CHECKLIST OF PLANTS
BRIGHT LEAF PRESERVE
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS
Original draft 21 November 1995
Last update 5 January 2015
This list is still incomplete, and includes vascular plants only [not non-vascular plants such as mosses and liverworts]. Most of the list is based on field surveys conducted on 10 December 1994, and on 10, 22 & 27 March, 13 & 24 April, 11 May, 11 &17 July, 11 August, 25 September, 6 October, and 10 November 1995.
Nomenclature for the most part follows Johnston (1990). Nomenclature of grasses follows Hatch, Gandhi and Brown (1990); nomenclature of cacti follows Benson (1982); and nomenclature of ferns follows Flora of North America Editorial Committee (1993). Common names follow Hatch, Gandhi and Brown (1990), Enquist (1987), Lynch (1981), or frequent local usage.
+ Additional species added to the list were found by Marshall Johnston, Nancy Woolley, Bill Dodd, and Sharon Sparlin after the original draft.
Species endemic to the Edwards Plateau (central Texas) are in boldface.
Non-native (introduced*) species are followed by an asterisk.
FERNS
PTERIDACEAE MAIDENHAIR-FERN FAMILY
Adiantum capillus-veneris maidenhair fern
Cheilanthes alabamensis Alabama lipfern
Cheilanthes horridula warty lipfern
Pellaea atropurpurea purple cliffbrake
THELYPTERIDACEAE MARSH-FERN FAMILY
Thelypteris ovata ssp. lindheimeri Lindheimer’s shieldfern
CONIFERS
CUPRESSACEAE CYPRESS FAMILY
Juniperus ashei Ashe juniper, mountain “cedar”
FLOWERING PLANTS
ACANTHACEAE ACANTHUS FAMILY
Dyschoriste linearis snake-herb
Justicia americana American water-willow
Ruellia brittoniana* garden ruellia
Ruellia humilis low wild-petunia
Ruellia nudiflora (incl. ssp. metzae) common (white) wild-petunia
ACERACEAE MAPLE FAMILY
+Acer negundo Box-elder
AGAVACEAE AGAVE FAMILY
Agave sp. So. Texas agave
Nolina lindheimeriana devil’s shoestring
Nolina texana sacahuista, basket-grass
Yucca rupicola twistleaf yucca
AMARYLLIDACEAE AMARYLLIS FAMILY
Cooperia drummondii Drummond rain-lily
+Habranthus texanus Copper lily
ANACARDIACEAE SUMAC FAMILY
Rhus lanceolata flameleaf sumac
Rhus toxicodendron ssp. eximia poison ivy
Rhus toxicodendron ssp. vulgaris poison ivy
Rhus trilobata ssp. trilobata skunk bush
Rhus virens evergreen sumac
APIACEAE CARROT FAMILY
Chaerophyllum tainturieri chervil
Daucosma laciniatum meadow daucosma
Sanicula canadensis snakeroot
Spermolepis inermis smooth scaleseed
Torilis arvensis* tall sockbane
APOCYNACEAE DOGBANE FAMILY
Amsonia ciliata bluestar
Vinca major* periwinkle
AQUIFOLIACEAE HOLLY FAMILY
Ilex decidua possumhaw
Ilex vomitoria yaupon
ARACEAE ARUM FAMILY
Arisaema dracontium green dragon
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE BIRTHWORT FAMILY
Aristolochia serpentaria Virginia pipevine
ASCLEPIADACEAE MILKWEED FAMILY
Asclepias asperula antelopehorn milkweed
Asclepias texana Texas milkweed
Asclepias viridiflora greenflower milkweed
Cynanchum barbigerum bearded swallowwort
Cynanchum unifarium twinevine
Matelea reticulata pearl milkvine
Matelea edwardsensis plateau milkvine
ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE) SUNFLOWER FAMILY
