Plants (Forbs) of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

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

• All 430
• Active growth period
• Fall 4
• Spring 20
• Summer 24
• Winter 1
• Bloom period
• Indeterminate 1
• Spring 1
• Spring (Early) 1
• Spring (Late) 3
• Summer 4
• Summer (Early) 3
• Summer (Late) 5
• Summer (Mid) 8
• Color (flower)
• Blue 1
• Brown 1
• Orange 2
• Purple 6
• White 6
• Yellow 10
• Color (fruit)
• Black 5
• Blue 2
• Brown 16
• Green 1
• White 1
• Yellow 1
• Duration
• Annual 156
• Biennial 35
• Perennial 307
• Growth habit
• Forb/herb 412
• Shrub 19
• Subshrub 66
• Tree 3
• Vine 26
• Lower 48 native
• Introduced 52
• Native 356
• Native/Introduced 7
• Toxicity
• None 24
• Slight 2

• Taxonomy
• « Back To Mallows, Rock-roses, and Allies Order Malvales
  • Rock-rose Family Family Cistaceae
    • 1 Dwarf Rock-Roses Genus Helianthemum
    • 2 Pinweeds Genus Lechea