Texas Ecoregion
Cross Timbers
12 native plants suited to the Cross Timbers of Texas.
The Cross Timbers is a transitional belt of post oak and blackjack oak woodlands that separates the eastern Pineywoods from the western Great Plains. In Texas, it covers the Fort Worth area and the western counties of North Texas. Soils are sandy and acidic over sandstone, contrasting with the heavy clay of the adjacent Blackland Prairie.
Conditions: Sandy to sandy-loam soils over sandstone, mildly acidic, 28–35 inches annual rainfall, oak-dominated woodlands.
Cities and areas: Fort Worth, Wichita Falls, Mineral Wells, Stephenville, Decatur.
12 Native Plants for the Cross Timbers
All non-toxic per the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center plant database. Click a plant for full ecoregion-specific maintenance and HOA-friendly notes.
Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Cedar Sage
Salvia roemeriana
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Indian Blanket
Gaillardia pulchella
Lanceleaf Coreopsis
Coreopsis lanceolata
Mealy Blue Sage
Salvia farinacea
Mexican Plum
Prunus mexicana
Passionflower
Passiflora incarnata
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Texas Bluebonnet
Lupinus texensis
Texas Lantana
Lantana urticoides
988 More Natives for the Cross Timbers
From our full plant database, HOA-friendly picks first. Pet-safety status varies by species; each plant page shows its sourced ASPCA status.
Scarlet Lobelia
Lobelia cardinalis
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Beebalm
Monarda fistulosa
Prairie Beard Grass
Schizachyrium scoparium
Wild Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Blackwell Switch Grass
Panicum virgatum
Rattlesnake-master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Golden Zizia
Zizia aurea
Wood Grass
Sorghastrum nutans
Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Marsh Blazingstar
Liatris spicata
False Sunflower
Heliopsis helianthoides
Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Common Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Narrow-leaf Mountain-mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Tall Grama Grass
Bouteloua curtipendula
Thin-leaf Coneflower
Rudbeckia triloba
Purple Love Grass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Pale Echinacea
Echinacea pallida
Broadleaf Chasmanthium
Chasmanthium latifolium
Smooth Spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis
Purple Prairie-clover
Dalea purpurea
New Jersey-tea
Ceanothus americanus
Tall Blazing Star
Liatris aspera
American Fox Sedge
Carex vulpinoidea
Blue Grama
Bouteloua gracilis
Horsetail Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Scarlet Strawberry
Fragaria virginiana
Fringe-leaf Ruellia
Ruellia humilis
Azure Blue Sage
Salvia azurea
June Grass
Koeleria macrantha
Prairie Gayfeather
Liatris pycnostachya
Aromatic Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Prairie Phlox
Phlox pilosa
Aromatic Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Eastern Bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Wild Allspice
Lindera benzoin
Forest Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Purple Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Low Poppymallow
Callirhoe involucrata
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Leadplant
Amorpha canescens
Virginia Wild Rye
Elymus virginicus
Red Juniper
Juniperus virginiana
Missouri Primrose
Oenothera macrocarpa
Plantain-leaf Pussytoes
Antennaria plantaginifolia
Scarlet Rose-mallow
Hibiscus laevis
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Longhead-coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
Canada Wild Rye
Elymus canadensis
Red Birch
Betula nigra
White Prairie Clover
Dalea candida
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Stiff Goldenrod
Solidago rigida
Black Haw
Viburnum prunifolium
Marginal Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
White Heath Aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Angled Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum alatum
Golden Currant
Ribes aureum
American Germander
Teucrium canadense
American Solomon's-seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
Prairie Coreopsis
Coreopsis palmata
Wild Foxglove
Penstemon cobaea
Prairie Milkweed
Asclepias sullivantii
Scarlet Sage
Salvia coccinea
Wafer-ash
Ptelea trifoliata
Alligator-wood
Liquidambar styraciflua
Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Northern Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Shortbeak Sedge
Carex brevior
Plains Blackfoot
Melampodium leucanthum
Horsemint
Monarda citriodora
Azure Aster
Symphyotrichum oolentangiense
Round-head Bush-clover
Lespedeza capitata
Black Samson
Echinacea angustifolia
Dotted Gayfeather
Liatris punctata
Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
Yellow Wild Indigo
Baptisia sphaerocarpa
Quercitron Oak
Quercus velutina
Stiff Sunflower
Helianthus pauciflorus
Ohio Buckeye
Aesculus glabra
Autumn Sage
Salvia greggii
Prairie Verbena
Glandularia bipinnatifida
Kentucky Coffee-Tree
Gymnocladus dioicus
Balespike Lobelia
Lobelia spicata
Cherry Laurel
Prunus caroliniana
Ashy Sunflower
Helianthus mollis
Common Blue Violet
Viola sororia
American Senna
Senna marilandica
Prairie Onion
Allium stellatum
Pigeonberry
Rivina humilis
Climbing Rose
Rosa setigera
Whitetinge Sedge
Carex albicans
Cherokee Sedge
Carex cherokeensis
Standing Cypress
Ipomopsis rubra
Antelope Horn Milkweed
Asclepias asperula
Engelmann's Daisy
Engelmannia peristenia
Golden Groundsel
Packera obovata
Eastern Woodland Sedge
Carex blanda
Horseherb
Calyptocarpus vialis
Black Dalea
Dalea frutescens
Zizotes Milkweed
Asclepias oenotheroides
Heartleaf Skullcap
Scutellaria ovata
Texas Bluebell
Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum
Barbara's Buttons
Marshallia caespitosa
Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum
Viburnum rufidulum
Sharp-wing Monkey-flower
Mimulus alatus
Wood Fern
Thelypteris kunthii
Large-flower Tickseed
Coreopsis grandiflora
False Boneset
Brickellia eupatorioides
Snakeherb
Dyschoriste linearis
Woolly Ironweed
Vernonia lindheimeri
Western Ironweed
Vernonia baldwinii
Pale Yucca
Yucca pallida
Four-nerve Daisy
Tetraneuris scaposa
Clasping Coneflower
Rudbeckia amplexicaulis
Frank's Sedge
Carex frankii
Seep Muhly
Muhlenbergia reverchonii
Platte River Groundsel
Packera plattensis
Water Oak
Quercus nigra
Bitternut
Carya cordiformis
Inflated Narrow-leaf Sedge
Carex grisea
False Nettle
Boehmeria cylindrica
Davis' Sedge
Carex davisii
Fragrant Gaillardia
Gaillardia suavis
Water Willow
Justicia americana
Prairie Spiderwort
Tradescantia occidentalis
Small Yellow Fox Sedge
Carex annectens
White Rosinweed
Silphium albiflorum
Redtop Panicgrass
Coleataenia rigidula
Oval-leaf Sedge
Carex cephalophora
Sugar Hackberry
Celtis laevigata
Wright's Skullcap
Scutellaria wrightii
Mexican Buckeye
Ungnadia speciosa
Carolina Buckthorn
Rhamnus caroliniana
Heavy Sedge
Carex gravida
Splitbeard Bluestem
Andropogon ternarius
Limestone Wild Petunia
Ruellia strepens
Three-thorn-acacia
Gleditsia triacanthos
Leavenworth Eryngo
Eryngium leavenworthii
Texas Aster
Symphyotrichum drummondii var. texanum
Cowpen Daisy
Verbesina encelioides
Texas Persimmon
Diospyros texana
Golden Prairie-clover
Dalea aurea
Blue Curls
Phacelia congesta
Butterfly Gaura
Oenothera lindheimeri
Compact Prairie Clover
Dalea compacta
Texas Redbud
Cercis canadensis var. texensis
Maidenhair Spleenwort
Asplenium trichomanes
Pitcher's Clematis
Clematis pitcheri
Bigfoot Waterclover
Marsilea macropoda
Prairie Goldenrod
Solidago missouriensis
Skunkbush Sumac
Rhus trilobata
Rose-pink
Sabatia angularis
Bush Sunflower
Simsia calva
Eastern Narrowleaf Sedge
Carex amphibola
White Avens
Geum canadense
Hairy Sunflower
Helianthus hirsutus
Texas Yellowstar
Lindheimera texana
Evening Rain Lily
Zephyranthes chlorosolen
Fringed Bluestar
Amsonia ciliata
Gravelweed
Verbesina helianthoides
Bog Rush
Juncus biflorus
Golden Tickseed
Coreopsis basalis
Chittamwood
Sideroxylon lanuginosum
Blackjack Oak
Quercus marilandica
Texas Grama
Bouteloua rigidiseta
Texas Thistle
Cirsium texanum
Sanddune Wallflower
Erysimum capitatum
Texas Sage
Salvia texana
Peach
Prunus persica
Farkleberry
Vaccinium arboreum
Drummond's Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Widowscross
Sedum pulchellum
Twistleaf Yucca
Yucca rupicola
Jumpseed
Persicaria virginiana
Bush's Sedge
Carex bushii
Plains Beebalm
Monarda pectinata
Western Wheat Grass
Elymus smithii
Blue Wild Indigo
Baptisia australis var. minor
Buffalo Grass
Bouteloua dactyloides
Prairie Willow
Salix humilis
Carolina Wild Petunia
Ruellia caroliniensis
Ravensfoot Sedge
Carex crus-corvi
Green Comet Milkweed
Asclepias viridiflora
Light Poppymallow
Callirhoe alcaeoides
Texas Spiderwort
Tradescantia humilis
Lanceleaf Blanketflower
Gaillardia aestivalis
Southern Dewberry
Rubus trivialis
American Basketflower
Plectocephalus americanus
Powderpuff
Mimosa strigillosa
Arnold Hawthorn
Crataegus mollis
Texas Snakeweed
Gutierrezia sarothrae
Huisache Daisy
Amblyolepis setigera
Hairy Grama
Bouteloua hirsuta
American Royal Fern
Osmunda spectabilis
Camphorweed
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Post Oak
Quercus stellata
Water Hyssop
Bacopa monnieri
Greenthread
Thelesperma filifolium
Longbract Wild Indigo
Baptisia leucophaea
American Black Nightshade
Solanum americanum
St. Andrew's-cross
Hypericum hypericoides
Texas Prairie Parsley
Polytaenia texana
False Dayflower
Tinantia anomala
Yellow Star-grass
Hypoxis hirsuta
Prairie Grass
Sphenopholis obtusata
Limestone Meadow Sedge
Carex granularis
Prairie Grass
Sporobolus cryptandrus
Western Wallflower
Erysimum asperum
Wild Petunia
Ruellia nudiflora
Bitter Sneezeweed
Helenium amarum
Chinese-bamboo
Nandina domestica
Purple Cliffbrake
