NLCP Plant Lists

Native Landscape Certification Program (NLCP) Plant Lists

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Name

Growth Form

Height

Spread

Sun

Leaf Retention

Wildlife Interest

Seasonal Interest

Water Use

Soil Type

Wildlife Benefit

Heart’s Delight

Abronia ameliae

Herbaceous

1 –

1.5 ft

.5 –

1 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

Pink, Purple

Low, Medium

Sand, Deep, Well Drained, Dry

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Moths

Prairie Acacia

Acacia angustissima

Herbaceous, Shrub

1 –

3 ft

1.5 –

2 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Larval Host, Nectar, Seeds

White

Low

Caliche, Clay, Dry, Gravelly, Loam, Sand, Well Drained

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Moths, Nectar Insects, Small Mammals

Southern Sugar Maple

Acer floridanum

Tree

20 –

100 ft

12 –

60 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Fall Color, Seeds

Yellow, Green

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Rich, Well Drained, Moist

Birds, Small Mammals

Bigtooth Maple

Acer grandidentatum

Tree

15 –

40 ft

10 –

15 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Fall Color, Seeds, Forage, Nectar, Pollen, Flowers

Yellow, Green

Medium

Loam, Clay, Calcareous, Moist

Browsers, Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals

Box Elder

Acer negundo

Tree

35 –

60 ft

30 –

50 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Fall Color, Larval Host, Nectar, Pollen, Seeds

Brown, Green, Yellow

Medium

Clay, Loam, Moist, Sand

Bees, Birds, Moths

Drummond Red Maple

Acer rubrum var. drummondii

Tree

50 –

90 ft

30 –

60 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Fall Color, Forage, Larval Host, Pollen, Seeds

Red

Medium, High

Calcareous, Clay, Loam, Moist, Poor Drainage, Sand

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Beetles, Deer, Moths, Small Mammals

Common Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Semi Evergreen

Nectar, Pollen

White

Low, Medium

Clay, Loam, Sand

Bees, Butterflies

Indian Ricegrass

Achnatherum hymenoides

Grass & Sedge

1 –

2 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Forage, Larval Host, Seeds

Green, Yellow

Low

Calcareous, Deep, Dry, Rocky, Sand, Well Drained

Birds, Browsers, Butterflies, Small Mammals

Vine Four O’Clock

Acleisanthes obtusa

Herbaceous, Vine

5 –

4 ft

5 –

4 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Forage, Nectar

White, Pink

Low

Sand, Clay, Calcareous, Well Drained, Dry

Deer, Hummingbirds, Moths

Creeping Spotflower

Acmella repens

Groundcover, Herbaceous

0.75 –

1 ft

0.5 –

1 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen, Seeds

Green, Orange, Yellow

Medium

Clay, Loam, Moist, Sand

Birds, Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Small Mammals

Featherleaf Desertpeony

Acourtia runcinata

Herbaceous

0.5 –

1 ft

.5 –

1 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

Pink, Purple

Low

Calcareous, Caliche, Clay, Dry, Limestone, Loam, Sand, Shallow, Well Drained

Butterflies, Nectar Insects

Brownfoot

Acourtia wrightii

1.5 –

2 ft

1.5 –

2 ft

Part Shade

Semi Evergreen

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

White, Pink

Low

Sand, Gravelly, Rocky, Limestone, Calcareous, Dry

Butterflies, Birds, Bees

Vasey’s Wild-lime

Adelia vaseyi

Shrub

5 –

10 ft

3 –

5 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Larval Host

Green, White, Yellow

Low

Dry, Loam, Well Drained

Butterflies

Common Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Fern, Groundcover

0.5 –

1.75 ft

.75 –

1.5 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Semi Evergreen

Nesting Material

No Bloom

Medium, High

Limestone, Loam, Moist, Well Drained

Birds, Small Mammals

Texas Buckeye

Aesculus glabra

Tree

30 –

50 ft

30 –

40 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Deciduous

Fall Color, Seeds, Nectar

White, Yellow, Brown

Medium

Sand, Clay, Limestone, Rich, Well Drained, Moist

Small Mammals, Hummingbirds

Texas Yellow Buckeye

Aesculus pavia var. flavescens

Shrub, Tree

5 –

15 ft

6 –

10 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen, Flowers

Yellow

Low, Medium

Rocky, Limestone, Well Drained, Moist

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees

Red Buckeye

Aesculus pavia var. pavia

Shrub, Tree

10 –

15 ft

6 –

12 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Nuts, Nectar, Pollen

Red, Yellow

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Calcareous, Well Drained, Moist, Dry

