Flora of Dinosaur Valley State Park Glen Rose, TX Updated 12 April 2015 262 species Dinosaur Valley State Park FLOWER STATE/FED FAMILY OLD FAMILY LATIN NAME COMMON NAME TYPE BLOOM PERIOD COLOR RANK Acanthaceae Dyschoriste linearis var. linearis Snake Herb NP ++++5678910++++ Light Purple Acanthaceae Justicia americana American Water-Willow NP ++++56+++++++++ White Acanthaceae Ruellia humilis Prairie Petunia NP +++456789++++++ Light Purple Acanthaceae Ruellia strepens Wild Petunia NP +++456++910++++ Light Purple Amaryllidaceae Alliaceae=Liliaceae Allium canadense var. fraseri Fraser's Onion NP +++45++++++++++ White Amaryllidaceae Alliaceae=Liliaceae Allium drummondii Drummond's Onion NP ++345++++++++++ White/Pink Anacardiaceae Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac NP ++++5++++++++++ Inconspicuous Anacardiaceae Rhus trilobata var. trilobata (fruits red) Skunkbush NP ++34+++++++++++ Anacardiaceae Toxicodendron pubescens (fruits Atlantic Poison Oak/Ivy NP +++45++++++++++ Inconspicuous white-yellowish gray, leaflets w/ broad, brunt apex) Apiaceae Bifora americana Prairie Bishop NA +++45++++++++++ White Apiaceae Daucus pusillus Southwestern Carrot IA +++456+++++++++ White Apiaceae Eryngium leavenworthii Leavenworth Eryngo NP ++++++789++++++ Purple Apiaceae Torilis arvensis Hedge Parsley IA +++456+++++++++ White Apocynaceae Asclepidaceae Asclepias asperula ssp. capricornu Antelope Horns NP +++45678910++++ White Apocynaceae Asclepidaceae Asclepias engelmanniana Engelmann's Milkweed NP ++++56789++++++ Green/Purple Apocynaceae Asclepidaceae Asclepias oenotheroides Side Cluster Milkweed NP ++++5678910++++ Greenish White/Yellow Apocynaceae Asclepidaceae Asclepias viridis Green Milkweed NP +++456+++++++++ Green Apocynaceae Asclepidaceae Cynanchum racemosum var. unifarium Talayote/Swallow Wort NP ++++5678910++++ Greenish White Apocynaceae Asclepidaceae Funastrum crispum=Sarcostemma Wavy Leaf Twinevine NP ++++5678+++++++ Brownish green/Bronze Apocynaceae Asclepidaceae Gonolobus suberosus=Matelea Anglepod NP ++++56+++++++++ Purple/Brown gonocarpus Asparagaceae Nolinaceae Nolina lindheimeriana Ribbon-Grass/Devil's- NPE +++45++++++++++ White/Yellow Shoestring Asparagaceae Agavaceae Yucca arkansana Arkansas Yucca NP +++45++++++++++ White Dinosaur Valley State Park FLOWER STATE/FED FAMILY OLD FAMILY LATIN NAME COMMON NAME TYPE BLOOM PERIOD COLOR RANK Asparagaceae Agavaceae Yucca necopina Glen Rose Yucca NPE- ++++5++++++++++ White S1S2 NCT Asparagaceae Agavaceae Yucca pallida Pale Leaf Yucca NPE- ++++5++++++++++ White S3 NCT Asparagaceae Agavaceae Yucca pallida [x] arkansana Hybrid Yucca NP +++456+++++++++ White Asteraceae Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common Ragweed NA +++++++891011++ Inconspicuous Asteraceae Amphiachyris Common Broomweed NA ++++++7891011++ Yellow dracunculoides=Gutierrezia Asteraceae Aphanostephus skirrhobasis Arkansas Lazy Daisy NA +++456+++++++++ White Asteraceae Arnoglossum plantagineum=Cacalia Indian Plantain NP +++456+++++++++ White Asteraceae Artemisia ludoviciana ssp. mexicana Mexican Sagebrush NP +++++++++1011++ Yellowish White Asteraceae Baccharis neglecta Roosevelt-Weed NP ++++++++91011++ White Asteraceae Brickellia cylindracea Gravelbar Brickellbush NP +++++++891011++ Yellowish Cream Asteraceae Brickellia eupatorioides var. texana Prairie Kuhnia NP +++++++891011++ White Asteraceae Calyptocarpus vialis Horseherb NP ++34567++++++++ Yellow Asteraceae Chaetopappa asteroides Least Aster NA ++3456+++++++++ White Asteraceae Cirsium altissimum Iowa Thistle NP +++++6789++++++ Lavender Asteraceae Cirsium texanum Southern Thistle NP +++456+++++++++ Purple Asteraceae Cirsium undulatum Wavy-Leaf Thistle NP ++++567++++++++ Pink Asteraceae Conoclinium coelestinum=Eupatorium Blue Mistflower NP ++++567891011++ Blue Asteraceae Conyza canadensis=var. canadensis Horseweed NA ++++5678910++++ White Asteraceae Coreopsis tinctoria Plains Coreopsis NA ++++56789++++++ Yellow Asteraceae Diaperia verna var. verna=Evax Many-Stem Evax NP +++456+++++++++ Inconspicuous (bracts concealed by woolly pubescence) Asteraceae Dracopis amplexicaulis Clasping Coneflower NA ++++5++++++++++ Yellow Asteraceae Elephantopus carolinianus Elephant's Foot NP +++++++8910++++ White Asteraceae Erigeron modestus Plains Fleabane NP +++45678910++++ White Asteraceae Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia Fleabane NP ++345++++++++++ White Asteraceae Eupatorium serotinum White Boneset NP +++++67891011++ White Asteraceae Gaillardia aestivalis=var. Prairie Gaillardia NA ++++567891011++ Red/Yellow aestivalis=aestivalis var. Dinosaur Valley State Park FLOWER STATE/FED FAMILY OLD FAMILY LATIN NAME COMMON NAME TYPE BLOOM PERIOD COLOR RANK fastigiata=lanceolata Asteraceae Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella Indian Blanket NA ++3456+++++++++ Red/Yellow Asteraceae Gutierrezia texana var. texana Texas Broomweed NP ++++++7891011++ Yellow Asteraceae Helenium amarum var. amarum Yellow Bitterweed NA ++++567891011++ Yellow Asteraceae Helenium elegans var. elegans Seep Bitterweed NA ++++567++++++++ Yellow Asteraceae Helenium microcephalum var. Smallhead Sneezeweed NAP +++++67++++++++ Yellow microcephalum Asteraceae Helianthus annuus Common Sunflower NA ++++567891011++ Yellow Asteraceae Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian Sunflower NP +++++67891011++ Yellow Asteraceae Heterotheca canescens Gray Gold-Aster NP +++++678910++++ Yellow Asteraceae Heterotheca subaxillaris Camphorweed NA JF34567891011++ Yellow Asteraceae Hymenopappus artemisiifolius var. Ragweed Woollywhite NB +++456+++++++++ White artemisiifolius Asteraceae Hymenopappus scabiosaeus var. Old Plainsman NB +++45++++++++++ White corymbosus Asteraceae Lactuca floridana Woodland Lettuce NA +++++++891011++ White Asteraceae Lactuca serriola Prickly Lettuce IA +++45678+++++++ Yellow Asteraceae Liatris punctata var. mucronata Narrow-Leaf Gayfeather NP +++++++891011++ Lavender Asteraceae Lindheimera texana Yellow-Star NA ++345++++++++++ Yellow Asteraceae Lygodesmia texana Texas Skeleton-Plant NP ++++56789++++++ Pink Asteraceae Palafoxia callosa Small Palafoxia NA ++++567891011++ Pink Asteraceae Pinaropappus roseus Small Rock-Lettuce NP +++45++++++++++ White/Pink Asteraceae Pluchea odorata Marsh Fleabane NA +++++++891011++ Pink Asteraceae Pyrrhopappus grandiflorus Tuber False Dandelion NP +++45++++++++++ Yellow Asteraceae Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus=multicaulis Texas Dandelion NA ++3456+++++++++ Yellow Asteraceae Ratibida columnifera Mexican-Hat NP +++45678910++++ Red/Yellow Asteraceae Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima Black-Eyed-Susan NA ++++567++++++++ Yellow Asteraceae Smallanthus uvedalia Bear's Foot NP ++++++789++++++ Yellow Asteraceae Solidago altissima=canadensis var. Common Goldenrod NP +++++67891011++ Yellow scabra Asteraceae Solidago radula Rough Goldenrod NP +++++++891011++ Yellow Dinosaur Valley State Park FLOWER STATE/FED FAMILY OLD FAMILY LATIN NAME COMMON NAME TYPE BLOOM PERIOD COLOR RANK Asteraceae Tetraneuris scaposa var. Four Nerve Daisy NP JF3456++9101112 Yellow scaposa=Hymenoxys Asteraceae Verbesina encelioides Cowpen Daisy NA ++++567891011++ Yellow Asteraceae Verbesina virginica Frostweed NP +++++++8910++++ White Asteraceae Vernonia baldwinii Western Ironweed NP ++++++789++++++ Purple Asteraceae Xanthium strumarium Cocklebur NA ++++++7891011++ Berberidaceae Berberis trifoliolata Agarito NP +F3++++++++++++ Yellow Boraginaceae Buglossoides arvense Buglossoides IA JF345++++++++++ White Boraginaceae Heliotropium tenellum Pasture Heliotrope NA ++++5678910++++ White Boraginaceae Lithospermum incisum Puccoon NP ++34+++++++++++ Yellow Boraginaceae Hydrophyllaceae Nama hispida Sandbell NA +++456+++++++++ Pink Boraginaceae Hydrophyllaceae Phacelia congesta Blue-Curls NA +++456+++++++++ Blue Brassicaceae Draba cuneifolia Wedge-Leaf Draba NA +F34+++++++++++ White Brassicaceae Lepidium austrinum Southern Pepperweed NA ++345++++++++++ White Brassicaceae Physaria gracilis ssp. Cloth-of-Gold NA ++345++++++++++ Yellow gracilis=Lesquerella Cactaceae Coryphantha sulcata Pineapple Cactus NP ++++56+++++++++ Yellow Cactaceae Cylindropuntia leptocaulis=Opuntia Pencil Cactus NP +++45++++++++++ Yellow Cactaceae Echinocereus Lace Cactus NP ++++56+++++++++ Purple reichenbachii=baileyi=albispinus Cactaceae Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri Texas Prickly-Pear NP ++++56+++++++++ Yellow Campanulaceae Lobelia cardinalis var. cardinalis Cardinal-Flower NP ++++++++910++++ Red Campanulaceae Triodanis biflora=perfoliata var. biflora Small Venus Looking NA +++456+++++++++ Blue Purple Glass Cannabaceae Ulmaceae Celtis laevigata Texas Sugar Hackberry NP ++34+++++++++++ NA Capparaceae Polanisia dodecandra ssp. Clammyweed NA ++++5678910++++ White trachysperma Caprifoliaceae Lonicera japonica Japanese Honeysuckle IP ++34567++++++++ White/Yellow Caryophyllaceae Paronychia virginica Whitlow Wort NP +++++++8910++++ Yellow Commelinaceae Commelina erecta=var angustifolia Narrowleaf Dayflower NP ++++56++910++++ Blue Commelinaceae Tradescantia occidentalis Western Spiderwort NP +++456+++++++++ Blue Dinosaur Valley State Park FLOWER STATE/FED FAMILY OLD FAMILY LATIN NAME COMMON NAME TYPE BLOOM PERIOD COLOR RANK Convolvulaceae Evolvulus nuttallianus Shaggy Evolvulus NP +++45678910++++ Lavender Convolvulaceae Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. torreyana Cotton Morning Glory NP +++++6789++++++ White Cornaceae Cornus drummondii Rough-Leaf Dogwood NP ++++5++++++++++ White Crassulaceae Sedum nuttallianum Yellow Stonecrop NA ++++56+++++++++ Yellow Cucurbitaceae Ibervillea lindheimeri Balsam Gourd NP +++456789++++++ Yellow Cupressaceae Juniperus ashei Ash Juniper NP ++3++++++++++++ Equisetaceae Equisetum