Pellaea atropurpurea
Violet Lespedeza
Lespedeza violacea
Mead's Sedge
Carex meadii
White Tridens
Tridens albescens
Carolina Ponyfoot
Dichondra carolinensis
Soft Goldenaster
Bradburia pilosa
Scarlet Pea
Indigofera miniata
Silver Bluestem
Bothriochloa saccharoides
Coast Germander
Teucrium cubense
Asplenium Ladyfern
Athyrium asplenioides
Hooded Windmill Grass
Chloris cucullata
Roundseed St. Johnswort
Hypericum sphaerocarpum
Carolina Woollywhite
Hymenopappus scabiosaeus
Prairie Fleabane
Erigeron modestus
Green Sprangletop
Leptochloa dubia
Cane Bluestem
Bothriochloa barbinodis
Arizona Cottontop
Digitaria californica
New Mexico Pennyroyal
Hedeoma drummondii
Rough Dropseed
Sporobolus clandestinus
Texas Wintergrass
Nassella leucotricha
Western Primrose
Oenothera hartwegii
Limestone Wild Basil
Clinopodium arkansanum
Bushy Aster
Symphyotrichum dumosum
Tenpetal Thimbleweed
Anemone berlandieri
Lowland Brittle Fern
Cystopteris protrusa
Sand Lovegrass
Eragrostis trichodes
Purple Groundcherry
Quincula lobata
Hoary False Goldenaster
Heterotheca canescens
Smooth Meadow Grass
Poa pratensis
Bush Croton
Croton fruticulosus
Curly Mesquite
Hilaria belangeri
Arkansas Pine
Pinus echinata
Drummond's Woodsorrel
Oxalis drummondii
Velvet Panicum
Dichanthelium scoparium
Fendler'S Euphorbia
Euphorbia fendleri
Narrowleaf Witchgrass
Dichanthelium linearifolium
Barrens Silky Aster
Symphyotrichum pratense
Prairie Acacia
Acacia angustissima
Prairie Lily
Zephyranthes drummondii
Narrowleaf False Dragonhead
Physostegia angustifolia
Prickly Pear
Opuntia engelmannii
White Prairie Rose
Rosa foliolosa
Stiff Yellow Flax
Linum medium
Texas Hercules Club
Zanthoxylum hirsutum
Japanese Privet
Ligustrum japonicum
Texas Pipevine
Aristolochia reticulata
Interior Rush
Juncus interior
Nodding Beardtongue
Penstemon laxiflorus
Two Leaved Senna
Senna roemeriana
Texas-mountain-laurel
Sophora secundiflora
Big Buttercup
Ranunculus macranthus
Purple Sandgrass
Triplasis purpurea
Slimpod Rush
Juncus diffusissimus
Ebony Spleenwort
Asplenium platyneuron
White Four O'clock
Mirabilis albida
Painted Leaf Poinsettia
Euphorbia cyathophora
Nine-Anther Prairie Clover
Dalea enneandra
False Pennyroyal
Trichostema brachiatum
Plain-leaf Pussytoes
Antennaria parlinii
Prairie Bluets
Houstonia nigricans
Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum
Roundfruit Panicgrass
Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
Prairie Celestials
Nemastylis geminiflora
Wirestem Muhly
Muhlenbergia frondosa
Scurfy Pea
Psoralidium tenuiflorum
White Milkwort
Polygala alba
Lindheimer Panicgrass
Dichanthelium lindheimeri
Sleepy Daisy
Xanthisma texanum
Stiffleaf False Goldenaster
Heterotheca stenophylla
Plains Love Grass
Eragrostis intermedia
Prairie Blue-Eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium campestre
Southwestern Bristlegrass
Setaria scheelei
Heartleaf Nettle
Urtica chamaedryoides
Hairy Tube-tongue
Justicia pilosella
Berlandier'S Yellow Flax
Linum berlandieri
Narrowleaf Puccoon
Lithospermum incisum
Trailing Ratany
Krameria lanceolata
Showy Whitetop
Rhynchospora nivea
Smallhead Sneezeweed
Helenium microcephalum
Cut-Leaf Ironplant
Xanthisma spinulosum
Pretty Sneezeweed
Helenium elegans
Prairie Paintbrush
Castilleja purpurea
Cliff Muhly
Muhlenbergia sobolifera
James' Caesalpinia
Pomaria jamesii
Madagascar Dropseed
Sporobolus pyramidatus
Thin Paspalum
Paspalum setaceum
Parralena
Thymophylla pentachaeta
Prairie False Foxglove
Agalinis heterophylla
Hooker's Eryngo
Eryngium hookeri
Late Purple Aster
Symphyotrichum patens
Mat Spurge
Euphorbia stictospora
Grass-leaf Rush
Juncus marginatus
Walking Fern
Asplenium rhizophyllum
Marsh Flat Sedge
Cyperus pseudovegetus
California Loosestrife
Lythrum californicum
Common Polygala
Polygala sanguinea
Scarlet Beeblossom
Gaura coccinea
Blue Ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata
Baby Blue Eyes
Nemophila phacelioides
Slim-Spike Three-Awn Grass
Aristida longespica
Small Palafox
Palafoxia callosa
Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja indivisa
Texas Nightshade
Solanum triquetrum
Fee'S Lipfern
Cheilanthes feei
Sundrops
Oenothera berlandieri
Texas Verbena
Verbena halei
Common Pear
Pyrus communis
Peat Grass
Dichanthelium lanuginosum
Navajo Tea
Thelesperma simplicifolium
Chisme
Portulaca pilosa
Tall Poppymallow
Callirhoe leiocarpa
Red Lovegrass
Eragrostis secundiflora
Grape-hyacinth
Muscari neglectum
Feather Pennisetum
Setaria parviflora
Torrey's Rush
Juncus torreyi
Beaked Panicgrass
Panicum anceps
Lotebush
Ziziphus obtusifolia
Reflexed Sedge
Carex retroflexa
Common Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum capillus-veneris
Washerwoman
Alternanthera caracasana
Drummond's Wild Petunia
Ruellia drummondiana
Nimblewill
Muhlenbergia schreberi
Basil Beebalm
Monarda clinopodioides
Blackstem Spleenwort
Asplenium resiliens
Virginia Dayflower
Commelina virginica
Greeneyes
Berlandiera betonicifolia
Forked Panic Grass
Dichanthelium dichotomum
Lazy Daisy
Aphanostephus skirrhobasis
Wood Amaranth
Iresine rhizomatosa
Rosy Palafox
Palafoxia rosea
Texas Skeleton Plant
Lygodesmia texana
Bearded Beggarticks
Bidens polylepis
Baby Jump-up
Mecardonia procumbens
Ray Hartman California Lilac
Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman'
False Gromwell
Onosmodium bejariense var. bejariense
Talus Slope Penstemon
Penstemon digitalis
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
Old-field Goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis
Common Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
American Blue Vervain
Verbena hastata
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Polarplant
Silphium laciniatum
Hoary Vervain
Verbena stricta
Wild Blue Indigo
Baptisia australis
Horse-mint
Monarda punctata
Boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Green Antelopehorns
Asclepias viridis
Canadian Elder
Sambucus canadensis
Bastard Indigo-bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Maximilian's Sunflower
Helianthus maximiliani
Judastree
Cercis canadensis
Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Redtop
Tridens flavus
Indian-currant
Symphoricarpos orbiculatus
Pickerel-weed
Pontederia cordata
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Golden Cassia
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
White Doll's Daisy
Boltonia asteroides
Calliopsis
Coreopsis tinctoria
American Bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
Rum Cherry
Prunus serotina
Fogfruit
Phyla nodiflora
Louisiana Sagewort
Artemisia ludoviciana
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
Illinois Bundleflower
Desmanthus illinoensis
Goose Plum
Prunus americana
Path Rush
Juncus tenuis
Black Willow
Salix nigra
Black Bulrush
Scirpus atrovirens
Buttonball
Platanus occidentalis
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Heal-all
Prunella vulgaris
Broom-sedge
Andropogon virginicus
Bald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Elbowbush
Forestiera pubescens
Duck-potato
Sagittaria latifolia
Poison-milkweed
Euphorbia corollata
Lewis's Flax
Linum lewisii
German-rampion
Oenothera biennis
Woodbine
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Spotted St. John's Wort
Hypericum punctatum
Wingstem
Verbesina alternifolia
Frostweed
Verbesina virginica
Canada Milk-vetch
Astragalus canadensis
Red Mulberry
Morus rubra
Hairy Thorn-apple
Datura wrightii
Ash-leaf Maple
Acer negundo
White Snakeroot
Ageratina altissima
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Indian-turnip
Arisaema triphyllum
Black Walnut
Juglans nigra
Shallow Sedge
Carex lurida
Eastern Gama Grass
Tripsacum dactyloides
Giant Coneflower
Rudbeckia maxima
Desert Willow
Chilopsis linearis
Rattlebox
Ludwigia alternifolia
Hop Sedge
Carex lupulina
Drummond's Dogwood
Cornus drummondii
Sawtooth Sunflower
Helianthus grosseserratus
Tall Thoroughwort
Eupatorium altissimum
Elm-leaf Goldenrod
Solidago ulmifolia
Red Yucca
Hesperaloe parviflora
Broomsedge
Andropogon glomeratus
Possom-haw Holly
Ilex decidua
Purple Threeawn
Aristida purpurea
American Elm
Ulmus americana
Poverty Oat Grass
Danthonia spicata
Chickasaw Plum
Prunus angustifolia
White Evening-primrose
Oenothera speciosa
Hemp Dogbane
Apocynum cannabinum
Saltmarsh Fleabane
Pluchea odorata
Slender Bush-clover
Lespedeza virginica
Cenizo
Leucophyllum frutescens
Stream Orchid
Epipactis gigantea
Kidneywood
Eysenhardtia texana
Hairy Woodland Brome
Bromus pubescens
Loblolly Pine
Pinus taeda
Dwarf Chinkapin Oak
Quercus prinoides
Catfoot
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Great Scouring-rush
Equisetum hyemale
American Bittersweet
Celastrus scandens
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja coccinea
Jerusalem-artichoke
Helianthus tuberosus
Canada Onion
Allium canadense
Catgut
Tephrosia virginiana
Michaelmas Daisy
Symphyotrichum pilosum
Bitter-ash
Euonymus atropurpureus
Soft Maple
Acer saccharinum
Groovestem Indian Plantain
Arnoglossum plantagineum
Eastern Cottonwood
Populus deltoides
Fowl Manna Grass
Glyceria striata
Trumpet Creeper
Campsis radicans
Fall Boneset
Eupatorium serotinum
Fragrant Water-lily
Nymphaea odorata
Cutgrass
Leersia oryzoides
Honey Mesquite
Prosopis glandulosa
Plains Yellow Primrose
Oenothera serrulata
Tall Aster
Symphyotrichum praealtum
Shumard Oak
Quercus shumardii
Fragrant Mimosa
Mimosa borealis
Smooth Sweet Cicely
Osmorhiza longistylis
Hardstem Bulrush
Schoenoplectus acutus
Big Muhly
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
White Chervil
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Tall Thistle
Cirsium altissimum
Texas Mountain Laurel
Dermatophyllum secundiflorum
Amphibious Bistort
Persicaria amphibia
American Figwort
Scrophularia lanceolata
Nogal Morado
Carya illinoinensis
Eve’s Necklace
Styphnolobium affine
Redroot
Ceanothus herbaceus
Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Northern Catalpa
Catalpa speciosa
Great Bulrush
Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani
Burvine
Verbena urticifolia
Smooth Heliotrope
Heliotropium curassavicum
Narrow-leaf Vervain
Verbena simplex
Cedar Elm
Ulmus crassifolia
Huisache
Vachellia farnesiana
Osage Orange
Maclura pomifera
Hercules Club
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Green Ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Winged Elm
Ulmus alata
Purple False Foxglove
Agalinis purpurea
Clammyweed
Polanisia dodecandra
Arkansas Yucca
Yucca arkansana
Dragon-arum
Arisaema dracontium
Yellow Parilla
Menispermum canadense
Yellow Passionflower
Passiflora lutea
Devil's Shoestring
Nolina lindheimeriana
Carolina Larkspur
Delphinium carolinianum
Willowleaf Sunflower
Helianthus salicifolius
White Honeysuckle
Lonicera albiflora
American Bugleweed
Lycopus americanus
Narrowleaf Willow
Salix exigua
Springbeauty
Claytonia virginica
Early Goldenrod
Solidago gigantea
Late Goldenrod
Solidago altissima
Pale Spikerush
Eleocharis macrostachya
White Trout-lily
Erythronium albidum
Agarita
Berberis trifoliolata
Cooper's-reed
Typha latifolia
Apios
Apios americana
Evergreen Sumac
Rhus virens
Texas Virgin's Bower
Clematis drummondii
Woolly Dutchman's-pipe
Aristolochia tomentosa
Autumn Bent
Agrostis perennans
Toad Rush
Juncus bufonius
Catclaw Briar
Mimosa nuttallii
Red Oat
Avena sativa
Fringed Twinevine
Funastrum cynanchoides
Spatter-dock
Nuphar advena
Early Buttercup
Ranunculus fascicularis
Great Plains Goldentop
Euthamia gymnospermoides
Carrot-Leaf Desert-Parsley
Lomatium foeniculaceum
Long-Flower Gaura
Oenothera filiformis
Blue Mud-plantain
Heteranthera limosa
Silky Dogwood
Cornus obliqua
Fogfruit
Lippia nodiflora
Cockspur Hawthorn
Crataegus crus-galli
Michaelmas Daisy
Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
Muhlenberg's Sedge
Carex muehlenbergii
Texas Beargrass
Nolina texana
Black Sumac
Rhus copallina
Fourvalve Mimosa
Mimosa quadrivalvis
Beebrush
Aloysia gratissima
Bastard Toadflax
Comandra umbellata
Beggar-ticks
Bidens frondosa
Foxtail Bristle-grass
Setaria italica
Turk's Cap
Malvaviscus arboreus
Buckley’s Yucca
Yucca constricta
Curly-cup Gumweed
Grindelia squarrosa
Dudley's Rush
Juncus dudleyi
Watercress
Nasturtium officinale
Daisy Fleabane
Erigeron philadelphicus
Longleaf Buckwheat
Eriogonum longifolium var. longifolium
Chairmaker's-rush
Schoenoplectus pungens
Rose Mock Vervain
Glandularia canadensis
Plateau Goldeneye
Viguiera dentata
Nodding Ladies' Tresses
Spiranthes cernua
Copper Globe-mallow
Sphaeralcea angustifolia
Common Lousewort
Pedicularis canadensis
Lance-leaf Fogfruit
Phyla lanceolata
Christmas Cactus
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
Rufous Bulrush
Scirpus pendulus
Common Cinquefoil
Potentilla simplex
Golden Corydalis
Corydalis aurea
Carrot
Daucus carota
Slick-seed Fuzzy Bean
Strophostyles leiosperma
Prairie Gourd
Cucurbita foetidissima
Pearl Milkweed Vine
Matelea reticulata
Smooth Scouring-rush
Equisetum laevigatum
Catclaw Acacia
Senegalia roemeriana
Hairy Bush-clover
Lespedeza hirta
Emory's Sedge
Carex emoryi
Volée
Nelumbo lutea
Slender False Foxglove
Agalinis tenuifolia
Beaked Panicgrass
Coleataenia anceps
Western Prickly-pear
Opuntia macrorhiza
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Carolina Moonseed
Cocculus carolinus
Indian-bean
Catalpa bignonioides
Winter Bentgrass
Agrostis hyemalis
Old-witch Grass
Panicum capillare
Red-Root Flat Sedge
Cyperus erythrorhizos
Ground-plum
Astragalus crassicarpus
Creeping Spike-rush
Eleocharis palustris
Variegated Spurge
Euphorbia marginata
Ram's Horn
Proboscidea louisianica
Panicled Tick-clover
Desmodium paniculatum
Pigeonberry
Phytolacca americana
Lopseed
Phryma leptostachya
Sloe Plum
Prunus umbellata
Bristly Buttercup
Ranunculus hispidus
Bigtooth Maple
Acer grandidentatum
Rattlesnake-weed
Daucus pusillus
Purple Milkweed Vine
Matelea biflora
Hairy Clover Fern
Marsilea vestita
Harvestlice
Agrimonia parviflora
Needle Spike-rush
Eleocharis acicularis
Downy Ragged Goldenrod
Solidago petiolaris
Clasping Venus's-looking-glass
Triodanis perfoliata
Violet Wood-sorrel
Oxalis violacea
Sago Pondweed
Potamogeton pectinatus
Aunt Lucy
Ellisia nyctelea
Sessile Evening-primrose
Oenothera triloba
Muscadine Grape
Vitis rotundifolia
Bristleleaf Pricklyleaf
Thymophylla tenuiloba
Slender Yellow Wood-sorrel
Oxalis dillenii
Prairie Cup Grass
Eriochloa contracta
Wingpod Purslane
Portulaca umbraticola
Old-Field Three-Awn
Aristida oligantha
Texas-pea
Astragalus nuttallianus
Various-leaf Water-milfoil
Myriophyllum heterophyllum
Largebract Indian Breadroot
Pediomelum cuspidatum
Erect Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Mustang Grape
Vitis mustangensis
Frost Grape
Vitis vulpina
Dwarf Groundcherry
Physalis pumila
Marsh Obedient Plant
Physostegia intermedia
Wavyleaf Twinevine
Funastrum crispum
White-Haired Panicgrass
