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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

Tall Boneset 1
Eupatorium altissimum
Dogfennel 2
Eupatorium capillifolium
Yankeeweed 3
Eupatorium compositifolium
Smallflower Thoroughwort 4
Eupatorium semiserratum
Lateflowering Thoroughwort 5
Eupatorium serotinum
White Snakeroot 6
Ageratina altissima
Fragrant Snakeroot 7
Ageratina herbacea
Climbing Hempweed 8
Mikania scandens
Rabbit Tobacco 4
Pseudognaphalium macounii
Fragrant Cudweed 9
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
Cudweed 10
Gamochaeta purpurea
Common Yarrow 11
Achillea millefolium
Silver Wormwood 12
Artemisia ludoviciana
Smallhead Boltonia 13
Boltonia diffusa
Soft Goldenaster 14
Bradburia pilosa
Broomweed 15
Amphiachyris dracunculoides
Goldenrod 16
Solidago altissima
Canada Goldenrod 17
Solidago canadensis
Giant Goldenrod 18
Solidago gigantea
Goldenrod 19
Solidago rugosa
Seacoast Goldenrod 20
Solidago sempervirens
Annual Fleabane 21
Erigeron annuus
Horseweed 22
Erigeron canadensis
Philadelphia Fleabane 16
Erigeron philadelphicus
Bushy Aster 23
Symphyotrichum dumosum
Heath Aster 24
Symphyotrichum ericoides
Calico Aster 25
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
Late Purple Aster 9
Symphyotrichum patens
Annual Aster 26
Symphyotrichum subulatum
Camphor False Goldenaster 27
Heterotheca subaxillaris
Hairy False Goldenaster 12
Heterotheca villosa
Texas Goldenrod 28
Euthamia gymnospermoides
Slender Headed Euthamia 22
Euthamia leptocephala
Ovateleaf Cacalia 3
Arnoglossum ovatum
Indian Plantain 29
Arnoglossum plantagineum
American Burnweed 30
Erechtites hieraciifolius
Texas Groundsel 31
Senecio ampullaceus
Butterweed 32
Packera glabella
Shepherd's Needles 33
Bidens pilosa
Coreopsis 34
Coreopsis auriculata
Largeflower Tickseed 35
Coreopsis grandiflora
Lanceleaf Coreopsis 36
Coreopsis lanceolata
Plains Coreopsis 37
Coreopsis tinctoria
Oppositeleaf Spotflower 38
Acmella oppositifolia
Hairy Wedelia 39
Wedelia hispida
Clasping Coneflower 40
Dracopis amplexicaulis
Pale Purple Coneflower 41
Echinacea pallida
Purple Coneflower 42
Echinacea purpurea
Annual Ragweed 43
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Giant Ragweed 44
Ambrosia trifida
Narrowleaf Marshelder 37
Iva angustifolia
Sump Weed 45
Iva annua
Slender Rosinweed 46
Silphium gracile
Rosinweed 22
Silphium radula
Swamp Sunflower 47
Helianthus angustifolius
Common Sunflower 48
Helianthus annuus
Maximillian Sunflower 49
Helianthus maximiliani
Rough Cockleburr 21
Xanthium strumarium
Giant Coneflower 4
Rudbeckia grandiflora
Black-eyed Susan 50
Rudbeckia hirta
Giant Coneflower 51
Rudbeckia maxima
Yerba de Tajo 52
Eclipta prostrata
Mexican Hat 53
Ratibida columnifera
Frostweed 54
Verbesina virginica
False Ragweed (!) 55
Parthenium hysterophorus
Lawn Flower (!) 56
Calyptocarpus vialis
Copper Canyon Daisy 57
Tagetes lemmonii
Mexican Mint Marigold 57
Tagetes lucida
Blackroot 58
Pterocaulon virgatum
Camphorweed 59
Pluchea camphorata
Stinking Camphorweed 60
Pluchea foetida
Indian Blanket 33
Gaillardia pulchella
Bitterweed 61
Helenium amarum
Purple Sneezeweed 61
Helenium flexuosum
Rosy Palafox 3
Palafoxia rosea
Woolly White 45
Hymenopappus artemisiifolius
Pale Lobelia 62
Lobelia appendiculata
Cardinal Flower 11
Lobelia cardinalis
Small Lobelia 3
Lobelia flaccidifolia
Downy Lobelia 9
Lobelia puberula
Venus Looking Glass 63
Triodanis perfoliata
Floating Heart 64
Nymphoides aquatica
Little Floating Heart 65
Nymphoides cordata
Carolina Geranium 66
Geranium carolinianum
Poison Ivy 67
Toxicodendron radicans
Common Balloon-vine (!) 68
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Berlandier's sundrops 61
Calylophus berlandieri
shortfruit evening primrose 58
Oenothera brachycarpa
Velvetweed 69
Oenothera curtiflora
Tall Gaura 70
Oenothera filiformis
Cut-leaf Evening Primrose 71
Oenothera laciniata
Sundrops 72
Oenothera linifolia
Missouri primrose 73
Oenothera macrocarpa
Showy Evening Primrose 74
Oenothera speciosa
Primrose-willow 75
Ludwigia decurrens
Water primrose (!) 76
Ludwigia grandiflora
Spindleroot 3
Ludwigia hirtella
Narrowleaf Water Primrose 77
Ludwigia linearis
Shrubby Water Primrose 78
Ludwigia octovalvis
Smooth Water Primrose 79
Ludwigia peploides

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