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Native Plant Society of Texas

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

Texas Sabal Palm
Sabal mexicana
Tree
35 –
45 ft
12 –
15 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Evergreen
Fruit, Nesting Material
White
Low, Medium
Sand, Loam, Clay, Poor Drainage, Moist, Dry
Birds
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
Shrub
5 –
10 ft
3 –
4 ft
Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Evergreen
Fruit, Nectar
White
Medium
Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Caliche, Poor Drainage, Moist
Birds, Small Mammals, Nectar Insects
Meadow Pink
Sabatia campestris
Herbaceous
1 –
2 ft
1 –
2 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Nectar
White, Pink
Medium
Sand, Loam, Moist, Dry
Nectar Insects
Bulltongue Arrowhead
Sagittaria lancifolia
Wetland
3 –
6 ft
2 –
3 ft
Sun
Deciduous
Seeds, Forage, Flowers
White, Pink
High
Sand, Moist, Mud
Browsers, Birds, Small Mammals, Aquatic Wildlife
Broadleaf Arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
Wetland
2 –
3 ft
1 –
2 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Forage
White, Pink
High
Sand, Poor Drainage, Moist, Mud
Birds, Small Mammals
Delta Arrowhead
Sagittaria platyphylla
Wetland
1 –
3 ft
1 –
3 ft
Part Shade
Deciduous
Seeds, Forage, Flowers
White
High
Sand, Moist, Mud
Browsers, Birds, Small Mammals, Aquatic Wildlife
Black Willow
Salix nigra
Tree
10 –
60 ft
10 –
60 ft
Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Deciduous
Fall Color, Seeds, Forage, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host
Yellow
High
Sand, Loam, Clay, Moist
Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Deer, Bees
Azure Sage
Salvia azurea
Herbaceous
3 –
6 ft
2 –
3 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host
White, Blue
Low
Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Well Drained, Dry
Butterflies, Moths, Bees
Shrubby Blue Sage
Salvia ballotiflora
Shrub
3 –
5 ft
3 –
5 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Seeds, Nectar, Pollen, Flowers
Blue, Purple
Low
Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Calcareous, Well Drained, Dry
Butterflies, Small Mammals, Nectar Insects, Hummingbirds, Bees
Scarlet Sage
Salvia coccinea
Herbaceous
1 –
3 ft
0.5 –
1 ft
Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Semi Evergreen
Nectar, Pollen
White, Red, Pink
Low, Medium
Sand, Loam, Clay, Rocky, Caliche, Moist, Dry
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees
Mealy Blue Sage
Salvia farinacea
Herbaceous
2 –
3 ft
2 –
2 ft
Sun
Semi Evergreen
Seeds, Nectar, Pollen
Blue
Low
Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Well Drained
Butterflies, Birds, Bees
Autumn Sage
Salvia greggii
Shrub
2 –
3 ft
2 –
3 ft
Sun
Evergreen
Nectar, Pollen
White, Red, Pink
Low
Sand, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry
Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Hummingbirds, Bees
Slenderleaf Sage
Salvia leptophylla
Herbaceous
2 –
3 ft
2 –
3 ft
Sun
Semi Evergreen
Nectar
Purple
Low
Gravelly, Well Drained, Dry
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Lyre Leaf Sage
Salvia lyrata
Herbaceous
1 –
2 ft
.75 –
1 ft
Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Evergreen
Nectar, Pollen
Blue, Purple
Low, Medium
Sand, Loam, Clay, Well Drained, Moist, Dry
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees
Big Red Sage
Salvia penstemonoides
Herbaceous
3 –
6 ft
1 –
2 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Semi Evergreen
Nectar
Red, Purple
Medium
Loam, Clay, Limestone, Well Drained
Hummingbirds
Cedar Sage
Salvia roemeriana
Herbaceous
1 –
2 ft
1 –
2 ft
Part Shade
Semi Evergreen
Nectar, Pollen
Red
Very Low, Low
Sand, Rocky, Limestone, Calcareous, Well Drained, Dry
Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Hummingbirds, Bees
Texas Sage
Salvia texana
Herbaceous
1 –
1.5 ft
1 –
1.5 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Nectar, Pollen
