Brackenridge Field Laboratory
Native 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, Subshrub
|
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 |
Buckley Centaury, Rosita, Shortflower 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 |
| Chenopodium album |
Lambsquarters |
Annual |
Herb
|
Sun, Shade, Part-shade |
Dry |
| Chloris ×subdolichostachya |
Shortspike Windmillgrass |
Perennial |
Grass/Grass-like
|
Sun |
Moist, 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 |
|
| Cirsium texanum |
Texas Thistle, Purple 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, Elbow Bush |
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 |
Herb, Subshrub
|
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
|
|
|
| Myriopteris alabamensis |
Alabama Lipfern |
Perennial |
Herb, Fern
|
|
|
| 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 |
| 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 |
Southern Live Oak, Virginia Live Oak, Coastal 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, Barbed Wire Vine, 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 |