Plant Survey, November 4, 2006
Active ingredients: Bob and Sirpa Harms
Additional coloring and flavoring:
Steve Schwartzman, Michael Weiss, and Jessica Wilson
Waller Creek near Franklin Blvd., Austin, Texas
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Non-native? |
Genus |
Species |
Common Name |
Family |
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Acalypha |
phleoides (lindheimeri) |
three-seeded mercury, Lindheimer’s copperleaf |
Euphorbiaceae |
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Agalinis |
heterophylla |
prairie agalinis |
Scrophulariaceae |
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Alium |
sp. |
wild onion, wild garlic |
Liliaceae |
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Amaranthus |
sp. |
pigweed |
Amaranthaceae |
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Andropogon |
glomeratus |
bushy bluestem |
Poaceae |
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Boerhavia |
diffusa (coccinea) |
scarlet spiderling |
Nyctaginaceae |
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Boerhavia |
erecta |
scarlet spiderling |
Nyctaginaceae |
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X |
Bothriochloa |
ischaemum var. songarica |
King Ranch bluestem |
Poaceae |
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Bothriochloa |
laguroides ssp. torreyana |
silver bluestem |
Poaceae |
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Calyptocarpus |
vialis |
straggler daisy, prostrate lawnflower |
Asteraceae |
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Chamaesyce |
nutans |
eyebane |
Euphorbiaceae |
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Chamaesyce |
prostrata |
prostrate euphorbia |
Euphorbiaceae |
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Chloracantha |
spinosa |
Mexican devilweed, spiny-aster |
Asteraceae |
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X |
Colocasia |
esculenta |
elephant’s ear, taro |
Araceae |
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Commelinantia |
anomala |
false dayflower |
Commelinaceae |
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Convolvulus |
equitans |
Texas bindweed |
Convolvulaceae |
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X |
Cynodon |
dactylon |
bermudagrass |
Poaceae |
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Cyperus |
sp. |
rush |
Juncaceae |
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Desmanthus |
sp. |
bundleflower |
Fabaceae |
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Desmodium |
paniculatum |
stick-tight |
Fabaceae |
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Dichondra |
carolinensis |
grass ponyfoot |
Convolvulaceae |
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Eleocharis |
sp. |
spikerush |
Cyperaceae |
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Euphorbia |
dentata |
toothed spurge |
Euphorbiaceae |
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Fraxinus |
sp. |
ash tree |
Oleaceae |
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Gaura |
sp. |
gaura |
Onagraceae |
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Houstonia (Hedyotis) |
nigricans |
bluets |
Rubiaceae |
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Hydrocotyle |
umbellata |
water-pennywort |
Umbeliferae |
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Ipomoea |
cordatotriloba (trichocarpa) |
purple bindweed |
Convolvulaceae |
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Kallstroemia |
parviflora |
warty caltrop |
Zygophyllaceae |
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Leersia |
oryzoides |
rice cutgrass |
Poaceae |
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Ludwigia |
peploides |
floating primrose willow |
Onagraceae |
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X |
Medicago |
polymorpha |
burclover |
Fabaceae |
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Morus |
rubra |
mulberry |
Moraceae |
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Nothoscordium |
bivalve |
crow poison |
Liliaceae |
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Oenothera |
speciosa |
showy evening primrose |
Onagraceae |
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Parthenium |
hysterophorus |
false ragweed |
Asteraceae |
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Paspalum |
pubiflorum |
hairyseed paspalum |
Poaceae |
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Paspalum |
urvillei |
vaseygrass |
Poaceae |
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Polygonum (Persicaria) |
pennsylvanicum (bicornis) |
pink smartweed |
Polygonaceae |
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Phyllanthus |
polygonoides |
knotweed leafflower |
Euphorbiacea |
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Ratibida |
columnifera |
Mexican hat |
Asteraceae |
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Rubus |
trivialis |
Southern dewberry |
Rosaceae |
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Ruellia |
drummondiana |
Drummond’s wild petunia |
Acanthaceae |
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Rumex |
sp. |
dock |
Polygonaceae |
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Setaria |
parviflora |
knotroot bristlegrass |
Poaceae |
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Solanum |
elaeagnifolium |
silver-leaf nightshade |
Solanaceae |
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X |
Sorghum |
halepense |
Johnsongrass |
Poaceae |
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Symphyotrichum (Aster) |
sp. |
aster |
Asteraceae |
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Thelesperma |
filifolium |
