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Texas was once 3/4 prairie and savanna. The Tallgrass Coastal Prairies reached many miles inland from the Gulf, and the Tallgrass Prairie extended from southern Canada through Fort Worth-Dallas south to San Antonio including Texas’ Blackland Prairies and Grand Prairie.
Flora
This list was complied using the vegetation survey lists for each of our conservation easements and owned properties. This list is by no means complete; if your are unable to find what you are looking for check the USDA Plant Database.
| FAMILY | LATIN NAME | COMMON NAME |
|---|---|---|
| Agavaceae | Yucca arkansana | Arkansas Yucca |
| Alliaceae | Allium canadense var. canadense | Wild Garlic |
| Alliaceae | Allium drummondii | Drummond’s Onion |
| Commelinaceae | Tradescantia ohiensis | Ohio Spiderwort |
| Cyperaceae | Carex meadii | Mead’s Caric Sedge |
| Cyperaceae | Carex microdonta | Small-Tooth Caric Sedge |
| Cyperaceae | Carex planostachys | Cedar Sedge |
| Cyperaceae | Cyperus esculentus | Yellow Nutsedge |
| Cyperaceae | Scirpus pendulus=lineatus | Hanging Bulrush |
| Iridaceae | Nemastylis geminiflora | Prairie Celestial |
| Iridaceae | Sisyrinchium langloisii | Pale Blue-Eyed Grass |
| Juncaceae | Juncus marginatus | Grassleaf Rush |
| Liliaceae | Nothoscordum bivalve | Crow-Poison |
| Orchidaceae | Spiranthes cernua | Nodding Ladies’-Tresses |
| Poaceae | Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem/Turkeyfoot |
| Poaceae | Andropogon glomeratus | Bushy Bluestem |
| Poaceae | Andropogon virginicus | Broomsedge Bluestem |
| Poaceae | Aristida oligantha | Oldfield Threeawn |
| Poaceae | Aristida purpurea var. purpurea | Purple Threeawn |
| Poaceae | Avena sativa | Common Oats |
| Poaceae | Bouteloua curtipendula | Sideoats Grama |
| Poaceae | Bouteloua dactyloides | Buffalograss |
| Poaceae | Bothriochloa ischaemum | King Ranch Bluestem |
| Poaceae | Bouteloua rigidiseta | Texas Grama |
| Poaceae | Bothriochloa saccharoides | Silver Bluestem |
| Poaceae | Bromus arvensis | Japanese Brome |
| Poaceae | Coelorachis cylindrica | Carolina Joint Tail |
| Poaceae | Cynodon dactylon | Bermuda Grass |
| Poaceae | Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum=Panicum | Scribner’s Rosette Grass |
| Poaceae | Elymus canadensis | Canada Wildrye |
| Poaceae | Elymus virginicus | Virginia Wild Rye |
| Poaceae | Eragrostis curvula | Weeping Love Grass |
| Poaceae | Erioneuron pilosum | Hairy Tridens |
| Poaceae | Eriochloa sericea | Texas Cupgrass |
| Poaceae | Eragrostis secundiflora subsp. oxylepis | Red Love Grass |
| Poaceae | Eragrostis trichodes | Sand Love Grass |
| Poaceae | Hordeum pusillum | Little Barley |
| Poaceae | Koeleria macrantha | Prairie June Grass |
| Poaceae | Lolium perenne subsp. multiflorum | Italian Ryegrass |
| Poaceae | Lolium perenne subsp. perenne | Perennial Rye Grass |
| Poaceae | Muhlenbergia reverchonii | Seep Muhly |
| Poaceae | Nassella leucotricha | Texas Wintergrass |
| Poaceae | Panicum capillare | Witchgrass |
| Poaceae | Paspalum dilatatum | Dallis Grass |
| Poaceae | Paspalum floridanum | Florida Paspalum |
| Poaceae | Panicum obtusum | Vine Mesquite |
