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

 

Non-native?

Genus

Species

Common Name

Family

 

Acalypha

phleoides (lindheimeri)

three-seeded mercury, Lindheimer’s copperleaf

Euphorbiaceae

 

Agalinis

heterophylla

prairie agalinis

Scrophulariaceae

 

Alium

sp.

wild onion, wild garlic

Liliaceae

 

Amaranthus

sp.

pigweed

Amaranthaceae

 

Andropogon

glomeratus

bushy bluestem

Poaceae

 

Boerhavia

diffusa (coccinea)

scarlet spiderling

Nyctaginaceae

 

Boerhavia

erecta

scarlet spiderling

Nyctaginaceae

X

Bothriochloa

ischaemum var. songarica

King Ranch bluestem

Poaceae

 

Bothriochloa  

laguroides

ssp. torreyana

silver bluestem

Poaceae

 

Calyptocarpus

vialis

straggler daisy,

prostrate lawnflower

Asteraceae

 

Chamaesyce

nutans

eyebane

Euphorbiaceae

 

Chamaesyce

prostrata

prostrate euphorbia

Euphorbiaceae

 

Chloracantha

spinosa

Mexican devilweed, spiny-aster

Asteraceae

X

Colocasia

esculenta

elephant’s ear, taro

Araceae

 

Commelinantia

anomala

false dayflower

Commelinaceae

 

Convolvulus

equitans

Texas bindweed

Convolvulaceae

X

Cynodon

dactylon

bermudagrass

Poaceae

 

Cyperus

sp.

rush

Juncaceae

 

Desmanthus

sp.

bundleflower

Fabaceae

 

Desmodium

paniculatum

stick-tight

Fabaceae

 

Dichondra

carolinensis

grass ponyfoot

Convolvulaceae

 

Eleocharis

sp.

spikerush

Cyperaceae

 

Euphorbia

dentata

toothed spurge

Euphorbiaceae

 

Fraxinus

sp.

ash tree

Oleaceae

 

Gaura

sp.

gaura

Onagraceae

 

Houstonia (Hedyotis)

nigricans

bluets

Rubiaceae

 

Hydrocotyle

umbellata

water-pennywort

Umbeliferae

 

Ipomoea

cordatotriloba (trichocarpa)

purple bindweed

Convolvulaceae

 

Kallstroemia               

parviflora

warty caltrop

Zygophyllaceae

 

Leersia

oryzoides

rice cutgrass

Poaceae

 

Ludwigia

peploides

floating primrose willow

Onagraceae

X

Medicago                   

polymorpha

burclover

Fabaceae

 

Morus

rubra

mulberry

Moraceae

 

Nothoscordium

bivalve

crow poison

Liliaceae

 

Oenothera      

speciosa

showy evening primrose

Onagraceae

 

Parthenium

hysterophorus

false ragweed

Asteraceae

 

Paspalum        

pubiflorum

hairyseed paspalum

Poaceae

 

Paspalum

urvillei

vaseygrass

Poaceae

 

Polygonum (Persicaria)

pennsylvanicum (bicornis)

pink smartweed

Polygonaceae

 

Phyllanthus

polygonoides

knotweed leafflower

Euphorbiacea

 

Ratibida

columnifera

Mexican hat

Asteraceae

 

Rubus

trivialis

Southern dewberry

Rosaceae

 

Ruellia

drummondiana

Drummond’s wild petunia

Acanthaceae

 

Rumex

sp.

dock

Polygonaceae

 

Setaria

parviflora

knotroot bristlegrass

Poaceae

 

Solanum

elaeagnifolium

silver-leaf nightshade

Solanaceae

X

Sorghum

halepense

Johnsongrass

Poaceae

 

Symphyotrichum (Aster)

sp.

aster

Asteraceae

 

Thelesperma

filifolium

greenthread

Asteraceae

 

Toxicodendron

radicans

poison ivy

Anacardiaceae

 

Tripsacum

dactyloides

eastern gammagrass

Poaceae

 

Typha

domingensis

Southern cattail

Typhaceae

X

Verbena

brasiliensis

Brazilian vervain

Verbenaceae

 

Verbena

halei

slender vervain,

Texas vervain

Verbenaceae

 

Viola

affinis

sand violet

Violaceae

 

 

 

Waller Creek north of Koening Lane, Austin, Texas

 

 

Non-native?

Genus

Species

Common Name

Family

 

 

 

wood fern

Dryopteridaceae

 

Agalinis

heterophylla

prairie agalinis

Scrophulariaceae

 

Amaranthus

sp.

pigweed

Amaranthaceae

 

Ambrosia

psilostachya

western ragweed

Asteraceae

 

Ambrosia

trifida var. texana

giant ragweed

Asteraceae

 

Andropogon

glomeratus

bushy bluestem

Poaceae

X

Arundo

donax

giant reed

Poaceae

 

Bacopa           

monnieri

herb of grace

Scrophulariaceae

X

Bothriochloa

ischaemum var. songarica

King Ranch bluestem

Poaceae

 

Bothriochloa  

laguroides

ssp. torreyana

silver bluestem

Poaceae

 

Calyptocarpus

vialis

straggler daisy,

prostrate lawnflower

Asteraceae

 

Celtis

laevigata

sugar hackberry

Ulmaceae

 

Chamaecrista

fasciculata

partridge pea

Fabaceae

 

Chamaesyce

nutans

eyebane

Euphorbiaceae

 

Chloracantha

spinosa

Mexican devilweed, spiny-aster

Asteraceae

X

Colocasia

esculenta

elephant’s ear, taro

Araceae

 

Conyza

canadensis

horseweed

Asteraceae

X

Cynodon

dactylon

bermudagrass

Poaceae

 

Cyperus

sp.

umbrella sedge

Juncaceae

 

Desmanthus

illinoensis

Illinois bundleflower

Fabaceae

 

Eleocharis

sp.

spikerush

Cyperaceae

 

Euphorbia

dentata

toothed spurge

Euphorbiaceae

 

Fraxinus

sp.

ash tree

Oleaceae

 

Helianthus

maximiliani

Maximilian sunflower

Asteraceae

 

Ipomoea

cordatotriloba (trichocarpa)

purple bindweed

Convolvulaceae

 

Juncus

sp.

rush

Juncaceae

 

Leersia

oryzoides

rice cutgrass

Poaceae

X

Ligustrum

japonicum

Japanese privet

Oleacea

X

Ligustrum

sinense

Chinese privet

Oleacea

X

Lonicera

japonica

Japanese honeysuckle

Caprifoliaceae

 

Ludwigia

octovalvis

Mexican primrose willow

Onagraceae

 

Ludwigia        

palustris

marsh seedbox

Onagraceae

 

Ludwigia

peploides

floating primrose willow

Onagraceae

 

Maclura

pomifera

bois d’arc, osage orange, horse apple

Moraceae

X

Mirabilis         

jalapa

four o'clock

Nyctaginaceae

 

Morus

rubra

mulberry

Moraceae

 

Nothoscordium

bivalve

crow poison

Liliaceae

 

Oenothera                  

speciosa

showy evening primrose

Onagraceae

 

Oxalis

sp.

wood sorrel

Oxalidaceae

 

Paspalum        

pubiflorum

hairyseed paspalum

Poaceae

X

Paspalum

urvillei

vaseygrass

Poaceae

 

Polygonum (Persicaria)

pennsylvsanicum (bicornis)

pink smartweed

Polygonaceae

X

Rosa

sp.

a cultivated rose

Rosaceae

 

Ruellia

drummondiana

Drummond’s wild petunia

Acanthaceae

 

Sagittaria