii | Roughleaf Dogwood, Drummond's Dogwood, Rough-leaf Dogwood | Perennial | Tree | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Corydalis curvisiliqua | Curvepod Fumewort, Scrambled Eggs, Golden Smoke, Curvepod | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Croton fruticulosus | Bush Croton, Encinilla, Hierba Loca | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Croton lindheimerianus | Threeseed Croton | Annual | Herb | Sun | |
Croton monanthogynus | Prairie Tea, One-seed Croton, Doveweed, Dove Weed, Prairie Goatweed | Annual | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Cucurbita foetidissima | Stinking Gourd, Buffalo Gourd, Missouri Gourd, Stink Gourd, Wild Gourd | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis | Tasajillo, Christmas Cactus, Pencil Cactus, Christmas Cholla, Desert Christmas Cactus | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Cynanchum barbigerum | Bearded Swallow-wort, Thicket Threadvine | Perennial | Vine | Sun | |
Cynanchum racemosum var. unifarium | Talayote | Perennial | Vine | ||
Daucus pusillus | American Wild Carrot, Rattlesnake-weed, Wild Carrot | Annual, Biennial | Herb | ||
Delphinium carolinianum | Prairie Larkspur, Carolina Larkspur, Blue Larkspur | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Desmanthus velutinus | Velvet Bundleflower | Perennial | Herb | ||
Dichanthelium pedicellatum | Cedar Rosette Grass, Corm-based Panicgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Dichondra carolinensis | Carolina Ponyfoot, Ponyfoot | Perennial | Herb | ||
Dicliptera brachiata | Branched Foldwing, Branched Dicliptera | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Digitaria cognata | Carolina Crabgrass, Fall Witchgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Diospyros texana | Texas Persimmon, Mexican Persimmon, Black Persimmon, Chapote, Chapote Prieto | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Echinocereus reichenbachii | Lace Hedgehog Cactus, Lace Cactus, Lace Hedgehog, Purple Candle | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Ehretia anacua | Anacua, Sugarberry Anacua, Anaqua, Anacahuita, Knockaway, Knackaway, Sandpaper Tree, Manzanita, Manzanillo, Tlalahuacate | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Elymus canadensis | Canada Wild Rye, Canadian Wildrye, Prairie Wildrye, Nodding Wildrye | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Elymus virginicus | Virginia Wild Rye, Virginia Wildrye | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Moist |
Engelmannia peristenia | Engelmann's Daisy, Engelmann Daisy, Cutleaf Daisy | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Eragrostis curtipedicellata | Gummy Lovegrass, Gummy Love Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Erodium texanum | Texas Stork's Bill, Stork's Bill, Pine Needle, Fillaree | Annual, Biennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Euphorbia heterophylla | Mexican Fireplant, Wild Poinsettia | Annual | Herb | ||
Evolvulus sericeus | Silver Dwarf Morning-glory, White Evolvulus | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Eysenhardtia texana | Texas Kidneywood, Kidneywood, Bee Brush, Vara Dulce, Palo Dulce | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Forestiera pubescens | Elbowbush, Stretchberry, Spring Herald, Desert Olive, Tanglewood, Devil's Elbow, Spring Goldenglow, New Mexico Privet, Texas Forsythia | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Fraxinus albicans | Texas Ash, Mountain Ash | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Galactia texana | Texas Milkpea | Perennial | Vine | ||
Galium aparine | Stickywilly, Catchweed Bedstraw, Cleavers, Common Bedstraw, Sticky Weed, Goose Grass | Annual | Herb, Vine | Shade | |
Garrya ovata ssp. lindheimeri | Lindheimer's Silktassel, Lindheimer Silktassel, Lindheimer's Garrya, Lindheimer Garrya, Mexican Silktassel, Mexican Garrya, Eggleaf Silktassel, Eggleaf Garrya | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Geranium texanum | Texas Geranium | Annual | Herb | ||
Giliastrum incisum | Splitleaf Gilia, Split-leaf Gilia, Cut-leaf Gilia | Annual, Biennial, Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida | Prairie Verbena, Purple Prairie Verbena, Dakota Mock Vervain, Dakota Vervain | Annual, Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Hedeoma drummondii | Drummond's False Pennyroyal, Limoncillo, Mock Pennyroyal | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Helenium amarum | Yellow Sneezeweed, Bitterweed, Yellow Bitterweed, Yellowdicks, Slender-leaved Sneezeweed, Fine-leaved Sneezweed, Yellow Dog-fennel | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower, Annual Sunflower | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Heliotropium tenellum | Pasture Heliotrope, White Heliotrope | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Heterotheca subaxillaris | Camphorweed, Camphor Weed | Annual | Herb | ||
