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Prairie Facts
Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) is an African grass introduced to the Americas through the bedding on the slave ships of pre-Civil War times.
Flora
This list was complied using the vegetation survey lists for each of our conservation easements and owned properties. This list is by no means complete; if your are unable to find what you are looking for check the USDA Plant Database.
| FAMILY | LATIN NAME | COMMON NAME |
|---|---|---|
| Agavaceae | Yucca arkansana | Arkansas Yucca |
| Alliaceae | Allium canadense var. canadense | Wild Garlic |
| Alliaceae | Allium drummondii | Drummond’s Onion |
| Commelinaceae | Tradescantia ohiensis | Ohio Spiderwort |
| Cyperaceae | Carex meadii | Mead’s Caric Sedge |
| Cyperaceae | Carex microdonta | Small-Tooth Caric Sedge |
| Cyperaceae | Carex planostachys | Cedar Sedge |
| Cyperaceae | Cyperus esculentus | Yellow Nutsedge |
| Cyperaceae | Scirpus pendulus=lineatus | Hanging Bulrush |
| Iridaceae | Nemastylis geminiflora | Prairie Celestial |
| Iridaceae | Sisyrinchium langloisii | Pale Blue-Eyed Grass |
| Juncaceae | Juncus marginatus | Grassleaf Rush |
| Liliaceae | Nothoscordum bivalve | Crow-Poison |
| Orchidaceae | Spiranthes cernua | Nodding Ladies’-Tresses |
| Poaceae | Andropogon gerardii | Big Bluestem/Turkeyfoot |
| Poaceae | Andropogon glomeratus | Bushy Bluestem |
| Poaceae | Andropogon virginicus | Broomsedge Bluestem |
| Poaceae | Aristida oligantha | Oldfield Threeawn |
| Poaceae | Aristida purpurea var. purpurea | Purple Threeawn |
| Poaceae | Avena sativa | Common Oats |
| Poaceae | Bouteloua curtipendula | Sideoats Grama |
| Poaceae | Bouteloua dactyloides | Buffalograss |
| Poaceae | Bothriochloa ischaemum | King Ranch Bluestem |
| Poaceae | Bouteloua rigidiseta | Texas Grama |
| Poaceae | Bothriochloa saccharoides | Silver Bluestem |
| Poaceae | Bromus arvensis | Japanese Brome |
| Poaceae | Coelorachis cylindrica | Carolina Joint Tail |
| Poaceae | Cynodon dactylon | Bermuda Grass |
| Poaceae | Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum=Panicum | Scribner’s Rosette Grass |
| Poaceae | Elymus canadensis | Canada Wildrye |
| Poaceae | Elymus virginicus | Virginia Wild Rye |
| Poaceae | Eragrostis curvula | Weeping Love Grass |
| Poaceae | Erioneuron pilosum | Hairy Tridens |
| Poaceae | Eriochloa sericea | Texas Cupgrass |
| Poaceae | Eragrostis secundiflora subsp. oxylepis | Red Love Grass |
| Poaceae | Eragrostis trichodes | Sand Love Grass |
| Poaceae | Hordeum pusillum | Little Barley |
| Poaceae | Koeleria macrantha | Prairie June Grass |
| Poaceae | Lolium perenne subsp. multiflorum | Italian Ryegrass |
| Poaceae | Lolium perenne subsp. perenne | Perennial Rye Grass |
| Poaceae | Muhlenbergia reverchonii | Seep Muhly |
| Poaceae | Nassella leucotricha | Texas Wintergrass |
| Poaceae | Panicum capillare | Witchgrass |
| Poaceae | Paspalum dilatatum | Dallis Grass |
| Poaceae | Paspalum floridanum | Florida Paspalum |
| Poaceae | Panicum obtusum | Vine Mesquite |
| Poaceae | Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass |
| Poaceae | Phalaris caroliniana | Carolina Canarygrass |
| Poaceae | Poa arachnifera | Texas Blue Grass |
| Poaceae | Schedonnardus paniculatus | Tumblegrass |
| Poaceae | Lolium arundinaceum=Festuca arundinacea | Tall Fescue |
| Poaceae | Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem |
| Poaceae | Setaria parviflora | Knot-Root Bristle Grass |
| Poaceae | Setaria reverchonii | Reverchon’s Bristlegrass |
| Poaceae | Sorghum halepense | Johnsongrass |
| Poaceae | Sorghastrum nutans | Indiangrass |
| Poaceae | Sporobolus compositus var. compositus | Tall Dropseed |
| Poaceae | Tridens albescens | White Tridens |
| Poaceae | Tripsacum dactyloides | Eastern Gamagrass |
| Smilacaceae | Smilax bona-nox | Saw Greenbrier |
| Typhaceae | Typha domingensis | Narrow-Leaf Cat-Tail |
| FAMILY | LATIN NAME | COMMON NAME |
|---|---|---|
| Acanthaceae | Dyschoriste linearis | Snake Herb |
| Acanthaceae | Ruellia humilis | Prairie Petunia |
| Acanthaceae | Ruellia nudiflora var. nudiflora | Violet Ruellia |
| Anacardiaceae | Toxicodendron radicans subsp. radicans | Common Poison Ivy |
| Apiaceae | Bifora americana | Prairie Bishop |
| Apiaceae | Chaerophyllum tainturieri | Hairyfruit Chervil |
| Apiaceae | Chaerophyllum tainturieri var. tainturieri | Smooth Chervil |
| Apiaceae | Daucus pusillus | Rattlesnake-Weed |
| Apiaceae | Eryngium leavenworthii | Leavenworth Eryngo |
| Apiaceae | Polytaenia nuttallii | Prairie Parsley |
| Apiaceae | Sanicula canadensis | Canada Sanicle |
| Apiaceae | Spermolepis divaricata | Forked Scaleseed |
| Apiaceae | Torilis arvensis | Hedge Parsley |
| Apocynaceae | Amsonia ciliata var. texana | Texas Bluestar |
| Asclepiadaceae | Asclepias asperula | Antelope Horns |
| Asclepiadaceae | Asclepias verticillata | Whorled Milkweed |
| Asclepiadaceae | Asclepias viridiflora | Green-Flower Milkweed |
| Asclepiadaceae | Asclepias viridiflora | Wand Milkweed |
| Asclepiadaceae | Asclepias viridis | Green Milkweed |
| Asclepiadaceae | Matelea biflora | Two-Flower Milkvine |
| Asclepiadaceae | Matelea biflora | Purple Milkweed Vine |
| Asteraceae | Ambrosia artemisiifolia | Common Ragweed |
| Asteraceae | Amphiachyris dracunculoides | Common Broomweed |
| Asteraceae | Ambrosia psilostachya | Western Ragweed |
| Asteraceae | Ambrosia trifida var. texana | Giant Ragweed |
| Asteraceae | Artemisia ludoviciana | White Sagebrush |
| Asteraceae | Arnoglossum plantagineum | Indian Plantain |
| Asteraceae | Brickellia eupatorioides var. texana | Prairie Kuhnia |
| Asteraceae | Centaurea americana | Basket-Flower |
| Asteraceae | Centaurea melitensis | Malta Star Thistle |
| Asteraceae | Cirsium texanum | Texas Thistle |
| Asteraceae | Cirsium undulatum | Wavy-Leaf Thistle |
| Asteraceae | Conyza canadensis var. canadensis | Horseweed |
| Asteraceae | Echinacea angustifolia | Purple Coneflower |
| Asteraceae | Engelmannia peristenia | Engelmann’s Daisy |
| Asteraceae | Erigeron philadelphicus | Philadelphia Fleabane |
| Asteraceae | Erigeron strigosus var. strigosus | Prairie Fleabane |
| Asteraceae | Eupatorium serotinum | White Boneset |