Dichanthelium villosissimum
Carolina Geranium
Geranium carolinianum
Pennsylvania Pellitory
Parietaria pensylvanica
Foetid Chamomile
Anthemis cotula
Maryland Tick-Trefoil
Desmodium marilandicum
Procession Flower
Polygala incarnata
Flat-stem Spike-rush
Eleocharis compressa
Common Purslane
Portulaca oleracea
Curvepod
Corydalis curvisiliqua
Winged Water-primrose
Ludwigia decurrens
White Prickly Poppy
Argemone albiflora
Heller's Rosette Grass
Dichanthelium oligosanthes
Water Star-grass
Heteranthera dubia
Creek Plum
Prunus rivularis
Field Sandbur
Cenchrus incertus
Escarpment Live Oak
Quercus fusiformis
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis var. canadensis
Trumpet Evening Primrose
Oenothera jamesii
Texas Hog Plum
Colubrina texensis
Small-flower Crowfoot
Ranunculus abortivus
Carolina Elephantsfoot
Elephantopus carolinianus
Chisos Mountain False Indian Mallow
Allowissadula holosericea
Purple Bindweed
Ipomoea cordatotriloba
Mexican Ash
Fraxinus berlandieriana
White Morning-glory
Ipomoea lacunosa
Tumbling-Ringwing
Cycloloma atriplicifolium
Knotgrass
Paspalum distichum
Hairy Pinweed
Lechea mucronata
Sensitive-pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
Ground-cherry
Physalis pubescens
Mimosa
Albizia julibrissin
Duckweed
Lemna minor
Prostrate Sandmat
Euphorbia prostrata
Southern Cattail
Typha domingensis
Florida Blue Lettuce
Lactuca floridana
Purple Dead-nettle
Lamium purpureum
Tumble Grass
Schedonnardus paniculatus
Narrowleaf Pinweed
Lechea tenuifolia
Little Scullcap
Scutellaria parvula
Balloon-cherry
Physalis angulata
Florida Paspalum
Paspalum floridanum
Golden Corydalis
Corydalis micrantha
Slender Snakecotton
Froelichia gracilis
Burningbush
Bassia scoparia
Sleepy Catchfly
Silene antirrhina
Texas Croton
Croton texensis
Downy Paintbrush
Castilleja sessiliflora
Western Horsenettle
Solanum dimidiatum
Hairy Rosette Panicgrass
Dichanthelium acuminatum
Toothcup
Ammannia coccinea
Starved Witchgrass
Dichanthelium depauperatum
Anglepod
Gonolobus suberosus
Rough Milk Thistle
Sonchus asper
Hampshire-purslane
Ludwigia palustris
Carolina Mosquitofern
Azolla caroliniana
Green Hawthorn
Crataegus viridis
Prostrate Sandmat
Chamaesyce prostrata
London Rocket
Sisymbrium irio
Little Bur-clover
Medicago minima
Carolina Anemone
Anemone caroliniana
Plains Sunflower
Helianthus petiolaris
Common Chickweed
Stellaria media
Tansy Mustard
Descurainia sophia
Balsam Gourd
Ibervillea lindheimeri
Horned Spurge
Euphorbia brachycera
Hardy Orange
Citrus trifoliata
Spring Forget-me-not
Myosotis verna
Squarestem Spikerush
Eleocharis quadrangulata
Spiny Sida
Sida spinosa
Slender Scratchdaisy
Croptilon divaricatum
White Twinheads
Eclipta prostrata
Broadleaf Spurge
Euphorbia lata
Hairy Umbrella-sedge
Fuirena squarrosa
Talayote
Cynanchum racemosum
Bird'S-Eye
Anagallis arvensis
Spurred Butterfly Pea
Centrosema virginianum
American Dewberry
Rubus flagellaris
Bagpod
Sesbania vesicaria
Longleaf Pondweed
Potamogeton nodosus
Horseweed
Conyza canadensis
Vahl's Fimbry
Fimbristylis vahlii
Short-point Flatsedge
Cyperus acuminatus
Russian Mulberry
Morus alba
Coontail
Ceratophyllum demersum
Small Venus' Looking-glass
Triodanis biflora
Thyme-leaf Sandwort
Arenaria serpyllifolia
Small-flowered Gaura
Oenothera curtiflora
Common Grape Fern
Botrypus virginianus
Turnsole
Heliotropium indicum
Canada Spikesedge
Eleocharis geniculata
Small-flower Crane's-bill
Geranium pusillum
Fiddle Dock
Rumex pulcher
Balloonvine
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Earth-almond
Cyperus esculentus
Scarlet Leatherflower
Clematis texensis
Bulbous Adderstongue
Ophioglossum crotalophoroides
Necklaceweed
Veronica peregrina
Persian Speedwell
Veronica persica
Bur-cucumber
Sicyos angulatus
India Mustard
Brassica juncea
Spotted Sandmat
Chamaesyce maculata
Ashe Juniper
Juniperus ashei
Engelmann's Spike-rush
Eleocharis engelmannii
Little Ladies'-tresses
Spiranthes tuberosa
Virginia Wild Rye
Elymus glabriflorus
Slender Copperleaf
Acalypha gracilens
James' Nailwort
Paronychia jamesii
Poverty Weed
Baccharis neglecta
Oldfield Milkvine
Matelea decipiens
Arrow-Feather
Aristida purpurascens
Cherry-stone Juniper
Juniperus monosperma
Trailing Fuzzybean
Strophostyles helvola
Hoary Bowlesia
Bowlesia incana
Beach False Foxglove
Agalinis fasciculata
Dwarf St. Johnswort
Hypericum mutilum
Field Bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
Chalk Hill Hymenopappus
Hymenopappus tenuifolius
Keeled Bulrush
Isolepis carinata
Blue Toadflax
Nuttallanthus canadensis
Yellow-spine Thistle
Cirsium ochrocentrum
Mucronate Sprangletop
Leptochloa panicea
Slender Spikerush
Eleocharis tenuis
Carolina Foxtail
Alopecurus carolinianus
Annual Dropseed
Sporobolus neglectus
Roughpod Spurge
Euphorbia spathulata
Brown Beetle-grass
Diplachne fusca
Japanese Poinsettia
Euphorbia heterophylla
Hoary Plantain
Plantago virginica
Texas Ash
Fraxinus texensis
Forest Bedstraw
