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Scientific Name | Common Name | Duration | Habit | Sun | Water |
Acer negundo | Box Elder, Box Elder Maple, Ash-leaved Maple, Ashleaf Maple, Red River Maple, Fresno De Guajuco | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Moist |
Aesculus glabra | Ohio Buckeye, Texas Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye, Horse Chestnut | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Amblyolepis setigera | Huisache Daisy, Butterfly Daisy, Honey Daisy | Annual | Herb | 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 |
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 |
Aquilegia canadensis | Eastern Red Columbine, Wild Red Columbine | Perennial | Herb | Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Asclepias tuberosa | Butterflyweed, Butterfly Weed, Butterfly Milkweed, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Chigger Flower, Chiggerweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Bignonia capreolata | Crossvine | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, 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 |
Callicarpa americana | American Beautyberry , French Mulberry | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Moist |
Callirhoe digitata | Winecup, Standing Winecup, Poppy Mallow, Wine Cup, Finger Poppy-mallow | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Callirhoe involucrata | Winecup, Purple Poppy Mallow | Perennial | Herb | Sun, 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 |
Carya illinoinensis | Pecan | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Moist |
Carya texana | Black Hickory, Buckley Hickory, Pignut Hickory | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Castilleja indivisa | Texas Indian Paintbrush, Entireleaf Indian Paintbrush, Texas Paintbrush, Indian Paintbrush, Scarlet Paintbrush | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Centaurea americana | American Basket-flower, American Star-thistle, Basket-flower, Star Thistle, Shaving Brush, Basket Flower | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Cephalanthus occidentalis | Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Honeybells, Honey Balls, Honeyballs, Button-bush | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Cercis canadensis var. texensis | Texas Redbud | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Chromolaena odorata | Blue Mistflower, Fragrant Mistflower, Blue Boneset, Fragrant Boneset, Jack In The Bush, Crucita, Siam Weed, Common Flossflower, Christmas Bush, Devilweed | Perennial | Subshrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Clematis pitcheri | Purple Leatherflower, Purple Clematis, Leatherflower, Bluebill, Bellflower Clematis, Pitcher's Clematis | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Conoclinium coelestinum | Blue Mistflower, Wild Ageratum, Blue Boneset | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
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 |
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 |
Echinacea purpurea | Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Engelmannia peristenia | Engelmann's Daisy, Engelmann Daisy, Cutleaf Daisy | Perennial | Herb | Sun | 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 |
Fraxinus americana | White Ash, American Ash, Cane Ash, Smallseed White Ash, Biltmore White Ash, Biltmore Ash | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
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 |
Helianthus maximiliani | Maximilian Sunflower, Max Sunflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Hesperaloe parviflora | Red Yucca, Coral Yucca, Red-flowered False Yucca, Redflower False Yucca, Yellow Yucca, Hummingbird Yucca, Samandoque | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun | Dry |
Hibiscus laevis | Halberdleaf Rosemallow, Halberdleaf Hibiscus, Scarlet Rose Mallow, Halberd-leaved Hibiscus, Halberd-leaved Rose-mallow | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Hilaria belangeri var. belangeri | Curly-mesquite | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
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 |
Juglans nigra | Black Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut, American Black Walnut | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | 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 | 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 |
Lantana urticoides | Texas Lantana, Calico Bush | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Leptochloa dubia | Green Sprangletop | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Liatris elegans | Pink-scale Blazing Star, Pink-scale Gayfeather, Pink-scale Liatris | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Lonicera albiflora | Western White Honeysuckle, White Shrub Honeysuckle, White Bush Honeysuckle, White Limestone Honeysuckle, Texas Honeysuckle, White Honeysuckle | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Lonicera sempervirens | Coral Honeysuckle, Trumpet Honeysuckle, Woodbine | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Lupinus texensis | Texas Bluebonnet, Bluebonnet, Texas Lupine, Buffalo Clover, Wolf Flower | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
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 |
Mirabilis latifolia | Broadleaf Four O'clock | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade | Dry |
Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri | Lindheimer's Muhly, Lindheimer Muhly, Big Muhly, Blue Muhly | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Muhlenbergia reverchonii | Seep Muhly | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist, Dry |
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 |
Palafoxia callosa | Small Palafox, Small Palafoxia | Annual | Herb | Sun | Dry |
Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass, Wand Panic Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia Creeper | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Passiflora incarnata | Maypop, Purple Passionflower, Purple Passion Vine, Apricot Vine | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Part-shade | 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 | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Phlox drummondii | Annual Phlox, Drummond Phlox, Pride-of-Texas, Texas Pride | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Physostegia pulchella | Showy False Dragonhead, Beautiful False Dragon-head | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Platanus occidentalis | American Sycamore, Eastern Sycamore, American Plane Tree, Plane Tree, Buttonwood, Buttonball Tree | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Poa arachnifera | Texas Bluegrass, Texas Blue Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Prosopis glandulosa | Honey Mesquite, Glandular Mesquite, Algarroba | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Prunus mexicana | Mexican Plum, Bigtree Plum, Inch Plum | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | 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 | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus macrocarpa | Bur Oak, Burr Oak, Savanna Oak, Overcup Oak, Prairie Oak, Mossy-cup Oak, Mossy-overcup Oak, Blue Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Quercus marilandica | Blackjack Oak, Barren Oak, Black Oak, Jack Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus muehlenbergii | Chinkapin Oak, Chinquapin Oak, Chestnut Oak, Yellow Chestnut Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak, Yellow Oak, Rock Oak | Perennial | Tree | Sun, 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 |
Quercus stellata | Post Oak, Iron Oak, Cross Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Quercus texana | Nuttall Oak, Texas Oak | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | |
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 |
Rudbeckia hirta | Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan | Annual, Biennial, Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Salvia azurea | Pitcher Sage, Big Blue Sage, Azure Sage, Giant Blue Sage, Blue Sage | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Salvia farinacea | Mealy Blue Sage, Mealy Sage, Mealycup Sage | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Salvia greggii | Autumn Sage, Cherry Sage, Gregg Salvia | Perennial | Shrub | Sun | Dry |
Salvia regla | Mountain Sage, Royal Sage | Perennial | Shrub | Shade, Part-shade | Dry |
Salvia roemeriana | Cedar Sage | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
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 | Little Bluestem, Popotillo Azul | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Sorghastrum nutans | Indiangrass, Yellow Indiangrass, Indian Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Styphnolobium affine | Eve's Necklace, Eve's Necklacepod, Texas Sophora, Pink Sophora, Necklace Tree | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | 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 | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
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 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 |
Vernonia baldwinii | Western Ironweed, Baldwin's Ironweed, Ironweed | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist |
Viburnum rufidulum | Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum, Rusty Blackhaw, Southern Blackhaw, Blackhaw, Bluehaw, Downy Viburnum, Southern Nannyberry, Rusty Nannyberry, Nannyberry | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Yucca rupicola | Twistleaf Yucca, Twisted-leaf Yucca, Texas Yucca, Spanish Dagger | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |