BIO 406D - Native Plants Fall 2005 Packet #10 – Zilker Botanical Garden – December 1st Page 1 of 8 Summary of Plants learned in this lab: Family Genus Species ACANTHACEAE Anisacanthus quadrifidus ACANTHACEAE Justicia brandegeana * ASTERACEAE Tagetes lucida * BIGNONIACEAE Tecoma stans BROMELIACEAE Tillandsia recurvata FABACEAE Sophora secundiflora LAMIACEAE Rosmarinus officinalis * LAMIACEAE Scutellaria suffrutescens * MELIACEAE Melia azedarach * OLEACEAE Ligustrum japonicum * POACEAE Setaria scheelei RHAMNACEAE Condalia hookeri ULMACEAE Celtis laevigata VERBENACEAE Lantana montevidensis * * not native to Texas BIO 406D - Native Plants Fall 2005 Packet #10 – Zilker Botanical Garden – December 1st Page 2 of 8 BIGNONIACEAE (Trumpetvine family) Tecoma stans Yellow Bells, Yellow Trumpet Flower Native of West Texas down into Mexico LAMIACEAE Rosmarinus officinalis * Rosemary Native to the Mediterranean BIO 406D - Native Plants Fall 2005 Packet #10 – Zilker Botanical Garden – December 1st Page 3 of 8 ACANTHACEAE Justicia brandegeana * Mexican Shrimp Plant Native to Mexico Do you see why its common name is “Shrimp Plant”? ASTERACEAE Tagetes lucida * Sweet-scented marigold Native to Mexico and Central America reputed cold remedy when used as a tea BIO 406D - Native Plants Fall 2005 Packet #10 – Zilker Botanical Garden – December 1st Page 4 of 8 VERBENACEAE Lantana montevidensis * Trailing Lantana Native to tropical South America OLEACEAE Ligustrum japonicum * Japanese Privet, Wax-leaf Ligustrum Native of Korea and Japan 1 poisonous leaf surface? BIO 406D - Native Plants Fall 2005 Packet #10 – Zilker Botanical Garden – December 1st Page 5 of 8 MELIACEAE (Mahogany family) Melia azedarach * China berry, Pride-of-India tree to 15m tall leaf complexity? leaf arrangement? Native of Himalaya Mountains and E Asia One of the top 10 most invasive species in Texas!! 1 poisonous POACEAE Setaria scheelei Southwestern Bristle Grass, Scheele’s Bristle Grass BIO 406D - Native Plants Fall 2005 Packet #10 – Zilker Botanical Garden – December 1st Page 6 of 8 RHAMNACEAE Condalia hookeri Bluewood armed shrubs to about 2m tall A blue dye was obtained in frontier days from the wood. The fruits were used during frontier days to make jelly. ULMACEAE Celtis laevigata Sugar Berry, Sugar Hackberry small to medium-large tree BIO 406D - Native Plants Fall 2005 Packet #10 – Zilker Botanical Garden – December 1st Page 7 of 8 ACANTHACEAE Anisacanthus quadrifidus Wright’s Anisacanthus, Hummingbird Bush shrub to about 15 native to the Edwards Plateau FABACEAE Sophora secundiflora Texas Mountain-Laurel, Mescal Bean One of the most beautiful native plants of Texas with clusters of flowers in Spring that smell of grape bubble gum. Mescal beans were used as hallucinogen by Native Americans 1 poisonous BIO 406D - Native Plants Fall 2005 Packet #10 – Zilker Botanical Garden – December 1st Page 8 of 8 BROMELIACEAE Tillandsia recurvata Ball Moss, Bunch Moss commonly epiphytic on Live Oaks, but also on rocks, tombstones, utility wires, etc. LAMIACEAE Scutellaria suffrutescens * Pink Skullcap Native of Mexico .