Galium circaezans
Pasture Thistle
Cirsium undulatum
Narrowleaf Four O'clock
Mirabilis linearis
Californian Burr, Burweed, Cocklebur
Xanthium orientale
Roman-wormwood
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Sessile-flowered Yellow Cress
Rorippa sessiliflora
Algarroba-bean
Prosopis juliflora
Broad-leaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria platyphylla
Annual Bluegrass
Poa annua
Bitter Rubberweed
Hymenoxys odorata
Wedgeleaf Draba
Draba cuneifolia
Humped Bladderwort
Utricularia gibba
Virginia Copperleaf
Acalypha virginica
Twoheaded Water-starwort
Callitriche heterophylla
Forked Rush
Juncus dichotomus
Moist-bank-pimpernel
Lindernia dubia
Palmleaf Indian Breadroot
Pediomelum digitatum
Limestone Adder's-tongue
Ophioglossum engelmannii
Spreading Pigweed
Amaranthus graecizans
Least Pepperwort
Lepidium virginicum
Common Ground-cherry
Physalis longifolia
Large-Flowered Tickclover
Hylodesmum glutinosum
Scarlet Spiderling
Boerhavia coccinea
Sessile Tick-Clover
Desmodium sessilifolium
Pale Knotweed
Persicaria lapathifolia
Erect Spiderling
Boerhavia erecta
Cut-leaf Evening-primrose
Oenothera laciniata
Beach Pearlwort
Sagina decumbens
Roughfruit Amaranth
Amaranthus tuberculatus
Desert Goosefoot
Chenopodium pratericola
Whorled Marsh Pennywort
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Redseed Plantain
Plantago rhodosperma
Heart-leaf Ampelopsis
Ampelopsis cordata
Arkansas Leastdaisy
Chaetopappa asteroides
Pitcher's Stitchwort
Minuartia patula
Cheat
Bromus secalinus
Branched Foldwing
Dicliptera brachiata
Horseweed
Ambrosia trifida
Spanish-needles
Bidens bipinnata
Hog-peanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Vasey's Grass
Paspalum urvillei
Jesusplant
Persicaria maculosa
Largeseed Forget-me-not
Myosotis macrosperma
Great Plains Flatsedge
Cyperus lupulinus
Anglestem Primrose-willow
Ludwigia leptocarpa
Nuttall's Monolepis
Monolepis nuttalliana
Stiff Tick Trefoil
Desmodium obtusum
American Pillwort
Pilularia americana
Celery Buttercup
Ranunculus sceleratus
Thorny Amaranth
Amaranthus spinosus
Annual Trampweed
Facelis retusa
Bristly Greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
Netleaf Hackberry
Celtis reticulata
Carolina Horse-nettle
Solanum carolinense
Lowland Rotala
Rotala ramosior
Glossy Nightshade
Solanum ptychanthum
False Nut Sedge
Cyperus strigosus
Clasping Milkweed
Asclepias amplexicaulis
Field Paspalum
Paspalum laeve
Yellow Prairie Flax
Linum berlandieri var. berlandieri
India Love Grass
Eragrostis pilosa
Big Chickweed
Cerastium holosteoides
Tansy Mustard
Descurainia pinnata
Smooth Dock
Rumex altissimus
Prairie Groundsel
Senecio plattensis
White Cutgrass
Leersia virginica
Clammy Ground-cherry
Physalis heterophylla
Tropic Croton
Croton glandulosus
Prairie Broomrape
Orobanche ludoviciana
Smooth Brome
Bromus racemosus
Herbwilliam
Ptilimnium capillaceum
Canada Sanicle
Sanicula canadensis
Hairy Evening Primrose
Oenothera villosa
Rustweed
Polypremum procumbens
Hairy Small-leaf Ticktrefoil
Desmodium ciliare
Cylindricfruit Primrose-willow
Ludwigia glandulosa
Hyssop-leaf Sandmat
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
Black Bindweed
Fallopia convolvulus
Little Barley
Hordeum pusillum
Classen's Cactus
Echinocereus reichenbachii
Low Spearwort
Ranunculus pusillus
Queendevil
Hieracium gronovii
Prairie Bluets
Stenaria nigricans
Pigweed
Chenopodium berlandieri
Hairy Bedstraw
Galium pilosum
Florida Snake-cotton
Froelichia floridana
Crow-poison
Nothoscordum bivalve
Marsh Cress
Rorippa palustris
Woolly Plantain
Plantago patagonica
Carolina Fimbry
Fimbristylis puberula
Six-weeks Fescue
Vulpia octoflora
Jumpseed
Polygonum virginianum
Poison-ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Needlepod Rush
Juncus scirpoides
Eyebane
Chamaesyce nutans
Annual Wild Buckwheat
Eriogonum annuum
Lemon Cinchweed
Pectis angustifolia
Densetuft Hairsedge
Bulbostylis capillaris
Fewflower Nutrush
Scleria pauciflora
Prostrate Knotweed
Polygonum aviculare
Bulbous Woodrush
Luzula bulbosa
Border Privet
Ligustrum obtusifolium
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
Mouse-ear Chickweed
Cerastium glomeratum
Upright Burhead
Echinodorus berteroi
Florida Bluehearts, Savannah Bluehearts
Buchnera floridana
California-bur
Xanthium strumarium
Dodder
Cuscuta campestris
Texas Bull-nettle
Cnidoscolus texanus
Woolly Croton
Croton capitatus
Gronovius Dodder
Cuscuta gronovii
Butterfly-pea
Clitoria mariana
Narrowleaf Gumweed
Grindelia lanceolata
Redstem Stork's Bill
Erodium cicutarium
Globe Flatsedge
Cyperus echinatus
Climbing Milkweed
Cynanchum laeve
Bearded Flat Sedge
Cyperus squarrosus
Rattan Vine
Berchemia scandens
Sixweeks Grama
Bouteloua barbata
Juniper Haircap
Polytrichum juniperinum
Sandbar Willow
Salix interior
Chickenweed
Euphorbia hypericifolia
Wright's Plantain
Plantago wrightiana
Slender Plantain
Plantago heterophylla
Curled Dock
Rumex crispus
Garlic Mustard
