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

Looseflower water-willow

Justicia ovata var. lanceolata

Wetland

1 –

1.5 ft

Sun

Deciduous

White

Medium, High

Moist

Hairy Tube-tongue

Justicia pilosella

Herbaceous

0.5 –

1 ft

.5 –

1 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

White, Pink, Purple

Low

Gravelly, Rocky, Moist, Dry

Butterflies, Nectar Insects

Runyon’s Water Willow

Justicia runyonii

Herbaceous

1 –

2 ft

1 –

1 ft

Part Shade, Shade

Evergreen

Nectar, Larval Host

Purple

Low, Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Moist

Butterflies

Coyotillo

Karwinskia humboldtiana

Tree

1 –

7 ft

1 –

3 ft

Part Shade

Evergreen

Fruit, Nectar, Larval Host

Green

Low

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

Butterflies, Birds

Saltmarsh Mallow

Kosteletzkya pentacarpos

Wetland

3 –

5 ft

3 –

4 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

White, Pink

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Poor Drainage, Moist

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Trailing Ratany

Krameria lanceolata

Groundcover, Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

1 –

3 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar

Red, Purple

Low

Sand, Rocky, Calcareous, Well Drained

Bees

Velvet Lantana

Lantana achyranthifolia

Shrub

2 –

6 ft

2 –

3 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Fruit, Forage, Nectar

White, Pink

Very Low, Low

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

Butterflies, Birds, Deer

Texas Lantana

Lantana horrida

Shrub

3 –

5 ft

4 –

5 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Fruit, Nectar

Orange, Yellow

Very Low, Low

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

Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects

Velvet Lantana

Lantana velutina

Shrub

4 –

6 ft

Deciduous

White, Pink, Violet

Creosote Bush

Larrea tridentata

Shrub

3 –

6 ft

3 –

4 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Evergreen

Fruit, Forage, Pollen

Yellow

Low

Sand, Loam, Caliche, Well Drained, Dry

Grasshoppers, Browsers, Small Mammals, Bees

Cut Rice Grass

Leersia monandra

Grass & Sedge

1 –

2 ft

1 –

2 ft

Part Shade, Shade

Evergreen

Seeds

Green

Low

Rocky, Limestone, Dry

Birds, Small Mammals

Coastal Stonecrop

Lenophyllum texanum

Groundcover, Herbaceous

.5 –

.75 ft

.5 –

1 ft

Sun

Semi Evergreen

Larval Host

Yellow

Low

Sand, Clay, Dry

Butterflies

Mountain Pepperwort

Lepidium montanum

Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

White

Low

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

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Bees

Peppergrass

Lepidium virginicum

Herbaceous

1 –

2 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

White

Low

Sand, Loam, Dry

Butterflies, Birds, Bees

Green Sprangletop

Leptochloa dubia

Grass & Sedge

2 –

3 ft

.5 –

1 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Larval Host

Yellow

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry

Butterflies

Tepeguaje

Leucaena pulverulenta

Tree

30 –

55 ft

10 –

20 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Fruit, Nectar, Nesting Material

White

Low, Medium

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

Birds, Nectar Insects

Goldenball Leadtree

Leucaena retusa

Tree

12 –

20 ft

12 –

15 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Forage, Nectar

Orange, Yellow

Low

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

Browsers, Nectar Insects, Deer

Cenizo

Leucophyllum frutescens

Shrub

5 –

8 ft

4 –

5 ft

Sun

Evergreen

Nectar, Larval Host

White, Pink, Purple

Very Low, Low

Rocky, Calcareous, Well Drained, Dry

Butterflies, Nectar Insects

Big Bend Silverleaf

Leucophyllum minus

Shrub

1 –

3 ft

1 –

3 ft

Sun

Evergreen

Nectar, Pollen

Purple, Violet

Low

Sand, Loam, Limestone, Calcareous, Well Drained, Dry

Butterflies, Bees

Sharp Blazing Star

Liatris acidota

Herbaceous

2 –

3 ft

1 –

3 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

Purple

Low, Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Moist

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Bees

Tall Blazing Star

Liatris aspera

Herbaceous

2 –

3 ft

1 –

1.5 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

Pink, Purple

Low

Sand, Loam, Clay, Rocky, Shallow, Dry

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

Bracted Gayfeather

Liatris bracteata

Herbaceous

1 –

2 ft

1 –

1 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen, Flowers

Purple

Low

Sand, Loam, Clay, Well Drained, Moist

Birds, Nectar Insects, Bees

Gayfeather

Liatris punctata

Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

1 –

1 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

White, Purple

Low, Medium

Sand, Limestone, Calcareous, Well Drained, Dry

Butterflies, Birds, Bees

Prairie Gayfeather

Liatris pycnostachya

Herbaceous

1 –

5 ft

0.5 –

1 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

Pink, Purple

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Poor Drainage, Moist

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Bees

Spicebush

Lindera benzoin

Shrub

6 –

12 ft

6 –

12 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Fruit, Fall Color, Nectar, Larval Host

Yellow

Medium

Sand, Loam, Limestone, Well Drained, Moist

Butterflies, Birds

Texas Yellowstar

Lindheimera texana

Herbaceous

.5 –

3 ft

.25 –

1 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds, Forage, Nectar, Pollen, Flowers

Yellow

Low

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

Beetles, Browsers, Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Deer, Bees

Yellow Prairie Flax

Linum berlandieri var. berlandieri

Herbaceous

6 –

1.5 ft

6 –

8 ft

Part Shade, Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Pollen

Orange, Yellow

Very Low, Low

Sand, Gravelly, Limestone

Butterflies, Birds, Bees

Prairie Flax

Linum lewisii

Herbaceous

1 –

1.5 ft

.5 –

1 ft

Sun

Semi Evergreen

Seeds, Forage, Pollen

Blue, Purple

Medium

Sand, Gravelly, Well Drained, Dry

Browsers, Butterflies, Birds, Bees

Bushy Lipia

Lippia alba

Shrub

5 –

6 ft

2 –

3 ft

Part Shade

Semi Evergreen

Fruit, Nectar, Larval Host

White, Pink, Purple, Violet

Low, Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Well Drained, Moist

Butterflies, Birds, Hummingbirds

Sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Tree

50 –

60 ft

20 –

30 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Fall Color, Seeds, Larval Host

White, Green

Medium, High

Sand, Loam, Clay, Well Drained, Moist, Saline

Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals

Narrowleaf Puccoon

Lithospermum incisum

Herbaceous

0.5 –

1.35 ft

.5 –

1.25 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Forage, Nectar, Larval Host

Yellow

Low, Medium

Sand, Loam, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry

Grasshoppers, Beetles, Butterflies, Moths

Cardinal Flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Herbaceous, Wetland

1 –

6 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

Red

Medium, High

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Rich, Moist

Butterflies, Birds, Hummingbirds

Downy Lobelia

Lobelia puberula

Herbaceous

3 –

4 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

White, Blue

Medium

Well Drained, Moist

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Hummingbirds, Bees

White Honeysuckle

Lonicera albiflora

Vine

4 –

10 ft

10 –

12 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Semi Evergreen

Fruit, Forage, Nectar, Pollen

White

Low, Medium

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

Browsers, Butterflies, Birds, Deer, Hummingbirds, Bees

Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Vine

3 –

20 ft

.5 –

1 ft

Sun

Semi Evergreen

Fruit, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

Red, Yellow

Low, Medium

Sand, Clay, Caliche, Rich, Well Drained, Moist

Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects, Hummingbirds, Moths, Bees

Mexican Primrose Willow

Ludwigia octovalvis

Wetland

3 –

6 ft

3 –

6 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Semi Evergreen

Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

Yellow

Medium, High

Moist, Mud

Butterflies, Moths

Floating Primrose-willow

Ludwigia peploides

Wetland

.10 –

.25 ft

5 –

10 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds, Forage, Nectar

Yellow

High

Loam, Rich, Poor Drainage, Moist, Mud

Butterflies, Birds, Aquatic Wildlife

Big Bend Bluebonnet

Lupinus havardii

Herbaceous

3 –

6 ft

2 –

3 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Forage, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host, Flowers

Blue, Purple

Low

Sand, Loam, Gravelly, Limestone, Dry

Browsers, Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Deer, Bees

Sandy Bluebonnet

Lupinus subcarnosus

Herbaceous

.5 –

1.5 ft

1 –

1.5 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Pollen

Blue, Purple

Low, Medium

Sand, Deep, Well Drained, Moist, Dry

Bees

Texas Bluebonnet

Lupinus texensis

Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

1 –

3 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

Blue

Low

Loam, Clay, Limestone, Dry

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees

Berlandier’s Wolfberry

Lycium berlandieri

Shrub

2 –

8 ft

3 –

4 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Evergreen

Fruit, Forage, Nectar, Larval Host

White, Blue, Purple

Low

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

Browsers, Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Nectar Insects, Deer

Carolina Wolfberry

Lycium carolinianum

Shrub

4 –

6 ft

2 –

3 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Evergreen

Fruit, Forage, Nectar

Purple

High

Sand, Loam, Clay, Well Drained, Moist

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

Texas Skeleton Plant

Lygodesmia texana

Herbaceous

1 –

2 ft

.25 –

.5 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Nectar

Pink, Purple

Low

Rocky, Calcareous, Dry

Butterflies, Nectar Insects

Winged Loosestrife

Lythrum alatum

Herbaceous

2 –

3 ft

2 –

3 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

Pink, Purple

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Poor Drainage, Moist

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Hummingbirds, Bees

California Loosestrife

Lythrum californicum

Herbaceous

1 –

5 ft

.5 –

1 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

Purple

Medium, High

Moist

Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects, Moths, Bees

Tahoka Daisy

Machaeranthera tanacetifolia

Herbaceous

2 –

3 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

Blue, Purple, Violet

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Well Drained, Dry

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Bees

Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera

Tree

20 –

40 ft

20 –

40 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Fruit, Fall Color

Green

Medium

Loam, Clay, Well Drained, Moist, Dry

Birds, Small Mammals

Southern Magnolia

Magnolia grandiflora

Tree

50 –

110 ft

25 –

30 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Evergreen

Seeds

White

Low

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

Birds, Small Mammals

Sweetbay Magnolia

Magnolia virginiana

Tree

10 –

20 ft

10 –

15 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Semi Evergreen

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

White

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Poor Drainage, Moist

Beetles, Butterflies, Birds, Moths

Barbados Cherry

Malpighia glabra

Shrub

3 –

6 ft

3 –

6 ft

Part Shade

Semi Evergreen

Fruit, Forage, Nectar, Larval Host, Flowers

Pink

Medium

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

Browsers, Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals

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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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