Pines and Prairies Chapter

Plant Sale

Plant Sale Update – a HUGE thank you to all who volunteered prior to and day of the Plant Sale. Your enthusiastic participation and generous donation of your time and expertise has yet again resulted in a successful sale.
 
696 Texas natives now have new homes!! New this year, we collaborated with a small native grower, Brushwolf Prairies Native Nursery and soil amendment / native seed purveyor, Big Thicket Native Plant Nursery, both a welcome addtion to the day. While we generally have friendly conversation and many thanks are heard during the sale, this year, several shoppers were so excited they emailed after arriving home to say what a delightful time it was and how pleased they are with their beautiful purchases.
 

The Pines and Prairies Spring  Plant Sale March 28, 2026 featured over 200 species of Texas native plants. Martin Simonton, New World Botanical, is provided the plants listed,  most grown from seed collected in the wild. Martin’s collection includes plants from outside the Pines and Prairies ecoregions–Western Gulf Coastal Plain, Texas Blackland Prairies and East Central Texas Plains.

The complete plant list and details on each plant are found below. If you wish your own copy of the list, you can download the Excel version here:  Pines & Prairies 2026 Spring Plant sale species list 20260325  or as a pdf file here: Pines and Prairies 2026 Spring Plant sale species list 20260325 .

Saturday March 28 8:30a-12:30p
2701 Lone Star Parkway
Montgomery TX

Please send corrections, suggestions to gail.mcconnell315@gmail.com

The following plants from Brushwolf Nurseries will also be at the sale: 
Perennials
Scarlet Sage – Salvia coccinea
Autumn Sage – Salvia greggii
Mealy Blue Sage – Salvia farinacea
Aquatic Milkweed – Asclepias perennis
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium coelestinum
Buckley Yucca(white) – Yucca constricta
Red Yucca – Hesperaloe parviflora
Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea
Blue Vervain – Verbena hastata
 
Perennial Grasses
Pink Muhly Grass – Muhlenbergia capillaris
Mexican Feather Grass – Nassella tenuissima
Bushy Bluestem – Andropogon glomeratus
Northern Sea Oats – Chasmanthium latifolium
 
Trees
White Oak
Post Oak
Black Willow

The Table of Contents below provides access to detailed information about many of the plants.

You can view the gallery of available plants below or use the table at the end of this page to make your own plant or shopping list. Click on a plant for more information.

Table of Contents

Available Plants by Type

Shrub

Herbaceous

White Snakeroot

Ageratina altissima
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Eastern Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana
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Green Milkweed

Asclepias viridis
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Soft Green Eyes

Berlandiera pumila
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Doll's Daisy

Boltonia diffusa
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False Boneset

Brickellia eupatorioides
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Woodland Poppymallow

Callirhoe papaver
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Ivyleaf Thoroughwort

Chromolaena ivifolia
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Virginia Dayflower

Commelina virginica
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Blue Mistflower

Conoclinium coelestinum
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Texas Tickseed

Coreopsis gladiata
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Lanceleaf Coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata
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Plains Coreopsis

Coreopsis tinctoria
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Topeka purple coneflower

Echinacea atrorubens
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Pale Purple Coneflower

Echinacea pallida
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Purple Coneflower

Echinacea purpurea
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Sanguine Purple Coneflower

Echinacea sanguinea
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Philadelphia Fleabane

Erigeron philadelphicus
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Waxy Thoroughwort

Eupatorium linearifolium
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Roundleaf Thoroughwort

Eupatorium rotundifolium
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Texas Bluebell

Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum
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Slender Goldentop

Euthamia caroliniana
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Joe Pye Weed

Eutrochium fistulosum
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Lanceleaf Blanketflower

Gaillardia aestivalis
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Firewheel

Gaillardia pulchella
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Fragrant Gaillardia

Gaillardia suavis
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Narrowleaf Gumweed

Grindelia lanceolata
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Swamp Sunflower

Helianthus angustifolius
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Sawtooth Sunflower

Helianthus grosseserratus
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Maximilian Sunflower

Helianthus maximiliani
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Texas Star Hibiscus

Hibiscus coccineus
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St. Andrew's-cross

Hypericum hypericoides
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False Spotted St. Johnswort

Hypericum pseudomaculatum
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Wood Amaranth

Iresine rhizomatosa
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Slender Lespedeza

Lespedeza virginica
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Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis
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Barbara's Buttons

