Edible Native Texas PlantsEdible Native Texas Plants on display at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Warning: Before consuming any wild food, be absolutely certain of its proper identity! Many plants have look a like. When in doubt, do not eat it! |
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Scientific Name | Common Name | Duration | Habit | Sun | Water |
Allium canadense | Meadow Garlic, Wild Garlic, Wild Onion | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist |
Berlandiera lyrata | Chocolate Daisy, Chocolate Flower, Lyreleaf Greeneyes, Green-eyed Lyre Leaf | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Capsicum annuum | Chile Tepin, Chile Pequin, Chiltepin, Chile Petin, Bird Pepper, Turkey Pepper , Cayenne Pepper | Annual, Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Carya illinoinensis | Pecan | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Moist |
Diospyros texana | Texas Persimmon, Mexican Persimmon, Black Persimmon, Chapote, Chapote Prieto | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Diospyros virginiana | Common Persimmon, Eastern Persimmon, Possumwood, Date Plum, Winter Plum, Jove's Fruit | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Ehretia anacua | Anacua, Sugarberry Anacua, Anaqua, Anacahuita, Knockaway, Knackaway, Sandpaper Tree, Manzanita, Manzanillo, Tlalahuacate | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Hedeoma drummondii | Drummond's False Pennyroyal, Limoncillo, Mock Pennyroyal | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Juglans microcarpa | Little Walnut, Texas Walnut, Texas Black Walnut, River Walnut, Nogalito, Nogalillo, Namboca | Perennial | Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Mahonia trifoliolata | Agarita, Agarito, Algerita, Laredo Mahonia, Laredo Oregon-grape, Trifoliate Barberry, Wild Currant | Perennial | Shrub | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Malpighia glabra | Barbados Cherry, Wild Crapemyrtle, Acerola, Manzanita | Perennial | Shrub | Part-shade | Dry |
Malus ioensis | Prairie Crabapple, Iowa Crabapple, Western Crabapple, Prairie Crab, Iowa Crab, Western Crab | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Moist |
Malvaviscus arboreus | Turkscap, Wax Mallow, Bleeding Hearts, Mexican Apple, Manzanita | Perennial | Shrub | ||
Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint | Annual | 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 |
Opuntia ellisiana | Spineless Prickly Pear, Tigertongue, South Texas Pricklypear | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri | Texas Prickly Pear, Lindheimer's Prickly Pear, Lindheimer Prickly Pear | Perennial | Cactus/Succulent | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Oxalis drummondii | Drummond's Wood-sorrel, Large-leaf Wood-sorrel, Drummond's Woodsorrel | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Passiflora foetida | Corona De Cristo, Fetid Passionflower | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Passiflora incarnata | Maypop, Purple Passionflower, Purple Passion Vine, Apricot Vine | Perennial | Vine | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Passiflora lutea | Yellow Passionflower, Yellow Passion Vine, Yellow Passion-flower | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Moist |
Prunus mexicana | Mexican Plum, Bigtree Plum, Inch Plum | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Tradescantia gigantea | Giant Spiderwort | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Vitis cinerea var. helleri | Winter Grape, Heller's Grape, Gray-leaf Grape, Smooth-leaf Grape, Sweet Grape, Spanish Grape | Perennial | Vine | Part-shade | Moist |