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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

Florida Bluehearts 1
Buchnera americana
Licorice Weed 2
Scoparia dulcis
Texas Paintbrush 3
Castilleja indivisa
Beach False Foxglove 4
Agalinis fasciculata
Purple False Foxglove 5
Agalinis purpurea
Beefsteak Plant (!) 6
Perilla frutescens
Ironwort (!) 7
Sideritis lanata
Catmint (!) 8
Nepeta cataria
Clustered Bushmint 9
Hyptis alata
Shrubby Blue Salvia 10
Salvia ballotiflora
Tropical Sage 11
Salvia coccinea
Mealycup Sage 12
Salvia farinacea
Autumn Sage 13
Salvia greggii
Mexican Sage 14
Salvia leucantha
Lyre-leaf Sage 15
Salvia lyrata
Mexican Salvia 16
Salvia mexicana
Hot Lips (!) 17
Salvia microphylla
Shade Betony 18
Stachys crenata
Pink Mint 19
Stachys drummondii
Betony 20
Stachys floridana
Hedge-nettle 21
Stachys tenuifolia
Lemon Beebalm 22
Monarda citriodora
Wild Bergamot 23
Monarda fistulosa
Lindheimer's Beebalm 24
Monarda lindheimeri
Plains Beebalm 25
Monarda pectinata
Spotted Beebalm 26
Monarda punctata
Self-heal 27
Prunella vulgaris
Brown's Savory 28
Clinopodium brownei
Heart-leaf Skullcap 2
Scutellaria cardiophylla
Rough Skullcap 29
Scutellaria integrifolia
Heart-leaf Skullcap 24
Scutellaria ovata
Egg-leaf Skullcap 30
Scutellaria parvula
Forked Blue-curls 1
Trichostema dichotomum
Henbit deadnettle (!) 31
Lamium amplexicaule
American Germander 32
Teucrium canadense
Coastal Germander 33
Teucrium cubense
Mock Pennyroyal 34
Hedeoma hispida
Mountain Mint 35
Pycnanthemum albescens
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint 36
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
False Dragonhead 37
Physostegia digitalis
False Dragonhead 32
Physostegia intermedia
Showy False Dragonhead 2
Physostegia pulchella
Obedient Plant 30
Physostegia virginiana
Brazilian Vervain (!) 28
Verbena brasiliensis
Texas Vervain 38
Verbena halei
Tuber Vervain (!) 28
Verbena rigida
Gulf Vervain 39
Verbena xutha
Almond Verbena 40
Aloysia virgata
Texas Frogfruit 41
Phyla nodiflora
Dakota Vervain 42
Glandularia bipinnatifida
Rose Mock Vervain 43
Glandularia canadensis
Branched Foldwing 44
Dicliptera brachiata
Water Weed
Hygrophila lacustris
Lance-leaf Water Willow 33
Justicia ovata lanceolata
Small Flowered Ruellia 45
Ruellia caroliniensis
Low Ruellia 46
Ruellia humilis
Violet Ruellia 47
Ruellia nudiflora
Purple Mecardonia 48
Mecardonia acuminata
Yellowflowered Mecardoni 49
Mecardonia procumbens
Beardtongue 50
Penstemon digitalis
Loose Flowered Penstemon 51
Penstemon laxiflorus
Cup Leaved Penstemon 52
Penstemon murrayanus
Sharpsepal Penstemon 38
Penstemon tenuis
Bottlebrush Plantain 53
Plantago aristata
Paleseed Plantain 46
Plantago virginica
Butter and Eggs (!) 54
Linaria vulgaris
Common Speedwell (!) 55
Veronica arvensis
Pursland Speedwell 56
Veronica peregrina
Speedwell (!) 37
Veronica polita
Texas Toadflax 57
Nuttallanthus texanus
Sticky Hedgehyssop 58
Gratiola brevifolia
Coastal Water-Hyssop 59
Bacopa monnieri
Mazus (!) 60
Mazus pumilus
Bladderwort 61
Utricularia gibba
Juniper Leaf 35
Polypremum procumbens

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