Blue, Purple
Low
Rocky, Limestone, Caliche, Well Drained, Dry
Butterflies, Bees
Common Elderberry
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis
Shrub
6 –
12 ft
5 –
12 ft
Part Shade
Deciduous
Fruit, Forage, Nectar, Pollen, Flowers
White
Medium, High
Sand, Loam, Clay, Rocky, Rich, Well Drained, Moist, Dry
Browsers, Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Nectar Insects, Bees
Soapberry
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii
Tree
10 –
50 ft
12 –
12 ft
Sun
Deciduous
Fruit, Fall Color, Larval Host
White
Low
Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Caliche, Well Drained, Moist, Dry
Butterflies, Birds
Sassafras
Sassafras albidum
Tree
15 –
20 ft
10 –
15 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Fruit, Fall Color, Larval Host
Yellow, Green, Brown
Medium
Sand, Loam, Well Drained, Moist
Butterflies, Birds
Lizard Tail
Saururus cernuus
Wetland
1 –
3 ft
1 –
3 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Seeds, Forage
White
High
Moist, Mud
Birds, Aquatic Wildlife
Desert Yaupon
Schaefferia cuneifolia
Shrub
3 –
6 ft
3 –
4 ft
Sun, Part Shade, Shade
Evergreen
Fruit, Forage, Nectar, Pollen
White, Orange, Green
Low
Sand, Loam, Clay, Caliche, Well Drained, Dry
Browsers, Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Bees
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Grass & Sedge
2 –
4 ft
1.5 –
2 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Fall Color, Seeds, Forage, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host
White, Green, Brown
Low, Medium
Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Well Drained, Moist, Dry
Browsers, Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Bees
Texas Feathershank
Schoenocaulon texanum
Herbaceous
1 –
2 ft
1 –
2 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Evergreen
White, Green
Low
Sand, Rocky, Limestone, Caliche, Well Drained, Dry
Burro Grass
Scleropogon brevifolius
Grass & Sedge
.5 –
.75 ft
.25 –
.5 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Nesting Material
White, Pink
Low
Sand, Loam, Clay, Caliche, Calcareous, Well Drained, Dry
Birds
Helmet Skullcap
Scutellaria integrifolia
Herbaceous
1 –
2 ft
.25 –
.5 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Pollen, Flowers
White, Pink, Blue
Medium, High
Sand, Loam, Clay, Moist
Bees
Heartleaf Skullcap
Scutellaria ovata
Herbaceous
1 –
2 ft
1 –
1.5 ft
Part Shade, Shade
Semi Evergreen
Nectar, Pollen
Blue, Purple
Low, Medium
Loam, Clay, Rocky, Limestone, Shallow, Moist
Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Hummingbirds
Texas Skullcap
Scutellaria texana
Herbaceous
.75 –
1 ft
.25 –
.60 ft
Deciduous
White, Blue, Purple
Rocky, Limestone
Wright’s Skullcap
Scutellaria wrightii
Herbaceous
0.5 –
0.75 ft
0.5 –
1 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Evergreen
Nectar, Pollen
White, Purple
Low
Sand, Loam, Limestone, Well Drained, Moist, Dry
Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees
Guajillo
Senegalia berlandieri
Shrub
3 –
16 ft
3 –
4 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Fruit, Nectar, Larval Host
White
Low
Sand, Loam, Clay, Gravelly, Limestone, Caliche, Dry
Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Nectar Insects
Gregg Catclaw Acacia
Senegalia greggii
Tree
15 –
20 ft
5 –
6 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Fruit, Nectar
White, Yellow
Low
Sand, Rocky, Caliche, Well Drained, Dry
Birds, Nectar Insects, Bees
Catclaw Acacia
Senegalia roemeriana
Shrub
15 –
20 ft
10 –
15 ft
Sun
Deciduous
Seeds, Nectar, Pollen, Nesting Material
White, Green
Very Low, Low
Sand, Loam, Clay, Gravelly, Rocky, Limestone, Well Drained, Dry
Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects, Bees
Lindheimer’s Senna
Senna lindheimeriana
Yellow flowers
Shrub
3 –
6 ft
0.5 –
1 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Seeds, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host
Yellow
Low
