Central Texas Riparian Restoration SpeciesSpecies native to Central Texas that are particularly well-suited for riparian area restoration projects. |
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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 pavia | Red Buckeye, Scarlet Buckeye , Firecracker Plant | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Part-shade | Moist |
Amblyolepis setigera | Huisache Daisy, Butterfly Daisy, Honey Daisy | Annual | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Andropogon glomeratus | Bushy Bluestem, Brushy Bluestem | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Wet, Moist |
Bothriochloa laguroides | Silver Bluestem, Silver Beardgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | ||
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 hirsuta | Hairy Grama | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Bouteloua rigidiseta | Texas Grama | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Carya illinoinensis | Pecan | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Moist |
Celtis ehrenbergiana | Desert Hackberry, Spiny Hackberry, Shiny Hackberry, Granjeno, Huasteco | Perennial | Shrub | 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 |
Chamaecrista fasciculata | Partridge Pea, Sleepingplant, Sensitive Plant | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Chasmanthium latifolium | Inland Sea Oats, Indian Wood Oats, Wild Oats, River Oats, Flathead Oats, Upland Oats, Upland Sea Oats | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Chloris cucullata | Hooded Windmill Grass, Hooded Windmillgrass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Moist |
Condalia hookeri | Bluewood Condalia, Brasil, Brasilwood, Bluewood, Logwood, Purple Haw, Capul Negro | Perennial | Shrub, Tree | Part-shade | Dry |
Cooperia drummondii | Evening Rain Lily, Evening Star Rain Lily | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Desmanthus virgatus | Prostrate Bundleflower, Wild Tantan, Slender Mimosa | Perennial | Herb, Subshrub | ||
Diospyros texana | Texas Persimmon, Mexican Persimmon, Black Persimmon, Chapote, Chapote Prieto | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Elymus canadensis | Canada Wild Rye, Canadian Wildrye, Prairie Wildrye, Nodding Wildrye | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Gaillardia pulchella | Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol Rojo | Annual | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Helianthus maximiliani | Maximilian Sunflower, Max Sunflower | Perennial | Herb | Sun | Moist, Dry |
Hilaria belangeri var. belangeri | Curly-mesquite | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Dry |
Juglans nigra | Black Walnut, Eastern Black Walnut, American Black Walnut | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Leptochloa dubia | Green Sprangletop | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | Dry |
Maclura pomifera | Osage Orange, Bois d' Arc, Bodark, Horse Apple, Hedge Apple, Bowwood, Yellowwood, Naranjo Chino, Monkey Brains | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Morus rubra | Red Mulberry, Moral | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Panicum obtusum | Vine Mesquite | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Part-shade | |
Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass, Wand Panic Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Phyla nodiflora | Texas Frogfruit, Turkey Tangle Fogfruit, Frogfruit | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Platanus occidentalis | American Sycamore, Eastern Sycamore, American Plane Tree, Plane Tree, Buttonwood, Buttonball Tree | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist |
Populus deltoides | Eastern Cottonwood, Carolina Poplar, Necklace Poplar, Alamo | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist, Dry |
Prosopis glandulosa | Honey Mesquite, Glandular Mesquite, Algarroba | Perennial | Tree | Sun | 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 |
Salix nigra | Black Willow, Gulf Black Willow, Swamp Willow, Sauz | Perennial | Tree | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Wet, Moist |
Salvia coccinea | Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage, Blood Sage, Red Sage, Indian Fire | Annual, Perennial | Herb | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |
Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem, Popotillo Azul | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Part-shade | Dry |
Solidago altissima | Tall Goldenrod, Late Goldenrod, Canadian Goldenrod, Canada Goldenrod | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist |
Sorghastrum nutans | Indiangrass, Yellow Indiangrass, Indian Grass | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun, Shade, Part-shade | Moist, 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 |
Trichloris pluriflora | Multi-flowered False-rhodesgrass, Multiflower False Rhodes Grass, Showy Chloris | Perennial | Grass/Grass-like | Sun | Moist |
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 |
Vachellia farnesiana | Huisache, Texas Huisache, Sweet Acacia, Perfume Acacia, Mealy Acacia, Mealy Wattle, Cassie | Perennial | Tree | Sun | Dry |
Viguiera dentata | Plateau Goldeneye, Sunflower Goldeneye, Toothleaf Goldeneye, Chimalacate, Golden-eye | Perennial | Herb | Part-shade | Dry |
Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida | Zexmenia, Orange Zexmenia, Hairy Wedelia, Wedelia, Texas Creeping-oxeye | Perennial | Herb | Sun, Part-shade | Moist, Dry |