Woodland Plants for Central TexasUse this list to create a Woodland Garden that abstracts the visual patterns found within woodland ecosystems in Central Texas. |
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Aquilegia canadensis Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Red Columbine |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana Hinckley's Golden Columbine, Yellow Columbine, Hinckley Columbine, Capote Columbine |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Bacopa monnieri Herb-of-grace, Water Hyssop, Coastal Water-hyssop |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats Grama, Banderilla, Banderita, Navajita |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Callirhoe involucrata Winecup, Purple Poppy Mallow |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Callirhoe pedata Palmleaf Poppymallow, Standing Winecup, Finger Poppymallow, Palmleaf Poppy Mallow |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Capsicum annuum Chile Tepin, Chile Pequin, Chiltepin, Chile Petin, Bird Pepper, Turkey Pepper , Cayenne Pepper |
Duration: Annual, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Carex planostachys Cedar Sedge |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Chasmanthium latifolium Inland Sea Oats, Indian Wood Oats, Wild Oats, River Oats, Flathead Oats, Upland Oats, Upland Sea Oats |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Chrysactinia mexicana Damianita |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Subshrub, Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry |
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Conoclinium coelestinum Blue Mistflower, Wild Ageratum, Blue Boneset |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Cooperia drummondii Evening Rain Lily, Evening Star Rain Lily |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Cooperia pedunculata Hill Country Rain Lily, Prairie Lily, Rain Lily, Flor De Mayo |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist |
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Dalea greggii Gregg Dalea, Gregg's Prairie Clover, Trailing Indigo Bush, Indigo Bush |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Dyschoriste linearis Snake Herb, Polkadots, Narrowleaf Dyschoriste |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet, Moist |
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Echinodorus cordifolius Creeping Burhead, Lance-leaf Burhead, Radican Sword, Burhead, Creeping Water-plantain |
Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Shade Water: Wet |
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Equisetum hyemale Scouring-rush Horsetail, Horsetail, Scouring Rush, Canuela |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Geum canadense White Avens |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Giliastrum rigidulum Bluebowls, Blue Gilia |
Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: |
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Glandularia bipinnatifida Prairie Verbena, Purple Prairie Verbena, Dakota Vervain, Dakota Mock Vervain, Moradilla, Alfombrilla |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Subshrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Heterotheca canescens Hoary False Goldenaster, Gray Golden-aster |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry |
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Hydrocotyle umbellata Manyflower Marsh-pennywort, Many-flowered Marsh-pennywort, Marsh Pennywort, Water Pennywort, Money Plant |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Hymenocallis liriosme Texas Spiderlily, Spring Spiderlily, Spiderlily, Louisiana Spiderlily, Western Marsh Spiderlily |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Iris virginica Virginia Iris, Great Blue Flag, Southern Blue Flag |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet |
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Justicia americana American Water-willow, Water-willow |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Lindheimera texana Texas Yellowstar, Texas Star, Texas Yellow-star, Lindheimer Daisy |
Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry |
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Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Ludwigia octovalvis Mexican Primrose-willow, Narrow-leaf Water Primrose, Seedbox, Mexican Primrose Willow |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Subshrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Lupinus texensis Texas Bluebonnet, Bluebonnet, Texas Lupine, Buffalo Clover, Wolf Flower |
Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry |
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Manfreda maculosa Texas Tuberose, Texas Spice-lily, Texas False Aloe |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Marshallia caespitosa Barbara's-buttons, Puffballs, White Barbara's-buttons, Barbara's Buttons |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Marsilea macropoda Bigfoot Water-clover, Water-clover, Clover-fern, Largefoot Pepperwort |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet |
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Marsilea vestita Hairy Water-clover, Hairy Waterclover, Hairy Water Clover, Clover Fern |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Fern Light: Part-shade Water: Wet |
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Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy, Rock Daisy, Plains Blackfoot, Arnica |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Nemophila phacelioides Texas Baby Blue Eyes, Large-flower Baby-blue-eyes, Baby Blue-eyes, Flannel Breeches |
Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Nolina lindheimeriana Devil's Shoestring, Devil's-shoestring, Ribbon Grass |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Nolina texana Texas Sacahuista, Texas Beargrass, Basket Grass, Sacahuista, Bunchgrass, Texas Bear-grass |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Oenothera macrocarpa Bigfruit Evening-primrose, Missouri Evening-primrose, Fluttermill, Big-fruit Evening-primrose, Missouri Primrose, Bigfruit Evening Primrose |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry |
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Packera obovata Golden Groundsel, Roundleaf Groundsel, Roundleaf Ragwort |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Penstemon baccharifolius Rock Penstemon, Rock Beardtongue, Cut-leaf Penstemon, Cut-leaf Beardtongue, Baccharis-leaf Penstemon, Baccharis-leaf Beardtongue |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Penstemon tenuis Brazos Penstemon, Brazos Beardtongue, Gulf Penstemon, Gulf Beardtongue, Gulf Coast Penstemon, Gulf Coast Beardtongue, Sharp-sepal Penstemon, Sharp-sepal Beardtongue |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Phlox drummondii Annual Phlox, Drummond Phlox, Pride-of-Texas, Texas Pride |
Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Phlox pilosa Downy Phlox, Prairie Phlox, Fragrant Phlox |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Phyla nodiflora Texas Frogfruit, Turkey Tangle Fogfruit, Frogfruit |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed, Pickerel Rush |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist |
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Rivina humilis Pigeonberry, Rouge Plant, Baby-peppers, Bloodberry |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Salvia coccinea Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage, Blood Sage, Red Sage, Indian Fire |
Duration: Annual, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Salvia greggii Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage, Gregg Salvia |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry |
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Salvia lyrata Lyreleaf Sage, Cancer Weed |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Salvia pentstemonoides Big Red Sage, Penstemon Sage |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Salvia roemeriana Cedar Sage |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Scutellaria ovata ssp. bracteata Heartleaf Skullcap, Heart-leaf Skullcap |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Scutellaria wrightii Wright's Skullcap, Bushy Skullcap, Shrubby Skullcap |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Sisyrinchium minus Dwarf Blue-eyed-grass, Pink-eyed-grass, Pink Blue-eyed-grass |
Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Stachys coccinea Scarlet Betony, Texas Betony, Scarlet Hedgenettle, Scarlet Hedge-nettle |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Tetraneuris scaposa Four-nerve Daisy, Hymenoxys, Stemmy Four-nerve Daisy, Yellow Daisy, Bitterweed |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Thamnosma texana Texas Desert-rue, Dutchman's Breeches, Rue Of The Mountains, Ruda Del Monte |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry |
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Tradescantia gigantea Giant Spiderwort |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Viola pedata Birdfoot Violet, Bird's-foot Violet, Bird-foot Violet |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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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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