+Achillea millefolium* yarrow
Acmella oppositifolia ssp. repens creeping spotflower
Acourtia runcinata wild peonia
Ambrosia psilostachya western ragweed
Ambroisa trifida giant ragweed
Aphanostephus ramosissimus lazy daisy
Aster drummondii ssp. texanus Texas aster
Aster sp. (A. lateriflorus?) aster
Baccharis neglecta* Roosevelt-weed, false willow
Brickellia cylindracea brickell-bush
+Calyptocarpus vialis straggler daisy
Chaetopappa bellidifolia least daisy
Chaptalia texana nodding lettuce
+Cirsium texanum Texas thistle
Engelmannia pinnatifida Englemann daisy
Erigeron modestus plains fleabane
Erigeron philadelphicus Philadelphia fleabane
Eupatorium coelestinum purple mistflower
Eupatorium havanense shrubby boneset
Eupatorium rugosum white boneset
Eupatorium serotinum late boneset
Evax prolifera flathead rabbit-tobacco
Gaillardia pulchella firewheel
Gnaphalium obtusifolium tall cudweed
Gutierrezia sp. (Xanthocephalum) broomweed
Gymnosperma glutinosum tatalencho
Helenium amarum ssp. amarum yellow sneezeweed
Helenium elegans elegant sneezeweed
+Helenium microcephalum small-flowered sneezeweed
Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian sunflower
Hymenopappus scabiosaeus corymbosus old plainsman
Hymenoxys linearifolia (Tetraneuris) slenderstem bitterweed
Hymenoxys scaposa (Tetraneuris) stemless bitterweed
Iva angustifolia narrowleaf sumpweed
Iva annua eggleaf sumpweed
Lactuca sp. (L. ludoviciana?) wild lettuce
Liatris punctata (incl. L. mucronata) blazing-star
Lindheimera texana Texas star
Lygodesmia texana Texas skeletonplant
Marshallia caespitosa Barbara’s buttons
Melampodium leucanthum blackfoot daisy
Palafoxia callosa palafoxia
Parthenium confertum false ragweed
Pectis angustifolia licorice pectis
Perezia runcinata peonia
Pinaropappus roseus ssp. mcvaughii white rock-lettuce
Pyrrhopappus multicaulis Texas/false dandelion
Senecio obovatus golden groundsel
Solidago altissima tall goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis gray goldenrod
Solidago radula cat-tongue goldenrod
Sonchus sp.* sow thistle
Taraxacum officinale* dandelion
+Tetragonatheca texana nerve-ray
Thelesperma filifolium slender greenthread
Thelesperma simplicifolium Navajo tea
+Torilis arvensis Hedge-parsley
Verbesina lindheimeri Lindheimer crownbeard
Verbesina virginica frostweed, iceplant
+Vernonia baldwinii western ironweed
Vernonia lindheimeri silverleaf ironweed
Viguiera dentata plateau goldeneye
Wedelia hispida hairy zexmenia
Youngia japonica* Japanese youngia
BERBERIDACEAE BARBERRY FAMILY
Berberis trifoliolata agarito
Nandina domestica* nandina
BORAGINACEAE BORAGE FAMILY
+Heliotropium tenellum white heliotrope
Lithospermum incisum fringed puccoon
Onosmodium helleri Heller marbleseed
BRASSICACEAE (CRUCIFERAE) MUSTARD FAMILY
Arabis petiolaris Brazos rock-cress
Capsella bursa-pastoris shepherd’s purse
Lepidium austrinum hairy pepperweed
Lepidium virginicum smooth pepperweed
Lesquerella recurvata plateau bladderpod
+Streptanthus bracteatus bracted twist-flower
BROMELIACEAE PINEAPPLE FAMILY
+Tillandsia recurvatum Ball-moss, bird’s-nest “moss”