Houstonia pusilla | Tiny Bluets, Small Bluets, Star Violet | Annual | Herb | ||
Hydrocotyle umbellata | Manyflower Marsh-pennywort, Many-flowered Marsh-pennywort, Marsh Pennywort, Water Pennywort, Money Plant | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Hymenopappus scabiosaeus | Carolina Woollywhite, Woolly-white, Old Plainsman | Biennial | Herb | ||
Ibervillea lindheimeri | Balsam Gourd, Lindheimer's Globeberry, Globe Berry, Snake-apple, Balsam-apple | Perennial | Vine | Sun | Moist |
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 vomitoria | Yaupon, Yaupon Holly, Cassina | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Indigofera miniata | Scarlet Pea, Coastal Indigo, Texas Indigo, Western Indigo | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. cordatotriloba | Tievine, Sharp-pod Morning Glory, Purple Bindweed, Tie Vine | Perennial | Vine | Part-shade | |
Iva annua | Annual Marshelder, Marshelder, Sumpweed, Annual Marsh Elder, Marsh Elder | Annual | Herb | ||
Juglans major | Arizona Walnut, Arizona Black Walnut, River Walnut, Mountain Walnut, Nogal Silvestre | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Juniperus ashei | Ashe Juniper, Ashe's Juniper, Mountain Cedar, Rock Cedar, Post Cedar, Texas Cedar, Brake Cedar, Mexican Juniper, Blueberry Juniper, Ozark White Cedar, Sabino, Enebro | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | 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 |
Justicia pilosella | Hairy Tube-tongue, Gregg's Tube-tongue, False Honeysuckle | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Kallstroemia parviflora | Warty Caltrop, Small-flowered Carpetweed | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Krameria lanceolata | Trailing Krameria, Ratany, Crameria, Prairie Sandbur, Trailing Ratany | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | |
Krigia occidentalis | Western Dwarfdandelion | Annual | Herb | ||
Lantana urticoides | Texas Lantana, Calico Bush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Leersia oryzoides | Rice Cutgrass, Rice Cut Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Wet |
Lepidium virginicum | Virginia Peppergrass, Virginia Pepperweed, Peppergrass, Poor Man's Pepper | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Leptochloa dubia | Green Sprangletop | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Lesquerella grandiflora | Bigflower Bladderpod | Annual | Herb | ||
Leucophyllum frutescens | Cenizo, Purple Sage, Texas Ranger, Texas Barometer Bush, Texas Silverleaf, Texas Sage, Silverleaf | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Liatris punctata | Dotted Blazing Star, Dotted Gayfeather, Dotted Liatris, Purples | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Limnodea arkansana | Ozark Grass, Ozarkgrass | Annual | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Lindheimera texana | Texas Yellowstar, Texas Star, Texas Yellow-star, Lindheimer Daisy | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Linum imbricatum | Tufted Flax | Annual | Herb | ||
Linum rupestre | Rock Flax | Perennial | Herb | ||
Lonicera sempervirens | Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Woodbine | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Ludwigia octovalvis | Mexican Primrose-willow, Narrow-leaf Water Primrose, Seedbox, Mexican Primrose Willow | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Lupinus texensis | Texas Bluebonnet, Bluebonnet, Texas Lupine, Buffalo Clover, Wolf Flower | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Lygodesmia texana | Texas Skeleton Plant, Texas Skeleton Weed, Skeleton-plant, Purple Dandelion, Flowering Straw | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Mahonia trifoliolata | Agarita, Agarito, Algerita, Laredo Mahonia, Laredo Oregon-grape, Trifoliate Barberry, Wild Currant | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Malvaviscus arboreus | Turkscap, Wax Mallow, Bleeding Hearts, Mexican Apple, Manzanita | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Matelea reticulata | Pearl Milkweed Vine, Netted Milkvine, Green Milkweed Vine, Net Vein Milkvine | Perennial | Vine | Part-shade | Dry |
Melampodium leucanthum | Blackfoot Daisy, Rock Daisy, Plains Blackfoot, Arnica | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Melothria pendula | Guadeloupe Cucumber, Meloncito, Speckled Gourd | Perennial | Vine | ||
