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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Allium canadense Meadow Garlic, Wild Garlic, Wild Onion |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Moist |
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Berlandiera lyrata Chocolate Daisy, Chocolate Flower, Lyreleaf Greeneyes, Green-eyed Lyre Leaf |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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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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Carya illinoinensis Pecan |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist |
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Diospyros texana Texas Persimmon, Mexican Persimmon, Black Persimmon, Chapote, Chapote Prieto |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Diospyros virginiana Common Persimmon, Eastern Persimmon, Possumwood, Date Plum, Winter Plum, Jove's Fruit |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Ehretia anacua Anacua, Sugarberry Anacua, Anaqua, Anacahuita, Knockaway, Knackaway, Sandpaper Tree, Manzanita, Manzanillo, Tlalahuacate |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Hedeoma drummondii Drummond's False Pennyroyal, Limoncillo, Mock Pennyroyal |
Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Juglans microcarpa Little Walnut, Texas Walnut, Texas Black Walnut, River Walnut, Nogalito, Nogalillo, Namboca |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Mahonia trifoliolata Agarita, Agarito, Algerita, Laredo Mahonia, Laredo Oregon-grape, Trifoliate Barberry, Wild Currant |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Malpighia glabra Barbados Cherry, Wild Crapemyrtle, Acerola, Manzanita |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Malus ioensis Prairie Crabapple, Iowa Crabapple, Western Crabapple, Prairie Crab, Iowa Crab, Western Crab |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist |
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Malvaviscus arboreus Turkscap, Wax Mallow, Bleeding Hearts, Mexican Apple, Manzanita |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Water: |
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Monarda citriodora Lemon Beebalm, Purple Horsemint, Lemon Mint, Plains Horsemint, Lemon Horsemint, Horsemint, Purple Lemon Mint |
Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Oenothera speciosa Pink Evening Primrose, Showy Evening Primrose, Mexican Evening Primrose, Showy Primrose, Pink Ladies, Buttercups, Pink Buttercups |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry |
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Opuntia ellisiana Spineless Prickly Pear, Tigertongue, South Texas Pricklypear |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri Texas Prickly Pear, Lindheimer's Prickly Pear, Lindheimer Prickly Pear |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Oxalis drummondii Drummond's Wood-sorrel, Large-leaf Wood-sorrel, Drummond's Woodsorrel |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Passiflora foetida Corona De Cristo, Fetid Passionflower |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry |
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Passiflora incarnata Maypop, Purple Passionflower, Purple Passion Vine, Apricot Vine |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Passiflora lutea Yellow Passionflower, Yellow Passion Vine, Yellow Passion-flower |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Prunus mexicana Mexican Plum, Bigtree Plum, Inch Plum |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry |
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Tradescantia gigantea Giant Spiderwort |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist |
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Vitis cinerea var. helleri Winter Grape, Heller's Grape, Gray-leaf Grape, Smooth-leaf Grape, Sweet Grape, Spanish Grape |
Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Part-shade Water: Moist |