Plants (Forbs) of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

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

Velvetweed ¹
Oenothera curtiflora

Tall Gaura ²
Oenothera filiformis

Cut-leaf Evening Primrose ³
Oenothera laciniata

Sundrops ⁴
Oenothera linifolia

Missouri primrose ⁵
Oenothera macrocarpa

Showy Evening Primrose ⁶
Oenothera speciosa

Primrose-willow ⁷
Ludwigia decurrens

Water primrose (!) ⁸
Ludwigia grandiflora

Spindleroot ⁹
Ludwigia hirtella

Narrowleaf Water Primrose ¹⁰
Ludwigia linearis

Shrubby Water Primrose ¹¹
Ludwigia octovalvis

Smooth Water Primrose ¹²
Ludwigia peploides

Meadow Beauty ¹³
Rhexia mariana

Swamp Pink ¹⁴
Rhexia virginica

Lanceleaf Loosestrife ¹⁵
Lythrum alatum

Toothcup ¹⁶
Ammannia coccinea

Southern Wax Myrtle ¹⁷
Morella cerifera

Florida Bluehearts ¹⁸
Buchnera americana

Licorice Weed ¹⁹
Scoparia dulcis

Texas Paintbrush ²⁰
Castilleja indivisa

Beach False Foxglove ²¹
Agalinis fasciculata

Purple False Foxglove ²²
Agalinis purpurea

Beefsteak Plant (!) ²³
Perilla frutescens

Ironwort (!) ²⁴
Sideritis lanata

Catmint (!) ²⁵
Nepeta cataria

Clustered Bushmint ²⁶
Hyptis alata

Shrubby Blue Salvia ²⁷
Salvia ballotiflora

Tropical Sage ²⁸
Salvia coccinea

Mealycup Sage ²⁹
Salvia farinacea

Autumn Sage ³⁰
Salvia greggii

Mexican Sage ³¹
Salvia leucantha

Lyre-leaf Sage ³²
Salvia lyrata

Mexican Salvia ³³
Salvia mexicana

Hot Lips (!) ³⁴
Salvia microphylla

Shade Betony ³⁵
Stachys crenata

Pink Mint ³⁶
Stachys drummondii

Betony ¹³
Stachys floridana

Hedge-nettle ³⁷
Stachys tenuifolia

Lemon Beebalm ³⁸
Monarda citriodora

Wild Bergamot ³⁹
Monarda fistulosa

Lindheimer's Beebalm ⁴⁰
Monarda lindheimeri

Plains Beebalm ⁴¹
Monarda pectinata

Spotted Beebalm ⁴²
Monarda punctata

Self-heal ⁴³
Prunella vulgaris

Brown's Savory ⁴⁴
Clinopodium brownei

Heart-leaf Skullcap ¹⁹
Scutellaria cardiophylla

Rough Skullcap ⁴⁵
Scutellaria integrifolia

Heart-leaf Skullcap ⁴⁰
Scutellaria ovata

Egg-leaf Skullcap ⁴⁶
Scutellaria parvula

Forked Blue-curls ¹⁸
Trichostema dichotomum

Henbit deadnettle (!) ⁴⁷
Lamium amplexicaule

American Germander ⁴⁸
Teucrium canadense

Coastal Germander ⁹
Teucrium cubense

Mock Pennyroyal ⁴⁹
Hedeoma hispida

Mountain Mint ⁵⁰
Pycnanthemum albescens

Narrowleaf Mountain Mint ⁵¹
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

False Dragonhead ⁵²
Physostegia digitalis

False Dragonhead ⁴⁸
Physostegia intermedia

Showy False Dragonhead ¹⁹
Physostegia pulchella

Obedient Plant ⁴⁶
Physostegia virginiana

Brazilian Vervain (!) ⁴⁴
Verbena brasiliensis

Texas Vervain ⁵³
Verbena halei

Tuber Vervain (!) ⁴⁴
Verbena rigida

Gulf Vervain ⁵⁴
Verbena xutha

Almond Verbena ⁵⁵
Aloysia virgata

Texas Frogfruit ⁵⁶
Phyla nodiflora

Dakota Vervain ⁵⁷
Glandularia bipinnatifida

Rose Mock Vervain ⁵⁸
Glandularia canadensis

Branched Foldwing ¹⁶
Dicliptera brachiata

Water Weed
Hygrophila lacustris

Lance-leaf Water Willow ⁹
Justicia ovata lanceolata

Small Flowered Ruellia ⁵⁹
Ruellia caroliniensis

Low Ruellia ⁶⁰
Ruellia humilis

Violet Ruellia ⁶¹
Ruellia nudiflora

Purple Mecardonia ⁶²
Mecardonia acuminata

Yellowflowered Mecardoni ⁶³
Mecardonia procumbens

Beardtongue ⁶⁴
Penstemon digitalis

Loose Flowered Penstemon ⁶⁵
Penstemon laxiflorus

Cup Leaved Penstemon ⁶⁶
Penstemon murrayanus

Sharpsepal Penstemon ⁵³
Penstemon tenuis

Bottlebrush Plantain ⁶⁷
Plantago aristata

Paleseed Plantain ⁶⁰
Plantago virginica

Butter and Eggs (!) ⁶⁸
Linaria vulgaris

Common Speedwell (!) ⁶⁹
Veronica arvensis

Pursland Speedwell ⁷⁰
Veronica peregrina

Speedwell (!) ⁵²
Veronica polita

Texas Toadflax ⁷¹
Nuttallanthus texanus

Sticky Hedgehyssop ⁷²
Gratiola brevifolia

Coastal Water-Hyssop ⁷³
Bacopa monnieri

Mazus (!) ⁷⁴
Mazus pumilus

Bladderwort ⁷⁵
Utricularia gibba

Juniper Leaf ⁵⁰
Polypremum procumbens

Smallflower Fumewort ⁷⁶
Corydalis micrantha

White Prickly Poppy ⁷⁷
Argemone albiflora

Buttercup ⁴⁴
Ranunculus carolinianus

Red Columbine ⁷⁸
Aquilegia canadensis

Golden Columbine ⁷⁹
Aquilegia chrysantha

Columbine ⁶⁵
Aquilegia longissima

Tenpetal Anemone ⁸⁰
Anemone berlandieri

Anemone ⁵¹
Anemone caroliniana

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