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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

Meadow Beauty 1
Rhexia mariana
Swamp Pink 2
Rhexia virginica
Lanceleaf Loosestrife 3
Lythrum alatum
Toothcup 4
Ammannia coccinea
Southern Wax Myrtle 5
Morella cerifera
Florida Bluehearts 6
Buchnera americana
Licorice Weed 7
Scoparia dulcis
Texas Paintbrush 8
Castilleja indivisa
Beach False Foxglove 9
Agalinis fasciculata
Purple False Foxglove 10
Agalinis purpurea
Beefsteak Plant (!) 11
Perilla frutescens
Ironwort (!) 12
Sideritis lanata
Catmint (!) 13
Nepeta cataria
Clustered Bushmint 14
Hyptis alata
Shrubby Blue Salvia 15
Salvia ballotiflora
Tropical Sage 16
Salvia coccinea
Mealycup Sage 17
Salvia farinacea
Autumn Sage 18
Salvia greggii
Mexican Sage 19
Salvia leucantha
Lyre-leaf Sage 20
Salvia lyrata
Mexican Salvia 21
Salvia mexicana
Hot Lips (!) 22
Salvia microphylla
Shade Betony 23
Stachys crenata
Pink Mint 24
Stachys drummondii
Betony 1
Stachys floridana
Hedge-nettle 25
Stachys tenuifolia
Lemon Beebalm 26
Monarda citriodora
Wild Bergamot 27
Monarda fistulosa
Lindheimer's Beebalm 28
Monarda lindheimeri
Plains Beebalm 29
Monarda pectinata
Spotted Beebalm 30
Monarda punctata
Self-heal 31
Prunella vulgaris
Brown's Savory 32
Clinopodium brownei
Heart-leaf Skullcap 7
Scutellaria cardiophylla
Rough Skullcap 33
Scutellaria integrifolia
Heart-leaf Skullcap 28
Scutellaria ovata
Egg-leaf Skullcap 34
Scutellaria parvula
Forked Blue-curls 6
Trichostema dichotomum
Henbit deadnettle (!) 35
Lamium amplexicaule
American Germander 36
Teucrium canadense
Coastal Germander 37
Teucrium cubense
Mock Pennyroyal 38
Hedeoma hispida
Mountain Mint 39
Pycnanthemum albescens
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint 40
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
False Dragonhead 41
Physostegia digitalis
False Dragonhead 36
Physostegia intermedia
Showy False Dragonhead 7
Physostegia pulchella
Obedient Plant 34
Physostegia virginiana
Brazilian Vervain (!) 32
Verbena brasiliensis
Texas Vervain 42
Verbena halei
Tuber Vervain (!) 32
Verbena rigida
Gulf Vervain 43
Verbena xutha
Almond Verbena 44
Aloysia virgata
Texas Frogfruit 45
Phyla nodiflora
Dakota Vervain 46
Glandularia bipinnatifida
Rose Mock Vervain 47
Glandularia canadensis
Branched Foldwing 4
Dicliptera brachiata
Water Weed
Hygrophila lacustris
Lance-leaf Water Willow 37
Justicia ovata lanceolata
Small Flowered Ruellia 48
Ruellia caroliniensis
Low Ruellia 49
Ruellia humilis
Violet Ruellia 50
Ruellia nudiflora
Purple Mecardonia 51
Mecardonia acuminata
Yellowflowered Mecardoni 52
Mecardonia procumbens
Beardtongue 53
Penstemon digitalis
Loose Flowered Penstemon 54
Penstemon laxiflorus
Cup Leaved Penstemon 55
Penstemon murrayanus
Sharpsepal Penstemon 42
Penstemon tenuis
Bottlebrush Plantain 56
Plantago aristata
Paleseed Plantain 49
Plantago virginica
Butter and Eggs (!) 57
Linaria vulgaris
Common Speedwell (!) 58
Veronica arvensis
Pursland Speedwell 59
Veronica peregrina
Speedwell (!) 41
Veronica polita
Texas Toadflax 60
Nuttallanthus texanus
Sticky Hedgehyssop 61
Gratiola brevifolia
Coastal Water-Hyssop 62
Bacopa monnieri
Mazus (!) 63
Mazus pumilus
Bladderwort 64
Utricularia gibba
Juniper Leaf 39
Polypremum procumbens
Smallflower Fumewort 65
Corydalis micrantha
White Prickly Poppy 66
Argemone albiflora
Buttercup 32
Ranunculus carolinianus
Red Columbine 67
Aquilegia canadensis
Golden Columbine 68
Aquilegia chrysantha
Columbine 54
Aquilegia longissima
Tenpetal Anemone 69
Anemone berlandieri
Anemone 40
Anemone caroliniana
Meadow Rue 70
Thalictrum dasycarpum
May Apple 71
Podophyllum peltatum
Chile Pequin 72
Capsicum annuum
Ground Cherry 23
Physalis cinerascens
Field Ground Cherry 73
Physalis mollis
Ground Cherry 74
Physalis viscosa
American Black Nightshade 75
Solanum americanum
Carolina Horsenettle 76
Solanum carolinense
Two-leaf Nightshade (!) 77
Solanum diphyllum
Jerusalem Cherry (!) 78
Solanum pseudocapsicum
Red Morning Glory (!) 19
Ipomoea coccinea
Sharp Pod Morning Glory 79
Ipomoea cordatotriloba

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