CACTACEAE CACTUS FAMILY
Coryphantha missouriensis Missouri nipplecactus
Coryphantha sulcata nipplecactus
Opuntia engelmannii nopal pricklypear
CAMPANULACEAE BELLFLOWER FAMILY
Triodanis coloradoensis western Venus’ looking-glass
Triodanis perfoliata Venus’ looking-glass
CAPRIFOLIACEAE HONEYSUCKLE FAMILY
Lonicera albiflora white bush-honeysuckle
Lonicera japonica* Japanese honeysuckle
Viburnum rufidulum rusty blackhaw
CARYOPHYLLACEAE PINK FAMILY
Arenaria benthamii Bentham sandwort
Cerastium glomeratum* tall chickweed
Paronychia lindheimeri Lindheimer nailwort
Stellaria media* chickweed
COMMELINACEAE SPIDERWORT FAMILY
Commelina erecta ssp. erecta common dayflower
Tinantia anomala widow’s tears, false dayflower
Tradescantia edwardsiana plateau spiderwort
Tradescantia occidentalis glaucous spiderwort
CONVOLVULACEAE MORNING-GLORY FAMILY
+Convolvulus equitans Texas bindweed
+Evolvulus sericeus white evolvulus
+Ipomoea lindheimeri Lindheimer’s morning-glory
Ipomoea trichocarpa common morning-glory
CORNACEAE DOGWOOD FAMILY
Cornus drummondii roughleaf dogwood
Garrya ovata ssp. lindheimeri Lindheimer silktassel
CRASSULACEAE STONECROP FAMILY
Sedum nuttallianum yellow stonecrop
CRUCIFERAE MUSTARD FAMILY
+Draba cuneifolia whitlow-grass
CUCURBITACEAE MELON FAMILY
Cucurbita foetidissima stinking gourd
Ibervillea lindheimeri globeberry, snake-apple
Melothria pendula melonette, wild-cucumber
CUSCUTACEAE DODDER FAMILY
Cuscuta sp. dodder
CYPERACEAE SEDGE FAMILY
Carex amphibola amphibolous sedge
Carex blanda white sedge
Carex edwardsiana canyon sedge
Carex microdonta smalltooth sedge
Carex planostachys cedar sedge
Carex sect. Phaestoglochin (Carr #14628) sedge
Cyperus ochraceus umbrellasedge1
+Cyperus thyrsiflorus umbrellasedge2
+Cyperus sp. exotic umbrellasedge
Eleocharis acutisquamata splitscale spikesedge
Eleocharis montividensis perennial spikesedge
EBENACEAE EBONY FAMILY
Diospyros texana Texas persimmon
EUPHORBIACEAE SPURGE FAMILY
Acalypha lindheimeri Lindheimer copperleaf
Argythamnia simulans tall wild-mercury
Chamaesyce angusta blackfoot spurge
Chamaesyce fendleri Fendler spurge
Chamaesyce nutans nodding spurge
Chamaesyce villifera villous spurge
Croton monanthogynus oneseed croton, prairie-tea
Phyllanthus polygonoides knotweed leafflower
Poinsettia cyathophora narrowleaf poinsettia
Poinsettia dentata toothed spurge
Sapium sebiferum* Chinese tallow-tree
Stillingia texana Texas queen’s-delight
Tithymalus roemerianus Roemer spurge
Tragia brevispica climbing noseburn
Tragia ramosa common noseburn
FABACEAE (LEGUMINOSAE) PEA FAMILY
Albizia julibrissin* silktree mimosa
Astragalus crassicarpus ground plum
Astragalus nuttallianus Nuttall milkvetch
Cercis canadensis ssp. texensis Texas redbud
Dalea frutescens black dalea
Desmanthus velutinus velvet bundleflower
+Desmanthus sp. another ‘bundleflower’
Desmodium paniculatum tall tickseed
Desmodium psilophyllum oneleaf tickseed
Eysenhardtia texana Texas kidneywood, beebush
Indigofera miniata ssp. leptosepala scarlet pea
Lathyrus hirsutus* Singletary pea
Lespedeza texana bush-clover
Lupinus texensis Texas bluebonnet
Medicago minima* least burclover
