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

Blanco Crabapple

Malus ioensis

Tree

15 –

20 ft

15 –

20 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Fruit, Nectar, Pollen

White, Pink

Medium

Sand, Clay, Limestone, Calcareous, Well Drained, Moist

Birds, Small Mammals, Bees

Turk’s Cap

Malvaviscus arboreus

Shrub

2 –

6 ft

3 –

5 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Deciduous

Fruit, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

Red

Low, Medium

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

Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Hummingbirds, Moths

Longflower Tuberose

Manfreda longiflora

Cactus & Succulent

2 –

3 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun

Evergreen

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

White, Red, Pink

Low, Medium

Sand, Clay, Gravelly, Well Drained, Dry, Saline

Butterflies, Birds, Bees

False Aloe

Manfreda maculosa

Cactus & Succulent

.5 –

1 ft

4 –

6 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Larval Host

White, Pink

Low, Medium

Sand, Clay, Well Drained, Moist, Dry

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Hummingbirds

Barbara’s Buttons

Marshallia caespitosa

Herbaceous

0.75 –

1.5 ft

5 –

1 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Forage, Nectar, Pollen

White, Pink

Low

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

Beetles, Butterflies, Small Mammals, Bees

Bigfoot Waterclover

Marsilea macropoda

Wetland

.25 –

1 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Forage, Flowers

No Bloom

Medium, High

Sand, Loam, Clay, Poor Drainage, Moist, Mud

Birds, Small Mammals

Hairy Water Clover

Marsilea vestita

Wetland

0.5 –

1 ft

.5 –

1 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Forage, Flowers

No Bloom

Medium, High

Sand, Moist, Mud

Birds, Small Mammals

Purple Milkweed Vine

Matelea biflora

Vine

.25 –

.50 ft

3 –

9 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host, Flowers

Purple, Brown

Low, Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Calcareous, Dry

Butterflies, Bees

Pearl Milkweed Vine

Matelea reticulata

Vine

6 –

12 ft

1 –

2 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Larval Host

Green

Low

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

Butterflies

Snapdragon Vine

Maurandella antirrhiniflora

Vine

3 –

5 ft

1 –

3 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host, Flowers

Purple

Low, Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Well Drained, Saline

Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Blackfoot Daisy

Melampodium leucanthum

Herbaceous

0.5 –

1.5 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

White, Yellow

Low

Sand, Limestone, Caliche, Well Drained, Dry

Butterflies, Birds, Bees

Two-flower Melic Grass

Melica mutica

Grass & Sedge

1 –

3 ft

1 –

3 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Evergreen

Seeds

Yellow, Green, Brown

Low, Medium

Calcareous, Moist, Dry

Birds

Pyramid Flower

Melochia pyramidata

Herbaceous, Shrub

5 –

6 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Semi Evergreen

White, Pink

Low

Sand, Limestone

Woolly Pyramidflower

Melochia tomentosa

Shrub

3 –

8 ft

2 –

6 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Evergreen

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

Pink, Purple

Low, Medium

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

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees

Low Menodora

Menodora heterophylla

Herbaceous

.25 –

.75 ft

.25 –

.75 ft

Part Shade

Semi Evergreen

Nectar

Red, Yellow

Low

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

Nectar Insects

Showy Menodora

Menodora longiflora

Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

1 –

3 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar

Yellow

Low

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Dry

Hummingbirds, Moths

Alamo Vine

Merremia dissecta

Vine

10 –

12 ft

.25 –

.50 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar

White, Purple

Low, Medium

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

Butterflies

Texasfan

Meximalva filipes

Herbaceous

3 –

4 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Purple, Violet

Limestone, Caliche

Fragrant Mimosa

Mimosa borealis

Shrub

2 –

6 ft

6 –

12 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Forage, Nectar, Pollen, Flowers

Pink

Low

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

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Deer, Bees

Velvetpod Mimosa

Mimosa dysocarpa

Shrub

2 –

6 ft

4 –

6 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Larval Host

Pink

Low

Rocky, Dry

Caterpillars, Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects, Hummingbirds

