Plants (Forbs) of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

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

Leafy Elephantsfoot ¹
Elephantopus carolinianus

Hairy Elelphant's Foot ²
Elephantopus tomentosus

Missouri Ironweed ³
Vernonia missurica

Texas Ironweed ⁴
Vernonia texana

Blue Mistflower ⁵
Conoclinium coelestinum

Ivyleaf Thoroughwort ⁶
Chromolaena ivifolia

Blue Mistflower ⁷
Chromolaena odorata

Sharp Blazing Star ⁴
Liatris acidota

Tall Blazing Star ⁸
Liatris aspera

Cusp Blazing Star ⁹
Liatris mucronata

Prairie Blazing Star ¹⁰
Liatris pycnostachya

Gay Feather ¹¹
Liatris squarrulosa

Tall Boneset ¹²
Eupatorium altissimum

Dogfennel ¹³
Eupatorium capillifolium

Yankeeweed ¹⁴
Eupatorium compositifolium

Smallflower Thoroughwort ¹⁵
Eupatorium semiserratum

Lateflowering Thoroughwort ¹⁶
Eupatorium serotinum

White Snakeroot ¹⁷
Ageratina altissima

Fragrant Snakeroot ¹⁸
Ageratina herbacea

Climbing Hempweed ¹⁹
Mikania scandens

Rabbit Tobacco ¹⁵
Pseudognaphalium macounii

Fragrant Cudweed ²⁰
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

Cudweed ²¹
Gamochaeta purpurea

Common Yarrow ²²
Achillea millefolium

Silver Wormwood ²³
Artemisia ludoviciana

Smallhead Boltonia ²⁴
Boltonia diffusa

Soft Goldenaster ²⁵
Bradburia pilosa

Broomweed ²⁶
Amphiachyris dracunculoides

Goldenrod ²⁷
Solidago altissima

Canada Goldenrod ²⁸
Solidago canadensis

Giant Goldenrod ²⁹
Solidago gigantea

Goldenrod ³⁰
Solidago rugosa

Seacoast Goldenrod ³¹
Solidago sempervirens

Annual Fleabane ³²
Erigeron annuus

Horseweed ³³
Erigeron canadensis

Philadelphia Fleabane ²⁷
Erigeron philadelphicus

Bushy Aster ³⁴
Symphyotrichum dumosum

Heath Aster ³⁵
Symphyotrichum ericoides

Calico Aster ³⁶
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Late Purple Aster ²⁰
Symphyotrichum patens

Annual Aster ³⁷
Symphyotrichum subulatum

Camphor False Goldenaster ³⁸
Heterotheca subaxillaris

Hairy False Goldenaster ²³
Heterotheca villosa

Texas Goldenrod ³⁹
Euthamia gymnospermoides

Slender Headed Euthamia ³³
Euthamia leptocephala

Ovateleaf Cacalia ¹⁴
Arnoglossum ovatum

Indian Plantain ⁴⁰
Arnoglossum plantagineum

American Burnweed ⁴¹
Erechtites hieraciifolius

Texas Groundsel ⁴²
Senecio ampullaceus

Butterweed ⁴³
Packera glabella

Shepherd's Needles ⁴⁴
Bidens pilosa

Coreopsis ⁴⁵
Coreopsis auriculata

Largeflower Tickseed ⁴⁶
Coreopsis grandiflora

Lanceleaf Coreopsis ⁴⁷
Coreopsis lanceolata

Plains Coreopsis ⁴⁸
Coreopsis tinctoria

Oppositeleaf Spotflower ⁴⁹
Acmella oppositifolia

Hairy Wedelia ⁵⁰
Wedelia hispida

Clasping Coneflower ⁵¹
Dracopis amplexicaulis

Pale Purple Coneflower ⁵²
Echinacea pallida

Purple Coneflower ⁵³
Echinacea purpurea

Annual Ragweed ⁵⁴
Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Giant Ragweed ⁵⁵
Ambrosia trifida

Narrowleaf Marshelder ⁴⁸
Iva angustifolia

Sump Weed ⁴
Iva annua

Slender Rosinweed ⁵⁶
Silphium gracile

Rosinweed ³³
Silphium radula

Swamp Sunflower ⁵⁷
Helianthus angustifolius

Common Sunflower ⁵⁸
Helianthus annuus

Maximillian Sunflower ⁵⁹
Helianthus maximiliani

Rough Cockleburr ³²
Xanthium strumarium

Giant Coneflower ¹⁵
Rudbeckia grandiflora

Black-eyed Susan ⁶⁰
Rudbeckia hirta

Giant Coneflower ⁶¹
Rudbeckia maxima

Yerba de Tajo ⁶²
Eclipta prostrata

Mexican Hat ⁶³
Ratibida columnifera

Frostweed ⁶⁴
Verbesina virginica

False Ragweed (!) ⁶⁵
Parthenium hysterophorus

Lawn Flower (!) ⁶⁶
Calyptocarpus vialis

Copper Canyon Daisy ⁶⁷
Tagetes lemmonii

Mexican Mint Marigold ⁶⁷
Tagetes lucida

Blackroot ⁶⁸
Pterocaulon virgatum

Camphorweed ⁶⁹
Pluchea camphorata

Stinking Camphorweed ⁷⁰
Pluchea foetida

Indian Blanket ⁴⁴
Gaillardia pulchella

Bitterweed ⁷¹
Helenium amarum

Purple Sneezeweed ⁷¹
Helenium flexuosum

Rosy Palafox ¹⁴
Palafoxia rosea

Woolly White ⁴
Hymenopappus artemisiifolius

Pale Lobelia ⁷²
Lobelia appendiculata

Cardinal Flower ²²
Lobelia cardinalis

Small Lobelia ¹⁴
Lobelia flaccidifolia

Downy Lobelia ²⁰
Lobelia puberula

Venus Looking Glass ⁷³
Triodanis perfoliata

Floating Heart ⁷⁴
Nymphoides aquatica

Little Floating Heart ⁷⁵
Nymphoides cordata

Carolina Geranium ⁷⁶
Geranium carolinianum

Poison Ivy ⁷⁷
Toxicodendron radicans

Common Balloon-vine (!) ⁷⁸
Cardiospermum halicacabum

Berlandier's sundrops ⁷¹
Calylophus berlandieri

shortfruit evening primrose ⁶⁸
Oenothera brachycarpa

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