+Melilotus alba white sweetclover
Mimosa borealis fragrant mimosa
Parkinsonia aculeata* retama, palo-verde
Pediomelum hypogaeum scaposum stemless scurfpea
Pediomelum latestipulatum appressum broad-stipule scurfpea
Prosopis glandulosa honey mesquite
Rhynochosia minima ssp. minima least snoutbean
Rhynochosia senna ssp. texana Texas snoutbean
Schrankia roemeriana Roemer sensitive-briar
Senna lindheimeriana Lindheimer senna
Senna roemeriana two-leaf senna
Sophora affinis Eve’s necklace
Sophora secundiflora Texas “mountain-laurel”
+Vicia ludoviciana deer pea vetch
FAGACEAE BEECH FAMILY
Quercus buckleyi (Q. texana) Texas oak
Quercus fusiformis plateau live oak
Quercus sinuata ssp. breviloba shin oak
GENTIANACEAE GENTIAN FAMILY
+Centaurium beyrichii mountain-pink
+Centaurium texense Lady Bird’s centaury
GERANIACEAE GERANIUM FAMILY
Erodium cicutarium* filaree
Erodium texanum Texas stork’s-bill
Geranium texanum Texas wild-geranium
HIPPOCASTANACEAE HORSECHESTNUT FAMILY
Aesculus pavia ssp. pavia red buckeye
HYDROPHYLLACEAE WATERLEAF FAMILY
+Nama jamaicensis fiddle-leaf nama
Nemophila phacelioides blue-eyes
Phacelia congesta bluecurls
IRIDACEAE IRIS FAMILY
Nemastylis geminiflora twinflower, celestial
+Sisyrinchium minus small blue-eyed “grass”
Sisyrnchium scabrum blue-eyed “grass”
JUGLANDACEAE WALNUT FAMILY
Juglans major Arizona walnut
Juglans microcarpa little walnut
JUNCACEAE RUSH FAMILY
Juncus interior rush
KRAMERIACEAE RATANY FAMILY
Krameria lanceolata trailing ratany
LAMIACEAE (LABIATAE) MINT FAMILY
Brazoria scutellarioides prairie brazoria
Hedeoma acinoides false pennyroyal
Hedeoma drummondii Drummond pennyroyal
+Monarda citriodora horsemint, lemon beebalm
Salvia engelmannii Engelmann sage
Salvia roemeriana cedar sage
Scutellaria drummondii annual skullcap
Scutellaria ovata eggleaf skullcap
Scutellaria wrightii Wright skullcap
Scutellaris sp. (Carr #14489) skullcap
Stachys crenata shade betony
Teucrium canadense American germander
LILIACEAE LILY FAMILY
Allium canadense ssp. canadense Canada wild-onion
Allium canadense ssp. fraseri Fraser wild-onion
Allium drummondii Drummond wild-garlic
Nothoscordum bivalve crow-poison
Schoenocaulon texanum Texas greenlily
Smilax bona-nox saw greenbriar, cat-briar
Zigadenus nuttallii death-camas
LINACEAE FLAX FAMILY
Linum rigidulum annual flax
Linum rupestre rock flax
LOGANIACEAE LOGANIA FAMILY
Buddleja racemosa wand butterfly-bush
MALPIGHIACEAE MALPIGHIA FAMILY
Galphimia angustifolia narrowleaf thyrallis
MALVACEAE MALLOW FAMILY
Abutilon fruticosum Texas Indianmallow
Callirhoe digitata winecup
Malvaviscus arboreus ssp. drummondii Turk’s-cap mallow
Sida abutifolia creeping yellow sida
MELIACEAE MAHOGANY FAMILY
Melia azedarach* Chinaberry tree
MENISPERMACEAE MOONSEED FAMILY
Cocculus carolinus Carolina snailseed
MORACEAE MULBERRY FAMILY
Maclura pomifera bois-d’arc, Osage orange
Morus microphylla litttleleaf mulberry
Morus sp. (M. alba*?) mulberry
NYCTAGINACEAE FOUR-O’CLOCK FAMILY
Mirabilis albida (incl. M. dumetorum) rock four-o’clock
OLEACEAE OLIVE FAMILY
Forestiera pubescens elbow-bush
Fraxinus pensylvanica red ash
