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Native and Naturalized of Texas: 320 ( D indicates species naturalized to Texas) Common Name (also known as) Latin Name Remarks Cir. Threshold acacia, Berlandier (guajillo) berlandieri Considered a by B. Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' acacia, blackbrush Vachellia rigidula Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' acacia, Gregg (catclaw acacia, Gregg catclaw) Senegalia greggii var. greggii Was named A. greggii 55'' or 4.6 ' acacia, Roemer (roundflower catclaw) Senegalia roemeriana 18'' or 1.5 ' acacia, sweet (huisache) Vachellia farnesiana 100'' or 8.3 ' acacia, twisted (huisachillo) Vachellia bravoensis Was named 'A. tortuosa' 9'' or 0.8 ' acacia, Wright (Wright catclaw) Senegalia greggii var. wrightii Was named 'A. wrightii' 70'' or 5.8 ' D ailanthus (tree-of-heaven) Ailanthus altissima 120'' or 10.0 ' , Alnus serrulata 18'' or 1.5 ' allthorn (crown-of-thorns) Koeberlinia spinosa Considered a shrub by Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' anacahuita (anacahuite, Mexican olive) Cordia boissieri 60'' or 5.0 ' anacua (anaqua, knockaway) Ehretia anacua 120'' or 10.0 ' ash, Carolina Fraxinus caroliniana 90'' or 7.5 ' ash, Chihuahuan Fraxinus papillosa 12'' or 1.0 ' ash, fragrant Fraxinus cuspidata 18'' or 1.5 ' ash, green 120'' or 10.0 ' ash, Gregg (littleleaf ash) Fraxinus greggii 12'' or 1.0 ' ash, Mexican (Berlandier ash) Fraxinus berlandieriana Was named 'F. berlandierana' 120'' or 10.0 ' ash, Texas Fraxinus texensis 60'' or 5.0 ' ash, velvet ( ash) Fraxinus velutina 120'' or 10.0 ' ash, white 100'' or 8.3 ' aspen, quaking Populus tremuloides 25'' or 2.1 ' baccharis, eastern (groundseltree) Baccharis halimifolia Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' baldcypress (bald cypress) distichum Was named 'T. distichum var. distichum' 300'' or 25.0 ' baldcypress, Montezuma (Montezuma bald cypress) Taxodium mucronatum 240'' or 20.0 ' barreta (baretta) Helietta parvifolia 12'' or 1.0 ' basswood, Carolina var. caroliniana Was named 'T. caroliniana' 90'' or 7.5 ' bay, red (redbay) Persea borbonia Was named 'var. borbonia' 90'' or 7.5 ' bay, swamp (swampbay) Persea palustris Was named 'P. borbonia var. pubescens' 60'' or 5.0 ' bay, sweet (sweetbay, sweetbay ) Magnolia virginiana 60'' or 5.0 ' bayberry, Morella caroliniensis 12'' or 1.0 ' bayberry, southern (waxmyrtle, myrtle) Morella cerifera Was named ' cerifera' 12'' or 1.0 ' , American 90'' or 7.5 ' birch, river Betula nigra 90'' or 7.5 ' D bird-of-paradise (flowerfence, pride-of-Barbados) Caesalpinia pulcherrima 30'' or 2.5 ' blackgum (black gum, black tupelo) Nyssa sylvatica 150'' or 12.5 ' blackhaw (blackhaw viburnum) Viburnum prunifolium Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' blackhaw, rusty Viburnum rufidulum 30'' or 2.5 ' bluewood, Brazilian (brasil) Condalia hookeri 50'' or 4.2 ' bois d'arc (osage-) Maclura pomifera 180'' or 15.0 ' boxelder (ashleaf maple) 100'' or 8.3 ' brasil (Brazilian bluewood) Condalia hookeri 50'' or 4.2 ' brushholly flexuosa 9'' or 0.8 ' buckeye, Mexican (Mexican-buckeye) speciosa Considered a shrub by Simpson 8'' or 0.7 ' buckeye, glabra var. glabra Simpson, Cox consider this native 30'' or 2.5 ' buckeye, red Aesculus pavia var. pavia 30'' or 2.5 ' buckeye, Texas (white buckeye) Aesculus glabra var. arguta 30'' or 2.5 ' buckeye, yellow woolly Aesculus pavia var. flavescens 30'' or 2.5 ' buckthorn, birchleaf (beechleaf ) Frangula betulifolia Was named ' betulifolia' 12'' or 1.0 ' Common Name (also known as) Latin Name Remarks Cir. Threshold buckthorn, Carolina Frangula caroliniana Was named 'Rhamnus caroliniana' 18'' or 1.5 ' bully, buckthorn (buckthorn bumelia) Sideroxylon lycioides Was named 'Bumelia lycoides' 60'' or 5.0 ' bully, gum (gum bumelia) Sideroxylon lanuginosum Was named 'Bumelia lanuginosa' 90'' or 7.5 ' burningbush (eastern wahoo) Euonymus atropurpureus Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' buttonbush, common Cephalanthus occidentalis Considered a shrub by Simpson 30'' or 2.5 ' buttonbush, Mexican Cephalanthus salicifolius 30'' or 2.5 ' camellia, silky ( stewartia) Stewartia malacodendron Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' D camphortree Cinnamomum camphora 180'' or 15.0 ' D catalpa, northern Catalpa speciosa 180'' or 15.0 ' D catalpa, southern Catalpa bignonioides 180'' or 15.0 ' catclaw, Gregg (catclaw acacia, Gregg acacia) Senegalia greggii var. greggii Was named A. greggii 55'' or 4.6 ' catclaw, roundflower (Roemer acacia) Senegalia roemeriana 18'' or 1.5 ' catclaw, Wright (Wright acacia) Senegalia greggii var. wrightii Was named 'A. wrightii' 70'' or 5.8 ' cedar, eastern red (eastern redcedar) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana 120'' or 10.0 ' cedar, mountain (Ashe ) 120'' or 10.0 ' cedar, southern red (southern redcedar) Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola Was named 'J. silicicola' 60'' or 5.0 ' , hairy (hairy mountain-mahogany) var. paucidentatus Was named 'C. breviflorus' 12'' or 1.0 ' D chastetree, lilac (vitex) Vitex agnus-castus 90'' or 7.5 ' cherry, black var. serotina 120'' or 10.0 ' cherry, escarpment Prunus serotina var. eximia 65'' or 5.4 ' cherry, southwestern black Prunus serotina var. rufula 90'' or 7.5 ' cherry-laurel, Carolina (Carolina laurelcherry) Prunus caroliniana 60'' or 5.0 ' D chinaberry Melia azedarach 120'' or 10.0 ' chinkapin Castanea pumila 20'' or 1.7 ' chokecherry (choke cherry) Prunus virginiana Considered a shrub by Simpson 30'' or 2.5 ' chokecherry, southwestern Prunus serotina var. virens 90'' or 7.5 ' D coffeetree, Gymnocladus dioicus 90'' or 7.5 ' coma (-plum, saffron plum) Sideroxylon celastrinum Was named 'Bumelia celastrina' 30'' or 2.5 ' coralbean (redcardinal) Erythrina herbacea Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' corkwood Leitneria floridana Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' cottonwood, eastern Populus deltoides ssp. deltoides Was named 'var. deltoides' 240'' or 20.0 ' cottonwood, meseta (Fremont cottonwood) Populus fremontii ssp. mesetae Was named 'var. mesetae' 180'' or 15.0 ' cottonwood, narrowleaf Populus angustifolia 60'' or 5.0 ' cottonwood, plains Populus deltoides ssp. monilifera Was 'P. deltoides var. occidentalis' 240'' or 20.0 ' cottonwood, Populus deltoides ssp. wislizeni Was named 'P. fremontii var. wislizeni' 240'' or 20.0 ' crabapple, southern angustifolia Locally distributed in Newton Co. 24'' or 2.0 ' crabapple, Texas (Blanco crabapple) Malus ioensis var. texana Found locally on the Edwards Plateau 12'' or 1.0 ' crown-of-thorns (allthorn) Koeberlinia spinosa Considered a shrub by Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' cypress, Arizona Hesperocyparis () arizonica Was 'Cupressus arizonica' 120'' or 10.0 ' cypress, bald (baldcypress) Taxodium distichum Was named 'T. distichum var. distichum' 300'' or 25.0 ' cypress, Montezuma bald (Montezuma baldcypress) Taxodium mucronatum 240'' or 20.0 ' cyrilla, swamp (swamp titi) Cyrilla racemiflora 18'' or 1.5 ' - (desert willow) Chilopsis linearis 60'' or 5.0 ' devil's-walkingstick (devil's walkingstick) spinosa 12'' or 1.0 ' dogwood, flowering Cornus 40'' or 3.3 ' dogwood, roughleaf Cornus drummondii Considered a shrub by Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' dogwood, stiff (swamp dogwood) Cornus foemina Was named 'C. stricta' 12'' or 1.0 ' Douglas-fir, Rocky Mountain Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca 120'' or 10.0 ' ebony, Texas Ebenopsis ebano Was named 'Pithecellobium flexicaule' 120'' or 10.0 ' elder, blue Sambucus nigra ssp. cerulea Was named 'S. cerulea' 60'' or 5.0 ' elder, yellow (yellow trumpetbush) Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' elderberry, common Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis Was named 'S. canadensis var. canadensis' 60'' or 5.0 ' elm, American 180'' or 15.0 ' elm, cedar Ulmus crassifolia 120'' or 10.0 ' D elm, Siberian Ulmus pumila 180'' or 15.0 ' elm, slippery Ulmus rubra 90'' or 7.5 ' elm, water (planertree) Planera aquatica 120'' or 10.0 ' Common Name (also known as) Latin Name Remarks Cir. Threshold elm, winged Ulmus alata 80'' or 6.7 ' esenbeckia, Runyon's (Berlandier's jopoy) Esenbeckia berlandieri Synonymous with 'E. runyonii' 30'' or 2.5 ' Eve's-necklacepod (Texas ) affine (Sophora affinis) 60'' or 5.0 ' farkleberry (tree sparkleberry) Vaccinium arboreum 30'' or 2.5 ' fiddlewood, Berlandier's Citharexylum berlandieri Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' D flowerfence (bird-of-paradise, pride-of-Barbados) Caesalpinia pulcherrima 30'' or 2.5 ' frangula, beechleaf (birchleaf buckthorn) Frangula betulifolia Was named 'Rhamnus betulifolia' 12'' or 1.0 ' fringetree, white Chionanthus virginicus 18'' or 1.5 ' gallberry, large Ilex coriacea 12'' or 1.0 ' groundseltree (eastern baccharis) Baccharis halimifolia Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' guajillo (Berlandier acacia) Senegalia berlandieri Considered a shrub by B. Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' guayacan (Texas lignum-vitae) Guajacum angustifolium Was named ' angustifolium' 18'' or 1.5 ' gum, black (blackgum, black tupelo) Nyssa sylvatica 150'' or 12.5 ' gum, sweet (sweetgum) Liquidambar styraciflua 180'' or 15.0 ' hackberry, common 120'' or 10.0 ' hackberry, dwarf ( hackberry) Celtis tenuifolia 18'' or 1.5 ' hackberry, Lindheimer's Celtis lindheimeri 90'' or 7.5 ' hackberry, netleaf Celtis laevigata var. reticulata Was named 'C. reticulata' 60'' or 5.0 ' hackberry, spiny Celtis pallida (Celtis ehrenbergiana) Synonym is 'C. ehrenbergiana' 12'' or 1.0 ' hackberry, (sugarberry) Celtis laevigata var. laevigata 120'' or 10.0 ' hawthorn, barberry berberifolia 12'' or 1.0 ' hawthorn, blueberry Crataegus brachyacantha 60'' or 5.0 ' hawthorn, cockspur Crataegus crus-galli 12'' or 1.0 ' hawthorn, downy Crataegus mollis 12'' or 1.0 ' hawthorn, dwarf (oneflower hawthorn) Crataegus uniflora Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' hawthorn, green Crataegus viridis 30'' or 2.5 ' hawthorn, Gregg's Crataegus greggiana Found only on the Edwards Plateau 12'' or 1.0 ' hawthorn, littlehip Crataegus spathulata 18'' or 1.5 ' hawthorn, parsley Crataegus marshallii 30'' or 2.5 ' hawthorn, pear Crataegus calpodendron 12'' or 1.0 ' hawthorn, Reverchon's Crataegus reverchonii 12'' or 1.0 ' hawthorn, riverflat (mayhaw) Crataegus opaca 30'' or 2.5 ' hawthorn, Texas Crataegus texana 12'' or 1.0 ' hawthorn, Tracy's (mountain hawthorn) Crataegus tracyi 30'' or 2.5 ' Hercules-club (pricklyash) Zanthoxylum clava-herculis 60'' or 5.0 ' Hercules-club, Texas (Texas pricklyash) Zanthoxylum hirsutum Considered a shrub by Simpson 20'' or 1.7 ' , bitternut Carya cordiformis 90'' or 7.5 ' hickory, black Carya texana 90'' or 7.5 ' hickory, mockernut Carya alba Was named 'C. tomentosa' 80'' or 6.7 ' hickory, nutmeg Carya myristiciformis 60'' or 5.0 ' hickory, pignut Carya glabra 90'' or 7.5 ' hickory, shagbark 90'' or 7.5 ' hickory, water 90'' or 7.5 ' holdback, Mexican (Mexican poinciana) Caesalpinia mexicana 30'' or 2.5 ' holly, American Ilex opaca 75'' or 6.3 ' holly, Carolina Ilex ambigua Rare in SE Texas 12'' or 1.0 ' holly, (possumhaw) Ilex decidua 12'' or 1.0 ' holly, Georgia Ilex longipes 12'' or 1.0 ' holly, yaupon Ilex vomitoria 30'' or 2.5 ' honeylocust (honey locust) triacanthos 84'' or 7.0 ' honeylocust, Texas Gleditsia x texana 30'' or 2.5 ' honeylocust, water (waterlocust, water locust) 60'' or 5.0 ' hophornbeam, Chisos Ostrya virginiana var. chisosensis Was named 'O. chisosensis' 20'' or 1.7 ' hophornbeam, eastern Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana Was named 'O. virginiana' 30'' or 2.5 ' hophornbeam, Knowlton's Ostrya knowltonii Occurs only in Guadalupe Mtn. NP 30'' or 2.5 ' hoptree, common (wafer-ash) Ptelea trifoliata Considered a shrub by Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' hornbeam, American Carpinus caroliniana 30'' or 2.5 ' Common Name (also known as) Latin Name Remarks Cir. Threshold huajillo (tenaza) Havardia pallens Was named 'Pithecellobium pallens' 12'' or 1.0 ' huisache (sweet acacia) Vachellia farnesiana 100'' or 8.3 ' huisachillo (twisted acacia) Vachellia bravoensis Was named 'A. tortuosa' 9'' or 0.8 ' Jerusalem-thorn (retama) Parkinsonia aculeata 40'' or 3.3 ' jopoy, Berlandier's (Runyon's esenbeckia) Esenbeckia berlandieri Synonymous with 'E. runyonii' 30'' or 2.5 ' D jujube, common Ziziphus zizyphus Was named 'Z. jujuba' 60'' or 5.0 ' juniper, alligator Juniperus deppeana 120'' or 10.0 ' juniper, Ashe (mountain cedar) Juniperus ashei 120'' or 10.0 ' juniper, drooping Juniperus flaccida 90'' or 7.5 ' juniper, oneseed 60'' or 5.0 ' juniper, Pinchot (redberry juniper) Juniperus pinchotii 90'' or 7.5 ' juniper, Rocky Mountain Juniperus scopulorum 70'' or 5.8 ' juniper, -fruited Was named 'J. erythrocarpa' 120'' or 10.0 ' kidneywood, Texas Eysenhardtia texana Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' knockaway (anacua, anaqua) Ehretia anacua 120'' or 10.0 ' laurelcherry, Carolina (Carolina cherry-laurel) Prunus caroliniana 60'' or 5.0 ' leadtree, great (tepeguaje) Leucaena pulverulenta Was named 'L. pulverulanta' 60'' or 5.0 ' leadtree, littleleaf (goldenball leadtree) Leucaena retusa 30'' or 2.5 ' D leadtree, white Leucaena leucocephala 12'' or 1.0 ' lignum-vitae, Texas (guyacan) Guajacum angustifolium Was named 'Guaiacum angustifolium' 18'' or 1.5 ' D locust, black pseudoacacia 60'' or 5.0 ' locust, honey (honeylocust) Gleditsia triacanthos 84'' or 7.0 ' locust, New Robinia neomexicana Found only in the Guadalupe Mtns. 18'' or 1.5 ' locust, water (waterlocust, water honeylocust) Gleditsia aquatica 60'' or 5.0 ' lotebush Ziziphus obtusifolia 12'' or 1.0 ' madrone, Texas Was named 'A. texana' 90'' or 7.5 ' magnolia, pyramid Magnolia pyramidata Rare in Jasper and Newton Cos. 24'' or 2.0 ' magnolia, southern Magnolia grandiflora 180'' or 15.0 ' magnolia, sweetbay (sweetbay, sweet bay) Magnolia virginiana 60'' or 5.0 ' mangrove, black Avicennia germinans Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' maple, ashleaf (boxelder) Acer negundo 100'' or 8.3 ' maple, bigtooth (canyon maple) Acer grandidentatum Includes 'var. sinuosum' from Uvalde 50'' or 4.2 ' maple, chalk Acer leucoderme 25'' or 2.1 ' maple, Florida (southern sugar maple) Acer barbatum 100'' or 8.3 ' maple, red 90'' or 7.5 ' maple, sugar Occurs in NE Texas, according to P. Cox 80'' or 6.7 ' mayhaw (riverflat hawthorn) Crataegus opaca 30'' or 2.5 ' mesquite, honey Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa 120'' or 10.0 ' mesquite, screwbean Prosopis pubescens 20'' or 1.7 ' mesquite, western honey Prosopis glandulosa var. torreyana 60'' or 5.0 ' Mexican-buckeye (Mexican buckeye) Ungnadia speciosa Considered a shrub by Simpson 8'' or 0.7 ' D mimosa (silktree) Albizia julibrissin 120'' or 10.0 ' mountain-laurel, Texas (mescalbean) Dermatophyllum secundiflora Considered a shrub by Simpson 48'' or 4.0 ' mountain-mahogany, hairy (hairy cercocarpus) Cercocarpus montanus var. paucidentatus Was named 'C. breviflorus' 12'' or 1.0 ' mountain-mahogany, silver Cercocarpus montanus var. argenteus 12'' or 1.0 ' mountain-mahogany, smooth Cercocarpus montanus var. glaber 12'' or 1.0 ' D mulberry, black Morus nigra Escaped and naturalized locally 120'' or 10.0 ' D mulberry, paper Broussonetia papyrifera 60'' or 5.0 ' mulberry, red Morus rubra 150'' or 12.5 ' mulberry, Texas Morus microphylla 60'' or 5.0 ' D mulberry, white Morus alba Commonly planted as "fruitless" variety 180'' or 15.0 ' myrtle, wax (waxmyrtle, southern bayberry) Morella cerifera Was named 'Myrica cerifera' 12'' or 1.0 ' nightshade, mullein (potatotree) Solanum erianthum Considered a shrub by Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' , Arizona white Quercus arizonica 90'' or 7.5 ' oak, Quercus arkansana 40'' or 3.3 ' oak, Bigelow (white shin oak) Quercus sinuata var. breviloba Was named 'Q. durandii var. breviloba' 90'' or 7.5 ' oak, black 120'' or 10.0 ' Common Name (also known as) Latin Name Remarks Cir. Threshold oak, blackjack Quercus marilandica 90'' or 7.5 ' oak, bluejack Quercus incana 60'' or 5.0 ' oak, bottomland post Quercus similis Was named 'Q. stellata var. paludosa' 120'' or 10.0 ' oak, Buckley (Texas oak) Was named 'Q. shumardii var. texana' 120'' or 10.0 ' oak, bur Quercus macrocarpa 180'' or 15.0 ' oak, cherrybark Quercus pagoda Was named 'Q. falcata var. pagodifolia' 180'' or 15.0 ' oak, chinkapin 120'' or 10.0 ' oak, Chisos Quercus graciliformis Limited to the Chisos Mtns., above 5,000' 48'' or 4.0 ' oak, Chisos red (Graves oak) Quercus gravesii 90'' or 7.5 ' oak, coast laurel (Darlington oak) Quercus hemisphaerica 60'' or 5.0 ' oak, Durand (bastard oak) Quercus sinuata var. sinuata Was named 'Q. durandii var. durandii' 90'' or 7.5 ' oak, Emory Quercus emoryi 90'' or 7.5 ' oak, escarpment live (Texas live oak) Was named 'Q. virginiana var. fusiformis' 240'' or 20.0 ' oak, Gambel Quercus gambelii 60'' or 5.0 ' oak, gray 90'' or 7.5 ' oak, Havard (shin oak) Considered a shrub by Simpson 30'' or 2.5 ' oak, Lacey Quercus laceyi Was named 'Q. glaucoides' 90'' or 7.5 ' oak, lateleaf Quercus tardifolia Found only in Boot Canyon of BBNP 30'' or 2.5 ' oak, laurel Quercus laurifolia 150'' or 12.5 ' oak, live Was named 'Q. virginiana var. virginiana' 240'' or 20.0 ' oak, Mexican blue Quercus oblongifolia Found in Ranch State Park 60'' or 5.0 ' oak, Mohr 30'' or 2.5 ' oak, netleaf Quercus rugosa 60'' or 5.0 ' oak, netleaf white (Mexican white oak) Quercus polymorpha Discovered in Texas in Val Verde Co. 90'' or 7.5 ' oak, Nuttall Quercus texana Was named 'Q. nuttallii' 150'' or 12.5 ' oak, overcup Quercus lyrata 180'' or 15.0 ' oak, post Quercus stellata Was named 'Q. stellata var. stellata' 129'' or 10.8 ' oak, pungent (sandpaper oak) Was named 'Q. pungens var. pungens' 60'' or 5.0 ' oak, robust Quercus robusta Found in Oak Canyon in BBNP 60'' or 5.0 ' oak, sand post (runner oak) Quercus margarettiae