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Benbrook Lake Plant Guide

These are common native plants as well as landscape and invasive plants which are commonly found in the wild at Benbrook Lake, Tarrant County, Texas (including the cities of Fort Worth and Benbrook). Park areas included are Pecan Valley, Dutch Branch, Holiday , Longhorn, Bear Creek, Mustang ...more ↓

Taxonomy
« Back To Vascular Plants Phylum Tracheophyta
- Flowering Plants Subphylum Angiospermae
  - 64 Monocots Class Liliopsida
  - 395 Dicots Class Magnoliopsida

buttonbush ¹
Cephalanthus occidentalis

Field madder ²
Sherardia arvensis

catchweed bedstraw ³
Galium aparine

Southwestern bedstraw
Galium virgatum

Diamond-flowers ⁴
Stenaria nigricans

rough buttonweed ⁵
Diodia teres

buttonweed ⁶
Diodia virginiana

catchfly prairie gentian ⁷
Eustoma exaltatum

Mountain Pink ⁸
Zeltnera beyrichii

lace hedgehog cactus ⁹
Echinocereus reichenbachii

Echinocereus reichenbachii caespitosus ¹⁰

Missouri Foxtail Cactus ¹¹
Escobaria missouriensis

viviparous foxtail cactus ¹²
Escobaria vivipara

Grooved nipple cactus ¹³
Coryphantha sulcata

Tigertongue ¹⁴
Opuntia ellisiana

Texas prickly-pear ¹⁵
Opuntia engelmannii

Texas prickly pear ¹⁶
Opuntia engelmannii lindheimeri

cow's tongue pricklypear ¹⁷
Opuntia engelmannii linguiformis

Mission Prickly-pear ¹⁸
Opuntia ficus-indica

eastern prickly pear ¹⁹
Opuntia humifusa

Opuntia lindheimeri ²⁰

twist spine prickly pear ²¹
Opuntia macrorhiza

bunny ears ²²
Opuntia microdasys

brown-spined prickly-pear ²³
Opuntia phaeacantha

tree cholla ²⁴
Cylindropuntia imbricata

Christmas cholla ²⁵
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis

Longleaf Buckwheat ²⁶
Eriogonum longifolium

curled dock
Rumex crispus

Whitlow-wort ²⁷
Paronychia virginica

sleepy catchfly ²⁸
Silene antirrhina

American pokeweed ³
Phytolacca americana

Juda's Bush
Iresine rhizomatosa

rougeplant ²⁹
Rivina humilis

Virginia spring beauty ³⁰
Claytonia virginica

Texas Thistle ³¹
Cirsium texanum

wavyleaf thistle ¹¹
Cirsium undulatum

American basketflower ⁹
Centaurea americana

Safflower ³²
Carthamus tinctorius

Crete weed ³³
Hedypnois cretica

common dandelion ³⁴
Taraxacum officinale

red-seeded dandelion ³⁵
Taraxacum erythrospermum

Small-flower Hawk's-beard ³⁶
Crepis pulchra

prickly sowthistle ³⁷
Sonchus asper

woodland lettuce
Lactuca floridana

prickly lettuce ³⁸
Lactuca serriola

Texas Skeleton Plant ³⁹
Lygodesmia texana

Carolina desert-chicory ⁴⁰
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

Pyrrhopappus grandiflorus ¹⁰

Texas Dandelion
Pyrrhopappus multicaulis

false dandelion
Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus

yellow salsify ⁴¹
Tragopogon dubius

Western Ironweed ⁴²
Vernonia baldwinii

summer gayfeather ¹⁰
Liatris aestivalis

rough blazing star ⁴³
Liatris aspera

elegant gayfeather ¹⁰
Liatris elegans

dotted gayfeather ¹¹
Liatris punctata

narrow-leaf gayfeather ⁴⁴
Liatris punctata mucronata

late boneset ⁴⁵
Eupatorium serotinum

false boneset ⁴⁶
Brickellia eupatorioides

climbing hempvine ⁴⁷
Mikania scandens

Flathead Rabbit Tobacco ⁴⁸
Diaperia prolifera

Many Stem Evax ⁴⁹
Diaperia verna

common yarrow ⁵⁰
Achillea millefolium

field wormwood ¹¹
Artemisia campestris

silver wormwood ¹¹
Artemisia ludoviciana

Mexican sagewort
Artemisia ludoviciana mexicana

prairie broomweed ⁴⁴
Amphiachyris dracunculoides

late goldenrod ⁵¹
Solidago altissima

horseweed ⁵²
Erigeron canadensis

Philadelphia fleabane ⁵³
Erigeron philadelphicus

Poverty Weed ⁵⁴
Baccharis neglecta

Lonestar gumweed ⁵⁵
Grindelia adenodonta

Narrowleaf Gumweed ⁵⁶
Grindelia lanceolata

curlycup gumweed ¹¹
Grindelia squarrosa

Yard Aster ⁵⁷
Symphyotrichum divaricatum

Drummond's aster ⁵⁸
Symphyotrichum drummondii

Texas aster
Symphyotrichum drummondii texanum

white heath aster ⁵⁹
Symphyotrichum ericoides

Camphorweed ⁶⁰
Heterotheca subaxillaris

prairie Indian plantain ⁴⁶
Arnoglossum plantagineum

Great Plains Ragwort ⁶¹
Packera tampicana

devil's beggarticks ⁶²
Bidens frondosa

Greenthread ⁶³
Thelesperma filifolium

Engelmann Daisy ⁶⁴
