Flora of Kendall County

Flora of Kendall County
provided by
Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT)
(Accessed 02.19.2011)

In 2010, at the urging of Bill Ward, the Boerne Chapter of NPSOT sponsored an intern through the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (BRIT) based in Fort Worth, Texas. This intern was tasked with sorting through an extensive collection of botanical specimens, seeking those that had been collected in Kendall County. Once the task was completed, we discovered Kendall County was represented by a whopping 162 specimens. We all knew most of our membership could find more species just looking out their front doors! Two representatives from BRIT, Amanda Neill and Tiana Franklin, were invited to present a workshop illustrating accepted collection and submission methods to aid our chapter in boosting Kendall County’s numbers.

In February, Delmar Cain began compiling generally accepted common names to complement the scientific names accessed through the BRIT website in an effort to make the Kendall County list a bit more familiar and easier to read. The resulting combined list is what you have available to you today. We encourage everyone to peruse the list, note those specimens already collected and begin feverishly collecting in your own yards and beyond.

The packet of instructional material that BRIT provided during the workshop is available by emailing Emily Weiner at emily.a.weiner@gmail.com.

And you can learn more about the fantastic work being done at the BRIT, as well as, explore the herbarium online at www.brit.org.

Family Name Genus Name Specific Epithet Common Name Comments Source
Acanthaceae Ruellia metzae Metz Wild Petunia,
Metz’s wild petunia,
Wild White Petunia		 Native LBJ
Acanthaceae Ruellia nudiflora Common wild petunia Native LBJ
Alliaceae Allium drummondii Wild Garlic Native LBJ
Apiaceae Cicuta maculata Spotted water hemlock,
Water-Hemlock,
Beaver Poison		 Native LBJ
Apiaceae Eryngium leavenworthii Leavenworth’s eryngo,
Eryngo		 Native LBJ
Apiaceae Polytaenia nuttalii Nuttall’s prairie parsley,
Prairie parsley,
Wild Dill		 Native LBJ
Apiaceae Torilis arvensis spreading hedgeparsley Non-native USDA
Apocynaceae Amsonia ciliata Fringed bluestar,
Bluestar,
Blue funnel lily,
Texas bluestar		 Native LBJ
Apocynaceae Asclepis texana Texas milkweed Native LBJ
Apocynaceae Asclepis viridis Green milkweed Native LBJ
Araceae Arisaema dracontium Green Dragon,
Dragonroot,
Greendragon		 Native LBJ
Asclepiadaceae Asclepias oenotheroides Hierba de Zizotes Native LBJ
Asclepiadaceae Matelea reticulata Green milkweed Vine,
Pearl Milkweed Vine		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Aphanostephus riddellii Lazy Daisy,
Riddell’s Dozedaisy		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Centaurea melitensis Maltese star-thistle Non-native USDA
Asteraceae Chaetopappa effusa Spreading leastdaisy Native LBJ
Asteraceae Chrysactinia mexicana Damianita Native LBJ
Asteraceae Diaperia prolifera Bighead pygmycudweed,
big-head rabbit-tobacco		 Native ITIS
Asteraceae Dyssodiopsis tagetoides False dogfennel,
marigold dogweed		 Native LBJ, ITIS
Asteraceae Engelmannia peristenia Engelmann’s daisy,
Englemann Daisy,
Cutleaf Daisy		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Gaillardia amblyodon Maroon blanketflower,
Red gaillardia,
Red Indian blanket		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Gaillardia suavis Perfumeballs,
Pincushion daisy,
Fragrant gaillardia,