| Poaceae | Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass |
| Poaceae | Phalaris caroliniana | Carolina Canarygrass |
| Poaceae | Poa arachnifera | Texas Blue Grass |
| Poaceae | Schedonnardus paniculatus | Tumblegrass |
| Poaceae | Lolium arundinaceum=Festuca arundinacea | Tall Fescue |
| Poaceae | Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem |
| Poaceae | Setaria parviflora | Knot-Root Bristle Grass |
| Poaceae | Setaria reverchonii | Reverchon’s Bristlegrass |
| Poaceae | Sorghum halepense | Johnsongrass |
| Poaceae | Sorghastrum nutans | Indiangrass |
| Poaceae | Sporobolus compositus var. compositus | Tall Dropseed |
| Poaceae | Tridens albescens | White Tridens |
| Poaceae | Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass |
| Smilacaceae | Smilax bona-nox | Saw Greenbrier |
| Typhaceae | Typha domingensis | Narrow-Leaf Cat-Tail |
| FAMILY | LATIN NAME | COMMON NAME |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthaceae | Dyschoriste linearis | Snake Herb |
| Acanthaceae | Ruellia humilis | Prairie Petunia |
| Acanthaceae | Ruellia nudiflora var. nudiflora | Violet Ruellia |
| Anacardiaceae | Toxicodendron radicans subsp. radicans | Common Poison Ivy |
| Apiaceae | Bifora americana | Prairie Bishop |
| Apiaceae | Chaerophyllum tainturieri | Hairyfruit Chervil |
| Apiaceae | Chaerophyllum tainturieri var. tainturieri | Smooth Chervil |
| Apiaceae | Daucus pusillus | Rattlesnake-Weed |
| Apiaceae | Eryngium leavenworthii | Leavenworth Eryngo |
| Apiaceae | Polytaenia nuttallii | Prairie Parsley |
| Apiaceae | Sanicula canadensis | Canada Sanicle |
| Apiaceae | Spermolepis divaricata | Forked Scaleseed |
| Apiaceae | Torilis arvensis | Hedge Parsley |
| Apocynaceae | Amsonia ciliata var. texana | Texas Bluestar |
| Asclepiadaceae | Asclepias asperula | Antelope Horns |
| Asclepiadaceae | Asclepias verticillata | Whorled Milkweed |
| Asclepiadaceae | Asclepias viridiflora | Green-Flower Milkweed |
| Asclepiadaceae | Asclepias viridiflora | Wand Milkweed |
| Asclepiadaceae | Asclepias viridis | Green Milkweed |
| Asclepiadaceae | Matelea biflora | Two-Flower Milkvine |
| Asclepiadaceae | Matelea biflora | Purple Milkweed Vine |
| Asteraceae | Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Common Ragweed |
| Asteraceae | Amphiachyris dracunculoides | Common Broomweed |
| Asteraceae | Ambrosia psilostachya | Western Ragweed |
| Asteraceae | Ambrosia trifida var. texana | Giant Ragweed |
| Asteraceae | Artemisia ludoviciana | White Sagebrush |
| Asteraceae | Arnoglossum plantagineum | Indian Plantain |
| Asteraceae | Brickellia eupatorioides var. texana | Prairie Kuhnia |
| Asteraceae | Centaurea americana | Basket-Flower |
| Asteraceae | Centaurea melitensis | Malta Star Thistle |
| Asteraceae | Cirsium texanum | Texas Thistle |
| Asteraceae | Cirsium undulatum | Wavy-Leaf Thistle |
| Asteraceae | Conyza canadensis var. canadensis | Horseweed |
| Asteraceae | Echinacea angustifolia | Purple Coneflower |
| Asteraceae | Engelmannia peristenia | Engelmann’s Daisy |
| Asteraceae | Erigeron philadelphicus | Philadelphia Fleabane |
| Asteraceae | Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus | Prairie Fleabane |