Engelmannia peristenia

Texas yellow star ³⁹
Lindheimera texana

narrow-leaved purple coneflower ⁶⁵
Echinacea angustifolia

Topeka purple coneflower ⁶⁶
Echinacea atrorubens

Narrowleaf Marsh-elder ⁶⁷
Iva angustifolia

Sumpweed ⁶⁸
Iva annua

White rosinweed
Silphium albiflorum

compass plant ⁶⁹
Silphium laciniatum

common sunflower ⁷⁰
Helianthus annuus

Maximilian sunflower ⁷¹
Helianthus maximiliani

rough cocklebur ⁷²
Xanthium strumarium

black-eyed Susan ⁷³
Rudbeckia hirta

common ragweed ⁷⁴
Ambrosia artemisiifolia

western ragweed ⁷⁵
Ambrosia psilostachya

giant ragweed ⁷⁶
Ambrosia trifida

false daisy ⁷⁷
Eclipta prostrata

upright prairie coneflower ⁷⁸
Ratibida columnifera

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Benbrook Lake Plant Guide

buttonbush 1 Cephalanthus occidentalis

Field madder 2 Sherardia arvensis

catchweed bedstraw 3 Galium aparine

Southwestern bedstraw Galium virgatum

Diamond-flowers 4 Stenaria nigricans

rough buttonweed 5 Diodia teres

buttonweed 6 Diodia virginiana

catchfly prairie gentian 7 Eustoma exaltatum

Mountain Pink 8 Zeltnera beyrichii

lace hedgehog cactus 9 Echinocereus reichenbachii

Echinocereus reichenbachii caespitosus 10

Missouri Foxtail Cactus 11 Escobaria missouriensis

viviparous foxtail cactus 12 Escobaria vivipara

Grooved nipple cactus 13 Coryphantha sulcata

Tigertongue 14 Opuntia ellisiana

Texas prickly-pear 15 Opuntia engelmannii

Texas prickly pear 16 Opuntia engelmannii lindheimeri

cow's tongue pricklypear 17 Opuntia engelmannii linguiformis

Mission Prickly-pear 18 Opuntia ficus-indica

eastern prickly pear 19 Opuntia humifusa

Opuntia lindheimeri 20

twist spine prickly pear 21 Opuntia macrorhiza

bunny ears 22 Opuntia microdasys

brown-spined prickly-pear 23 Opuntia phaeacantha

tree cholla 24 Cylindropuntia imbricata

Christmas cholla 25 Cylindropuntia leptocaulis

Longleaf Buckwheat 26 Eriogonum longifolium

curled dock Rumex crispus

Whitlow-wort 27 Paronychia virginica

sleepy catchfly 28 Silene antirrhina

American pokeweed 3 Phytolacca americana

Juda's Bush Iresine rhizomatosa

rougeplant 29 Rivina humilis

Virginia spring beauty 30 Claytonia virginica

Texas Thistle 31 Cirsium texanum

wavyleaf thistle 11 Cirsium undulatum

American basketflower 9 Centaurea americana

Safflower 32 Carthamus tinctorius

Crete weed 33 Hedypnois cretica

common dandelion 34 Taraxacum officinale

red-seeded dandelion 35 Taraxacum erythrospermum

Small-flower Hawk's-beard 36 Crepis pulchra

prickly sowthistle 37 Sonchus asper

woodland lettuce Lactuca floridana

prickly lettuce 38 Lactuca serriola

Texas Skeleton Plant 39 Lygodesmia texana

Carolina desert-chicory 40 Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

Pyrrhopappus grandiflorus 10

Texas Dandelion Pyrrhopappus multicaulis

false dandelion Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus

yellow salsify 41 Tragopogon dubius

Western Ironweed 42 Vernonia baldwinii

summer gayfeather 10 Liatris aestivalis

rough blazing star 43 Liatris aspera

elegant gayfeather 10 Liatris elegans

dotted gayfeather 11 Liatris punctata

narrow-leaf gayfeather 44 Liatris punctata mucronata

late boneset 45 Eupatorium serotinum

false boneset 46 Brickellia eupatorioides

climbing hempvine 47 Mikania scandens

Flathead Rabbit Tobacco 48 Diaperia prolifera

Many Stem Evax 49 Diaperia verna

common yarrow 50 Achillea millefolium

field wormwood 11 Artemisia campestris

silver wormwood 11 Artemisia ludoviciana

Mexican sagewort Artemisia ludoviciana mexicana

prairie broomweed 44 Amphiachyris dracunculoides

late goldenrod 51 Solidago altissima

horseweed 52 Erigeron canadensis

Philadelphia fleabane 53 Erigeron philadelphicus

Poverty Weed 54 Baccharis neglecta

Lonestar gumweed 55 Grindelia adenodonta

Narrowleaf Gumweed 56 Grindelia lanceolata

curlycup gumweed 11 Grindelia squarrosa

Yard Aster 57 Symphyotrichum divaricatum

Drummond's aster 58 Symphyotrichum drummondii

Texas aster Symphyotrichum drummondii texanum

white heath aster 59 Symphyotrichum ericoides

Camphorweed 60 Heterotheca subaxillaris