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Read more of this >>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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Cupressaceae | Juniperus virginiana | Eastern Red Cedar |
Cupressaceae | Juniperus ashei | Ashe Juniper |