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Thumb Species Characteristics Abutilon hypoleucum Duration: Perennial Rio Grande abutilon, White­leaf indian­mallow, Habit: Shrub Whiteleaf Indian mallow Light: Part­shade Water: Dry Acacia farnesiana Duration: Perennial Huisache, Texas huisache, Sweet acacia, Habit: Tree Perfume acacia, Mealy acacia, Mealy wattle, Light: Sun Cassie Water: Dry Acacia greggii var. wrightii Duration: Perennial Wright acacia, Wright's acacia, Catclaw Habit: Tree acacia, Catclaw Light: Sun, Part­shade Water: Dry Acacia rigidula Duration: Perennial Blackbrush acacia, Blackbrush, Chaparro Habit: Tree prieto, Gavia Light: Part­shade Water: Dry Agave americana Duration: Perennial American century plant, Century plant Habit: Cactus/Succulent Light: Sun Water: Dry Amblyolepis setigera Duration: Annual Huisache Daisy, Butterfly Daisy, Honey Daisy Habit: Herb Light: Part­shade Water: Dry Andropogon gerardii Duration: Perennial Big bluestem, Tall bluestem, Turkeyfoot Habit: Grass/Grass­like Light: Sun, Part­shade Water: Moist Andropogon glomeratus Duration: Perennial Bushy bluestem, Brushy bluestem Habit: Grass/Grass­like Light: Sun Water: Wet, Moist Atriplex canescens Duration: Perennial Chamiso, Four­wing saltbush, Wing­scale Habit: Shrub Light: Part­shade Water: Dry Bignonia capreolata Duration: Perennial Crossvine Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part­shade Water: Moist, Dry Bouteloua curtipendula Duration: Perennial Sideoats grama, Banderilla, Banderita, Habit: Grass/Grass­like Navajita Light: Sun, Part­shade Water: Moist, Dry Callicarpa americana Duration: Perennial American beautyberry , French mulberry Habit: Shrub Light: Part­shade Water: Moist Callirhoe involucrata Duration: Perennial Winecup, Purple poppy mallow Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part­shade Water: Moist, Dry Campsis radicans Duration: Perennial Trumpet creeper, Trumpet vine, Common Habit: Vine trumpet creeper, Cow vine, Foxglove vine, Light: Sun Hellvine, Devil's shoestring Water: Moist, Dry Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum Duration: Annual Chile Pequin, Chile Tepin, Bird Pepper, Turkey Habit: Subshrub Pepper, Cayenne Pepper Light: Water: Carya illinoinensis Duration: Perennial Pecan Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Moist Castilleja indivisa Duration: Annual Texas Indian Paintbrush, Entireleaf Indian Habit: Herb Paintbrush, Texas Paintbrush, Indian Light: Sun Paintbrush, Scarlet Paintbrush Water: Dry Centaurea americana Duration: Annual American basket­flower, American star­thistle, Habit: Herb Basket­Flower, Star thistle, Shaving brush Light: Part­shade Water: Dry Chamaecrista fasciculata Duration: Annual Partridge pea, Sleepingplant, Sensitive plant Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part­shade Water: Moist, Dry Chromolaena odorata Duration: Perennial Blue mistflower, Fragrant mistflower, Blue Habit: Shrub boneset, Fragrant boneset, Jack in the bush, Light: Part­shade Crucita, Siam weed, Common flossflower, Water: Dry Christmas bush, Devilweed Clematis pitcheri Duration: Perennial Purple Leatherflower, Purple Clematis, Habit: Vine Leatherflower, Bluebill, Bellflower Clematis, Light: Sun, Part­shade Pitcher's Clematis Water: Moist Colubrina texensis Duration: Perennial Hog­plum, Texan hogplum, Texas colubrina, Habit: Shrub Texas snakewood Light: Part­shade Water: Dry Condalia hookeri Duration: Perennial Bluewood condalia, Brasil, Brasilwood, Habit: Shrub, Tree Bluewood, Logwood, Purple haw, Capul Light: Part­shade negro Water: Dry Conoclinium coelestinum Duration: Perennial Blue mistflower, Wild ageratum, Blue boneset, Habit: Herb Mistflower Light: Sun, Part­shade Water: Moist Cooperia drummondii Duration: Perennial Evening rain lily, Evening star rain lily Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part­shade Water: Moist, Dry Cooperia pedunculata Duration: Perennial Hill Country rain lily, Prairie lily, Rain lily, Flor Habit: Herb de mayo Light: Sun Water: Moist Cordia boissieri Duration: Perennial Mexican olive, Texas wild olive, Anacahuita, Habit: Shrub, Tree Anacahuite Light: Sun, Part­shade Water: Moist, Dry Coreopsis tinctoria var. tinctoria Duration: Annual Golden tickseed, Golden­wave Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part­shade Water: Moist Cornus drummondii Duration: Perennial Roughleaf dogwood, Drummond's dogwood, Habit: Tree Rough­leaf dogwood Light: Shade, Part­shade Water: Moist, Dry Delphinium carolinianum ssp. vimineum Duration: Perennial Carolina larkspur, Prairie larkspur Habit: Herb Light: Part­shade Water: Dry Delphinium carolinianum ssp. virescens Duration: Perennial Carolina larkspur, Prairie larkspur, Plains Habit: Herb larkspur Light: Sun Water: Moist