Powderpuff

Mimosa strigillosa

Groundcover, Herbaceous

0.75 –

1 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Semi Evergreen

Seeds, Forage, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host, Flowers

Pink

Low

Sand, Well Drained, Moist, Dry

Browsers, Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects, Bees

Fragrant Mimosa

Mimosa texana

Shrub

3 –

7 ft

3 –

4 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen, Nesting Material

White, Pink

Low

Sand, Loam, Clay, Caliche, Dry

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Moths, Bees

White Four O’Clock

Mirabilis albida

Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

1 –

3 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host, Flowers

White, Pink, Purple

Low

Sand, Rocky, Dry

Nectar Insects, Hummingbirds, Moths, Bees

Narrowleaf Four O’Clock

Mirabilis linearis

Herbaceous

2.5 –

4 ft

2.5 –

4 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Nectar, Flowers

White, Pink, Purple

Low

Sand, Rocky, Well Drained, Dry

Nectar Insects

Wild Four O’clock

Mirabilis nyctaginea

Herbaceous

4 –

5 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Larval Host

Pink

Low

Sand, Gravelly, Limestone, Dry

Hummingbirds, Moths

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Herbaceous

0.25 –

0.5 ft

0.5 –

0.75 ft

Part Shade, Shade

Evergreen

Fruit

White, Pink, Purple

High

Sand, Loam, Rich, Well Drained, Moist

Birds, Small Mammals

Horsemint

Monarda citriodora

Herbaceous

1 –

2 ft

0.25 –

0.5 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

White, Pink, Purple

Low

Sand, Loam, Clay, Limestone, Dry

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Hummingbirds, Bees

Basil Beebalm

Monarda clinopodioides

Herbaceous

.75 –

1.25 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

White, Pink, Purple

Medium

Sand, Well Drained, Moist

Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Bees

Beebalm

Monarda fistulosa

Herbaceous

2 –

4 ft

.5 –

1 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

White, Pink, Purple

Low

Sand, Loam, Rocky, Moist, Dry

Butterflies, Birds, Hummingbirds, Bees

Lindheimer Beebalm

Monarda lindheimeri

Herbaceous

2 –

3 ft

1 –

1 ft

Sun

Semi Evergreen

Nectar, Pollen

White

Low, Medium

Sand, Gravelly, Well Drained, Moist, Dry

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Bees

Spotted Beebalm

Monarda punctata

Herbaceous

2 –

3 ft

.5 –

1 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

White, Pink, Green, Purple

Low

Sand, Loam, Well Drained, Dry

Butterflies, Birds, Nectar Insects, Bees

Wax Myrtle

Morella cerifera

Shrub

6 –

20 ft

4 –

10 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Evergreen

Fruit, Nectar, Larval Host

Green

Low, Medium, High

Sand, Loam, Clay, Poor Drainage, Moist, Dry

Butterflies, Birds

Red Mulberry

Morus rubra

Tree

12 –

36 ft

35 –

40 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Deciduous

Fruit, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

White, Red, Green, Brown

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Moist, Dry

Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals

Gulf Muhly

Muhlenbergia capillaris

Grass & Sedge

1 –

3 ft

1.5 –

2 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Fall Color, Seeds, Larval Host, Nesting Material

Pink, Purple

Low, Medium

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

Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals

Pine Muhly

Muhlenbergia dubia

Grass & Sedge

1 –

3 ft

1 –

3 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds

White

Low

Rocky, Well Drained, Dry

Birds, Small Mammals

Big Muhly

Muhlenbergia lindheimeri

Grass & Sedge

3 –

6 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Semi Evergreen

Seeds, Forage, Nesting Material

White

Low, Medium

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

Browsers, Birds, Small Mammals, Deer

Seep Muhly

Muhlenbergia reverchonii

Grass & Sedge

1 –

3 ft

2 –

3 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host

White, Pink, Brown

Medium

Loam, Clay, Gravelly, Limestone, Caliche, Moist, Dry

Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Moths

Nimblewill

Muhlenbergia schreberi

Grass & Sedge

2 –

3 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Forage

Green

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Rocky, Moist

Browsers, Birds

Googly-eyed vine

Myriopus volubilis

Vine

3 –

6 ft

4 –

5 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Larval Host

White, Yellow, Green

Low

Sand, Loam, Clay, Caliche

Butterflies

Texas Wintergrass

Nassella leucotricha

Grass & Sedge

3 –

4 ft

1 –

1.5 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Forage, Larval Host

White, Green, Brown

Low

Sand, Clay, Calcareous, Well Drained, Dry

Browsers, Butterflies

Mexican Feathergrass

Nassella tenuissima

Grass & Sedge

1 –

3 ft

1 –

3 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Forage, Nesting Material

White

Low

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

Browsers, Birds

Prairie Celestials

Nemastylis geminiflora

Herbaceous

.5 –

1 ft

.25 –

.5 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

Blue

Medium

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

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Bees

Baby Blue Eyes

Nemophila phacelioides

Herbaceous

0.5 –

1 ft

.5 –

1 ft

Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

White, Blue

Medium

Sand, Loam, Clay, Well Drained, Moist

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Moths, Bees

Tropical Puff

Neptunia pubescens

Groundcover, Herbaceous

.25 –

1 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun

Semi Evergreen

Seeds, Forage, Nectar, Pollen, Larval Host, Flowers

Yellow

Low

Sand, Rocky, Limestone, Calcareous, Well Drained, Dry

Browsers, Butterflies, Birds, Small Mammals, Bees

Devil’s Shoestring

Nolina lindheimeriana

Cactus & Succulent

1 –

3 ft

4 –

5 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Evergreen

Seeds, Nectar, Pollen

White

Low

Sand, Rocky, Limestone, Calcareous, Dry

Butterflies, Birds, Bees

Texas Beargrass

Nolina texana

Cactus & Succulent

1.5 –

3 ft

3 –

4 ft

Part Shade

Evergreen

Nectar, Larval Host

White

Low

Loam, Clay, Rocky, Limestone

Butterflies, Nectar Insects, Hummingbirds

Devil’s Bouquet

Nyctaginia capitata

Herbaceous

1 –

3 ft

1 –

3 ft

Sun, Part Shade

Deciduous

Nectar, Pollen

Red, Orange

Low

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

Butterflies, Bees

Banana Waterlily

Nymphaea mexicana

Wetland

.25 –

1 ft

1 –

2 ft

Sun

Deciduous

Seeds, Forage, Flowers

Yellow

High

Deep, Moist, Mud

Birds, Small Mammals, Deer, Aquatic Wildlife

White Waterlily

Nymphaea odorata

Wetland

1 –

1 ft

1 –

1 ft

Sun, Part Shade, Shade

Deciduous

Seeds, Forage

White, Pink

High

Sand, Loam, Clay, Poor Drainage, Moist, Mud

Birds, Small Mammals, Aquatic Wildlife

Black Gum

Nyssa sylvatica

Tree

75 –

100 ft

40 –

70 ft

Sun, Shade

Deciduous

Fruit, Fall Color, Nectar

White, Green, Brown

Medium

Sand, Poor Drainage, Moist

Birds, Small Mammals, 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

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Spread

Sun

Leaf Retention

Wildlife Interest

Seasonal Interest

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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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