Mimosa borealis | Fragrant Mimosa, Pink Mimosa | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Mimosa strigillosa | Powderpuff, Sunshine Mimosa, Sensitive Plant | Perennial | Shrub | Moist, Dry | |
Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Monarda punctata | Spotted Beebalm, Spotted Horsemint, Horsemint | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Morus rubra | Red Mulberry, Moral | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Muhlenbergia ×involuta | Canyon Muhly, Edwards Plateau Muhly | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Nama hispidum | Sand Bells, Bristly Nama, Sand-bell | Annual | Herb | ||
Nassella leucotricha | Texas Wintergrass, Texas Speargrass, Wintergrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Nekemias arborea | Peppervine | Perennial | Shrub, Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Nemophila phacelioides | Texas Baby Blue Eyes, Large-flower Baby-blue-eyes, Baby Blue-eyes, Flannel Breeches | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Nicotiana repanda | Fiddleleaf Tobacco, Fiddle-leaf Tobacco | Annual | Herb | ||
Nolina lindheimeriana | Devil's Shoestring, Devil's-shoestring, Ribbon Grass | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Nothoscordum bivalve | Crowpoison, False Garlic, Crow Poison | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Oenothera curtiflora | Velvetweed, Velvetleaf Gaura, Lizard-tail Gaura, Willow Gaura | Annual | Herb | ||
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 |
Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri | Texas Prickly Pear, Lindheimer's Prickly Pear, Lindheimer Prickly Pear | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Opuntia macrorhiza | Bigroot Prickly Pear, Twist-spine Prickly Pear, Common Prickly Pear, Plains Prickly Pear | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Oxalis dillenii | Slender Yellow Wood Sorrel, Yellow Wood Sorrel, Yellow Woodsorrel | Perennial | Herb | ||
Palafoxia callosa | Small Palafox, Small Palafoxia | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Panicum hallii | Hall's Panicgrass, Hall's Panic Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Parietaria pensylvanica | Pennsylvania Pellitory, Pennsylvania Cucumber Plant | Annual | Herb | ||
Parkinsonia aculeata | Retama, Paloverde, Mexican Paloverde, Jerusalem Thorn, Horsebean, Lluvia De Oro | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Parthenocissus heptaphylla | Sevenleaf Creeper, Seven-leaf Creeper | Perennial | Vine | Sun, 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 |
Pavonia lasiopetala | Rock Rose, Rose Pavonia, Rose Mallow, Pavonia | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Pediomelum rhombifolium | Gulf Indian Breadroot, Brown-flowered Psoralea, Round-leaf Scurf-pea | Perennial | Herb | ||
Phacelia congesta | Caterpillars, Blue Curls, Fiddleneck | Annual, Biennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Phlox drummondii | Annual Phlox, Drummond Phlox, Pride-of-Texas, Texas Pride | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Phoradendron tomentosum | Christmas Mistletoe, Mistletoe, Injerto | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Phyla nodiflora | Texas Frogfruit, Turkey Tangle Fogfruit, Frogfruit | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Phyllanthus polygonoides | Smartweed Leaf-flower, Knotweed Leafflower | Perennial | Subshrub | ||
Physalis pubescens | Husk Tomato, Downy Ground-cherry, Downy Groundcherry | Annual | Herb | ||
Pistacia mexicana | Mexican Pistachio, Texas Pistachio, American Pistachio, Copal Pistachio, Wild Pistachio, Lentisco, Texas Pistache | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Plantago rhodosperma | Redseed Plantain, Red-seeded Plantain | Annual | Herb | ||
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 | ||
Pluchea odorata var. odorata | Sweetscent, Marsh Fleabane, Southern Marsh Fleabane | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Polanisia dodecandra | Redwhisker Clammyweed, Clammyweed | Annual | Herb | ||
Populus deltoides | Eastern Cottonwood, Carolina Poplar, Necklace Poplar, Alamo | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Prosopis glandulosa | Honey Mesquite, Glandular Mesquite, Algarroba | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
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 |