Was named 'Q. stellata var. margaretta' 150'' or 12.5 ' oak, shin (Havard oak) Quercus havardii Considered a shrub by Simpson 30'' or 2.5 ' oak, Shumard Was named 'Q. shumardii var. shumardii' 150'' or 12.5 ' oak, silverleaf Confined to the Davis Mtns. above 6,000' 60'' or 5.0 ' oak, Sonoran scrub (Turbinella oak) Quercus turbinella Was named 'Q. turbinella var. turbinella' 18'' or 1.5 ' oak, southern red Quercus falcata Was named 'Q. falcata var. falcata' 180'' or 15.0 ' oak, swamp Quercus michauxii 150'' or 12.5 ' oak, Texas (Buckley oak) Quercus buckleyi Was named 'Q. shumardii var. texana' 120'' or 10.0 ' oak, Texas live (escarpment live oak) Quercus fusiformis Was named 'Q. virginiana var. fusiformis' 240'' or 20.0 ' oak, Toumey Quercus toumeyi May be found only in Franklin Mtns. 30'' or 2.5 ' oak, Vasey Quercus vaseyana Was named 'Q. pungens var. vaseyana' 30'' or 2.5 ' oak, water Quercus nigra 180'' or 15.0 ' oak, white Quercus alba 180'' or 15.0 ' oak, white shin (Bigelow oak) Quercus sinuata var. breviloba Was named 'Q. durandii var. breviloba' 90'' or 7.5 ' oak, willow Quercus phellos 180'' or 15.0 ' olive, Mexican (anacahuita, anacahuite) Cordia boissieri 60'' or 5.0 ' D olive, Russian (Russian-olive) Elaeagnus angustifolia 60'' or 5.0 ' D orange, hardy (trifoliate orange) Poncirus trifoliata 24'' or 2.0 ' orchidtree, Anacacho (Texasplume) Bauhinia lunarioides 12'' or 1.0 ' osage-orange (bois d'arc) Maclura pomifera 180'' or 15.0 ' palmetto, dwarf Sabal minor Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' palmetto, Rio Grande (Texas sabal palm) Sabal mexicana Synonymous with 'S. texana' 50'' or 4.2 ' paloverde, Texas Parkinsonia texana Includes 'C. macrum', border paloverde 30'' or 2.5 ' D paulownia, royal (princesstree) Paulownia tomentosa 90'' or 7.5 ' pawpaw Asimina triloba 18'' or 1.5 ' pawpaw, smallflower (dwarf pawpaw) Asimina parviflora Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' D Prunus persica 60'' or 5.0 ' D pear, common Pyrus communis 60'' or 5.0 ' Common Name (also known as) Latin Name Remarks Cir. Threshold Carya illinoinensis Was named 'C. illinoensis' 180'' or 15.0 ' D peppertree, Brazilian Schinus terebinthifolius 18'' or 1.5 ' D peppertree, Peruvian Schinus molle 18'' or 1.5 ' , common virginiana 60'' or 5.0 ' persimmon, Texas 40'' or 3.3 ' , Arizona Pinus arizonica var. stormiae Endemic to Big Bend NP 90'' or 7.5 ' pine, loblolly Pinus taeda 150'' or 12.5 ' pine, longleaf Pinus palustris 90'' or 7.5 ' pine, Mexican pinyon (Mexican pinyon) 60'' or 5.0 ' pine, pinyon (twoneedle pinyon) 60'' or 5.0 ' pine, remote pinyon (papershell pinyon) Pinus remota 60'' or 5.0 ' pine, Rocky Mountain ponderosa Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum 90'' or 7.5 ' pine, shortleaf Pinus echinata 120'' or 10.0 ' pine, southwestern white Pinus strobiformis 90'' or 7.5 ' pinyon, Mexican (Mexican ) Pinus cembroides 60'' or 5.0 ' pinyon, papershell (remote pinyon pine) Pinus remota 60'' or 5.0 ' pinyon, twoneedle (pinyon pine) Pinus edulis 60'' or 5.0 ' , American (Texas pistache) Pistacia mexicana Was named 'P. texana' 30'' or 2.5 ' planertree (water elm) Planera aquatica 120'' or 10.0 ' plum, Chickasaw Prunus angustifolia Considered a shrub by Simpson 20'' or 1.7 ' plum, flatwoods Prunus umbellata 30'' or 2.5 ' plum, Mexican Prunus mexicana 60'' or 5.0 ' plum, saffron (saffron-plum, coma) Sideroxylon celastrinum Was named 'Bumelia celastrina' 30'' or 2.5 ' plum, wild goose Prunus munsoniana 30'' or 2.5 ' poinciana, Mexican (Mexican holdback) Caesalpinia mexicana 30'' or 2.5 ' possumhaw (deciduous holly) Ilex