Understory Trees
Carolina Buckthorn - Rhamnus caroliniana - berriesEve's Necklace &endash; Sophora affinis &endash; strings of black seeds
Flameleaf Sumac &endash; Rhus copallina - red berry clusters
Possumhaw Holly - Ilex decidua &endash;red berries
Wax Myrtle &endash; Myrica cerifera - evergreen
Yaupon Holly - Ilex vomitoria - evergreen, berries
Shrubs
Autumn Sage - Salvia greggii &endash; evergreenCoralberry - Symphoricarpos orbiculatus &endash;pink berries
Eastern Red Cedar &endash; Juniperus virginiana - evergreen conifer
Pavonia - Pavonia lasiopetala &endash; semi-evergreen
Red Yucca - Hesperaloe parviflora -evergreen
White Honeysuckle Bush - Lonicera albiflora &endash; semi-evergreen, berries
Grasses &endash; foliage in colorful dormant stage;leave uncut through winter
Big Bluestem &endash; Andropogon gerardiBushy Bluestem &endash; Andropogon glomeratus
Canada Wildrye - Elymus canadensis var. Canadensis - evergreen
Eastern Gamagrass &endash; Tripsacum dactyloides
Hairy Grama &endash; Bouteloua hirsuta
Indiangrass - Sorghastrum nutans
Inland Seaoats - Chasmanthium latifolium
Little Bluestem &endash; Schizachyrium scoparium
Purple-top Grass &endash; Tridens flavus
Sideoats Grama - Bouteloua curtipendula
Splitbeard Bluestem &endash; Andropogon ternaries
Switchgrass &endash; Panicum virgatum
Groundcover
Golden Groundsel &endash; Packera obovataSnake Herb - Dyschoriste linearis
Wood Violet - Viola missouriensis - evergreen
Vines
Carolina Jessamine - Gelsemium sempervirens - evergreenCoral Honeysuckle - Lonicera sempervirens &endash; berries, semi-evergreen
Crossvine - Bignonia capreolata &endash; semi-evergreen
Snapdragon Vine - Maurandya antirrhiniflora - semi-evergreen
Cacti & Yucca
Various cacti native to the region &endash; Coryphantha, Echinocactus, Echinocereus, Escobaria & Mammillaria.Prickly Pear &endash; Opuntia sp.
Arkansas Yucca &endash; Yucca arkansana
Manfreda - Manfreda virginica
Nolina &endash; Nolina lindheimeriana & texana
Pale Yucca - Yucca pallida
Red Yucca &endash; Hesperaloe parviflora
Spanish Dagger &endash; Yucca torreyi
Twist-leaf Yucca &endash; Yucca rupicola
Perennial wildflowers &endash; winter rosettes evergreen
Purple Aster or Fall Aster - Aster spp.Barbara's Buttons - Marshallia caespitosa
Blackfoot Daisy - Melampodium leucanthum
Black Dalea &endash; Dalea frutescens
Blue Eyed Grass - Sisyrinchium ensigerum
Blue Mistflower - Eupatorium coelestinum
Calylophus - Calylophus spp.
Cedar Sage - Salvia roemariana
Cutleaf Daisy - Engelmannia peristenia
Dewberry &endash; Rubus sp.
Fall Obedient Plant - Physostegia virginiana
Fleabane - Erigeron spp.
Four Nerve Daisy - Tetraneuris scaposa
Foxglove - Penstemon cobaea
Fragrant Phlox - Phlox pilosa
Frostweed - Verbesina virginica &endash; ice crystals at first freezes
Goldenrod - Solidago canadensis
Gulf Coast Penstemon - Penstemon tennis
Hill Country Penstemon - Penstemon triflorus
Lanceleaf Coreopsis - Coreopsis lanceolata
Lyre-leaf Sage - Salvia lyrata
Mealy Blue Sage - Salvia farinacea
Mexican Hat - Ratibida columnaris
Palmleaf Eupatorium - Eupatorium greggii
Pink Evening Primrose - Oenothera speciosa
Prairie Celestial - Nemastylis geminiflora
Prairie Rose &endash; Rosa sp.
Prairie Verbena - Verbena bipinnatifida var. bipinnatifida
Red Columbine - Aquilegia canadensis
Rock Penstemon - Penstemon baccharifolius
Shrubby Boneset - Eupatorium havanense
Spider Lily - Hymenocallis caroliniana & liriosme
Spiderwort - Tradescantia spp
Spring Obedient Plant - Physotegia angustifolia
Texas Gold Columbine - Aquilegia chrysantha var. hinckleyana
Wind-Flower - Anemone berlandieri
Winecup - Callirhoe digitata var. stipulata & involucrata
Annual Wildflowers &endash; Spring annuals appear as winter rosettes
Greenthread - Thelesperma filifoliumIndian Blanket - Gaillardia pulchella var. pulchella
Mountain Pink - Centaurium beyrichii
Plains Coreopsis - Coreopsis tinctoria
Purple Horsemint - Monarda citriodora
Standing Cypress - Ipomopsis rubra
Stemless Evening Primrose - Oenothera triloba
Texas Bluebonnet - Lupinus texensis
Texas Groundsel - Senecio ampullaceus
Compiled for the Trinity Forks Chapter of NPSOT by Kathy Saucier, January 2005