Fraxinus texensis Texas ash
Ligustrum japonicum* waxleaf ligustrum
Ligustrum quihoui* Quihou’s privet
Ligustrum sinense* Chinese ligustrum
ONAGRACEAE EVENING-PRIMROSE FAMILY
Calylophus drummondianus square-bud “primrose”
Ludwigia palustris creeping water-primrose
Oenothera missouriensis fluttermill
+Oenothera speciosa pink evening-primrose, “buttercup”
Oenothera triloba stemless evening-primrose
ORCHIDACEAE ORCHID FAMILY
Hexalectris nitida Glass Mountains coral-root
Hexalectris spicata ssp. spicata Crested coral-root
Spiranthes magnicamporum Great Plains ladies’-tresses
OXALIDACEAE WOOD-SORREL FAMILY
Oxalis dillenii yellow sour-clover
Oxalis drummondii Drummond wood-sorrel
PASSIFLORACEAE PASSIONFLOWER FAMILY
Passiflora affinis passionflower
Passiflora lutea yellow passionflower
Passiflora tenuiloba slenderlobe passionflower
PHYTOLACCACEAE POKEWEED FAMILY
Rivina humilis pigeonberry
PLANTAGINACEAE PLANTAIN FAMILY
Plantago helleri Heller plantain
Plantago rhodosperma redseed plantain
Plantago wrightiana tallow-weed
PLATANACEAE PLANE-TREE FAMILY
Platanus occidentalis sycamore
POACEAE (GRAMINEAE) GRASS FAMILY
Andropogon glomeratus bushy bluestem
Aristida purpurea purple threeawn
Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica* King Ranch bluestem
Bothriochloa saccharoides silver bluestem
Bouteloua curtipendula sideoats grama
+Bouteloua hispida hairy grama
Bouteloua pectinata tall grama
Bouteloua rigidiseta Texas grama
Bouteloua trifida red grama
Bromus japonicus* Japanese brome
+Bromus texensis Texas brome
Bromus unioloides* rescue brome
Catapodium rigidum* catapodium
Chasmanthium latifolium inland sea-oats
+Dichanthelium acuminatum wooly panicgrass
Dichanthelium lindheimeri Lindheimer panicgrass
Dichanthelium oligosanthes scribnerianum Scribner panicgrass
Digitaria sp.* (Carr #14875) crabgrass
Elymus canadensis Canada wildrye
Elymus virginicus Virginia wildrye
Eragrostis intermedia plains lovegrass
Erioneuron pilosum hairy tridens
Festuca arundinacea* tall fescue
+Festuca versuta fescue
Hordeum pusillum little barley
Leptochloa dubia green sprangletop
Leptoloma cognatum fall witchgrass
Limnodea arkansana Ozarkgrass
Lolium multiflorum* English ryegrass
Melica nitens shining melic
Muhlenbergia involuta canyon muhly
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri Lindheimer muhly
Muhlenbergia reverchonii seep muhly
Panicum hallii Hall panicgrass
Paspalum pubiflorum hairyseed paspalum
Paspalum setaceum thinleaf paspalum
Phyllostachys aurea* fish-pole bamboo
Poa annua* annual bluegrass
Polypogon monspeliensis* rabbitfoot-grass
Schizachyrium scoparium ssp. frequens little bluestem
Setaria geniculata knotroot bristlegrass
Setaria scheelei southwestern bristlegrass
Sorghum halepense* Johnsongrass
Sporobolus asper ssp. asper tall dropseed
Sporobolus asper ssp. drummondii meadow dropseed
Sporobolus vaginiflorus poverty dropseed
Stipa leucotricha Texas wintergrass, speargrass
Tridens albescens white tridens
Tridens buckleyanus Buckley tridens
Tridens flavus purpletop
Tridens muticus ssp. muticus slim tridens
POLEMONIACEAE PHLOX FAMILY