| Asteraceae | Evax prolifera | Rabbit Tobacco |
| Asteraceae | Evax verna | Many-Stem Evax |
| Asteraceae | Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella | Indian Blanket |
| Asteraceae | Gaillardia suavis | Pin Cushion Daisy |
| Asteraceae | Grindelia lanceolata | Gumweed |
| Asteraceae | Helianthus annuus | Common Sunflower |
| Asteraceae | Helianthus maximiliani | Maximilian Sunflower |
| Asteraceae | Hymenopappus scabiosaeus | Woolly Plainsman |
| Asteraceae | Hymenopappus scabiosaeus var. corymbosus | Old Plainsman |
| Asteraceae | Iva annua | Marshelder |
| Asteraceae | Krigia caespitosa | Dwarf Dandelion |
| Asteraceae | Liatris mucronata | Narrow-Leaf Gayfeather |
| Asteraceae | Lindheimera texana | Yellow-Star |
| Asteraceae | Lygodesmia texana | Skeleton Plant |
| Asteraceae | Marshallia caespitosa | Barbara’s Buttons |
| Asteraceae | Packera tampicana | Groundsel |
| Asteraceae | Packera tampicana | Butterweed |
| Asteraceae | Pyrrhopappus pauciflorus | Texas Dandelion |
| Asteraceae | Ratibida columnifera | Mexican-Hat |
| Asteraceae | Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima | Black-Eyed-Susan |
| Asteraceae | Silphium albiflorum | White Rosin-weed |
| Asteraceae | Silphium laciniatum var. laciniatum | Compassplant |
| Asteraceae | Silphium radula | Rough-Stem Rosenweed |
| Asteraceae | Solidago canadensis var. scabra | Common Goldenrod |
| Asteraceae | Sonchus asper | Prickly Sow-Thistle |
| Asteraceae | Solidago canadensis var. gilvacanescens | Tall Goldenrod |
| Asteraceae | Sonchus sp. | Sowthistle |
| Asteraceae | Symphyotrichum ericoides | Heath Aster |
| Asteraceae | Taraxacum officinale | Common Dandelion |
| Asteraceae | Tetraneuris scaposa | Four-Nerve daisy |
| Asteraceae | Vernonia baldwinii | Western Ironweed |
| Asteraceae | Xanthium strumarium var. canadense | Cocklebur |
| Asteraceae | Baccharis texana | Prairie False Willow |
| Boraginaceae | Heliotropium tenellum | Pasture Heliotrope |
| Boraginaceae | Lithospermum incisum | Narrow-Leaf Puccoon |
| Brassicaceae | Cardamine hirsuta | Hairy Bittercress |
| Brassicaceae | Draba cuneifolia | Wedge-Leaf Draba |
| Brassicaceae | Lepidium austrinum | Peppergrass |
| Brassicaceae | Lesquerella gracilis subsp. gracilis | Cloth-of-Gold |
| Brassicaceae | Lesquerella gracilis subsp. nuttallii | Nuttall’s Blatterpod |
| Brassicaceae | Lepidium virginicum | Virginia Pepper-Grass |
| Brassicaceae | Rapistrum rugosum | Bastard Cabbage |
| Cactaceae | Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri | Texas Prickly-Pear |
| Cactaceae | Coryphantha sulcata | Pineapple Cactus |
| Cactaceae | Opuntia polyacantha | Plains Prickly Pear |
| Campanulaceae | Triodanis perfoliata var. perfoliata | Venus’-Looking-Glass |
| Caprifoliaceae | Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Coralberry |
| Caryophyllaceae | Cerastium glomeratum | Glomerate Chickweed |
| Caryophyllaceae | Petrorhagia dubia | Childing Pink |
| Caryophyllaceae | Stellaria media subsp. media | Common Chickweed |
| Convolvulaceae | Convolvulus equitans | Texas Bindweed |