| Asteraceae | Eupatorium serotinum | White Boneset |
| Asteraceae | Evax prolifera | Rabbit Tobacco |
| Asteraceae | Evax verna | Many-Stem Evax |
| Asteraceae | Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella | Indian Blanket |
| Asteraceae | Gaillardia suavis | Pin Cushion Daisy |
| Asteraceae | Grindelia lanceolata | Gumweed |
| Asteraceae | Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower |
| Asteraceae | Helianthus maximiliani | Maximilian Sunflower |
| Asteraceae | Hymenopappus scabiosaeus | Woolly Plainsman |
| Asteraceae | Hymenopappus scabiosaeus var. corymbosus | Old Plainsman |
| Asteraceae | Iva annua | Marshelder |
| Asteraceae | Krigia caespitosa | Dwarf Dandelion |
| Asteraceae | Liatris mucronata | Narrow-Leaf Gayfeather |
| Asteraceae | Lindheimera texana | Yellow-Star |
| Asteraceae | Lygodesmia texana | Skeleton Plant |
| Asteraceae | Marshallia caespitosa | Barbara’s Buttons |
| Asteraceae | Packera tampicana | Groundsel |
| Asteraceae | Packera tampicana | Butterweed |
| Asteraceae | Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus | Texas Dandelion |
| Asteraceae | Ratibida columnifera | Mexican-Hat |
| Asteraceae | Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima | Black-Eyed-Susan |
| Asteraceae | Silphium albiflorum | White Rosin-weed |
| Asteraceae | Silphium laciniatum var. laciniatum | Compassplant |
| Asteraceae | Silphium radula | Rough-Stem Rosenweed |
| Asteraceae | Solidago canadensis var. scabra | Common Goldenrod |
| Asteraceae | Sonchus asper | Prickly Sow-Thistle |
| Asteraceae | Solidago canadensis var. gilvacanescens | Tall Goldenrod |
| Asteraceae | Sonchus sp. | Sowthistle |
| Asteraceae | Symphyotrichum ericoides | Heath Aster |
| Asteraceae | Taraxacum officinale | Common Dandelion |
| Asteraceae | Tetraneuris scaposa | Four-Nerve daisy |
| Asteraceae | Vernonia baldwinii | Western Ironweed |
| Asteraceae | Xanthium strumarium var. canadense | Cocklebur |
| Asteraceae | Baccharis texana | Prairie False Willow |
| Boraginaceae | Heliotropium tenellum | Pasture Heliotrope |
| Boraginaceae | Lithospermum incisum | Narrow-Leaf Puccoon |
| Brassicaceae | Cardamine hirsuta | Hairy Bittercress |
| Brassicaceae | Draba cuneifolia | Wedge-Leaf Draba |
| Brassicaceae | Lepidium austrinum | Peppergrass |
| Brassicaceae | Lesquerella gracilis subsp. gracilis | Cloth-of-Gold |
| Brassicaceae | Lesquerella gracilis subsp. nuttallii | Nuttall’s Blatterpod |
| Brassicaceae | Lepidium virginicum | Virginia Pepper-Grass |
| Brassicaceae | Rapistrum rugosum | Bastard Cabbage |
| Cactaceae | Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri | Texas Prickly-Pear |
| Cactaceae | Coryphantha sulcata | Pineapple Cactus |
| Cactaceae | Opuntia polyacantha | Plains Prickly Pear |
| Campanulaceae | Triodanis perfoliata var. perfoliata | Venus’-Looking-Glass |
| Caprifoliaceae | Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Coralberry |
| Caryophyllaceae | Cerastium glomeratum | Glomerate Chickweed |
| Caryophyllaceae | Petrorhagia dubia | Childing Pink |
| Caryophyllaceae | Stellaria media subsp. media | Common Chickweed |