Gilia incisa cutleaf gilia
Phlox roemeriana yellow-eye phlox
POLYGALACEAE MILKWORT FAMILY
Polygala lindheimeri purple milkwort
PRIMULACEAE PRIMROSE FAMILY
Dodecatheon meadia shooting-star
Samolus parviflorus smallflower brook-primrose
RANUNCULACEAE BUTTERCUP FAMILY
Anemone edwardsiana edwardsiana two-flower anemone
Anemone berlandieri ten-petal anemone
+Delphinium sp. (caroliniana?) larkspur
RHAMNACEAE BUCKTHORN FAMILY
+Ceanothus herbaceous redroot, Jersey tea
Colubrina texensis Texas colubrina
+Condalia hookeri Brasil
Rhamnus caroliniana Carolina buckthorn
ROSACEAE ROSE FAMILY
Eriobotrya japonica* loquat
Geum canadense white avens
Photinia serrulata* redtip photinia
Prunus caroliniana* laurel cherry
Prunus mexicana Mexican plum
Prunus persica* peach
Prunus serotina ssp. eximia escarpment black cherry
Pyracantha sp.* firethorn
Rubus trivialis southern dewberry
RUBIACEAE MADDER FAMILY
Cephalanthus occidentalis buttonbush
Galium aparine cling-on bedstraw
Galium circaezans woods bedstraw
Galium texense Texas bedstraw
Galium virgatum wand bedstraw
Hedyotis nigricans prairie bluets
RUTACEAE CITRUS FAMILY
Ptelea trifoliata wafer-ash
+Thamnosma texana Dutchman’s breeches
+Zanthoxylum hirsutum toothache-tree
SALICACEAE WILLOW FAMILY
Populus deltoides eastern cottonwood
Salix nigra black willow
SAPINDACEAE SOAPBERRY FAMILY
Ungnadia speciosa Mexican “buckeye”
SAPOTACEAE SAPODILLA FAMILY
Bumelia lanuginosa gum bumelia, coma
SCROPHULARIACEAE FIGWORT FAMILY
Agalinis edwardsiana plateau gerardia
Castilleja purpurea lindheimeri Lindheimer paintbrush
Seymeria texana Texas seymeria
Mecardonia vandellioides yellow mecardonia
SIMAROUBACEAE QUASSIA FAMILY
Ailanthus altissima* tree-of-heaven
SOLANACEAE POTATO FAMILY
Bouchetia erecta erect bouchetia
Nicotinia repanda fiddleleaf tobacco
+Physalis mollis “tomatillo”
Solanum elaeagnifolium silverleaf “nightshade”
STERCULIACEAE CACAO FAMILY
Firmiana simplex* Chinese parasol-tree
STYRACACEAE STORAX FAMILY
Styrax platanifolius platanifolius sycamore-leaf snowbells
ULMACEAE ELM FAMILY
Celtis reticulata netleaf hackberry
Ulmus crassifolia cedar elm
URTICACEAE NETTLE FAMILY
Parietaria pensylvanica (incl. obtusa) rock pellitory
VALERIANACEAE VALERIAN FAMILY
Valerianella amarella hairy cornsalad
VERBENACEAE VERVAIN FAMILY
Callicarpa americana American beautyberry
Lantana montividensis* purple lantana
+Lantana camara lantana
+Lantana horrida Texas lantana
Phyla nodiflora (incl. P. incisa) frogfruit, matchheads
Verbena bipinnatifida Dakota vervain
Verbena brasiliensis Brazilian vervain
Verbena canescens gray vervain
Verbena officinalis ssp. halei Texas vervain
Vitex agnus-castus* chaste-bush
VIOLACEAE VIOLET FAMILY
Viola missouriensis Missouri violet
VITACEAE GRAPE FAMILY
Ampelopsis arborea peppervine
Parthenocissus heptaphylla sevenleaf creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper
Vitis berlandieri Spanish grape
Vitis mustangensis mustang grape
(Ro Barker transcribed original draft in ‘03; Jeffery Hershey received last update 10/17/05.)
(Nancy Woolley updated with additions 1/2014)
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