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

Limoncillo

Esenbeckia berlandieri

Tree

15 –

35 ft

5 –

35 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Evergreen

Nectar, Nesting Material

White

Low, Medium

Sand, Loam, Well Drained, Moist

Birds, Nectar Insects

Strawberry Bush

Euonymus americanus

Shrub

5 –

6 ft

3 –

4 ft

Part Shade, Shade

Deciduous

Fruit, Fall Color, Forage, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

Green, Purple

Medium, High

Sand, Loam, Clay, Poor Drainage, Moist

Caterpillars, Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Nectar Insects, Deer, Hummingbirds, Bees

Wahoo

Euonymus atropurpureus

Shrub

15 –

25 ft

10 –

15 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Deciduous

Fruit, Fall Color

Purple

Medium, High

Rich, Moist

Birds

Hyssopleaf Boneset

Eupatorium hyssopifolium

Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

1 –

3 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

White

Low, Medium

Sand, Gravelly, Well Drained, Dry, Saline

Butterflies, Birds, Bees

Roundleaf Thoroughwort

Eupatorium rotundifolium

Herbaceous

2 –

3 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

White

Medium, High

Sand, Moist, Dry

Butterflies, Birds, Bees

Late Boneset

Eupatorium serotinum

Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

3 –

4 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

White

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Moist

Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects, Bees

Candelilla

Euphorbia antisyphilitica

Shrub

1 –

3 ft

1 –

3 ft

Sun

Semi Evergreen

Nectar

White, Pink

Low

Sand, Loam, Limestone, Caliche, Well Drained, Dry

Nectar Insects

Painted Leaf Poinsettia

Euphorbia cyathophora

Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

1 –

3 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Nectar, Larval Host

Yellow, Green

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Moist

Butterflies, Bees

Small Bluebell

Eustoma exaltatum

Herbaceous

1 –

2 ft

.75 –

1 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

Blue, Purple

High

Sand, Loam, Well Drained, Moist, Saline

Butterflies, Birds, Hummingbirds, Bees

Texas Bluebell

Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum

Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

.75 –

1 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

Blue

Medium, High

Sand, Loam, Moist

Butterflies, Birds, Hummingbirds, Bees

Slender Goldentop

Euthamia caroliniana

Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

Yellow

Medium, High

Sand, Loam, Clay, Moist, Dry

Butterflies, Bees

Joe Pye Weed

Eutrochium fistulosum

Herbaceous

5 –

7 ft

2 –

4 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

Pink, Purple

Medium, High

Sand, Loam, Clay, Rocky, Shallow, Moist, Dry

Butterflies, Birds, Bees

Kidneywood

Eysenhardtia texana

Shrub

8 –

15 ft

6 –

8 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Forage, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

White

Very Low, Low

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

Butterflies, Deer, Bees

Apache Plume

Fallugia paradoxa

Shrub

5 –

10 ft

3 –

4 ft

Part Shade

Semi Evergreen

Seeds, Forage, Nectar, Pollen, Nesting Material

White

Low

Sand, Clay, Limestone, Well Drained, Dry

Browsers, Birds, Nectar Insects, Bees

Pink Thoroughwort

Fleischmannia incarnata

Herbaceous

1 –

6 ft

0 –

0 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

White, Pink, Purple

Medium

Sand, Clay, Moist

Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects, Moths, Bees

Narrow Leaf Elbow Bush

Forestiera angustifolia

Tree

4 –

6 ft

4 –

6 ft

Sun

Semi Evergreen

Fruit, Forage, Nectar

Yellow, Green

Low

Clay, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry

Browsers, Birds, Small Mammals, Nectar Insects, Bees

Elbowbush

Forestiera pubescens

Shrub

4 –

10 ft

4 –

10 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Deciduous

Berry, Fall Color, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host, Flowers

Yellow

Low, Medium

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

Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Nectar Insects, Bees

Ocotillo

Fouquieria splendens

Shrub

6 –

20 ft

3 –

5 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen, Flowers

Red, Orange

Low

Sand, Gravelly, Rocky, Limestone, Dry

Birds, Small Mammals, Nectar Insects, Hummingbirds, Bees

Wild Woodland Strawberries

Fragaria vesca

Herbaceous

.5 –

.75 ft

.5 –

1 ft

Part Shade, Shade

Deciduous

Berry

White

Medium, High

Sand, Loam, Moist

Birds, Small Mammals

White Ash

Fraxinus americana

Tree

60 –

80 ft

50 –

70 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Deciduous

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

Yellow, Purple

High

Deep, Moist

Browsers, Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals

Mexican Ash

Fraxinus berlandieriana

Tree

30 –

45 ft

20 –

30 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Forage, Nectar, Larval Host

