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Plants (Forbs) of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

Forbs/Herbs and Subshrubs found at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center in Houston, TX

Cinnamon Fern 1
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Royal Fern 2
Osmunda regalis spectabilis
Japanese Climbing Fern (!) 3
Lygodium japonicum
Water Fern 4
Azolla caroliniana
Common Lady Fern 5
Athyrium filix-femina
Christmas Fern 6
Polystichum acrostichoides
Chain Fern 7
Woodwardia areolata
Resurrection Fern 8
Pleopeltis polypodioides
Wood Fern 9
Thelypteris kunthii
Ebony Spleenwort 6
Asplenium platyneuron
Sensitive Fern 10
Onoclea sensibilis
Horsetail 11
Equisetum hyemale
Coon's Tail 12
Ceratophyllum demersum
Coffee Senna (!) 13
Senna occidentalis
Partridge Pea 14
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Yellow Puff 15
Neptunia lutea
Yellow Puff 16
Neptunia pubescens
Powderpuff 17
Mimosa strigillosa
Low Pea Vine 18
Lathyrus pusillus
Ground Nut 19
Apios americana
Spurred Butterfly Pea 20
Centrosema virginianum
Amberique Bean 21
Strophostyles umbellata
Snoutbean 18
Rhynchosia latifolia
Pigeon Wings 22
Clitoria mariana
Coral Bean 23
Erythrina herbacea
Small Hops Clover (!) 24
Trifolium dubium
Crimson Clover (!) 25
Trifolium incarnatum
White Clover (!) 26
Trifolium repens
Black Medick (!) 27
Medicago lupulina
Bur Clover (!) 28
Medicago polymorpha
Texas Bluebonnet 29
Lupinus texensis
Creeping Bushclover 30
Lespedeza repens
Slender Bushclover 31
Lespedeza virginica
Stick Tight 32
Desmodium cuspidatum
Tick Trefoil 33
Desmodium glabellum
Arrowhead Rattlebox 34
Crotalaria sagittalis
Wild Indigo 35
Baptisia bracteata
Bush Pea 36
Baptisia sphaerocarpa
Vetch 37
Vicia ludoviciana
Bag Pod 38
Glottidium vesicarium
Drummond Rattlebush 39
Sesbania drummondii
Coffee Bean 40
Sesbania herbacea
Pencil Flower 41
Stylosanthes biflora
Milkwort 42
Polygala polygama
Dewberry 43
Rubus trivialis
Indian Strawberry (!) 44
Potentilla indica
Macartney Rose (!) 45
Rosa bracteata
White Avens 46
Geum canadense
Nettle (!) 47
Urtica urens
Scarlet Pimpernel (!) 48
Anagallis arvensis
Phlox 49
Phlox drummondii
Downy Phlox 50
Phlox pilosa
Tropical Milkweed (!) 51
Asclepias curassavica
Shore Milkweed 52
Asclepias perennis
Butterfly Weed 50
Asclepias tuberosa
Whorled Milkweed 50
Asclepias verticillata
Green Milkweed 53
Asclepias viridiflora
Antelopehorn Milkweed 54
Asclepias viridis
Milkvine 55
Gonolobus suberosus
Field Madder Spurwort (!) 56
Sherardia arvensis
Fine-Leaf Bluets 57
Stenaria nigricans
Tropical Mexican Clover 58
Richardia brasiliensis
Bedstraw 59
Galium aparine
Tiny Bluets 60
Houstonia pusilla
Rose Bluets 61
Houstonia rosea
Rough Buttonweed 62
Diodia teres
Virginia Buttonweed 63
Diodia virginiana
Meadow Pink 64
Sabatia campestris
Lax Hornpod 65
Mitreola petiolata
Indian Pink 66
Spigelia marilandica
Texas Pinkroot 67
Spigelia texana
Moss Rose 68
Portulaca oleracea
Curly Dock (!) 69
Rumex crispus
Swamp Smartweed 70
Persicaria hydropiperoides
Curlytop Smartweed 71
Persicaria lapathifolia
Lady's thumb Smartweed (!) 72
Persicaria maculosa
Pennsylvania Smartweed 73
Persicaria pensylvanica
Water Smartweed 74
Persicaria punctata
Common Chickweed (!) 56
Stellaria media
Sticky Chickweed (!) 56
Cerastium glomeratum
Forked Catchfly (!) 75
Silene gallica
Pigeon Berry 76
Rivina humilis
Pokeweed 77
Phytolacca americana
Dwarf Sundew 78
Drosera brevifolia
Epazote 79
Dysphania ambrosioides
Alligator Weed (!) 12
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Strawberry Bush 80
Euonymus americanus
Prairie Thistle 43
Cirsium canescens
Yellow Thistle 81
Cirsium horridulum
American Basketflower 82
Centaurea americana
Smallhead Cat's Ear (!) 83
Hypochaeris microcephala
Chickory (!) 84
Cichorium intybus
Oriental False Hawksbeard (!) 38
Youngia japonica
Dandelion 85
Taraxacum officinale
Sowthistle (!) 86
Sonchus asper
Florida Lettuce 87
Lactuca floridana
Dwarf Dandelion 88
Krigia cespitosa
Tuber Dwarf Dandelion 89
Krigia dandelion
Western Dwarf Dandelion 90
Krigia occidentalis
False Dandelion 91
Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus

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