| Convolvulaceae | Dichondra carolinensis | Ponyfoot |
| Convolvulaceae | Evolvulus nuttallianus | Silky Evolvulus |
| Dipsacaceae | Scabiosa atropurpurea | Sweet Scabiosa |
| Euphorbiaceae | Argythamnia sp. | Silverbush |
| Euphorbiaceae | Argythamnia mercurialina var. mercurialina | Tall Wild Mercury |
| Euphorbiaceae | Chamaesyce missurica | Prairie Spurge |
| Euphorbiaceae | Croton texensis | Doveweed |
| Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia bicolor | Snow on the Prairie |
| Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia spathulata | Warty Spurge |
| Euphorbiaceae | Phyllanthus polygonoides | Knotweed Leaf Flower |
| Euphorbiaceae | Stillingia texana | Queen’s Delight |
| Euphorbiaceae | Tragia betonicifolia | Betony Noseburn |
| Euphorbiaceae | Tragia ramosa | Branched Noseburn |
| Fabaceae | Acacia angustissima var. chisosiana | Prairie Acacia |
| Fabaceae | Acacia angustissima var. hirta | Fern Acacia |
| Fabaceae | Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus | Ground-Plum |
| Fabaceae | Astragalus nuttallianus var. nuttallianus | Nuttall’s Milk Vetch |
| Fabaceae | Dalea compacta var. pubescens | Showy Purple Prairie-Clover |
| Fabaceae | Dalea multiflora | White Prairie Clover |
| Fabaceae | Desmanthus illinoensis | Illinois Bundleflower |
| Fabaceae | Gleditsia triacanthos | Common Honey-Locust |
| Fabaceae | Lathyrus hirsutus | Singletary-Pea |
| Fabaceae | Lupinus texensis | Texas Bluebonnet |
| Fabaceae | Melilotus indicus | Yellow Sour-Clover |
| Fabaceae | Medicago minima | Bur Clover |
| Fabaceae | Melilotus alba | White Sweet-Clover |
| Fabaceae | Mimosa roemeriana | Sensitive Briar |
| Fabaceae | Neptunia lutea | Yellow Puff |
| Fabaceae | Pediomelum subacaule | Scurf pea |
| Fabaceae | Prosopis glandulosa | Honey Mesquite |
| Fabaceae | Senna roemeriana | Two-leaf Senna |
| Fabaceae | Vicia sativa subsp. sativa | Common Vetch |
| Fabaceae | Vitis mustangensis | Mustang Grape |
| Gentianaceae | Centaurium texense | Lady Bird’s Century |
| Gentianaceae | Sabatia campestris | Meadow Pink |
| Geraniaceae | Erodium texanum | Stork’s Bill |
| Geraniaceae | Geranium carolinianum | Carolina Geranium |
| Krameriaceae | Krameria lanceolata | Trailing Ratany |
| Krameriaceae | Krameria lanceolata | Ratany |
| Lamiaceae | Hedeoma drummondii | Mock Pennyroyal |
| Lamiaceae | Hedeoma reverchonii var. reverchonii | Reverchon’s False Pennyroyal |
| Lamiaceae | Monarda citriodora | Lemon Beebalm |
| Lamiaceae | Monarda punctata subsp. punctata var. intermedia | Spotted Beebalm |
| Lamiaceae | Salvia azurea | Azure Blue Sage |
| Lamiaceae | Salvia azurea var. grandiflora | Blue Sage |
| Lamiaceae | Salvia farinacea var. farinacea | Mealy Blue Sage |
| Lamiaceae | Salvia texana | Texas Sage |
| Lamiaceae | Scutellaria drummondii | Drummond’s Skullcap |
| Lamiaceae | Warnockia scutellarioides | Prairie Brazoria |
| Linaceae | Linum rigidum | Stiffstem Flax |
| Lythraceae | Lythrum alatum var. lanceolatum | Lance Leaf Loosestrife |
| Lythraceae | Lythrum californicum | California Loosestrife |
| Malvaceae | Callirhoe alcaeoides | Plains Winecup |