Ptelea trifoliata | Wafer Ash, Common Hoptree, Hop Tree | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus | Smallflower Desert-chicory, Texas Dandelion, False Dandelion | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Quercus buckleyi | Texas Red Oak, Buckley Oak, Texas Oak, Spanish Oak, Spotted Oak, Rock Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus fusiformis | Escarpment Live Oak, Plateau Live Oak, Hill Country Live Oak, Texas Live Oak, Scrub Live Oak, Plateau Oak, Encino Molino, Tesmoli | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus sinuata var. breviloba | White Shin Oak, Bigelow Oak, Scaly-bark Oak, Limestone Durand Oak, Shortlobe Oak, Bastard Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus stellata | Post Oak, Iron Oak, Cross Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Quercus virginiana | Coastal Live Oak, Southern Live Oak, Virginia Live Oak, Live Oak, Encino | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Ratibida columnifera | Mexican Hat, Red-spike Mexican Hat, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower, Long-headed Coneflower, Thimbleflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Rhus aromatica | Fragrant Sumac, Aromatic Sumac, Lemon Sumac, Polecat Bush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Rhus lanceolata | Prairie Flameleaf Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Prairie Sumac, Lance-leaf Sumac, Lance-leaved Sumac, Texas Sumac, Tree Sumac, Limestone Sumac, Prairie Shining Sumac | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Rhus virens | Evergreen Sumac, Tobacco Sumac, Lambrisco, Lentrisco | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Rhynchosida physocalyx | Bladderpod Sida, Buffpetal, Beaked Sida | Perennial | Herb | ||
Rivina humilis | Pigeonberry, Rouge Plant, Baby-peppers, Bloodberry | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Rubus trivialis | Southern Dewberry, Dewberry | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan | Annual, Biennial, Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Ruellia drummondiana | Drummond's Ruellia, Drummond's Wild Petunia | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | 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 |
Ruellia metziae | White Ruellia, Metz's Wild Petunia, Metz Wild Petunia, Wild White Petunia | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Ruellia nudiflora | Violet Ruellia, Common Wild Petunia, Violet Wild Petunia, Wild Petunia, Hierba De La Calentura | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Rumex hastatulus | Heartwing Sorrel, Heart-wing Sorrel | Perennial | Herb | ||
Salix nigra | Black Willow, Gulf Black Willow, Swamp Willow, Sauz | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Salvia coccinea | Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage, Blood Sage, Red Sage, Indian Fire | Annual, Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Salvia roemeriana | Cedar Sage | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis | Common Elderberry, Black Elder, Mexican Elderberry, Common Elder, Elderberry, Tapiro, Sauco | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Wet |
Sapindus saponaria | Wingleaf Soapberry, Soapberry, Wild China Tree | Perennial | Tree | ||
Schedonnardus paniculatus | Tumblegrass, Tumble Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem, Popotillo Azul | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Sedum nuttallianum | Yellow Stonecrop | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Senegalia wrightii | Wright Acacia, Wright's Acacia, Catclaw Acacia, Catclaw | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Senna lindheimeriana | Lindheimer's Senna, Velvet Leaf Senna, Velvetleaf Senna, Velvet-leaf Wild Sensitive-plant, Puppy-dog Ears | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Setaria scheelei | Southwestern Bristlegrass, Scheele's Bristlegrass, Scheele's Foxtail Grass, Foxtail Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Sida rhombifolia | Cuban Jute, Axocatzin | Annual | Herb, Subshrub | ||
Sideroxylon lanuginosum ssp. lanuginosum | Gum Bully, Gum Elastic, Chittamwood, Gum Bumelia | Perennial | Tree | ||
Sisyrinchium langloisii | Roadside Blue-eyed Grass, Dotted Blue-eyed Grass, Southern Blue-eyed Grass | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Smilax bona-nox | Sawbriar, Saw Greenbriar, Catbriar, Bullbriar, Stretchberry Vine | Perennial | Vine | Shade | Moist, Dry |
Solanum dimidiatum | Western Horsenettle, Western Horse-nettle | Perennial | Herb | ||
Solanum elaeagnifolium | Silverleaf Nightshade, Silver-leaf Nightshade, White Horse Nettle, Trompillo, Tomato Weed, Bull Nettle | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Solanum rostratum | Buffalo Bur, Buffalo Bur Nightshade, Buffalobur Nightshade | Annual | Herb | Sun | |
Solanum triquetrum | Texas Nightshade, Hierba Mora | Perennial | Herb, Vine | ||
Solidago altissima | Tall Goldenrod, Late Goldenrod, Canadian Goldenrod, Canada Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Solidago radula | Western Rough Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | ||