Sand, Rocky, Limestone, Well Drained, Dry
Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects, Bees
Two Leaved Senna
Senna roemeriana
Shrub
1 –
3 ft
1 –
2 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Seeds, Nectar, Larval Host
Yellow
Low, Medium
Clay, Limestone, Caliche, Well Drained, Dry
Butterflies, Birds, Bees
Canyon Senna
Senna wislizeni
Shrub
4 –
6 ft
3 –
4 ft
Sun
Deciduous
Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host, Flowers
Orange, Yellow
Low, Medium
Sand, Loam, Clay, Well Drained
Butterflies, Bees
Southwestern Bristlegrass
Setaria scheelei
Grass & Sedge
2 –
3 ft
0.5 –
1 ft
Part Shade, Shade
Deciduous
Seeds, Forage, Larval Host
White, Green
Low, Medium
Sand, Loam, Well Drained, Moist, Dry
Browsers, Birds, Small Mammals, Aquatic Wildlife
Showy Fanpetals
Sida lindheimeri
Herbaceous
2 –
3 ft
Sun
Deciduous
Nectar
White, Yellow
Low
Sand, Loam, Clay
Butterflies
Coma
Sideroxylon celastrinum
Tree
110 –
15 ft
10 –
15 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Semi Evergreen
Fruit, Nectar, Nesting Material, Flowers
White, Yellow, Green
Low
Sand, Loam, Clay, Dry
Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects
Gum Bumelia
Sideroxylon lanuginosum
Tree
35 –
45 ft
10 –
30 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Semi Evergreen
Fruit, Forage, Nectar, Pollen
White
Low, Medium
Sand, Loam, Clay, Well Drained, Dry
Browsers, Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Nectar Insects, Deer, Bees
White Rosinweed
Silphium albiflorum
Herbaceous
1 –
3 ft
1 –
3 ft
Sun
Deciduous
Seeds, Nectar, Pollen
White
Low
Sand, Gravelly, Limestone, Calcareous, Dry
Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects, Bees
Compassplant
Silphium laciniatum
Herbaceous
3 –
10 ft
1 –
1 ft
Sun
Deciduous
Seeds, Nectar, Pollen
Yellow
Low
Sand, Clay, Well Drained, Dry
Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Bees
Rosinweed Sunflower
Silphium radula var. gracile
Herbaceous
2 –
3 ft
.5 –
1 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Seeds, Nectar, Pollen
Yellow
Low
Sand, Loam, Clay, Well Drained, Dry
Butterflies, Birds, Bees
Bush Sunflower
Simsia calva
Herbaceous
1 –
3 ft
1 –
3 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Seeds, Nectar, Larval Host
Yellow
Low
Limestone, Caliche, Well Drained, Dry
Butterflies, Birds
Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass
Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Herbaceous
1 –
1.5 ft
.5 –
1 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Seeds, Nectar, Pollen
Blue
Medium
Loam, Well Drained, Moist
Butterflies, Birds, Bees
American Black Nightshade
Solanum americanum
Herbaceous
1 –
3 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Fruit, Pollen
White, Yellow, Green
Low, Medium
Sand, Loam, Clay, Well Drained, Moist
Birds, Bees
Silverleaf Nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Herbaceous
2 –
3 ft
.5 –
1 ft
Sun
Deciduous
Nectar
White, Purple, Violet
Low
Sand, Loam, Clay, Dry
Butterflies
Potato Tree
Solanum erianthum
Shrub, Tree
6 –
12 ft
6 –
12 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Evergreen
Fruit
White
Low, Medium
Sand, Limestone, Well Drained
Birds
Texas Nightshade
Solanum triquetrum
Shrub, Vine
1 –
2 ft
Sun
Semi Evergreen
Fruit
White, Violet
Medium, High
Rocky, Dry
Birds
Tall Goldenrod
Solidago altissima
Herbaceous
3 –
6 ft
2 –
3 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Seeds, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host
Yellow
Medium
Sand, Loam, Clay, Caliche, Moist, Dry
Beetles, Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects, Bees
Blue-stemmed Goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Herbaceous
1 –
3 ft
1 –
3 ft
Sun, Part Shade
Deciduous
Seeds, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host
Yellow
Low, Medium
Loam, Dry
Butterflies, Birds, Moths, Bees
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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