Marshallia caespitosa
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Narrowleaf Four O'Clock

Mirabilis linearis
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Wild Four O'clock

Mirabilis nyctaginea
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Beebalm

Monarda fistulosa
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Lindheimer Beebalm

Monarda lindheimeri
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Sundrops

Oenothera berlandieri
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Hoary Eveningprimrose

Oenothera biennis
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Long Flower Beeblossom

Oenothera filiformis
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Yellow Evening Primrose

Oenothera serrulata
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False Gromwell

Onosmodium bejariense var. bejariense
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Showy Palafoxia

Palafoxia hookeriana
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Wild Foxglove

Penstemon cobaea
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Smooth White Penstemon

Penstemon digitalis
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Nodding Beardtongue

Penstemon laxiflorus
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Gulf Coast Penstemon

Penstemon tenuis
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Finger False Dragonhead

Physostegia digitalis
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Showy False Dragonhead

Physostegia pulchella
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Obedient Plant

Physostegia virginiana
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Texas Prairie Parsley

Polytaenia texana
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Whiteleaf Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum albescens
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Blunt Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum muticum
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Narrowleaf Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
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Cutleaf Coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata
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Giant Coneflower

Rudbeckia maxima
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Missouri Coneflower

Rudbeckia missouriensis
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Sweet Coneflower

Rudbeckia subtomentosa
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Texas Coneflower

Rudbeckia texana
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Brown-eyed Susan

Rudbeckia triloba
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Carolina Wild Petunia

Ruellia caroliniensis
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Prairie Petunia

Ruellia humilis
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Azure Sage

Salvia azurea
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Lyre Leaf Sage

Salvia lyrata
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Heartleaf Skullcap

Scutellaria ovata
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Showy Fanpetals

Sida lindheimeri
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Compassplant

Silphium laciniatum
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Rosinweed Sunflower

Silphium radula var. gracile
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American Black Nightshade

Solanum americanum
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Tall Goldenrod

Solidago altissima
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Prairie Goldenrod

Solidago nemoralis
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Stiff Goldenrod

Solidago rigida
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Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa
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Elmleaf Goldenrod

Solidago ulmifolia
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Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides
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Lanceleaf Aster

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum
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Late Purple Aster

Symphyotrichum patens
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Willowleaf Aster

Symphyotrichum praealtum
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Barrens Silky Aster

Symphyotrichum pratense
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Small White Aster

Symphyotrichum racemosum
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American Germander

Teucrium canadense
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Coast Germander

Teucrium cubense
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Greenthread

Thelesperma filifolium
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False Dayflower

Tinantia anomala
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Texas Spiderwort

Tradescantia humilis
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Gulf Vervain

Verbena xutha
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Gravelweed

Verbesina helianthoides
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Frostweed

Verbesina virginica
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Western Ironweed

Vernonia baldwinii
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Missouri ironweed

Vernonia missurica
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Texas Ironweed

Vernonia texana
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Prairie Lily

Zephyranthes drummondii
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Tree

Grass & Sedge

Vine

Groundcover

Wetland

Cactus & Succulent

Fern

Plant Sale Table

Here is the same list in tabular form. If you’d like to make your own shopping list you can copy and paste this table into a spreadsheet. For best results paste as text format into the spreadsheet.