greenthread |
Asteraceae |
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Toxicodendron |
radicans |
poison ivy |
Anacardiaceae |
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Tripsacum |
dactyloides |
eastern gammagrass |
Poaceae |
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Typha |
domingensis |
Southern cattail |
Typhaceae |
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X |
Verbena |
brasiliensis |
Brazilian vervain |
Verbenaceae |
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Verbena |
halei |
slender vervain, Texas vervain |
Verbenaceae |
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Viola |
affinis |
sand violet |
Violaceae |
Waller Creek north of Koening Lane, Austin, Texas
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Non-native? |
Genus |
Species |
Common Name |
Family |
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wood fern |
Dryopteridaceae |
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Agalinis |
heterophylla |
prairie agalinis |
Scrophulariaceae |
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Amaranthus |
sp. |
pigweed |
Amaranthaceae |
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Ambrosia |
psilostachya |
western ragweed |
Asteraceae |
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Ambrosia |
trifida var. texana |
giant ragweed |
Asteraceae |
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Andropogon |
glomeratus |
bushy bluestem |
Poaceae |
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X |
Arundo |
donax |
giant reed |
Poaceae |
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Bacopa |
monnieri |
herb of grace |
Scrophulariaceae |
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X |
Bothriochloa |
ischaemum var. songarica |
King Ranch bluestem |
Poaceae |
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Bothriochloa |
laguroides ssp. torreyana |
silver bluestem |
Poaceae |
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Calyptocarpus |
vialis |
straggler daisy, prostrate lawnflower |
Asteraceae |
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Celtis |
laevigata |
sugar hackberry |
Ulmaceae |
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Chamaecrista |
fasciculata |
partridge pea |
Fabaceae |
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Chamaesyce |
nutans |
eyebane |
Euphorbiaceae |
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Chloracantha |
spinosa |
Mexican devilweed, spiny-aster |
Asteraceae |
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X |
Colocasia |
esculenta |
elephant’s ear, taro |
Araceae |
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Conyza |
canadensis |
horseweed |
Asteraceae |
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X |
Cynodon |
dactylon |
bermudagrass |
Poaceae |
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Cyperus |
sp. |
umbrella sedge |
Juncaceae |
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Desmanthus |
illinoensis |
Illinois bundleflower |
Fabaceae |
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Eleocharis |
sp. |
spikerush |
Cyperaceae |
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Euphorbia |
dentata |
toothed spurge |
Euphorbiaceae |
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Fraxinus |
sp. |
ash tree |
Oleaceae |
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Helianthus |
maximiliani |
Maximilian sunflower |
Asteraceae |
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Ipomoea |
cordatotriloba (trichocarpa) |
purple bindweed |
Convolvulaceae |
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Juncus |
sp. |
rush |
Juncaceae |
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Leersia |
oryzoides |
rice cutgrass |
Poaceae |
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X |
Ligustrum |
japonicum |
Japanese privet |
Oleacea |
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X |
Ligustrum |
sinense |
Chinese privet |
Oleacea |
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X |
Lonicera |
japonica |
Japanese honeysuckle |
Caprifoliaceae |
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Ludwigia |
octovalvis |
Mexican primrose willow |
Onagraceae |
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Ludwigia |
palustris |
marsh seedbox |
Onagraceae |
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Ludwigia |
peploides |
floating primrose willow |
Onagraceae |
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Maclura |
pomifera |
bois d’arc, osage orange, horse apple |
Moraceae |
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X |
Mirabilis |
jalapa |
four o'clock |
Nyctaginaceae |
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Morus |
rubra |
mulberry |
Moraceae |
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Nothoscordium |
bivalve |
crow poison |
Liliaceae |
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Oenothera |
speciosa |
showy evening primrose |
Onagraceae |
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Oxalis |
sp. |
wood sorrel |
Oxalidaceae |
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Paspalum |
pubiflorum |
hairyseed paspalum |
Poaceae |
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X |
Paspalum |
urvillei |
vaseygrass |
Poaceae |
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Polygonum (Persicaria) |
pennsylvsanicum (bicornis) |
pink smartweed |
Polygonaceae |
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X |
Rosa |
sp. |
a cultivated rose |
Rosaceae |
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Ruellia |
drummondiana |
Drummond’s wild petunia |
Acanthaceae |
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Sagittaria |