decidua 12'' or 1.0 ' potatotree (mullein nightshade) Solanum erianthum Considered a shrub by Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' pricklyash (Hercules-club) Zanthoxylum clava-herculis 60'' or 5.0 ' pricklyash, Considered a shrub by Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' pricklyash, Texas (Texas Hercules-club) Zanthoxylum hirsutum Considered a shrub by Simpson 20'' or 1.7 ' prickly-pear, Wrighting's Opuntia wrightingii 0'' or 0.0 ' D pride-of-Barbados (flowerfence, bird-of-paradise) Caesalpinia pulcherrima 30'' or 2.5 ' D princesstree (royal paulownia) Paulownia tomentosa 90'' or 7.5 ' D privet, Chinese Ligustrum sinense 30'' or 2.5 ' privet, eastern swamp (eastern swamp-privet) Forestiera acuminata 18'' or 1.5 ' D privet, Japanese Ligustrum japonicum 30'' or 2.5 ' privet, Texas swamp (Texas swamp-privet) Forestiera angustifolia Considered a shrub by Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' redbay (red bay) Persea borbonia Was named 'var. borbonia' 90'' or 7.5 ' redbud, eastern Cercis canadensis var. canadensis 50'' or 4.2 ' redbud, Mexican Cercis canadensis var. mexicana 30'' or 2.5 ' redbud, Texas Cercis canadensis var. texensis 40'' or 3.3 ' redcardinal (coralbean) Erythrina herbacea Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' redcedar, eastern (eastern red cedar) Juniperus virginiana var. virginiana 120'' or 10.0 ' redcedar, southern (southern red cedar) Juniperus virginiana var. silicicola Was named 'J. silicicola' 60'' or 5.0 ' retama (Jerusalem-thorn) Parkinsonia aculeata 40'' or 3.3 ' rosewood, slimleaf (Chisos rosewood) Vauquelinia corymbosa ssp. angustifolia Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' D Russian-olive (Russian olive) Elaeagnus angustifolia 60'' or 5.0 ' saffron-plum (saffron plum, coma) Sideroxylon celastrinum Was named 'Bumelia celastrina' 30'' or 2.5 ' D saltcedar (tamarisk) ramosissima 120'' or 10.0 ' sassafras Sassafras albidum 120'' or 10.0 ' serviceberry, common Amelanchier arborea 12'' or 1.0 ' serviceberry, Amelanchier utahensis 12'' or 1.0 ' D silktree (mimosa) Albizia julibrissin 120'' or 10.0 ' silverbell, two-wing Halesia diptera 30'' or 2.5 ' smoketree, American Cotinus obovatus 30'' or 2.5 ' snowbell, American Styrax americanus Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' snowbell, bigleaf Styrax grandifolius 12'' or 1.0 ' Common Name (also known as) Latin Name Remarks Cir. Threshold snowbell, sycamoreleaf Styrax platanifolius Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' soapberry, western saponaria var. drummondii Was named 'Sapindus drummondii' 90'' or 7.5 ' sophora, Texas (Eve's-necklacepod) Styphnolobium affine (Sophora affinis) 60'' or 5.0 ' sparkleberry, tree (farkleberry) Vaccinium arboreum 30'' or 2.5 ' spicebush, northern Lindera benzoin 9'' or 0.8 ' stewartia, Virginia (silky camellia) Stewartia malacodendron Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' sugarberry (sugar hackberry) Celtis laevigata var. laevigata 120'' or 10.0 ' sugarberry, Texan Celtis laevigata var. texana 90'' or 7.5 ' sumac, evergreen Rhus virens var. virens Was named 'R. virens' 24'' or 2.0 ' sumac, littleleaf Rhus microphylla Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' sumac, Mearns Rhus virens var. choriophylla Was named 'R. choriophylla' 12'' or 1.0 ' sumac, poison Toxicodendron vernix Synonymous with 'Rhus vernix' 12'' or 1.0 ' sumac, (flameleaf sumac) Rhus lanceolata 30'' or 2.5 ' sumac, smooth Rhus glabra Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' sumac, winged (shining sumac) Rhus copallinum Was named 'R. copallina