Common Name Scientific Name Growth Form Light Requirement Water Requirement
Alamo Vine Merremia dissecta Vine Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Alkali Sacaton Sporobolus airoides Grass & Sedge Part Shade Low
American Black Nightshade Solanum americanum Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
American Germander Teucrium canadense Herbaceous Part Shade High
Aromatic Sumac Rhus aromatica Shrub Sun, Part Shade, Shade Low
Azure Sage Salvia azurea Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low
Bald Cypress Taxodium distichum Tree Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Barbara's Buttons Marshallia caespitosa Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low
Barrens Silky Aster Symphyotrichum pratense Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low
Beebalm Monarda fistulosa Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low
Beebrush Aloysia gratissima Shrub Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Big Top Lovegrass Eragrostis hirsuta Grass & Sedge Sun Medium
Blue Mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Bluewood Condalia Condalia hookeri Shrub Part Shade Low
Blunt Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum muticum Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Broomsedge Andropogon virginicus Grass & Sedge Part Shade Medium
Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba Herbaceous Sun Medium
Bur Oak Quercus macrocarpa Tree Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium
Bushy Bluestem Andropogon glomeratus Grass & Sedge Sun High
Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis Shrub Sun High
Cardinal Flower Lobelia cardinalis Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium, High
Carolina Buckthorn Rhamnus caroliniana Tree Sun, Part Shade Low
Carolina Jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens Vine Sun, Part Shade Low
Carolina sedge Carex caroliniana Grass & Sedge Part Shade Medium, High
Carolina Snailseed Cocculus carolinus Vine Part Shade Low
Carolina Wild Petunia Ruellia caroliniensis Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Cherokee Sedge Carex cherokeensis Grass & Sedge Part Shade Medium
Cherry Laurel Prunus caroliniana Tree Sun, Part Shade Medium
Coast Germander Teucrium cubense Herbaceous Sun Low
Common Persimmon Diospyros virginiana Tree Sun Medium
Compassplant Silphium laciniatum Herbaceous Sun Low
Coral Honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens Vine Sun Low, Medium
Cutleaf Coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade, Shade Low, Medium
Doll's Daisy Boltonia diffusa Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Dwarf Palmetto Sabal minor Shrub Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium
Eastern Bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade High
Eastern Redbud Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Tree Part Shade, Shade Low, Medium
Elmleaf Goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia Herbaceous Sun Low
Escarpment Live Oak Quercus fusiformis Tree Sun Very Low, Low
Eve’s Necklace Styphnolobium affine Tree Sun Very Low, Low
False Boneset Brickellia eupatorioides Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
False Dayflower Tinantia anomala Herbaceous Part Shade Low, Medium
False Gromwell Onosmodium bejariense var. bejariense Herbaceous Sun Low
False Indigo Bush Amorpha fruticosa Shrub Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
False Spotted St. Johnswort Hypericum pseudomaculatum Herbaceous Sun Low, Medium
Finger False Dragonhead Physostegia digitalis Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Firewheel Gaillardia pulchella Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Fragrant Gaillardia Gaillardia suavis Herbaceous Part Shade Medium
Fragrant Mistflower Chromolaena odorata Shrub Sun, Part Shade, Shade Low
Frogfruit Phyla nodiflora Groundcover Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Frostweed Verbesina virginica Herbaceous Part Shade, Shade Low, Medium
Giant Coneflower Rudbeckia maxima Herbaceous Sun High
Gravelweed Verbesina helianthoides Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low
Green Ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Tree Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium
Green Hawthorn Crataegus viridis Shrub Part Shade High
Green Milkweed Asclepias viridis Herbaceous Sun Low
Greenthread Thelesperma filifolium Herbaceous Sun Low
Gulf Coast Penstemon Penstemon tenuis Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Gulf Muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris Grass & Sedge Sun Low, Medium
Gulf Vervain Verbena xutha Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low
Gum Bumelia Sideroxylon lanuginosum Tree Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Halberd Leaf Hibiscus Hibiscus laevis Wetland Sun, Part Shade Medium
Heartleaf Skullcap Scutellaria ovata Herbaceous Part Shade, Shade Low, Medium
Heath Aster Symphyotrichum ericoides Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Hoary Eveningprimrose Oenothera biennis Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade, Shade Low, Medium
Horsetail Equisetum hyemale spp. affine Wetland Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium
Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans Grass & Sedge Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium
Inland Sea Oats Chasmanthium latifolium Grass & Sedge Part Shade, Shade Low, Medium
Ivyleaf Thoroughwort Chromolaena ivifolia Herbaceous Sun Medium
Joe Pye Weed Eutrochium fistulosum Herbaceous Sun Medium, High
Kentucky Coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus Tree Sun Low
Lanceleaf Aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Lanceleaf Blanketflower Gaillardia aestivalis Herbaceous Sun Medium
Lanceleaf Coreopsis Coreopsis lanceolata Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Late Purple Aster Symphyotrichum patens Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Leavenworth's Sedge Carex leavenworthii Grass & Sedge Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium
Limestone Calamint Clinopodium glabrum Groundcover Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Lindheimer Beebalm Monarda lindheimeri Herbaceous Sun Low, Medium
Little Bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium Grass & Sedge Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Littlehip Hawthorn Crataegus spathulata Shrub Part Shade, Shade Medium
Live Oak Quercus virginiana Tree Sun Medium
Long Flower Beeblossom Oenothera filiformis Herbaceous Sun Low, Medium
Longspike Tridens Tridens strictus Grass & Sedge Sun Low, Medium
Looseflower water-willow Justicia ovata var. lanceolata Wetland Sun Medium, High
Louisiana Spiderlily Hymenocallis liriosme Wetland Part Shade Medium, High
Lyre Leaf Sage Salvia lyrata Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade, Shade Low, Medium
Maximilian Sunflower Helianthus maximiliani Herbaceous Sun Low, Medium
Mexican Buckeye Ungnadia speciosa Tree Sun, Part Shade Low
Mexican Plum Prunus mexicana Tree Sun, Part Shade Low
Missouri Coneflower Rudbeckia missouriensis Herbaceous Sun Low, Medium
