PlantList DFW - Native Plant Society of Texas
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NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF TEXAS A Beginner’s List Native Plants for Landscape Use in Dallas and Fort Worth Key: E D P S B F X evergreen drought resistant in full sun with reflected heat tolerates poor drainage, can be used in parkways and other places where roots are confined and drainage periodically may be poor shade tolerant attracts birds or butterflies very showy in flower, fruit or fall foliage, FF indicates more than one showy characteristic Cross Timbers or Trinity sands only, not in the Blacklands or limestone If a key letter is shown in parenthesis, the species usually, but not always, displays this trait. For example the key for Horseherb, Calyptocarpis vialis, is (E). This means that the plant may not be evergreen in unusually severe winters. Common Name Key Scientific Name Shade Trees Caddo Maple (from Oklahoma) Bigtooth Maple Pecan Common Persimmon Texas Ash Southern Magnolia Loblolly Pine Mesquite Escarpment Live Oak Bur Oak Chinquapin Oak Shumard Red Oak Post Oak Texas Red Oak Western Soapberry Bald Cypress American Elm (local stock) Cedar Elm Cottonwood F F B (S)BF DPBF ESF EX DB(F) ED D D DF DX DF DSBF PF DBF DPBF DPF Acer barbatum Acer grandidentatum Carya illinoinensis Diospyros virginiana Fraxinus texensis Magnolia grandiflora Pinus taeda Prosopis glandulosa Quercus fusiformis Quercus macrocarpa Quercus muehlenbergii Quercus shumardii Quercus stellata Quercus texana Sapindus drummondii Taxodium distichum Ulmus Americana Ulmus crassifolia Populus deltoids Native Plant Society of Texas P.O.Box 3017 Fredericksburg,Tx 78624 830-997-9272 coordinator@npsot.org 2 Small Trees Wright Acacia Redbud (Eastern/Texas hybrid) Mexican Redbud Desert Willow Roughleaf Dogwood American Smoke Tree Arizona Cypress Texas Persimmon Possumhaw Holly Yaupon Holly Ashe Juniper Alligator Juniper Eastern Red Cedar Goldenball Leadtree Wax Myrtle Mesquite Cherry Laurel Mexican Plum Lacey Oak Bigelow Oak Carolina Buckthorn Prairie Flameleaf Sumac Eve;s Necklace Mexican Buckeye Rusty Blackhaw DBF DSBF DBF DBF PSBFF BFF EB DB PSBF EPSBF EDBF EDB EDBF DBF EPSB DB(F) ESB DSBFF DF D DPSBF DBFF DSFF DBFF SBFF Acacia wrightii Cercis candensis var. texensis Cercis candensis var. mexicana Chilopsis linearis Cornus drummondii Cotinus obovatus Cupressus arizonica Diospyros texana Ilex decidua Ilex vomitoria Juniperus ashei Juniperus deppeana Juniperus virginiana Leucaena retusa Myrica cerifera Prosopis glandulosa Prunus caroliniana Prunus mexicana Quercus glaucoides Quercus sinuata var. breviloba Rhamnus caroliniana Rhus lanceolata Sophora affinis Ungnadia speciosa Viburnum rufidulum Shrubs Indigobush Amorpha Flame Acanthus Texas Barberry (Mahonia) Agarito American Beautyberry Canyon Senna Coralbean Apache Plume Downy Forestiera Red Yucca Virginia Sweetspire Cenizio or Cenizo White Honeysuckle Bush Fragrant Mimosa Dwarf Wax Myrtle Texas Mock Orange Fragrant Sumac Smooth Sumac Gregg Salvia Mountain Sage Arkansas Yucca Paleleaf Yucca PBF DBF EDBF EDBF PSBF DF DBF (E)DBF DPSBF EDPSBF PSBF EDF SBF DBF EPSB (S)F D(S)BF DBFF D(S)BF SBF EDSBF EDBF Amorpha fruticosa Anisacanthus wrightii Berberis (Mahonia) swaseyi Berberis (Mahonia) trifoliolata Callicarpa americana Cassia wislizenii Erythrina herbacea Fallugia paradoxa Forestiera pubescens Hesperaloe parviflora Itea virginica Leucophyllum frutescens Lonicera albiflora Mimosa borealis Myrica pusilla Philadelphus texensis Rhus aromatica Rhus glabra Salvia greggii Salvia regla Yucca arkansana Yucca pallida 3 Groundcovers Artemesia Horseherb Chili Piquin Virginia Sweetspire Virginia Creeper Passion Flower Frogfruit Oklahoma Plum Turk’s Cap Coralberry Wood Fern Missouri Violet (E)D (E)S PSB PSBF PSBF PSBF (E)DPB SBF DPSBF SFB S SF Artemesia ludoviciana Calyptocarpis vialis Capsicum annum Itea virginica Parthenocissus quinquefolia Passiflora incarnata Phyla nodiflora, P. incisa, P. lanceolata Prunus gracilis Malvaviscus drummondii Symphoricarpus orbiculatus Thelypteris kunthii Viola missouriensis Grasses Buffalo Grass Big Bluestem Brushy Bluestem Splitbeard Bluestem Sideoats Grama Inland Seaoats Gulf Muhly Seep Muhly Lindheimer Muhly Alamo Switch Grass Little Bluestem (local) Lometa Indian Grass Eastern Gama Grass D DPBF PBF DBFX DBF PSBF (E)PBF DPSB DPBF PBF DBFF DPBF PS Buchloe dactyloides Andropogon gerardii Andropogon glomeratus Andropogon ternarius Bouteloua curtipendula Chasmanthium latifolium Muhlenbergia capillaris Muhlenbergia reverchonii Muhlenbergia lindheimeri Panicum virgatum ‘Alamo’ Schizachyrium scoparium Sorghastrum nutans ‘Lometa’ Tripsacum dactyloides Vines Crossvine Trumpet Vine Carolina Jessamine Coral Honeysuckle Virginia Creeper Passion Flower Climbing Prairie Rose EPSBF DBF EP(S)BF (E)P(S)BF PSBF PSBF P(S)BF Bignonia capreolata Campsis radicans Gelsemium sempervirens Lonicera sempervirens Parthenocissus quinquefolia Passiflora incarnata Rosa setigera Flowers for Meadows (All have small green rosettes in winter) Partridge Pea DPBF Cassia fascisulata Indian Paintbrush DF Castilleja indivisa Eryngo DF Eryngium leavenworthii Snow-on-the-Prairie DPBF Euphorbia bicolor Indian Blanket DBF Gaillardia pulchella Blue Flax DF Linum lewisii Bluebonnet DF Lupinus texensis Horsemint DBF Monarda citriodora Diamond Petal Primrose DFX Oenothera rhombipetala Wild Foxglove F Penstemon cobaea Mexican Hat DBF Ratibida columnaris Greenthread DBF Thelesperma filifolium 4 Flowers for Flower Gardens (*indicates green rosette in winter) Prairie Onion BF Allium stellatum Wild Red Columbine ESBF Aquilegia canadensis Yellow Columbine ESBF Aquilegia chrysantha, A. longissima, etc. Butterfly Weed (S)BF Asclepia tuberosa Green Eyes (S)F Berlandiera texana Winecup *BF Callirhoe involucrata Calylophus DF Calylophus species Two-leaved Senna DBF Cassia roemeriana Spring Rain Lily (ES)F Cooperia pedunculata Coreopsis *D(S)BF Coreopsis lanceolata Datura DBF Datura wrightii Black Sampson *DBF Echinacea angustifolia Purple Coneflower *(S)BF Echinacea purpurea Engelmann Daisy *DBF Engelmannia pinnatifida Wild Ageratum PSBF Eupatorium coelestinum Texas Bluebell *(P)BF Eustoma grandiflorum Bitterweed PBF Helenium amarum Maximillian Sunflower PBF Helianthus maximiliani Halberd Leaf Hibiscus PF Hibiscus militaris Four-nerve Daisy, Hymenoxys *DBF Hymenoxys scaposa Standing Cypress *DBF Ipomopsis rubra Texas Lantana DBF Lantana horrida Gayfeather DBF Liatris mucronata Cardinal Flower PSBF Lobelia cardinalis Turk’s Cap DPSBF Malvaviscus drummondii Barbara’s Buttons *BF Marshallia caespitosa Blackfoot Daisy DBF Melampodium leucanthum Bergamot *PBF Monarda fistulosa Pink Evening Primrose *BF Oenothera speciosa Yellow Buttercup DBF Oenothera triloba Pavonia (Rock Rose) D(S)BF Pavonia lasiopetala Gulf Coast Penstemon *P(S)F Penstemon tenuis Fragrant Phlox SBF Phlox pilosa Fall Obedient Plant *P(S)F Physostegia virginiana White Milk Wort *DBF Polygala alba Mexican Hat *DBF Ratibida columnaris Black Eyed Susan *(S)F Rudbeckia hirta Ruellia SBF Ruellia nudiflora, R. humilis Scarlet Sage PSBF Salvia coccinea Engelmann Sage DBF Salvia engelmannii Mealy Blue Sage DBF Salvia farinacea Big Red Salvia *BF Salvia penstemonoides Cedar Sage (E)SBF Salvia roemeriana Shrubby Skullcap *DBF Scutellaria drummondii Blue-eyed Grass SF Sisyrinchium species Greenthread DBF Thelesperma filifolium Spiderwort SF Tradescantia species Prairie Verbena (E)DBF Verbena bipinnatifida Cowpen Daisy DBF Verbesina enceloides Zexmenia DSF Wedelia hispida (W. texana)