var. copallina' 12'' or 1.0 ' swampbay (swamp bay) Persea palustris Was named 'P. borbonia var. pubescens' 60'' or 5.0 ' swamp-privet, eastern (eastern swamp privet) Forestiera acuminata 18'' or 1.5 ' swamp-privet, Texas (Texas swamp privet) Forestiera angustifolia Considered a shrub by Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' sweetbay (sweet bay, sweetbay magnolia) Magnolia virginiana 60'' or 5.0 ' sweetgum (sweet gum) Liquidambar styraciflua 180'' or 15.0 ' sweetleaf, common Symplocos tinctoria 30'' or 2.5 ' sycamore, American Platanus occidentalis 240'' or 20.0 ' D tallowtree (Chinese tallow) Triadica sebifera Was named 'Sapium sebiferum' 120'' or 10.0 ' D tamarisk (saltcedar) Tamarix ramosissima 120'' or 10.0 ' D tamarisk, African Tamarix africana 60'' or 5.0 ' D tamarisk, athel Tamarix aphylla 150'' or 12.5 ' D tamarisk, Chinese (five- tamarisk) Tamarix chinensis 120'' or 10.0 ' D tamarisk, French Tamarix gallica 120'' or 10.0 ' D tamarisk, smallflower Tamarix parviflora 60'' or 5.0 ' tenaza (huajillo) Havardia pallens Was named 'Pithecellobium pallens' 12'' or 1.0 ' tepeguaje (great leadtree) Leucaena pulverulenta Was named 'L. pulverulanta' 60'' or 5.0 ' Texasplume (Anacacho orchidtree) Bauhinia lunarioides 12'' or 1.0 ' titi, swamp (swamp cyrilla) Cyrilla racemiflora 18'' or 1.5 ' D tobacco, tree Nicotiana glauca 12'' or 1.0 ' torchwood, mountain (Sierra Madre torchwood) Amyris madrensis 12'' or 1.0 ' D tree-of-heaven (ailanthus) Ailanthus altissima 120'' or 10.0 ' trumpetbush, yellow (yellow elder) Tecoma stans Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' tupelo, black (blackgum, black gum) Nyssa sylvatica 150'' or 12.5 ' tupelo, swamp Nyssa biflora 150'' or 12.5 ' tupelo, water Nyssa aquatica 150'' or 12.5 ' viburnum, blackhaw (blackhaw) Viburnum prunifolium Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' viburnum, possumhaw Viburnum nudum Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' D vitex (lilac chastetree) Vitex agnus-castus 90'' or 7.5 ' wafer-ash (common hoptree) Ptelea trifoliata Considered a shrub by Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' wahoo, eastern (burningbush) Euonymus atropurpureus Considered a shrub by Simpson 12'' or 1.0 ' walkingstick, devil's (devil's-walkingstick) Aralia spinosa 12'' or 1.0 ' , Arizona major 120'' or 10.0 ' walnut, black Juglans nigra 120'' or 10.0 ' walnut, little (Texas walnut) 120'' or 10.0 ' waterlocust (water locust, water honeylocust) Gleditsia aquatica 60'' or 5.0 ' waxmyrtle (wax myrtle, southern bayberry) Morella cerifera Was named 'Myrica cerifera' 12'' or 1.0 ' willow, arroyo Salix lasiolepis Considered a shrub by Simpson 30'' or 2.5 ' willow, black Salix nigra 180'' or 15.0 ' willow, coastal plain Salix caroliniana Considered a shrub by Simpson 30'' or 2.5 ' willow, desert (desert-willow) Chilopsis linearis 60'' or 5.0 ' willow, Goodding's Salix gooddingii 30'' or 2.5 ' willow, narrowleaf (sandbar willow) Salix exigua Considered a shrub by Simpson 18'' or 1.5 ' Common Name (also known as) Latin Name Remarks Cir. Threshold willow, peachleaf Salix amygdaloides 30'' or 2.5 ' willow, yewleaf Salix taxifolia 60'' or 5.0 ' witchhazel, American Hamamelis virginiana Considered a shrub by Simpson 9'' or 0.8 ' yaupon Ilex vomitoria 30'' or 2.5 ' yucca, Faxon (giant yucca) 60'' or 5.0 ' yucca, soaptree 30'' or 2.5 ' yucca, Thompson (beaked yucca) Was named 'Y. rostrata' 40'' or 3.3 ' yucca, Torrey Yucca torreyi 30'' or 2.5 ' yucca, Trecul (Don Quixote's-lace) 20'' or 1.7 ' Number of native species in Texas: 288 Number of naturalized species in Texas: 32