Plants (Forbs) of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

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

Bindweed ¹
Convolvulus equitans

Carolina ponysfoot ²
Dichondra carolinensis

Silky Evolvulus ³
Evolvulus sericeus

Hairy Clustervine ⁴
Jacquemontia tamnifolia

Blue Waterleaf ⁵
Hydrolea ovata

Corn Salad ⁶
Valerianella radiata

Corn Salad ⁷
Valerianella stenocarpa

Mock Bishops Weed ⁸
Ptilimnium nuttallii

Prairie Parsley ⁹
Polytaenia nuttallii

Prairies Dogshade ¹⁰
Limnosciadium pumilum

Fennel (!) ¹¹
Foeniculum vulgare

Knotted Hedgeparsley (!) ¹²
Torilis nodosa

Southwestern Carrot ¹³
Daucus pusillus

Bowlesia ¹⁴
Bowlesia incana

Button Snakeroot ¹⁵
Eryngium yuccifolium

Bishops Weed (!) ¹⁶
Ammi majus

Slimlobe Ciclospermum (!) ¹⁷
Cyclospermum leptophyllum

Turk's Cap ¹⁸
Malvaviscus arboreus

Virginia Saltmarsh Mallow ¹⁹
Kosteletzkya virginica

Rough Rose Mallow ²⁰
Hibiscus aculeatus

Texas Star Hibiscus ²¹
Hibiscus coccineus

Halberdleaf Rosemallow ²²
Hibiscus laevis

Swamp Rosemallow ²³
Hibiscus moscheutos

Wright's Pavonia Rockrose ²⁴
Pavonia lasiopetala

Bracted Sida ²⁵
Sida ciliaris

Arrowleaf Sida ²⁶
Sida rhombifolia

Prickly Sida ²⁷
Sida spinosa

Winecup ²⁸
Callirhoe involucrata

Winecup ⁶
Callirhoe papaver

Carolina Modiola ²⁹
Modiola caroliniana

Hairy Pinweed ³⁰
Lechea mucronata

Narrowleaf Pinweed ³¹
Lechea tenuifolia

Carolina Rockrose ⁴
Helianthemum carolinianum

Spatterdock ³²
Nuphar lutea

Stemmed St. John's Wort ¹²
Triadenum walteri

Missouri Violets ³³
Viola missouriensis

Berlandier's Yellow Flax ³⁴
Linum berlandieri

Tufted Flax ³⁵
Linum imbricatum

Passionflower ³⁶
Passiflora incarnata

Yellow Passionflower ²⁹
Passiflora lutea

Walker's Manioc ³⁷
Manihot walkerae

Snow on the Prairie ³⁸
Euphorbia bicolor

Flowering Spurge ³⁹
Euphorbia corollata

Heart-leaf Euphorbia ⁴⁰
Euphorbia cordifolia

Spotted Spurge ⁴¹
Euphorbia maculata

Eyebane ⁴²
Euphorbia nutans

Woolly Croton ⁴³
Croton capitatus

One Seed Croton ³⁵
Croton monanthogynus

Slender Threeseed Mercury ⁴
Acalypha gracilens

Three Seeded Mercury ⁴²
Acalypha rhomboidea

Texas Bull-nettle ⁴⁴
Cnidoscolus texanus

Chamber Bitter (!) ⁴⁵
Phyllanthus urinaria

Narrowleaf Thysallis ³⁴
Galphimia angustifolia

Nits and Lice ⁴⁶
Hypericum drummondii

Dwarf St. John's Wort ⁴⁷
Hypericum mutilum

Sand-weed ⁴⁸
Hypericum fasciculatum

St. Peter's Wort ³⁷
Hypericum crux-andreae

St. Andrew's Cross ²⁹
Hypericum hypericoides

Largeseed Forget-me-not ⁴⁹
Myosotis macrosperma

Baby Blue-Eyes ⁵⁰
Nemophila phacelioides

Lizard's Tail ¹
Saururus cernuus

Yellow Woodsorrel ⁵¹
Oxalis dillenii

Yellow Wood Sorrel ⁷
Oxalis priceae

Violet Woodsorrel ⁵²
Oxalis violacea

Windowbox Woodsorrel (!) ⁵³
Oxalis articulata rubra

Peppergrass ⁵⁴
Lepidium virginicum

Hairy Bittercress (!) ⁵⁵
Cardamine hirsuta

Shepherd's Purse (!) ⁵⁶
Capsella bursa-pastoris

Creeping Cucumber ⁵⁷
Melothria pendula

Stinking Gourd ⁵⁸
Cucurbita foetidissima

Parrot's Feather (!) ⁵⁹
Myriophyllum aquaticum

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