Missouri ironweed Vernonia missurica Herbaceous Sun Medium, High
Narrowleaf Four O'Clock Mirabilis linearis Herbaceous Sun Low
Narrowleaf Gumweed Grindelia lanceolata Herbaceous Sun Low, Medium
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Netleaf Hackberry Celtis reticulata Tree Sun, Part Shade Low
Nimblewill Muhlenbergia schreberi Grass & Sedge Sun, Part Shade Medium
Nodding Beardtongue Penstemon laxiflorus Herbaceous Part Shade Low
Nodding Yucca Yucca cernua Cactus & Succulent Sun, Part Shade Low
Obedient Plant Physostegia virginiana Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium, High
Pale Purple Coneflower Echinacea pallida Herbaceous Sun Medium
Panicled False Indigo Amorpha paniculata Shrub Sun, Part Shade, Shade High
Parsley Hawthorn Crataegus marshallii Tree Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Pawpaw Asimina triloba Tree Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium
Pecan Carya illinoinensis Tree Sun High
Philadelphia Fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Plains Coreopsis Coreopsis tinctoria Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Post Oak Quercus stellata Tree Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Prairie Goldenrod Solidago nemoralis Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium
Prairie Lily Zephyranthes drummondii Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade, Shade Low
Prairie Petunia Ruellia humilis Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Purple Leatherflower Clematis pitcheri Vine Sun, Part Shade Medium
Purpletop Tridens Tridens flavus Grass & Sedge Part Shade Low
Red Bay Persea borbonia Tree Sun, Part Shade Medium
Red Buckeye Aesculus pavia var. pavia Shrub Part Shade Medium
Rosinweed Sunflower Silphium radula var. gracile Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low
Roundleaf Thoroughwort Eupatorium rotundifolium Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Saltgrass Distichlis spicata Grass & Sedge Sun Medium, High
Sand Dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus Grass & Sedge Sun, Part Shade Low
Sanguine Purple Coneflower Echinacea sanguinea Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low
Sawtooth Sunflower Helianthus grosseserratus Herbaceous Sun Medium
Seep Muhly Muhlenbergia reverchonii Grass & Sedge Sun Medium
Shoreline Sedge Carex hyalinolepis Grass & Sedge Part Shade, Shade Medium, High
Showy False Dragonhead Physostegia pulchella Herbaceous Part Shade Medium
Showy Fanpetals Sida lindheimeri Herbaceous Sun Low
Showy Palafoxia Palafoxia hookeriana Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Shrubby St. John's Wort Hypericum prolificum Shrub Part Shade, Shade Low, Medium
Silver Bluestem Bothriochloa laguroides Grass & Sedge Sun Low
Slender Goldentop Euthamia caroliniana Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Slender Grama Bouteloua repens Grass & Sedge Sun Low
Slender Lespedeza Lespedeza virginica Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low
Small White Aster Symphyotrichum racemosum Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium, High
Smooth Alder Alnus serrulata Shrub Sun, Part Shade, Shade High
Smooth White Penstemon Penstemon digitalis Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium, High
Snakeherb Dyschoriste linearis Groundcover Sun, Part Shade Low
Soft Green Eyes Berlandiera pumila Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low
Southern Catalpa Catalpa bignonioides Tree Sun, Part Shade Low
Southern Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora Tree Sun, Part Shade Low
Southwestern Bristlegrass Setaria scheelei Grass & Sedge Part Shade, Shade Low, Medium
Spicebush Lindera benzoin Shrub Sun, Part Shade Medium
St. Andrew's-cross Hypericum hypericoides Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Stiff Goldenrod Solidago rigida Herbaceous Sun Low, Medium, High
Sundrops Oenothera berlandieri Herbaceous Sun Low
Swamp Sunflower Helianthus angustifolius Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade High
Sweet Coneflower Rudbeckia subtomentosa Herbaceous Part Shade Medium
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Tree Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Switchgrass Panicum virgatum Grass & Sedge Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Tall Goldenrod Solidago altissima Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Texas Bluebell Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum Herbaceous Sun Medium, High
Texas Coneflower Rudbeckia texana Herbaceous Sun Medium
Texas Ironweed Vernonia texana Herbaceous Sun Low, Medium
Texas Nightshade Solanum triquetrum Shrub Sun Medium, High
Texas Prairie Parsley Polytaenia texana Herbaceous Sun Very Low, Low
Texas Sabal Palm Sabal mexicana Tree Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Texas Spiderwort Tradescantia humilis Herbaceous Part Shade Medium
Texas Star Hibiscus Hibiscus coccineus Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade High
Texas Tickseed Coreopsis gladiata Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Thin Blue Sedge Carex flaccosperma Grass & Sedge Part Shade, Shade Medium, High
Topeka purple coneflower Echinacea atrorubens Herbaceous Sun Low, Medium
Turk's Cap Malvaviscus arboreus Shrub Sun, Part Shade, Shade Low, Medium
Virginia Creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Vine Sun, Shade Low
Virginia Dayflower Commelina virginica Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade, Shade Medium, High
Virginia Sweetspire Itea virginica Shrub Part Shade, Shade High
Warty Panicgrass Panicum verrucosum Grass & Sedge Sun, Part Shade High
Water Oak Quercus nigra Tree Sun, Part Shade High
Wax Myrtle Morella cerifera Shrub Sun, Part Shade, Shade Low, Medium, High
Waxy Thoroughwort Eupatorium linearifolium Herbaceous Low
Western Ironweed Vernonia baldwinii Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low
White Ash Fraxinus americana Tree Sun, Part Shade, Shade High
White Oak Quercus alba Tree Sun, Part Shade Medium
White Snakeroot Ageratina altissima Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium, High
Whiteleaf Mountain Mint Pycnanthemum albescens Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Whitetop Sedge Rhynchospora colorata Grass & Sedge Sun, Part Shade Medium, High
Wild Four O'clock Mirabilis nyctaginea Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low
Wild Foxglove Penstemon cobaea Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Low, Medium
Willowleaf Aster Symphyotrichum praealtum Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade Medium
Witchgrass Panicum capillare Grass & Sedge Low, Medium
Wood Amaranth Iresine rhizomatosa Herbaceous Part Shade, Shade Medium, High
Woodland Poppymallow Callirhoe papaver Herbaceous Sun, Part Shade, Shade Low
Woolly Dutchman's Pipe Aristolochia tomentosa Vine Sun, Part Shade Medium
Woolly Rose Mallow Hibiscus moscheutos ssp. lasiocarpos Wetland Sun Medium
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod Solidago rugosa Herbaceous Sun Medium
Yellow Evening Primrose Oenothera serrulata Herbaceous Sun Low

