Plants (Forbs) of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

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

Meadow Rue ¹
Thalictrum dasycarpum

May Apple ²
Podophyllum peltatum

Chile Pequin ³
Capsicum annuum

Ground Cherry ⁴
Physalis cinerascens

Field Ground Cherry ⁵
Physalis mollis

Ground Cherry ⁶
Physalis viscosa

American Black Nightshade ⁷
Solanum americanum

Carolina Horsenettle ⁸
Solanum carolinense

Two-leaf Nightshade (!) ⁹
Solanum diphyllum

Jerusalem Cherry (!) ¹⁰
Solanum pseudocapsicum

Red Morning Glory (!) ¹¹
Ipomoea coccinea

Sharp Pod Morning Glory ¹²
Ipomoea cordatotriloba

Bindweed ¹³
Convolvulus equitans

Carolina ponysfoot ¹⁴
Dichondra carolinensis

Silky Evolvulus ¹⁵
Evolvulus sericeus

Hairy Clustervine ¹⁶
Jacquemontia tamnifolia

Blue Waterleaf ¹⁷
Hydrolea ovata

Corn Salad ¹⁸
Valerianella radiata

Corn Salad ¹⁹
Valerianella stenocarpa

Mock Bishops Weed ²⁰
Ptilimnium nuttallii

Prairie Parsley ²¹
Polytaenia nuttallii

Prairies Dogshade ²²
Limnosciadium pumilum

Fennel (!) ²³
Foeniculum vulgare

Knotted Hedgeparsley (!) ²⁴
Torilis nodosa

Southwestern Carrot ²⁵
Daucus pusillus

Bowlesia ²⁶
Bowlesia incana

Button Snakeroot ²⁷
Eryngium yuccifolium

Bishops Weed (!) ²⁸
Ammi majus

Slimlobe Ciclospermum (!) ²⁹
Cyclospermum leptophyllum

Turk's Cap ³⁰
Malvaviscus arboreus

Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow ³¹
Kosteletzkya virginica

Rough Rose Mallow ³²
Hibiscus aculeatus

Texas Star Hibiscus ³³
Hibiscus coccineus

Halberdleaf Rosemallow ³⁴
Hibiscus laevis

Swamp Rosemallow ³⁵
Hibiscus moscheutos

Wright's Pavonia Rockrose ⁴
Pavonia lasiopetala

Bracted Sida ³⁶
Sida ciliaris

Arrowleaf Sida ³⁷
Sida rhombifolia

Prickly Sida ³⁸
Sida spinosa

Winecup ³⁹
Callirhoe involucrata

Winecup ¹⁸
Callirhoe papaver

Carolina Modiola ⁴⁰
Modiola caroliniana

Hairy Pinweed ⁴¹
Lechea mucronata

Narrowleaf Pinweed ⁴²
Lechea tenuifolia

Carolina Rockrose ¹⁶
Helianthemum carolinianum

Spatterdock ⁴³
Nuphar lutea

Stemmed St. John's Wort ²⁴
Triadenum walteri

Missouri Violets ⁴⁴
Viola missouriensis

Berlandier's Yellow Flax ⁴⁵
Linum berlandieri

Tufted Flax ⁴⁶
Linum imbricatum

Passionflower ⁴⁷
Passiflora incarnata

Yellow Passionflower ⁴⁰
Passiflora lutea

Walker's Manioc ⁴⁸
Manihot walkerae

Snow on the Prairie ⁴⁹
Euphorbia bicolor

Flowering Spurge ⁵⁰
Euphorbia corollata

Heart-leaf Euphorbia ⁵¹
Euphorbia cordifolia

Spotted Spurge ⁵²
Euphorbia maculata

Eyebane ⁵³
Euphorbia nutans

Woolly Croton ⁵⁴
Croton capitatus

One Seed Croton ⁴⁶
Croton monanthogynus

Slender Threeseed Mercury ¹⁶
Acalypha gracilens

Three Seeded Mercury ⁵³
Acalypha rhomboidea

Texas Bull-nettle ⁵⁵
Cnidoscolus texanus

Chamber Bitter (!) ⁵⁶
Phyllanthus urinaria

Narrowleaf Thysallis ⁴⁵
Galphimia angustifolia

Nits and Lice ⁵⁷
Hypericum drummondii

Dwarf St. John's Wort ⁵⁸
Hypericum mutilum

Sand-weed ⁵⁹
Hypericum fasciculatum

St. Peter's Wort ⁴⁸
Hypericum crux-andreae

St. Andrew's Cross ⁴⁰
Hypericum hypericoides

Largeseed Forget-me-not ⁶⁰
Myosotis macrosperma

Baby Blue-Eyes ⁶¹
Nemophila phacelioides

Lizard's Tail ¹³
Saururus cernuus

Yellow Woodsorrel ⁶²
Oxalis dillenii

Yellow Wood Sorrel ¹⁹
Oxalis priceae

Violet Woodsorrel ⁶³
Oxalis violacea

Windowbox Woodsorrel (!) ⁶⁴
Oxalis articulata rubra

Peppergrass ⁶⁵
Lepidium virginicum

Hairy Bittercress (!) ⁶⁶
Cardamine hirsuta

Shepherd's Purse (!) ⁶⁷
Capsella bursa-pastoris

Creeping Cucumber ⁶⁸
Melothria pendula

Stinking Gourd ⁶⁹
Cucurbita foetidissima

Parrot's Feather (!) ⁷⁰
Myriophyllum aquaticum

Cattail ⁷¹
Typha latifolia

Ball Moss ¹³
Tillandsia recurvata

Spanish Moss ⁷²
Tillandsia usneoides

Yellow-eyed Grass ⁴⁵
Xyris ambigua

Texas Ladies' Tresses ¹⁹
Spiranthes brevilabris

Lace-lip Ladies' Tresses ¹³
Spiranthes laciniata

Spring Ladies' Tresses ⁷³
Spiranthes vernalis

Redflower False Yucca ⁷⁴
Hesperaloe parviflora

Louisiana Yucca ¹⁶
Yucca louisianensis

False Aloe ⁷⁵
Manfreda virginica

Sacahuista ⁷⁶
Nolina texana

Purple Pleat-leaf ⁷⁷
Alophia drummondii

Prairie Nymph ⁷⁸
Herbertia lahue

Herbertia ⁷⁹
Herbertia lahue caerulea

Short Stem Iris ²²
Iris brevicaulis

Yellow-flag Iris (!) ⁸⁰
Iris pseudacorus

Blue Flag Iris ⁶⁵
Iris virginica

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