Butterflies, Small Mammals, Hummingbirds, Bees

Prairie False Foxglove

Agalinis heterophylla

Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

1 –

3 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Forage, Larval Host, Nectar

Pink, Purple

Low, Medium

Clay, Loam, Moist, Rocky, Sand

Bees, Browsers, Butterflies

Century Plant

Agave americana

Cactus & Succulent

4 –

6 ft

3 –

5 ft

Sun

Evergreen

Flowers, Larval Host, Nectar, Pollen, Seeds

Green, Yellow

Very Low, Low

Caliche, Clay, Dry, Loam, Sand, Well Drained

Bees, Birds, Small Mammals

Havard’s Century Plant

Agave havardiana

Cactus & Succulent

3 –

15 ft

3 –

5 ft

Sun

Evergreen

Nectar, Pollen, Seeds

Green, Yellow

Low

Calcareous, Dry, Gravelly, Rocky, Well Drained

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Lechuguilla

Agave lechuguilla

Cactus & Succulent

1 –

2 ft

Sun

Evergreen

Forage, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

White, Pink, Yellow

Low

Gravelly, Rocky, Limestone, Calcareous, Dry

Beetles, Browsers, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths, Bees

White Snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

Herbaceous

2 –

4 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

White

Low, Medium, High

Loam, Clay, Rocky, Rich, Well Drained, Moist, Dry

Caterpillars, Butterflies, Moths, Bees

White Mistflower

Ageratina havanensis

Shrub

3 –

5 ft

3 –

5 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Semi Evergreen

Larval Host, Nectar, Seeds

White

Low

Clay, Dry, Gravelly, Limestone, Loam, Sand, Well Drained

Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths

White Mistflower

Ageratina wrightii

Shrub

4 –

5 ft

Shade

Semi Evergreen

White

Low

Limestone, Well Drained, Dry

Meadow Garlic

Allium canadense

Herbaceous

.25 –

1 ft

.25 –

1 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Forage, Nectar, Pollen, Seeds

White

Medium

Clay, Loam, Moist, Rich, Sand, Well Drained

Bees, Birds, Butterflies, Nectar Insects

Prairie Onion

Allium stellatum

Herbaceous

1 –

2 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Flowers, Nectar, Pollen

Pink, Purple, White

Medium

Calcareous, Clay, Gravelly, Limestone, Moist, Rocky

Bees, Butterflies

Chisos Mountain False Indian Mallow

Allowissadula holosericea

Shrub

3 –

5 ft

2 –

3 ft

Part Shade

Semi Evergreen

Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host, Flowers

Orange, Yellow

Low

Sand, Rocky, Limestone, Well Drained, Dry

Butterflies, Bees

Smooth Alder

Alnus serrulata

Shrub

12 –

20 ft

5 –

10 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Deciduous

Fall Color, Seeds, Flowers

Red, Green, Brown

High

Sand, Loam, Poor Drainage, Moist, Mud

Birds

Beebrush

Aloysia gratissima

Shrub

6 –

12 ft

6 –

8 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Flowers, Forage, Fruit, Nectar, Seeds

White

Low, Medium

Clay, Limestone, Loam, Moist, Rocky, Sand

Bees, Birds, Browsers, Butterflies, Nectar Insects

Wright’s Beebrush

Aloysia wrightii

Shrub

4 –

5 ft

2 –

3 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Fruit, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

White

Low

Sand, Loam, Clay, Gravelly, Rocky, Limestone, Caliche, Dry

Butterflies, Birds, Moths, Bees

Huisache Daisy

Amblyolepis setigera

Herbaceous

.5 –

1.25 ft

1 –

1.5 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar

Yellow

Low

Caliche, Dry, Loam, Sand, Well Drained

Bees, Butterflies, Nectar Insects

False Indigo Bush

Amorpha fruticosa

Shrub

6 –

12 ft

6 –

12 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Forage, Larval Host, Nectar, Pollen

