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Plants (Trees) of the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center

Trees and Shrubs found at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center in Houston, TX

Eastern Redbud 1
Cercis canadensis
Argentine Senna (!) 2
Senna corymbosa
Anacacho orchid tree 3
Bauhinia lunarioides
Dwarf Powderpuff
Calliandra tergemina emarginata
Sweet Acacia 4
Vachellia farnesiana
Kidneywood 5
Eysenhardtia texana
Coral Bean 6
Erythrina herbacea
Texas Mountain Laurel 7
Sophora secundiflora
Texas Sophora 8
Styphnolobium affine
Black Locust 9
Robinia pseudoacacia
False Indigo Bush 10
Amorpha fruticosa
Chickasaw Plum 11
Prunus angustifolia
Cherry Laurel 12
Prunus caroliniana
Mexican Plum 13
Prunus mexicana
Black Cherry 14
Prunus serotina
Blueberry Hawthorn 15
Crataegus brachyacantha
Parsley Hawthorn 16
Crataegus marshallii
Western Mayhaw 17
Crataegus opaca
Pasture Haw 18
Crataegus spathulata
Texas Hawthorn 19
Crataegus texana
Green Hawthorn 20
Crataegus viridis
Callery Pear (!) 21
Pyrus calleryana
Carolina Buckthorn 22
Frangula caroliniana
Red Mulberry 23
Morus rubra
Osage-Orange 24
Maclura pomifera
Water Elm 18
Planera aquatica
Winged Elm 25
Ulmus alata
American Elm 26
Ulmus americana
Cedar Elm 8
Ulmus crassifolia
Hackberry 27
Celtis laevigata
Farkleberry 28
Vaccinium arboreum
Elliots Blueberry 29
Vaccinium corymbosum
Coralberry (!) 30
Ardisia crenata
Wollybucket Bumelia 31
Sideroxylon lanuginosum
Silverbell 17
Halesia diptera
American Snowbell 32
Styrax americanus
Swamp Cyrilla 33
Cyrilla racemiflora
Texas Persimmon 22
Diospyros texana
American Persimmon 34
Diospyros virginiana
Rough-leaf Dogwood 35
Cornus drummondii
Flowering Dogwood 36
Cornus florida
Black Gum 25
Nyssa sylvatica
Skunk Vine (!) 37
Paederia foetida
Common Buttonbush 12
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Carolina Jessamine 38
Gelsemium sempervirens
Cow-tongue Prickly Pear 39
Opuntia lindheimeri
Pigeon Berry 40
Rivina humilis
Havana Snakeroot 41
Ageratina havanensis
Eastern Baccharis 17
Baccharis halimifolia
Poison Ivy 42
Toxicodendron radicans
Flame-Leaf Sumac 43
Rhus copallinum
Hoptree 44
Ptelea trifoliata
Trifoliate Orange (!) 45
Citrus trifoliata
Hercules Club 46
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Chinaberry (!) 47
Melia azedarach
Mexican Buckeye 48
Ungnadia speciosa
Chalk Maple 49
Acer leucoderme
Boxelder 50
Acer negundo
Red Maple 51
Acer rubrum
Sugar Maple 52
Acer saccharum
Red Buckeye 16
Aesculus pavia
False Water Primrose
Heimia salicifolia
Japanese Crepe Myrtle 53
Lagerstroemia fauriei
White Oak 54
Quercus alba
Red Oak 52
Quercus falcata
Overcup Oak 55
Quercus lyrata
Bur Oak 56
Quercus macrocarpa
Swamp Chestnut Oak 57
Quercus michauxii
Water Oak 58
Quercus nigra
Cherrybark Oak 59
Quercus pagoda
Willow Oak 60
Quercus phellos
Shumard Oak 61
Quercus shumardii
Post Oak 62
Quercus stellata
Live Oak 63
Quercus virginiana
Southern Wax Myrtle 64
Morella cerifera
River Birch 52
Betula nigra
American Hornbeam 65
Carpinus caroliniana
Hop-hornbeam 32
Ostrya virginiana
Water Hickory
Carya aquatica
Bitternut Hickory 45
Carya cordiformis
Pecan 66
Carya illinoinensis
Shagbark Hickory 54
Carya ovata
Black Hickory 67
Carya texana
Texas Silverleaf 68
Leucophyllum frutescens
Sweet Olive 69
Osmanthus fragrans
White Fringetree 32
Chionanthus virginicus
White Ash 70
Fraxinus americana
Green Ash 56
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
Swamp Privet 71
Forestiera acuminata
Elbowbush 72
Forestiera pubescens
Japanese Privet (!) 73
Ligustrum japonicum
Wax-leaf Ligustrum (!) 74
Ligustrum lucidum
Quihoui Privet (!) 75
Ligustrum quihoui
Chinese Privet (!) 38
Ligustrum sinense
Esperanza 76
Tecoma stans
Southern Catalpa 77
Catalpa bignonioides
Shrubby Blue Salvia 3
Salvia ballotiflora
Autumn Sage 78
Salvia greggii
Mexican Sage 79
Salvia leucantha
Mexican Salvia 80
Salvia mexicana

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