Rayless gaillardia		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Gutierrezia microcephala Threadleaf snakeweed,
Threadleaf broomweed,
Smallhead snakeweed		 Native LBJ, USDA
Asteraceae Helenium elegans Pretty sneezeweed Native LBJ
Asteraceae Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian sunflower Native LBJ
Asteraceae Hymenopappus scabiosaeus Carolina woollywhite,
Old Plainsman,
Woolly-white		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Iva angustifolia Narrowleaf marshelder,
Narrow-leaf sumpweed		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Liatris punctata Dotted blazing star,
Dotted gayfeather		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Lygodesmia texana Texas skeletonplant,
Texas skeleton weed,
Skeleton-plant		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Marshallia caespitosa Puffballs,
White Barbara’s-buttons		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Melampodium leucanthum Blackfoot Daisy,
Rock daisy,
Plains blackfoot		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Packera obovata Synonym: Senecia obovatus;
Golden groundsel,
Roundleaf groundsel		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Palafoxia callosa Small palafox,
small palafoxia		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Perityle lindheimeri Lindheimer’s rockdaisy Native LBJ
Asteraceae Pinaropappus roseus White rock lettuce,
White dandelion,
Pink dandelion		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Ratibida columnaris Mexican hat Native LBJ
Asteraceae Rudbeckia hirta Brown-eyed Susan,
Black-eyed Susan		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Simsia calva Awnless bush sunflower Native LBJ
Asteraceae Solidago nemoralis Prairie Goldenrod Native LBJ
Asteraceae Solidago radula Western rough goldenrod Native USDA
Asteraceae Tetragonotheca texana Nerve-ray,
Squarebud Daisy		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Tetraneuris linearifolia Fineleaf fournerved daisy Native LBJ
Asteraceae Tetraneuris scaposa Four-nerve daisy,
Hymenoxys,
Yellow daisy,
Bitterweed		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Thelesperma filifolium Greenthread Native LBJ
Asteraceae Thelesperma simplicifolium Slender greenthread Native LBJ, ITIS
Asteraceae Thymophylla pentachaeta Fiveneedle pricklyleaf Native LBJ
Asteraceae Verbesina virginica Frostweed,
White crownbeard,
Virginia crownbeard,
Iceplant		 Native LBJ
Asteraceae Vernonia lindheimeri Woolly ironweed Native LBJ
Boraginaceae Onosmodium helleri Heller’s marble-seed Native LBJ
Brassicaceae Capsella bursa-pastoris shephard’s purse Non-native USDA
Brassicaceae Rorippa nasturtium water-cress Synonym: Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum; Nasturtium officinale
Naturalized from Europe
Non-native		 ITIS
Buddlejaceae Buddleja racemosa Wand butterflybush Native LBJ
Caprifoliaceae Viburnum rufidulum Rusty blackhaw,
Southern blackhaw		 Native LBJ
Caryophyllaceae Arenaria benthamii hilly sandwort Native USDA
Caryophyllaceae Paronychia virginica Yellow nailwort,
Whitlow wort		 Native LBJ
Caryophyllaceae Stellaria prostrata Prostrate starwort Native USDA
Convolvulaceae Convolvulus equitans Texas Bindweed Native LBJ
Cornaceae Cornus drummondii Roughleaf Dogwood Native LBJ
Cyperaceae Carex muehlenbergii Muhlenberg’s sedge Native LBJ
Cyperaceae Cyperus ochraceus Pond flatsedge,
Yellow sedge		 Native USDA, LBJ
Cyperaceae Cyperus setigerus Lean flatsedge Native USDA, LBJ