Alliaria petiolata
Blowball
Taraxacum officinale
Dotted Smartweed
Persicaria punctata
Lotus Milk-vetch
Astragalus lotiflorus
Texas Ragwort
Senecio ampullaceus
Horseweed
Erigeron canadensis
Smallflower Groundcherry
Physalis cinerascens
Japanese Rose
Rosa multiflora
Stiff-stem Flax
Linum rigidum
Prairie Bluets
Hedyotis nigricans
Needleleaf Rosette Grass
Dichanthelium aciculare
Canola
Brassica kaber
Narrow-leaf Paleseed
Leucospora multifida
Dunbible-weed
Ambrosia psilostachya
Narrowleaf Indian Breadroot
Pediomelum linearifolium
American Burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Blackfoot Quillwort
Isoetes melanopoda
Corn Gromwell
Buglossoides arvensis
Musquashroot
Cicuta maculata
Spiny Sheepbur
Lappula occidentalis
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
Green Amaranth
Amaranthus hybridus
Prairie Cordgrass
Sporobolus michauxianus
Lesser Pondweed
Potamogeton pusillus
Hedgemustard
Sisymbrium officinale
Blunt Spikerush
Eleocharis obtusa
American Ash
Fraxinus americana
Calingale
Cyperus odoratus
Vine Mesquite
Hopia obtusa
Lesser Gold-of-pleasure
Camelina microcarpa
Bigtop Lovegrass
Eragrostis hirsuta
Tufted Lovegrass
Eragrostis pectinacea
Klamathweed
Hypericum perforatum
Climbing False Buckwheat
Fallopia scandens
Arrowhead Rattlebox
Crotalaria sagittalis
Louisiana Lettuce
Lactuca ludoviciana
Jagged Chickweed
Holosteum umbellatum
Mousetail
Myosurus minimus
Poorjoe
Diodia teres
Pleatleaf Knotweed
Polygonum tenue
Eyebane
Euphorbia nutans
Ledge Spikemoss
Selaginella rupestris
Field Sandbur
Cenchrus spinifex
Golden Cassia
Cassia fasciculata
Warty Caltrop
Kallstroemia parviflora
Hairy Crabweed
Fatoua villosa
Great Plains Lady's Tresses
Spiranthes magnicamporum
Eastern White Water-Crowfoot
Ranunculus longirostris
Sulphur Cinquefoil
Potentilla recta
Grooved Flax
Linum sulcatum
Christmas Cactus
Opuntia leptocaulis
Field Sagewort
Artemisia campestris
Laceflower
Ptilimnium nuttallii
Broomweed
Amphiachyris dracunculoides
Disk Waterhyssop
Bacopa rotundifolia
Rock Dandelion
Taraxacum erythrospermum
Longleaf Plantain
Plantago elongata
Whiteroot Rush
Juncus brachycarpus
Texas Red Oak
Quercus buckleyi
American Cudweed
Gamochaeta purpurea
Spotted Sandmat
Euphorbia maculata
Stiff Tumbleweed
Amaranthus albus
Carolina Crabgrass
Digitaria cognata
Rough False Pennyroyal
Hedeoma hispida
Columbia Water-Meal
Wolffia columbiana
White Twinheads
Eclipta alba
Common Privet
Ligustrum vulgare
Pine Barren Flatsedge
Cyperus retrorsus
Michaux's Croton
Croton michauxii
Chingma-lantern
Abutilon theophrasti
Daisy Fleabane
Erigeron annuus
Toothed Spurge
Euphorbia dentata
Downy Milkpea
Galactia volubilis
Carolina Draba
Draba reptans
Stinkgrass
Eragrostis cilianensis
Cotton Thistle
Onopordum acanthium
Dallisgrass
Paspalum dilatatum
Great Plains Ragwort
Packera tampicana
Rugel's Plantain
Plantago rugelii
Tansy Dogshade
Limnosciadium pinnatum
Lanceleaf Groundcherry
Physalis virginiana
Pennsylvania Bittercress
Cardamine pensylvanica
Creeping-cucumber
Melothria pendula
Texas Star
Sabatia campestris
Beaked-sandbur
Solanum rostratum
Carrot-fern
Conium maculatum
Heartleaf Four O'clock
Mirabilis nyctaginea
Manroot
Ipomoea pandurata
Black Thistle
Cirsium vulgare
California-rape
Sinapis arvensis
Redroot
Amaranthus retroflexus
Heartwing Sorrel
Rumex hastatulus
Puerto Rico Fimbristylis
Fimbristylis autumnalis
Pink Smartweed
Persicaria bicornis
Crested Pricklypoppy
Argemone polyanthemos
Austrian Winterpea
Lathyrus hirsutus
Matted Sandmat
Euphorbia serpens
Milk Thistle
Lactuca serriola
Dwarf Spike-rush
Eleocharis parvula
Slender Crabgrass
Digitaria filiformis
Tiny Bluet
Houstonia pusilla
Cleavers
Galium aparine
Seaside Brookweed
Samolus parviflorus
Bastard Cress
Thlaspi arvense
Denseflower Knotweed
Persicaria glabra
Bahiagrass
Paspalum notatum
Smut Grass
Sporobolus indicus
Carelessweed
Amaranthus palmeri
Littletooth Sedge
Carex microdonta
False Water-pepper
Persicaria hydropiperoides
Northern Slender Lady's Tresses
Spiranthes lacera
Ridge-seed Spurge
Euphorbia glyptosperma
Common Duckmeat
Spirodela polyrhiza
Lace Grass
Eragrostis capillaris
Plains Blackberry
Rubus laudatus
Field Sorrel
Rumex acetosella
Southern Marsh Yellowcress
Rorippa teres
Virginia Dwarf-dandelion
Krigia virginica
Ball-turnip
Rapistrum rugosum
Creeping Bush-clover
Lespedeza repens
Sand Bittercress
Cardamine parviflora
Prairie-berry
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Four-points Evening-primrose
Oenothera rhombipetala
Babyslippers
Hybanthus verticillatus
Marsh Parsley
Cyclospermum leptophyllum
Marsh-elder
Iva annua
Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum subulatum
Sweet-scent Bedstraw
Galium triflorum
Persian-lilac
Melia azedarach
Southern Ragweed
Ambrosia bidentata
Bractpod Chickweed
Cerastium brachypodum
Rocky Mountain Sage
Salvia reflexa
Prickly Russian Thistle
Salsola tragus
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