| Convolvulaceae | Convolvulus equitans | Texas Bindweed |
| Convolvulaceae | Dichondra carolinensis | Ponyfoot |
| Convolvulaceae | Evolvulus nuttallianus | Silky Evolvulus |
| Dipsacaceae | Scabiosa atropurpurea | Sweet Scabiosa |
| Euphorbiaceae | Argythamnia sp. | Silverbush |
| Euphorbiaceae | Argythamnia mercurialina var. mercurialina | Tall Wild Mercury |
| Euphorbiaceae | Chamaesyce missurica | Prairie Spurge |
| Euphorbiaceae | Croton texensis | Doveweed |
| Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia bicolor | Snow on the Prairie |
| Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia spathulata | Warty Spurge |
| Euphorbiaceae | Phyllanthus polygonoides | Knotweed Leaf Flower |
| Euphorbiaceae | Stillingia texana | Queen’s Delight |
| Euphorbiaceae | Tragia betonicifolia | Betony Noseburn |
| Euphorbiaceae | Tragia ramosa | Branched Noseburn |
| Fabaceae | Acacia angustissima var. chisosiana | Prairie Acacia |
| Fabaceae | Acacia angustissima var. hirta | Fern Acacia |
| Fabaceae | Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus | Ground-Plum |
| Fabaceae | Astragalus nuttallianus var. nuttallianus | Nuttall’s Milk Vetch |
| Fabaceae | Dalea compacta var. pubescens | Showy Purple Prairie-Clover |
| Fabaceae | Dalea multiflora | White Prairie Clover |
| Fabaceae | Desmanthus illinoensis | Illinois Bundleflower |
| Fabaceae | Gleditsia triacanthos | Common Honey-Locust |
| Fabaceae | Lathyrus hirsutus | Singletary-Pea |
| Fabaceae | Lupinus texensis | Texas Bluebonnet |
| Fabaceae | Melilotus indicus | Yellow Sour-Clover |
| Fabaceae | Medicago minima | Bur Clover |
| Fabaceae | Melilotus alba | White Sweet-Clover |
| Fabaceae | Mimosa roemeriana | Sensitive Briar |
| Fabaceae | Neptunia lutea | Yellow Puff |
| Fabaceae | Pediomelum subacaule | Scurf pea |
| Fabaceae | Prosopis glandulosa | Honey Mesquite |
| Fabaceae | Senna roemeriana | Two-leaf Senna |
| Fabaceae | Vicia sativa subsp. sativa | Common Vetch |
| Fabaceae | Vitis mustangensis | Mustang Grape |
| Gentianaceae | Centaurium texense | Lady Bird’s Century |
| Gentianaceae | Sabatia campestris | Meadow Pink |
| Geraniaceae | Erodium texanum | Stork’s Bill |
| Geraniaceae | Geranium carolinianum | Carolina Geranium |
| Krameriaceae | Krameria lanceolata | Trailing Ratany |
| Krameriaceae | Krameria lanceolata | Ratany |
| Lamiaceae | Hedeoma drummondii | Mock Pennyroyal |
| Lamiaceae | Hedeoma reverchonii var. reverchonii | Reverchon’s False Pennyroyal |
| Lamiaceae | Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm |
| Lamiaceae | Monarda punctata subsp. punctata var. intermedia | Spotted Beebalm |
| Lamiaceae | Salvia azurea | Azure Blue Sage |
| Lamiaceae | Salvia azurea var. grandiflora | Blue Sage |
| Lamiaceae | Salvia farinacea var. farinacea | Mealy Blue Sage |
| Lamiaceae | Salvia texana | Texas Sage |
| Lamiaceae | Scutellaria drummondii | Drummond’s Skullcap |
| Lamiaceae | Warnockia scutellarioides | Prairie Brazoria |
| Linaceae | Linum rigidum | Stiffstem Flax |
| Lythraceae | Lythrum alatum var. lanceolatum | Lance Leaf Loosestrife |
| Lythraceae | Lythrum californicum | California Loosestrife |
