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Scientific Name | Common Name | Duration | Habit | Sun | Water |
Amorpha canescens | Leadplant, Leadplant Amorpha, Prairie Shoestring | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Amorpha fruticosa | Indigo Bush, False Indigo Bush, False Indigo, Desert False Indigo | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem, Tall Bluestem, Turkeyfoot | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Asclepias tuberosa | Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Atriplex canescens | Chamiso, Four-wing Saltbush, Wing-scale | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
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 gracilis | Blue Grama | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Callirhoe involucrata | Winecup, Purple Poppy Mallow | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata | Netleaf Hackberry, Netleaf Sugar Hackberry, Western Hackberry, Sugar Hackberry, Texas Sugarberry, Palo Blanco, Acibuche | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
Cercis canadensis var. texensis | Texas Redbud | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Cercocarpus montanus var. argenteus | Silver Mountain Mahogany, Silverleaf Mountain Mahogany, True Mountain Mahogany, Mountain Mahogany | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata | Partridge Pea, Showy Partridge-pea, Beeflower | Annual | Herb | Sun | |
Cooperia drummondii | Evening Rain Lily, Evening Star Rain Lily | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Coreopsis tinctoria | Plains Coreopsis, Golden Tickseed, Goldenwave, Calliopsis | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Cylindropuntia imbricata var. imbricata | Tree Cholla, Teddy-bear Cholla, Cholla, Cane Cactus, Walkingstick Cholla | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Dalea frutescens | Black Dalea, Black Prairie Clover | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Diospyros texana | Texas Persimmon, Mexican Persimmon, Black Persimmon, Chapote, Chapote Prieto | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Echinacea angustifolia | Black Samson, Black Samson Echinacea, Narrow-leaf Coneflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Engelmannia peristenia | Engelmann's Daisy, Engelmann Daisy, Cutleaf Daisy | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Ephedra antisyphilitica | Mormon Tea, Joint-fir, Clapweed, Popote | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Eryngium leavenworthii | Leavenworth's Eryngo, Eryngo, False Purple Thistle | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum | Texas Bluebells, Texas Bluebell, Bluebell, Showy Prairie Gentian, Prairie Gentian | Annual, Biennial, Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Frangula caroliniana | Carolina Buckthorn, Carolina False Buckthorn, Yellow Buckthorn, Indian Cherry, Yellowwood | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Gaillardia pinnatifida | Red Dome Blanketflower, Yellow Gaillardia, Blanket Flower | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida | Prairie Verbena, Purple Prairie Verbena, Dakota Mock Vervain, Dakota Vervain | Annual, Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Glandularia bipinnatifida var. ciliata | Davis Mountains Mock Vervain, Dakota Mock Vervain, Wright's Verbena | Annual | Herb | ||
Glossopetalon spinescens var. planitierum | Plains Greasebush | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Helianthus maximiliani | Maximilian Sunflower, Max Sunflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Helianthus petiolaris | Prairie Sunflower, Plains Sunflower | Annual | Herb | Sun | |
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 monosperma | Oneseed Juniper, One-seed Juniper, Cherrystone Juniper, New Mexico Juniper, West Texas Juniper | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Juniperus pinchotii | Pinchot's Juniper, Pinchot Juniper, Redberry Juniper, Texas Juniper, Christmasberry Juniper | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Juniperus scopulorum | Rocky Mountain Juniper, Rocky Mountain Red Cedar, Mountain Red Cedar, Colorado Red Cedar, Western Red Cedar, River Juniper, Western Juniper, Cedro Rojo | Perennial | Tree | Sun, 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 |
Lantana urticoides | Texas Lantana, Calico Bush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Leptochloa dubia | Green Sprangletop | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Liatris punctata | Dotted Blazing Star, Dotted Gayfeather, Dotted Liatris, Purples | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Linum lewisii | Wild Blue Flax, Prairie Flax, Lewis Flax, Lewis's Flax | Perennial | Subshrub | Sun | Dry |
Linum pratense | Meadow Flax | Annual | Herb | ||
Linum rigidum | Stiffstem Flax, Large-flower Yellow Flax, Yellow Flax | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Tahoka Daisy, Tansy-aster, Tansey-leaf Tansy-aster, Tansyleaf Tansyaster | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Mahonia swaseyi | Texas Barberry, Texas Oregon-grape | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | |
Mahonia trifoliolata | Agarita, Agarito, Algerita, Laredo Mahonia, Laredo Oregon-grape, Trifoliate Barberry, Wild Currant | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Melampodium leucanthum | Blackfoot Daisy, Rock Daisy, Plains Blackfoot, Arnica | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Mimosa borealis | Fragrant Mimosa, Pink Mimosa | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. incana | Bigfruit Evening-primrose, Silver Leaf Primrose , Bigfruit Evening Primrose | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Oenothera macrocarpa ssp. macrocarpa | Bigfruit Evening-primrose, Fluttermill, Missouri Evening Primrose | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Oenothera speciosa | Pink Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose, Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Primrose, Pink Ladies, Buttercups, Pink Buttercups | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Pascopyrum smithii | Western Wheatgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Penstemon ambiguus | Pink Plains Penstemon, Pink Plains Beardtongue, Gilia Penstemon, Gilia Beardtongue, Sand Penstemon, Sand Beardtongue | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | 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 | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Penstemon jamesii | James's Penstemon, James's Beardtongue, James Penstemon, James Beardtongue | Perennial | Herb | Sun | |
Peritoma serrulata | Rocky Mountain Bee-plant, Stinking-clover, Bee Spiderflower, Navajo Spinach, Pink Cleome, Toothed Spiderflower, Skunkweed | Annual | Herb | Sun, Shade | Moist, Dry |
Pinus edulis | Colorado Pinyon Pine, Colorado Pinyon, Pinyon Pine, Pinyon, Two-needle Pine, Two-needle Pinyon, Two-leaf Pinyon, Nut Pine, Pino Dulce | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Poa arachnifera | Texas Bluegrass, Texas Blue Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera | Plains Cottonwood, Great Plains Cottonwood, Texas Cottonwood, Northern Cottonwood | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Prosopis glandulosa | Honey Mesquite, Glandular Mesquite, Algarroba | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Prunus gracilis | Oklahoma Plum | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Prunus virginiana | Chokecherry, Common Chokecherry, Choke Cherry | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, 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 havardii | Havard Oak, Havard Shin-oak, Shinnery Oak | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus mohriana | Mohr Oak, Shin Oak, Scrub Oak | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus shumardii | Shumard Oak, Shumard's Oak, Shumard Red Oak, Southern Red Oak, Swamp Red Oak, Spotted Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
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 aromatica var. serotina | Fragrant Sumac | Perennial | Shrub | ||
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 microphylla | Littleleaf Sumac, Desert Sumac, Correosa, Agritos | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Ribes aureum var. villosum | Clove Currant, Golden Currant, Buffalo Currant, Missouri Currant | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | |
Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan | Annual, Biennial, Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Salix amygdaloides | Peachleaf Willow, Peach-leaf Willow, Almond-leaf Willow, Almond Willow, Peach Willow, Southwestern Peach Willow, Wright Willow, Wright Peachleaf Willow | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Salvia azurea var. grandiflora | Pitcher Sage, Blue Sage | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Salvia farinacea | Mealy Blue Sage, Mealy Sage, Mealycup Sage | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii | Western Soapberry, Soapberry, Wild China Tree, Wild Chinaberry, Indian Soap Plant, Jaboncillo | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Schizachyrium scoparium var. scoparium | Little Bluestem | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
Senegalia wrightii | Wright Acacia, Wright's Acacia, Catclaw Acacia, Catclaw | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Solidago altissima | Tall Goldenrod, Late Goldenrod, Canadian Goldenrod, Canada Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Solidago gigantea | Giant Goldenrod, Smooth Goldenrod, Tall Goldenrod, Late Goldenrod, Early Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | |
Solidago petiolaris | Downy Ragged Goldenrod, Downy Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | ||
Sorghastrum nutans | Indiangrass, Yellow Indiangrass, Indian Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Thelesperma filifolium | Stiff Greenthread, Greenthread | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Tradescantia occidentalis | Prairie Spiderwort, Western Spiderwort, Spiderwort | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass, Fakahatchee Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | 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 |
Vernonia baldwinii | Western Ironweed, Baldwin's Ironweed, Ironweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Yucca glauca var. glauca | Soapweed Yucca, Narrow-leaf Yucca | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub, Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Zinnia grandiflora | Plains Zinnia, Rocky Mountain Zinnia, Prairie Zinnia, Little Golden Zinnia, Yellow Zinnia | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |