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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

Coon's Tail 1
Ceratophyllum demersum
Coffee Senna (!) 2
Senna occidentalis
Partridge Pea 3
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Yellow Puff 4
Neptunia lutea
Yellow Puff 5
Neptunia pubescens
Powderpuff 6
Mimosa strigillosa
Low Pea Vine 7
Lathyrus pusillus
Ground Nut 8
Apios americana
Spurred Butterfly Pea 9
Centrosema virginianum
Amberique Bean 10
Strophostyles umbellata
Snoutbean 7
Rhynchosia latifolia
Pigeon Wings 11
Clitoria mariana
Coral Bean 12
Erythrina herbacea
Small Hops Clover (!) 13
Trifolium dubium
Crimson Clover (!) 14
Trifolium incarnatum
White Clover (!) 15
Trifolium repens
Black Medick (!) 16
Medicago lupulina
Bur Clover (!) 17
Medicago polymorpha
Texas Bluebonnet 18
Lupinus texensis
Creeping Bushclover 19
Lespedeza repens
Slender Bushclover 20
Lespedeza virginica
Stick Tight 21
Desmodium cuspidatum
Tick Trefoil 22
Desmodium glabellum
Arrowhead Rattlebox 23
Crotalaria sagittalis
Wild Indigo 24
Baptisia bracteata
Bush Pea 25
Baptisia sphaerocarpa
Vetch 26
Vicia ludoviciana
Bag Pod 27
Glottidium vesicarium
Drummond Rattlebush 28
Sesbania drummondii
Coffee Bean 29
Sesbania herbacea
Pencil Flower 30
Stylosanthes biflora
Milkwort 31
Polygala polygama
Dewberry 32
Rubus trivialis
Indian Strawberry (!) 33
Potentilla indica
Macartney Rose (!) 34
Rosa bracteata
White Avens 35
Geum canadense
Nettle (!) 36
Urtica urens
Scarlet Pimpernel (!) 37
Anagallis arvensis
Phlox 38
Phlox drummondii
Downy Phlox 39
Phlox pilosa
Tropical Milkweed (!) 40
Asclepias curassavica
Shore Milkweed 41
Asclepias perennis
Butterfly Weed 39
Asclepias tuberosa
Whorled Milkweed 39
Asclepias verticillata
Green Milkweed 42
Asclepias viridiflora
Antelopehorn Milkweed 43
Asclepias viridis
Milkvine 44
Gonolobus suberosus
Field Madder Spurwort (!) 45
Sherardia arvensis
Fine-Leaf Bluets 46
Stenaria nigricans
Tropical Mexican Clover 47
Richardia brasiliensis
Bedstraw 48
Galium aparine
Tiny Bluets 49
Houstonia pusilla
Rose Bluets 50
Houstonia rosea
Rough Buttonweed 51
Diodia teres
Virginia Buttonweed 52
Diodia virginiana
Meadow Pink 53
Sabatia campestris
Lax Hornpod 54
Mitreola petiolata
Indian Pink 55
Spigelia marilandica
Texas Pinkroot 56
Spigelia texana
Moss Rose 57
Portulaca oleracea
Curly Dock (!) 58
Rumex crispus
Swamp Smartweed 59
Persicaria hydropiperoides
Curlytop Smartweed 60
Persicaria lapathifolia
Lady's thumb Smartweed (!) 61
Persicaria maculosa
Pennsylvania Smartweed 62
Persicaria pensylvanica
Water Smartweed 63
Persicaria punctata
Common Chickweed (!) 45
Stellaria media
Sticky Chickweed (!) 45
Cerastium glomeratum
Forked Catchfly (!) 64
Silene gallica
Pigeon Berry 65
Rivina humilis
Pokeweed 66
Phytolacca americana
Dwarf Sundew 67
Drosera brevifolia
Epazote 68
Dysphania ambrosioides
Alligator Weed (!) 1
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Strawberry Bush 69
Euonymus americanus
Prairie Thistle 32
Cirsium canescens
Yellow Thistle 70
Cirsium horridulum
American Basketflower 71
Centaurea americana
Smallhead Cat's Ear (!) 72
Hypochaeris microcephala
Chickory (!) 73
Cichorium intybus
Oriental False Hawksbeard (!) 27
Youngia japonica
Dandelion 74
Taraxacum officinale
Sowthistle (!) 75
Sonchus asper
Florida Lettuce 76
Lactuca floridana
Dwarf Dandelion 77
Krigia cespitosa
Tuber Dwarf Dandelion 78
Krigia dandelion
Western Dwarf Dandelion 79
Krigia occidentalis
False Dandelion 80
Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus
Leafy Elephantsfoot 81
Elephantopus carolinianus
Hairy Elelphant's Foot 68
Elephantopus tomentosus
Missouri Ironweed 82
Vernonia missurica
Texas Ironweed 14
Vernonia texana
Blue Mistflower 53
Conoclinium coelestinum
Ivyleaf Thoroughwort 83
Chromolaena ivifolia
Blue Mistflower 84
Chromolaena odorata
Sharp Blazing Star 14
Liatris acidota
Tall Blazing Star 85
Liatris aspera
Cusp Blazing Star 86
Liatris mucronata
Prairie Blazing Star 87
Liatris pycnostachya
Gay Feather 88
Liatris squarrulosa

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