Cyperaceae Eleocharis geniculata Canada spikesedge Native USDA
Cyperaceae Eleocharis rostellata Beaked spikerush Native USDA
Cyperaceae Rhynchospora nivea Showy Whitetop Native LBJ
Ericaceae Arbutus xalapensis Texas madrone Native LBJ
Euphorbiaceae Acalypha phleoides Shrubby copperleaf,
Three-seeded mercury		 Native LBJ
Euphorbiaceae Argythamnia simulans Plateau silverbush Native LBJ
Euphorbiaceae Croton monanthogynus Prairie tea,
One-seed croton		 Native LBJ
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia roemeriana Roemer’s spurge Native LBJ
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia spathulata Warty spurge Native LBJ
Euphorbiaceae Stillingia linearifolia queen’s-root Native USDA
Euphorbiaceae Stillingia sylvatica Queen’s-delight Native LBJ
Euphorbiaceae Stillingia texana Texas queen’s delight,
Texas toothleaf		 Native LBJ, USDA
Fabaceae Acacia angustissima Prairie Acacia,
Whiteball acacia		 Native LBJ
Fabaceae Amorpha roemeriana Roemer’s false indigo Native LBJ
Fabaceae Dalea compacta compact prairie clover Native USDA
Fabaceae Eysenhardtia texana Texas kidneywood,
Bee-brush		 Native LBJ
Fabaceae Medicago polymorpha burclover Non-native USDA
Fabaceae Mimosa borealis Pink Mimosa Native LBJ
Fabaceae Mimosa roemeriana Roemer’s mimosa,
Sensitive briar		 Native LBJ
Fabaceae Pediomelum cyphocalyx Turniproot,
Wand Psoralea		 Native LBJ
Fabaceae Psoralea rhombifolia Brown-flowered Psoralea Synonym: Pediomelum rhombifolium
Native		 LBJ
Fabaceae Vicia ludoviciana Deer Pea Vetch Native LBJ
Gentianaceae Centaurium beyrichii Mountain pink Native LBJ
Geraniaceae Erodium cicutarium Pin Clover,
redstem stork’s bill		 Non-native USDA
Hippocastanaceae Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye Native LBJ
Hydrangeaceae Philadelphus ernestii Canyon Mock-orange Native LBJ
Hydrophyllaceae Nemophila phacelioides Baby blue-eyes Native LBJ
Juncaceae Juncus texanus Texas Rush Native LBJ
Krameriaceae Krameria lanceolata Ratany Native LBJ
Lamiaceae Hedeoma acinoides Annual pennyroyal Native LBJ
Lamiaceae Marrubium vulgare Horehound Non-native USDA
Lamiaceae Physostegia angustifolia False dragon-head Native LBJ
Lamiaceae Salvia engelmannii Engelmann’s Salvia Native LBJ
Lamiaceae Salvia farinacea Mealy sage Native LBJ
Lamiaceae Salvia penstemonoides Big red sage Native LBJ
Lamiaceae Warnockia scuttelarioides Prairie brazosmint,
Prairie brazoria		 Native LBJ
Lauraceae Lindera benzoin Spicebush Native LBJ
Lentibulariaceae Utricularia gibba Humped bladderwort Native LBJ, USDA
Liliaceae Nolina lindheimeriana Devil’s shoestring,
Ribbon grass		 Native LBJ
Linaceae Linum rupestre Rock flax Native LBJ
Loganiaceae Cynoctonum mitreola Accepted name: Mitreola petiolata Native ITIS
Moraceae Morus rubra Red mulberry,
Moral		 Native USDA
Oleaceae Fraxinus texensis Texas ash Native USDA
Oleaceae Ligustrum lucidum glossy privet,
Chinese privit		 Non-native USDA
Onagraceae Calylophus serrulatus Yellow sundrops,
Yellow evening primrose		 Native LBJ
Onagraceae Oenothera macrocarpa Fluttermill,
Missouri Primrose		 Native LBJ
Onagraceae Oenothera triloba stemless evening primrose Native USDA
Onagraceae Stenosiphon linifolius Flase gaura Native LBJ
Orchidaceae Epipactis gigantea Chatterbox Orchid,
Giant Hellebore		 Native LBJ
Oxalidaceae Oxalis dillenii slender yellow woodsorrel Native LBJ
Plantaginaceae Plantago helleri Heller’s plantain Native LBJ
Plantaginaceae Plantago rhodosperma Redseed plantain Native LBJ
Poaceae Bothriochloa ischaemum King Ranch Bluestem Non-native USDA, ITIS