About the Region

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Salado, the location of our Fall 2025 Symposium, lies at the intersection of two ecoregions: the Edwards Plateau (Limestone Cut Plain) and Blackland Prairie (Northern Blackland Prairie).

The Edwards Plateau area is also called the Hill Country; however, this general term covers a much larger area extending farther north. Spring-fed creeks are found throughout the region; deep limestone canyons, rivers, and lakes (reservoirs) are common. Ashe juniper is perhaps the most common woody species found throughout the region. Additional woody species include various species of oak, with live oak (Quercus fusiformis) being the most common. Sycamores (Platanus occidentalis) and bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) border waterways. This area is well known for its spring wildflower displays, though they may be viewed in spring, late summer, and fall, as well. According to Texas Parks and Wildlife, average annual rainfall in the Edwards Plateau ranges from 15 to 34 inches.

The Blackland Prairie extends from the Red River south to San Antonio, bordered on the west by the Edwards Plateau and the Cross Timbers, and on the east by the Post Oak Savannah. Annual rainfall averages 30 to 40 inches, with higher averages to the east. This region is dominated by prairie species. The most common grass species include little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) and Indian grass (Sorghastrum nutans) in the uplands and switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) in the riparian areas and drainages. Common herbaceous flowering plants include salvias, penstemons, and silphiums. This area has suffered greatly from overgrazing and agricultural use. Few intact areas remain, though many of the plants can be found along county roadsides throughout the region.

Our fall Symposium host chapter, the Tonkawa Chapter, includes both of these ecoregions.

Source: Wildflowers of Texas by Michael Eason