Understory Trees
Carolina Buckthorn - Rhamnus caroliniana - berriesEve's Necklace - Sophora affinis - strings of black seeds
Flameleaf Sumac - Rhus copallina - red berry clusters
Possumhaw Holly - Ilex decidua - red berries
Wax Myrtle - Myrica cerifera - evergreen
Yaupon Holly - Ilex vomitoria - evergreen, berries
Shrubs
Autumn Sage - Salvia greggii - evergreenCoralberry - Symphoricarpos orbiculatus - pink berries
Eastern Red Cedar - Juniperus virginiana - evergreen conifer
Pavonia - Pavonia lasiopetala - semi-evergreen
Red Yucca - Hesperaloe parviflora -evergreen
White Honeysuckle Bush - Lonicera albiflora - semi-evergreen, berries
Grasses - foliage in colorful dormant stage;leave uncut through winter
Big Bluestem - Andropogon gerardiBushy Bluestem - Andropogon glomeratus
Canada Wildrye - Elymus canadensis var. Canadensis - evergreen
Eastern Gamagrass - Tripsacum dactyloides
Hairy Grama - Bouteloua hirsuta
Indiangrass - Sorghastrum nutans
Inland Seaoats - Chasmanthium latifolium
Little Bluestem - Schizachyrium scoparium
Purple-top Grass - Tridens flavus
Sideoats Grama - Bouteloua curtipendula
Splitbeard Bluestem - Andropogon ternaries
Switchgrass - Panicum virgatum
Groundcover
Golden Groundsel - Packera obovataSnake Herb - Dyschoriste linearis
Wood Violet - Viola missouriensis - evergreen
Vines
Carolina Jessamine - Gelsemium sempervirens - evergreenCoral Honeysuckle - Lonicera sempervirens - berries, semi-evergreen
Crossvine - Bignonia capreolata - semi-evergreen
Snapdragon Vine - Maurandya antirrhiniflora - semi-evergreen
Cacti & Yucca
Various cacti native to the region - Coryphantha, Echinocactus, Echinocereus, Escobaria & Mammillaria.Prickly Pear - Opuntia sp.
Arkansas Yucca - Yucca arkansana
Manfreda - Manfreda virginica
Nolina - Nolina lindheimeriana & texana
Pale Yucca - Yucca pallida
Red Yucca - Hesperaloe parviflora
Spanish Dagger - Yucca torreyi
Twist-leaf Yucca - Yucca rupicola
Perennial wildflowers - winter rosettes evergreen
Purple Aster or Fall Aster - Aster spp.Barbara's Buttons - Marshallia caespitosa
Blackfoot Daisy - Melampodium leucanthum
Black Dalea - Dalea frutescens
Blue Eyed Grass - Sisyrinchium ensigerum
Blue Mistflower - Eupatorium coelestinum
Calylophus - Calylophus spp.
Cedar Sage - Salvia roemariana
Cutleaf Daisy - Engelmannia peristenia
Dewberry - 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 - 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 - 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 - 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