Purple

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Rocky, Dry

Browsers, Butterflies, Birds

Green Ash

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Tree

50 –

75 ft

25 –

50 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Deciduous

Fruit, Fall Color, Forage, Nectar, Nesting Material

Green, Purple, Brown

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Moist, Dry

Butterflies, Birds

Texas Ash

Fraxinus texensis

Tree

40 –

50 ft

40 –

50 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

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

Red, Green, Purple

Very Low, Low

Rocky, Limestone, Well Drained, Dry

Butterflies, Birds

Wavyleaf Twinevine

Funastrum crispum

Vine

4 –

5 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Red

Low

Rocky, Dry

Fringed Twinevine

Funastrum cynanchoides

Vine

0.5 –

1 ft

5 –

6 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

White, Pink, Purple

Low

Sand, Loam, Limestone, Caliche, Well Drained, Dry

Caterpillars, Butterflies, Bees

Lanceleaf Blanketflower

Gaillardia aestivalis

Herbaceous

1 –

2 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen, Flowers

White, Pink, Yellow, Purple

Medium

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

Butterflies, Bees

Firewheel

Gaillardia pulchella

Herbaceous

1 –

2 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

Red, Orange, Yellow

Medium

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

Butterflies, Bees

Fragrant Gaillardia

Gaillardia suavis

Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

1 –

3 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar

Red, Orange, Yellow

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Caliche, Dry

Nectar Insects, Bees

Mexican Silktassel

Garrya ovata

Shrub

6 –

12 ft

3 –

6 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Evergreen

Fruit

Green

Low

Limestone, Caliche, Well Drained, Dry

Birds

Carolina Jessamine

Gelsemium sempervirens

Vine

15 –

20 ft

7 –

8 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Evergreen

Nectar, Pollen

Yellow

Low

Sand, Loam, Clay, Well Drained, Moist

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths, Bees

White Avens

Geum canadense

Groundcover, Herbaceous

1 –

1.5 ft

0.5 –

1 ft

Part Shade, Shade

Semi Evergreen

Nectar, Pollen

White

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Calcareous, Moist, Dry

Butterflies

Prairie Verbena

Glandularia bipinnatifida

Herbaceous

0.5 –

1 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Semi Evergreen

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

Purple

Low, Medium

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

Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects

Honey Locust

Gleditsia triacanthos

Tree

30 –

75 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

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

Yellow

Medium

Loam, Clay, Deep, Well Drained, Moist

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

Rio Grande Globe Amaranth

Gomphrena haageana

Herbaceous

.5 –

1 ft

.25 –

.5 ft

Sun

Semi Evergreen

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

Red, Pink, Purple

Low

Clay, Caliche, Dry

Butterflies, Birds

Gomphrena Weed

Gomphrena serrata

Groundcover, Herbaceous

.25 –

.5 ft

.25 –

.5 ft

Sun

Semi Evergreen

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

White, Red, Pink

Low, Medium

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

Butterflies, Birds

Anglepod Milkvine

Gonolobus suberosus

Vine

5 –

10 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Larval Host

Green, Purple, Brown

Medium

Sand, Well Drained, Moist

Butterflies

Narrowleaf Gumweed

Grindelia lanceolata

Herbaceous

1 –

5 ft

1.5 –

2 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds, Pollen

Yellow

Low, Medium

Sand, Gravelly, Rocky, Shallow, Well Drained

Birds, Bees

Guayacan

Guaiacum angustifolium

Shrub

8 –

10 ft

15 –

20 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Evergreen

Fruit, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host, Nesting Material

Purple

Low

Sand, Loam, Clay, Well Drained, Dry

Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Nectar Insects, Bees

Texas Snakeweed

Gutierrezia sarothrae

Shrub

1 –

3 ft

1 –

3 ft

Part Shade

Semi Evergreen

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

Yellow

Medium

Sand, Clay, Gravelly, Rocky, Limestone, Caliche, Well Drained, Dry

Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects, Bees

Kentucky Coffeetree

Gymnocladus dioicus

Tree

75 –

100 ft

40 –

50 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Fall Color, Larval Host

White, Green

Low

Sand, Loam, Clay, Rich, Deep, Dry

Moths

Two-wing Silverbell

Halesia diptera

Tree

10 –

25 ft

10 –

15 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

White

Low

Sand, Loam, Well Drained, Moist

Birds, Small Mammals, Hummingbirds, Bees

Tenaza

Havardia pallens

Tree

10 –

15 ft

10 –

15 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

White

Low, Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Well Drained

Nectar Insects, Bees

Hachinal

Heimia salicifolia

Shrub

2 –

5 ft

2 –

3 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

Yellow

Low, Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Caliche, Moist

Butterflies, Birds, Bees

Bitter Sneezeweed

Helenium amarum

Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

1 –

1 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

Yellow

Low

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

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Bees

Southern Sneezeweed

Helenium flexuosum

Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

Yellow

Medium, High

Clay, Caliche, Moist

Butterflies, Bees

Smallhead Sneezeweed

Helenium microcephalum

Herbaceous

1 –

2 ft

2 –

4 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

Yellow

Low

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

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Bees

Swamp Sunflower

Helianthus angustifolius

Herbaceous

3 –

6 ft

0.5 –

1 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

Yellow

High

Sand, Loam, Clay, Moist

Butterflies, Birds

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

Herbaceous

1.5 –

10 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds, Pollen

Yellow

Low, Medium

Sand, Clay, Dry

Birds, Bees

Sawtooth Sunﬂower

Helianthus grosseserratus

Herbaceous

3 –

15 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

Yellow

Medium

Sand, Caliche, Well Drained, Moist, Dry

Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Moths, Bees

Hairy Sunflower

Helianthus hirsutus

Herbaceous

3 –

5 ft

2 –

3 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

Yellow

Low, Medium

Clay, Dry

Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects, Moths, 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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