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	Acer negundo Box Elder, Box Elder Maple, Ash-leaved Maple, Ashleaf Maple, Red River Maple, Fresno De Guajuco	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Aesculus glabra Ohio Buckeye, Texas Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye, Horse Chestnut	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Amblyolepis setigera Huisache Daisy, Butterfly Daisy, Honey Daisy	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Amorpha fruticosa Indigo Bush, False Indigo Bush, False Indigo, Desert False Indigo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Andropogon gerardii Big Bluestem, Tall Bluestem, Turkeyfoot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii Flame Acanthus, Hummingbird Bush, Wright's Desert Honeysuckle, Wright Acanthus, Mexican Flame, Wright's Mexican Flame	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Aquilegia canadensis Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Red Columbine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Bignonia capreolata Crossvine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama, Banderilla, Banderita, Navajita	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Bouteloua dactyloides Buffalograss, Buffalo Grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Bouteloua gracilis Blue Grama	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Callicarpa americana American Beautyberry , French Mulberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Callirhoe digitata Winecup, Standing Winecup, Poppy Mallow, Wine Cup, Finger Poppy-mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Callirhoe involucrata Winecup, Purple Poppy Mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Campsis radicans Trumpet Creeper, Trumpet Vine, Common Trumpet Creeper, Cow Vine, Foxglove Vine, Hellvine, Devil's Shoestring	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Carya illinoinensis Pecan	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Carya texana Black Hickory, Buckley Hickory, Pignut Hickory	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Castilleja indivisa Texas Indian Paintbrush, Entireleaf Indian Paintbrush, Texas Paintbrush, Indian Paintbrush, Scarlet Paintbrush	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Centaurea americana American Basket-flower, American Star-thistle, Basket-flower, Star Thistle, Shaving Brush, Basket Flower	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Cephalanthus occidentalis Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Honeybells, Honey Balls, Honeyballs, Button-bush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Cercis canadensis var. texensis Texas Redbud	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Chromolaena odorata Blue Mistflower, Fragrant Mistflower, Blue Boneset, Fragrant Boneset, Jack In The Bush, Crucita, Siam Weed, Common Flossflower, Christmas Bush, Devilweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Clematis pitcheri Purple Leatherflower, Purple Clematis, Leatherflower, Bluebill, Bellflower Clematis, Pitcher's Clematis	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Conoclinium coelestinum Blue Mistflower, Wild Ageratum, Blue Boneset	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Cooperia drummondii Evening Rain Lily, Evening Star Rain Lily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Coreopsis tinctoria Plains Coreopsis, Golden Tickseed, Goldenwave, Calliopsis	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Diospyros texana Texas Persimmon, Mexican Persimmon, Black Persimmon, Chapote, Chapote Prieto	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Echinacea angustifolia Black Samson, Black Samson Echinacea, Narrow-leaf Coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Echinacea purpurea Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Engelmannia peristenia Engelmann's Daisy, Engelmann Daisy, Cutleaf Daisy	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Eryngium leavenworthii Leavenworth's Eryngo, Eryngo, False Purple Thistle	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum Texas Bluebells, Texas Bluebell, Bluebell, Showy Prairie Gentian, Prairie Gentian	Duration: Annual, Biennial, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Frangula caroliniana Carolina Buckthorn, Carolina False Buckthorn, Yellow Buckthorn, Indian Cherry, Yellowwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Fraxinus americana White Ash, American Ash, Cane Ash, Smallseed White Ash, Biltmore White Ash, Biltmore Ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Gaillardia pulchella Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida Prairie Verbena, Purple Prairie Verbena, Dakota Mock Vervain, Dakota Vervain	Duration: Annual, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian Sunflower, Max Sunflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Hesperaloe parviflora Red Yucca, Coral Yucca, Red-flowered False Yucca, Redflower False Yucca, Yellow Yucca, Hummingbird Yucca, Samandoque	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Hibiscus laevis Halberdleaf Rosemallow, Halberdleaf Hibiscus, Scarlet Rose Mallow, Halberd-leaved Hibiscus, Halberd-leaved Rose-mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Hilaria belangeri var. belangeri Curly-mesquite	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Ilex decidua Possumhaw, Possumhaw Holly, Deciduous Holly, Meadow Holly, Prairie Holly, Swamp Holly, Welk Holly, Deciduous Yaupon, Bearberry, Winterberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ilex vomitoria Yaupon, Yaupon Holly, Cassina	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Juglans nigra Black Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut, American Black Walnut	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	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	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar, Eastern Redcedar, Virginia Juniper, Red Juniper, Pencil Cedar, Carolina Cedar, Red Savin	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Lantana urticoides Texas Lantana, Calico Bush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Leptochloa dubia Green Sprangletop	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Liatris elegans Pink-scale Blazing Star, Pink-scale Gayfeather, Pink-scale Liatris	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Lonicera albiflora Western White Honeysuckle, White Shrub Honeysuckle, White Bush Honeysuckle, White Limestone Honeysuckle, Texas Honeysuckle, White Honeysuckle	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Lonicera sempervirens Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Woodbine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Lupinus texensis Texas Bluebonnet, Bluebonnet, Texas Lupine, Buffalo Clover, Wolf Flower	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Tahoka Daisy, Tansy-aster, Tansey-leaf Tansy-aster, Tansyleaf Tansyaster	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Mahonia swaseyi Texas Barberry, Texas Oregon-grape	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water:
	Mahonia trifoliolata Agarita, Agarito, Algerita, Laredo Mahonia, Laredo Oregon-grape, Trifoliate Barberry, Wild Currant	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy, Rock Daisy, Plains Blackfoot, Arnica	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Mirabilis latifolia Broadleaf Four O'clock	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade Water: Dry
	Monarda citriodora Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Muhlenbergia lindheimeri Lindheimer's Muhly, Lindheimer Muhly, Big Muhly, Blue Muhly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Muhlenbergia reverchonii Seep Muhly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa Bigfruit Evening-primrose, Fluttermill, Missouri Evening Primrose	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Oenothera speciosa Pink Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose, Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Primrose, Pink Ladies, Buttercups, Pink Buttercups	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Palafoxia callosa Small Palafox, Small Palafoxia	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Panicum virgatum Switchgrass, Wand Panic Grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia Creeper	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Passiflora incarnata Maypop, Purple Passionflower, Purple Passion Vine, Apricot Vine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Penstemon cobaea Prairie Penstemon, Prairie Beardtongue, Foxglove Penstemon, Foxglove Beardtongue, False Foxglove, Large-flowered Penstemon, Large-flowered Beardtongue, Cobaea Penstemon, Cobaea Beardtongue, Wild Foxglove	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox, Drummond Phlox, Pride-of-Texas, Texas Pride	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Physostegia pulchella Showy False Dragonhead, Beautiful False Dragon-head	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore, Eastern Sycamore, American Plane Tree, Plane Tree, Buttonwood, Buttonball Tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Poa arachnifera Texas Bluegrass, Texas Blue Grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Prosopis glandulosa Honey Mesquite, Glandular Mesquite, Algarroba	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Prunus mexicana Mexican Plum, Bigtree Plum, Inch Plum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Quercus fusiformis Escarpment Live Oak, Plateau Live Oak, Hill Country Live Oak, Texas Live Oak, Scrub Live Oak, Plateau Oak, Encino Molino, Tesmoli	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak, Burr Oak, Savanna Oak, Overcup Oak, Prairie Oak, Mossy-cup Oak, Mossy-overcup Oak, Blue Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Quercus marilandica Blackjack Oak, Barren Oak, Black Oak, Jack Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Quercus muehlenbergii Chinkapin Oak, Chinquapin Oak, Chestnut Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak, Yellow Oak, Rock Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Quercus shumardii Shumard Oak, Shumard's Oak, Shumard Red Oak, Southern Red Oak, Swamp Red Oak, Spotted Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Quercus stellata Post Oak, Iron Oak, Cross Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Quercus texana Nuttall Oak, Texas Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water:
	Ratibida columnifera Mexican Hat, Red-spike Mexican Hat, Upright Prairie Coneflower, Prairie Coneflower, Long-headed Coneflower, Thimbleflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Rhus aromatica Fragrant Sumac, Aromatic Sumac, Lemon Sumac, Polecat Bush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: 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	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan	Duration: Annual, Biennial, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Salvia azurea Pitcher Sage, Big Blue Sage, Azure Sage, Giant Blue Sage, Blue Sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Salvia farinacea Mealy Blue Sage, Mealy Sage, Mealycup Sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Salvia greggii Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage, Gregg Salvia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Salvia regla Mountain Sage, Royal Sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Salvia roemeriana Cedar Sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii Western Soapberry, Soapberry, Wild China Tree, Wild Chinaberry, Indian Soap Plant, Jaboncillo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem, Popotillo Azul	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass, Yellow Indiangrass, Indian Grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Styphnolobium affine Eve's Necklace, Eve's Necklacepod, Texas Sophora, Pink Sophora, Necklace Tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	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	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Thelesperma filifolium Stiff Greenthread, Greenthread	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Tradescantia occidentalis Prairie Spiderwort, Western Spiderwort, Spiderwort	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Tripsacum dactyloides Eastern Gamagrass, Fakahatchee Grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ulmus americana American Elm, White Elm, Soft Elm, Water Elm, Common Elm	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ulmus crassifolia Cedar Elm, Fall Elm, Basket Elm, Scrub Elm, Lime Elm, Texas Elm, Southern Rock Elm, Olmo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ungnadia speciosa Mexican Buckeye, Monilla	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Vernonia baldwinii Western Ironweed, Baldwin's Ironweed, Ironweed	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Viburnum rufidulum Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum, Rusty Blackhaw, Southern Blackhaw, Blackhaw, Bluehaw, Downy Viburnum, Southern Nannyberry, Rusty Nannyberry, Nannyberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Yucca rupicola Twistleaf Yucca, Twisted-leaf Yucca, Texas Yucca, Spanish Dagger	Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry

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