Poaceae Bouteloua pectinata tall grama Native USDA
Poaceae Bromus catharticus rescuegrass Non-native USDA
Poaceae Chasmanthium latifolium Inland sea oats Native LBJ
Poaceae Dichanthelium oligosanthes Scribner’s rosette grass Native USDA
Poaceae Dichanthelium sericeum silky bluestem Non-native USDA
Poaceae Eragrostis lugens mourning lovegrass Native USDA
Poaceae Festuca versuta Texas fescue Native LBJ
Poaceae Glyceria striata Fowl mannagrass Native LBJ
Poaceae Leptochloa mucronata mucronate sprangletop Native USDA
Poaceae Muhlenbergia lindheimeri Lindheimer muhly Native LBJ
Poaceae Muhlenbergia utilis Aparejograss,
Aperajo Muhly		 Native LBJ
Poaceae Schedonnardus paniculatus Tumblegrass Native LBJ
Poaceae Tridens texanus Texas tridens Native LBJ
Polemoniaceae Ipomopsis rubra Standing cypress,
Texas plume		 Native LBJ
Polygalaceae Polygala lindheimeri Purple milkwort Native LBJ
Polygonaceae Rumex obtusifolius bitter dock Non-native USDA
Ranunculaceae Anemone berlandieri Tenpetal thimbleweed,
Ten-petaled anemone,
Wind-flower		 Native LBJ
Ranunculaceae Anemone edwardsiana Edwards Plateau thimbleweed,
Two-flowered Anemone		 Native LBJ
Ranunculaceae Aquilegia australis Synonym: Aquilega Canadensis;
red columbine		 Native USDA
Ranunculaceae Aquilegia canadensis Wild red columbine Native LBJ
Ranunculaceae Clematis texensis Scarlet clematis,
Scarlet leatherflower,
Texas clematis		 Native LBJ
Ranunculaceae Clematis viorna Vasevine,
Leatherflower		 Native LBJ
Ranunculaceae Delphinium carolinianum Carolina larkspur,
Blue larkspur,
Prairie larkspur		 Native LBJ
Rhamnaceae Rhamnus caroliniana Synonym: Frangula caroliniana;
Carolina buckthorn		 Native ITIS
Rosaceae Geum canadense White avens Native LBJ
Rosaceae Malus ioensis Prairie crabapple Native LBJ
Rosaceae Prunus americana American plum,
Wild plum		 Native LBJ
Rosaceae Prunus serotina Black cherry,
Rum cherry		 Native LBJ
Rosaceae Rubus riograndis Rio Grande dewberry Native LBJ
Rubiaceae Galium aparine Catchweed Bedstraw,
Stickywilly		 Native LBJ
Rubiaceae Hedyotis nigricans Synonym: Stenaria nigricans;
Baby’s breath,
Bluets		 Native LBJ
Rutaceae Ptelea trifoliata Wafer ash,
Common hoptree,
Hop tree		 Native LBJ
Sapotaceae Sideroxylon lanuginosum Gum bumelia Native LBJ
Scrophulariaceae Asarina antirrhiniflora Synonym: Maurandella antirrhiniflora;
Roving sailor,
Snapdragon Vine Roving sailor		 Native LBJ
Scrophulariaceae Castilleja purpurea Prairie paintbrush,
Downy Indian paintbrush,
Purple paintbrush		 Native LBJ
Solanaceae Chamaesaracha edwardsiana Edwards Plateau five eyes Native LBJ
Taxodiaceae Taxodium distichium Bald cypress Native LBJ
Taxodiaceae Taxodium mucronatum Montezuma cypress,
Mexican cypress,
Ahuehuete,
Sabino		 Native LBJ
Tiliaceae Tilia americana American basswood,
American linden		 Native LBJ
Typhaceae Typha latifolia Broadleaf cattail Native LBJ
Ulmaceae Celtis laevigata Sugar hackberry Native LBJ
Verbenaceae Glandularia bipinnatifida Purple prairie verbena,
Dakota mock vervain		 Native LBJ
Verbenaceae Lippia nodiflora Not accepted as synonym for Phyla nodiflora Native ITIS
Verbenaceae Phyla nodiflora Texas frogfruit Native LBJ
Verbenaceae Verbena canescens Gray vervain Native LBJ
Verbenaceae Verbena halei Slender verbena Native LBJ

LBJ – Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
ITIS – Integrated Taxonomic Information System
USDA – US Department of Agriculture Plant Profiles

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