| Malvaceae | Callirhoe alcaeoides | Plains Winecup |
| Malvaceae | Callirhoe leiocarpa | Annual Winecup |
| Malvaceae | Callirhoe pedata | Standing Winecup |
| Menispermaceae | Cocculus carolinus | Carolina Snailseed |
| Moraceae | Maclura pomifera | Bois D’Arc |
| Oleaceae | Fraxinus texensis | Texas Ash |
| Onagraceae | Calylophus berlandieri | Berlandier’s Sundrops |
| Onagraceae | Gaura calcicola | Gaura |
| Onagraceae | Gaura sinuata | Wavy Leaf Gaura |
| Onagraceae | Oenothera speciosa | Evening Primrose |
| Oxalidaceae | Oxalis drummondii | Drummond’s Wood-sorrel |
| Oxalidaceae | Oxalis stricta | Yellow Wood-sorrel |
| Plantaginaceae | Plantago aristata | Bracted Plantain |
| Plantaginaceae | Plantago helleri | Heller’s Plantain |
| Plantaginaceae | Plantago patagonica=purshii/spinulosa | Bristlebract Plantain |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox cuspidata | Pointed Phlox |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox pilosa subsp. pilosa | Prairie Phlox |
| Polygonaceae | Eriogonum annuum | Wild Buckwheat |
| Polygonaceae | Rumex crispus | Curly Dock |
| Portulacaceae | Claytonia virginica | Spring Beauty |
| Ranunculaceae | Anemone berlandieri | Ten-Petal Anemone |
| Ranunculaceae | Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens | White Prairie Larkspur |
| Rosaceae | Geum canadense var. camporum | White Avens |
| Rosaceae | Rosa laevigata | Cherokee Rose |
| Rosaceae | Rubus trivalis | Southern Dewberry |
| Rubiaceae | Galium aparine | Bedstraw |
| Rubiaceae | Galium virgatum | Southwest Bedstraw |
| Rubiaceae | Hedyotis nigricans | Prairie Bluets |
| Rutaceae | Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | Eastern Hercules’-Club |
| Rutaceae | Zanthoxylum hirsutum | Toothache Tree |
| Salicaceae | Salix nigra | Black Willow |
| Sapindaceae | Cardiospermum halicacabum | Balloonvine/Heartseedvine |
| Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon lanuginosum | Gum Bumelia |
| Scrophulariaceae | Agalinis heterophylla | Prairie Agalinis |
| Scrophulariaceae | Castilleja indivisa | Indian Paintbrush |
| Scrophulariaceae | Castilleja purpurea var. purpurea | Purple Paintbrush |
| Scrophulariaceae | Penstemon cobaea | Foxglove, Beardtounge |
| Solanaceae | Physalis cinerascens | Beach Ground Cherry |
| Solanaceae | Physalis cinerascens var. cinerascens | Yellow Ground Cherry |
| Solanaceae | Solanum dimidiatum | Western Horse-Nettle |
| Solanaceae | Solanum elaeagnifolium | Silver Leaf Nightshade |
| Ulmaceae | Ulmus crassifolia | Cedar Elm |
| Ulmaceae | Celtis occidentalis | Common Hackberry |
| Valerianaceae | Valerianella amarella | Hairy Cornsalad |
| Verbenaceae | Glandularia bipinnatifida | Prairie verbena |
| Verbenaceae | Phyla nodiflora | Texas Frogfruit |
| Verbenaceae | Verbena canescens | Gray Vervain |
| Verbenaceae | Verbena halei | Texas Vervain |
| Violaceae | Hybanthus verticillatus | Green Violet |
| Viscaceae | Phoradendron tomentosum var. serotinum | Mistletoe |
| Vitaceae | Cissus trifoliata | Cow Itch |
| Family | LATIN NAME | COMMON NAME |
|---|---|---|
| Cupressaceae | Juniperus virginiana | Eastern Red Cedar |
| Cupressaceae | Juniperus ashei | Ashe Juniper |