Plants (Forbs) of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

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

Prairie Thistle ¹
Cirsium canescens

Yellow Thistle ²
Cirsium horridulum

American Basketflower ³
Centaurea americana

Smallhead Cat's Ear (!) ⁴
Hypochaeris microcephala

Chickory (!) ⁵
Cichorium intybus

Oriental False Hawksbeard (!) ⁶
Youngia japonica

Dandelion ⁷
Taraxacum officinale

Sowthistle (!) ⁸
Sonchus asper

Florida Lettuce ⁹
Lactuca floridana

Dwarf Dandelion ¹⁰
Krigia cespitosa

Tuber Dwarf Dandelion ¹¹
Krigia dandelion

Western Dwarf Dandelion ¹²
Krigia occidentalis

False Dandelion ¹³
Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus

Leafy Elephantsfoot ¹⁴
Elephantopus carolinianus

Hairy Elelphant's Foot ¹⁵
Elephantopus tomentosus

Missouri Ironweed ¹⁶
Vernonia missurica

Texas Ironweed ¹⁷
Vernonia texana

Blue Mistflower ¹⁸
Conoclinium coelestinum

Ivyleaf Thoroughwort ¹⁹
Chromolaena ivifolia

Blue Mistflower ²⁰
Chromolaena odorata

Sharp Blazing Star ¹⁷
Liatris acidota

Tall Blazing Star ²¹
Liatris aspera

Cusp Blazing Star ²²
Liatris mucronata

Prairie Blazing Star ²³
Liatris pycnostachya

Gay Feather ²⁴
Liatris squarrulosa

Tall Boneset ²⁵
Eupatorium altissimum

Dogfennel ²⁶
Eupatorium capillifolium

Yankeeweed ²⁷
Eupatorium compositifolium

Smallflower Thoroughwort ²⁸
Eupatorium semiserratum

Lateflowering Thoroughwort ²⁹
Eupatorium serotinum

White Snakeroot ³⁰
Ageratina altissima

Fragrant Snakeroot ³¹
Ageratina herbacea

Climbing Hempweed ³²
Mikania scandens

Rabbit Tobacco ²⁸
Pseudognaphalium macounii

Fragrant Cudweed ³³
Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

Cudweed ³⁴
Gamochaeta purpurea

Common Yarrow ³⁵
Achillea millefolium

Silver Wormwood ³⁶
Artemisia ludoviciana

Smallhead Boltonia ³⁷
Boltonia diffusa

Soft Goldenaster ³⁸
Bradburia pilosa

Broomweed ³⁹
Amphiachyris dracunculoides

Goldenrod ⁴⁰
Solidago altissima

Canada Goldenrod ⁴¹
Solidago canadensis

Giant Goldenrod ⁴²
Solidago gigantea

Goldenrod ⁴³
Solidago rugosa

Seacoast Goldenrod ⁴⁴
Solidago sempervirens

Annual Fleabane ⁴⁵
Erigeron annuus

Horseweed ⁴⁶
Erigeron canadensis

Philadelphia Fleabane ⁴⁰
Erigeron philadelphicus

Bushy Aster ⁴⁷
Symphyotrichum dumosum

Heath Aster ⁴⁸
Symphyotrichum ericoides

Calico Aster ⁴⁹
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Late Purple Aster ³³
Symphyotrichum patens

Annual Aster ⁵⁰
Symphyotrichum subulatum

Camphor False Goldenaster ⁵¹
Heterotheca subaxillaris

Hairy False Goldenaster ³⁶
Heterotheca villosa

Texas Goldenrod ¹⁰
Euthamia gymnospermoides

Slender Headed Euthamia ⁴⁶
Euthamia leptocephala

Ovateleaf Cacalia ²⁷
Arnoglossum ovatum

Indian Plantain ⁵²
Arnoglossum plantagineum

American Burnweed ⁵³
Erechtites hieraciifolius

Texas Groundsel ⁵⁴
Senecio ampullaceus

Butterweed ⁵⁵
Packera glabella

Shepherd's Needles ⁵⁶
Bidens pilosa

Coreopsis ⁵⁷
Coreopsis auriculata

Largeflower Tickseed ⁵⁸
Coreopsis grandiflora

Lanceleaf Coreopsis ⁵⁹
Coreopsis lanceolata

Plains Coreopsis ⁶⁰
Coreopsis tinctoria

Oppositeleaf Spotflower ⁶¹
Acmella oppositifolia

Hairy Wedelia ⁶²
Wedelia hispida

Clasping Coneflower ⁶³
Dracopis amplexicaulis

Pale Purple Coneflower ⁶⁴
Echinacea pallida

Purple Coneflower ⁶⁵
Echinacea purpurea

Annual Ragweed ⁶⁶
Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Giant Ragweed ⁶⁷
Ambrosia trifida

Narrowleaf Marshelder ⁶⁰
Iva angustifolia

Sump Weed ¹⁷
Iva annua

Slender Rosinweed ⁶⁸
Silphium gracile

Rosinweed ⁴⁶
Silphium radula

Swamp Sunflower ⁶⁹
Helianthus angustifolius

Common Sunflower ⁷⁰
Helianthus annuus

Maximillian Sunflower ⁷¹
Helianthus maximiliani

Rough Cockleburr ⁴⁵
Xanthium strumarium

Giant Coneflower ²⁸
Rudbeckia grandiflora

Black-eyed Susan ⁷²
Rudbeckia hirta

Giant Coneflower ⁷³
Rudbeckia maxima

Yerba de Tajo ⁷⁴
Eclipta prostrata

Mexican Hat ⁷⁵
Ratibida columnifera

Frostweed ⁷⁶
Verbesina virginica

False Ragweed (!) ⁷⁷
Parthenium hysterophorus

Lawn Flower (!) ⁷⁸
Calyptocarpus vialis

Copper Canyon Daisy ⁷⁹
Tagetes lemmonii

Mexican Mint Marigold ⁷⁹
Tagetes lucida

Blackroot ⁸⁰
Pterocaulon virgatum

Camphorweed ⁸¹
Pluchea camphorata

Stinking Camphorweed ⁸²
Pluchea foetida

Indian Blanket ⁵⁶
Gaillardia pulchella

Bitterweed ¹
Helenium amarum

Purple Sneezeweed ¹
Helenium flexuosum

Rosy Palafox ²⁷
Palafoxia rosea

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