Desmanthus illinoensis Duration: Perennial Illinois bundleflower, Bundleflower, Prairie Habit: Shrub bundle flower, Prickleweed, Illinois Light: Sun Desmanthus, Prairie mimosa Water: Moist Ebenopsis ebano Duration: Perennial Texas ebony, Black­bead ebony, Ebony ape's­ Habit: Shrub earring, Ebano Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry Ehretia anacua Duration: Perennial Anacua, Sugarberry Anacua, Anaqua, Habit: Tree Anacahuita, Knockaway, Knackaway, Light: Sun, Part­shade Sandpaper tree, Manzanita, Manzanillo, Water: Dry Tlalahuacate Eragrostis spectabilis Duration: Perennial Purple lovegrass, Purple love grass, Purple Habit: Grass/Grass­like plains lovegrass, Tumblegrass, Petticoat Light: Sun climber Water: Moist Eryngium yuccifolium Duration: Perennial Rattlesnake master, Button eryngo, Button Habit: Herb snakeroot, Beargrass, Bear's grass Light: Sun Water: Moist Erythrina herbacea Duration: Perennial Coralbean, Cherokee bean, Red cardinal Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part­shade Water: Dry Euphorbia antisyphilitica Duration: Perennial Candelilla, Wax plant Habit: Subshrub Light: Sun Water: Dry Eysenhardtia texana Duration: Perennial Texas kidneywood, Kidneywood, Bee­Brush, Habit: Shrub Vara dulce Light: Sun Water: Dry Fraxinus berlandieriana Duration: Perennial Mexican ash, Berlandier ash, Berlandier's ash, Habit: Tree Plumero Light: Part­shade Water: Dry Gaillardia pulchella Duration: Annual Indian Blanket, Firewheel, Girasol rojo Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part­shade Water: Dry Glandularia bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida Duration: Annual, Perennial Prairie verbena, Purple prairie verbena, Habit: Herb Dakota mock vervain, Dakota vervain Light: Sun, Part­shade Water: Dry Glandularia bipinnatifida var. ciliata Duration: Annual Davis Mountains Mock Vervain, Dakota Mock Habit: Herb Vervain, Wright's Verbena Light: Water: Guaiacum angustifolium Duration: Perennial Texas lignum­vitae, Soapbush, Guayacan Habit: Tree Light: Part­shade Water: Dry Havardia pallens Duration: Perennial Tenaza, Huajillo, Ape's ear­ring Habit: Tree Light: Part­shade Water: Dry Helianthus maximiliani Duration: Perennial Maximilian sunflower, Max sunflower Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry Hesperaloe parviflora Duration: Perennial Red yucca, Coral yucca, Red­flowered false Habit: Cactus/Succulent yucca, Redflower false yucca, Yellow yucca, Light: Sun Hummingbird yucca, Samandoque Water: Dry Heuchera richardsonii Duration: Perennial Richardson's alumroot, Prairie alumroot Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part­shade Water: Dry Hibiscus martianus Duration: Perennial Heartleaf rosemallow, Tulipan del Monte, Habit: Herb Heartleaf Hibiscus Light: Sun, Part­shade Water: Dry Ilex decidua Duration: Perennial Possumhaw, Possumhaw holly, Deciduous Habit: Shrub holly, Meadow holly, Prairie holly, Swamp holly, Light: Sun, Part­shade Welk holly, Deciduous yaupon, Bearberry, Water: Moist Winterberry Ilex vomitoria Duration: Perennial Yaupon, Yaupon Holly, Cassina Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part­shade Water: Moist, Dry Ipomoea imperati Duration: Perennial Beach morning­glory, Beach morning glory Habit: Vine Light: Water: Karwinskia humboldtiana Duration: Perennial Coyotillo, Humboldt coyotillo Habit: Tree Light: Part­shade Water: Dry Kosteletzkya virginica Duration: Perennial Virginia saltmarsh mallow, Virginia fen­rose, Habit: Subshrub Saltmarsh mallow, Seashore mallow Light: Sun Water: Moist Lantana urticoides Duration: Perennial Texas lantana, Calico bush Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry Larrea tridentata Duration: Perennial Creosote bush, Greasewood, Hediondilla, Habit: Shrub Governadora, Guamis Light: Part­shade Water: Dry Leucophyllum frutescens Duration: Perennial Cenizo, Purple sage, Texas ranger, Texas Habit: Shrub barometer bush, Texas silverleaf, Texas sage, Light: Sun, Part­shade Silverleaf Water: Dry Lindheimera texana Duration: Annual Texas Yellowstar, Texas Star, Texas Yellow­ Habit: Herb star, Lindheimer daisy Light: Sun Water: Dry Lonicera sempervirens Duration: Perennial Coral honeysuckle, Trumpet honeysuckle, Habit: Vine Woodbine Light: Sun, Part­shade Water: Moist Lupinus subcarnosus Duration: Annual Sandyland bluebonnet, Texas bluebonnet Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Lupinus texensis Duration: Annual Texas bluebonnet, Bluebonnet, Texas lupine, Habit: Herb Buffalo clover, Wolf flower Light: Sun Water: Dry Mahonia trifoliolata Duration: Perennial Agarita, Agarito, Algerita, Laredo mahonia, Habit: Shrub Laredo Oregon­grape, Trifoliate barberry, Wild Light: Sun, Part­shade currant Water: Moist, Dry Malpighia glabra Duration: Perennial