Blue, Purple

Medium, High

Calcareous, Clay, Dry, Loam, Moist, Sand

Bees, Browsers, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths

Panicled False Indigo

Amorpha paniculata

Shrub

8 –

9 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Deciduous

Fall Color

Orange, Purple

High

Sand, Loam, Poor Drainage, Moist, Mud

Texas Bluestar

Amsonia ciliata

Herbaceous

1 –

2 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Nectar

Blue

Medium

Dry, Limestone, Sand, Well Drained

Butterflies

Tubular Bluestar

Amsonia longiflora

Herbaceous

1 –

2 ft

White, Blue

Clay, Limestone

Creeping Bluestar

Amsonia repens

Herbaceous

1 –

2 ft

1 –

2 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar

Blue

Medium, High

Moist, Rich, Well Drained

Nectar Insects

Eastern Bluestar

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Herbaceous

0.75 –

1 ft

1 –

3 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

White, Blue

High

Sand, Loam, Poor Drainage, Moist

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees

Sierra Madre Torchwood

Amyris madrensis

Shrub

3 –

6 ft

3 –

4 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Evergreen

Nectar, Seeds

White

Low

Clay, Loam, Sand, Well Drained

Birds, Butterflies

Texas Torchwood

Amyris texana

Shrub

5 –

6 ft

3 –

4 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Evergreen

Fruit, Forage, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

Green, Blue

Low

Sand, Loam, Clay, Dry

Browsers, Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Hummingbirds, Moths, Bees

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii

Grass & Sedge

3 –

6 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Forage, Larval Host, Nesting Material

Brown

Low

Sand, Loam, Clay, Calcareous, Moist

Browsers, Birds, Bees

Bushy Bluestem

Andropogon glomeratus

Grass & Sedge

3 –

6 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Fall Color, Forage, Larval Host, Nesting Material, Seeds

Brown

High

Clay, Loam, Moist, Poor Drainage, Saline, Sand

Bees, Birds, Browsers, Butterflies, Small Mammals

Splitbeard Bluestem

Andropogon ternarius

Grass & Sedge

1.5 –

4 ft

0.5 –

1 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Forage, Nesting Material, Pollen, Seeds

Brown

Low

Clay, Dry, Loam, Sand, Well Drained

Bees, Birds, Deer, Small Mammals

Broomsedge

Andropogon virginicus

Grass & Sedge

2 –

6 ft

2 –

3 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Fall Color, Seeds, Forage, Nectar, Nesting Material

Yellow

Medium

Sand, Loam, Moist, Dry

Browsers, Butterflies, Birds

Tenpetal thimbleweed

Anemone berlandieri

Herbaceous

.75 –

1 ft

.25 –

.5 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Pollen

White, Blue, Purple, Violet

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Calcareous, Well Drained

Beetles, Bees

Carolina Anemone

Anemone caroliniana

Herbaceous

0.5 –

.5 ft

1 –

2.5 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

Blue, White

Low

Calcareous, Dry, Gravelly, Sand

Bees

Yerba Mansa

Anemopsis californica

Herbaceous

1 –

2.5 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

White

High

Poor Drainage, Moist, Mud

Butterflies, Birds, Moths, Bees

Big Bend Anisacanthus

Anisacanthus linearis

Shrub

5 –

8 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar

Red, Orange, Yellow

Low

Sand, Gravelly, Dry

Dwarf Desert Honeysuckle

Anisacanthus puberulus

Shrub

8 –

10 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Forage, Nectar, Pollen

Red, Pink

Low

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Dry

Browsers, Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Hummingbirds, Moths

Flame Acanthus

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii

Shrub

3 –

5 ft

3 –

4 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Larval Host, Nectar

Orange, Red

Very Low, Low

Caliche, Clay, Dry, Limestone, Loam, Moist, Rocky, Sand, Well Drained

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Nectar Insects

Texas Madeiravine

Anredera vesicaria

Vine

3 –

25 ft

.5 –

.5 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

White, Green

Low

Loam, Clay, Well Drained

Butterflies, Bees

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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

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Name

Growth Form

Height

Spread

Sun

Leaf Retention

Wildlife Interest

Seasonal Interest

Water Use

Soil Type

Wildlife Benefit

About the Native Plant Society of Texas

Membership

News

Events

2024 Fall Symposium

2026 Spring Symposium

CHapter Information

Chapters

Native Plant Information

Native Plant Database

Top Plant Searches

Native Landscape Certification Program (NLCP)

Monarch Conservation

Additional Programs

Publications

Invasive Plants

Speakers Bureau

Landscaping

Reading and Reference

NLCP Plant Lists

Level 1 List

Level 2 List

Level 3 List

Birds List

Name

Growth Form

Height

Spread

Sun

Leaf Retention

Wildlife Interest

Seasonal Interest

Water Use

Soil Type

Wildlife Benefit

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