| Malvaceae | Callirhoe leiocarpa | Annual Winecup |
| Malvaceae | Callirhoe pedata | Standing Winecup |
| Menispermaceae | Cocculus carolinus | Carolina Snailseed |
| Moraceae | Maclura pomifera | Bois D’Arc |
| Oleaceae | Fraxinus texensis | Texas Ash |
| Onagraceae | Calylophus berlandieri | Berlandier’s Sundrops |
| Onagraceae | Gaura calcicola | Gaura |
| Onagraceae | Gaura sinuata | Wavy Leaf Gaura |
| Onagraceae | Oenothera speciosa | Evening Primrose |
| Oxalidaceae | Oxalis drummondii | Drummond’s Wood-sorrel |
| Oxalidaceae | Oxalis stricta | Yellow Wood-sorrel |
| Plantaginaceae | Plantago aristata | Bracted Plantain |
| Plantaginaceae | Plantago helleri | Heller’s Plantain |
| Plantaginaceae | Plantago patagonica=purshii/spinulosa | Bristlebract Plantain |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox cuspidata | Pointed Phlox |
| Polemoniaceae | Phlox pilosa subsp. pilosa | Prairie Phlox |
| Polygonaceae | Eriogonum annuum | Wild Buckwheat |
| Polygonaceae | Rumex crispus | Curly Dock |
| Portulacaceae | Claytonia virginica | Spring Beauty |
| Ranunculaceae | Anemone berlandieri | Ten-Petal Anemone |
| Ranunculaceae | Delphinium carolinianum subsp. virescens | White Prairie Larkspur |
| Rosaceae | Geum canadense var. camporum | White Avens |
| Rosaceae | Rosa laevigata | Cherokee Rose |
| Rosaceae | Rubus trivalis | Southern Dewberry |
| Rubiaceae | Galium aparine | Bedstraw |
| Rubiaceae | Galium virgatum | Southwest Bedstraw |
| Rubiaceae | Hedyotis nigricans | Prairie Bluets |
| Rutaceae | Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | Eastern Hercules’-Club |
| Rutaceae | Zanthoxylum hirsutum | Toothache Tree |
| Salicaceae | Salix nigra | Black Willow |
| Sapindaceae | Cardiospermum halicacabum | Balloonvine/Heartseedvine |
| Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon lanuginosum | Gum Bumelia |
| Scrophulariaceae | Agalinis heterophylla | Prairie Agalinis |
| Scrophulariaceae | Castilleja indivisa | Indian Paintbrush |
| Scrophulariaceae | Castilleja purpurea var. purpurea | Purple Paintbrush |
| Scrophulariaceae | Penstemon cobaea | Foxglove, Beardtounge |
| Solanaceae | Physalis cinerascens | Beach Ground Cherry |
| Solanaceae | Physalis cinerascens var. cinerascens | Yellow Ground Cherry |
| Solanaceae | Solanum dimidiatum | Western Horse-Nettle |
| Solanaceae | Solanum elaeagnifolium | Silver Leaf Nightshade |
| Ulmaceae | Ulmus crassifolia | Cedar Elm |
| Ulmaceae | Celtis occidentalis | Common Hackberry |
| Valerianaceae | Valerianella amarella | Hairy Cornsalad |
| Verbenaceae | Glandularia bipinnatifida | Prairie verbena |
| Verbenaceae | Phyla nodiflora | Texas Frogfruit |
| Verbenaceae | Verbena canescens | Gray Vervain |
| Verbenaceae | Verbena halei | Texas Vervain |
| Violaceae | Hybanthus verticillatus | Green Violet |
| Viscaceae | Phoradendron tomentosum var. serotinum | Mistletoe |
| Vitaceae | Cissus trifoliata | Cow Itch |
| Family | LATIN NAME | COMMON NAME |
|---|---|---|
| Cupressaceae | Juniperus virginiana | Eastern Red Cedar |
| Cupressaceae | Juniperus ashei | Ashe Juniper |