Sporobolus compositus var. compositus | Composite Dropseed, Tall Dropseed | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist |
Sporobolus cryptandrus | Sand Dropseed | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Sporobolus vaginiflorus | Poverty Dropseed | Annual | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Stenaria nigricans var. nigricans | Diamondflowers, Narrowleaf Bluets, Baby's Breath, Bluets, Fine-leaf Bluets | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Styphnolobium affine | Eve's Necklace, Eve's Necklacepod, Texas Sophora, Pink Sophora, Necklace Tree | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Styrax platanifolius | Sycamore-leaf Snowbell | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist |
Symphyotrichum drummondii var. texanum | Drummond's Aster, Texas Aster | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Symphyotrichum subulatum | Eastern Annual Saltmarsh Aster, Baby's Breath Aster, Annual Aster, Blackland Aster, Hierba Del Marrano | Annual, Biennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
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 |
Tetragonotheca texana | Squarebud Daisy, Nerve-ray, Square-bud Daisy | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Tetraneuris scaposa var. scaposa | Four-nerve Daisy, Hymenoxys, Stemmy Four-nerve Daisy, Bitterweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Thelesperma filifolium | Stiff Greenthread, Greenthread | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Thelypteris kunthii | Wood Fern, River Fern, Southern Shield Fern, Kunth's Maiden Fern, Normal Shield Fern | Perennial | Fern | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Thymophylla pentachaeta var. pentachaeta | Parralena, Fiveneedle Pricklyleaf, Dogweed, Dyssodia | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | Sun | |
Tillandsia recurvata | Small Ball Moss, Ball Moss | Perennial | Herb | ||
Tillandsia usneoides | Spanish Moss | Perennial | Herb | Shade | |
Toxicodendron radicans | Eastern Poison Ivy, Poison Ivy | Perennial | Shrub, Vine | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Tradescantia gigantea | Giant Spiderwort | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Tragia ramosa | Branched Noseburn | Perennial | Herb | ||
Tridens albescens | White Tridens, White Top | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Moist |
Tridens flavus | Purpletop Tridens, Redtop Tridens, Tall Redtop Tridens, Purpletop, Redtop, Tall Redtop | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Triodanis coloradoensis | Colorado Venus' Looking-glass, Western Venus' Looking Glass | Annual | Herb | ||
Triodanis perfoliata | Clasping Venus's Looking-glass | Annual | Herb | Shade | Dry |
Typha latifolia | Broadleaf Cattail, Common Cattail | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Wet |
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 |
Ungnadia speciosa | Mexican Buckeye, Monilla | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Urochloa ciliatissima | Fringed Signalgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Urochloa texana | Texas Signalgrass | Annual | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Vachellia farnesiana | Huisache, Texas Huisache, Sweet Acacia, Perfume Acacia, Mealy Acacia, Mealy Wattle, Cassie | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Verbena halei | Texas Vervain, Slender Verbena, Texas Verbena, Slender Vervain | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Verbesina encelioides | Cowpen Daisy, Golden Crownbeard, Butter Daisy | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
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 |
Viguiera dentata | Plateau Goldeneye, Sunflower Goldeneye, Toothleaf Goldeneye, Chimalacate, Golden-eye | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Viola missouriensis | Missouri Violet | Annual, Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Vitis mustangensis | Mustang Grape | Perennial | Vine | Part-shade | Dry |
Vulpia octoflora | Sixweeks Fescue, Common Sixweeks Grass | Annual | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Xanthisma texanum | Texas Sleepy Daisy, Yellow Sleepy Daisy, Star of Texas, Texas Sleepy-daisy, Texas Sleepydaisy | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | |
Yucca rupicola | Twistleaf Yucca, Twisted-leaf Yucca, Texas Yucca, Spanish Dagger | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Zanthoxylum hirsutum | Texas Hercules' Club, Texas Prickly Ash, Limetone Prickly Ash, Toothache Tree, Tickle-tongue, Tingle-tongue | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |