Flora of Purola Preserve, N. Hays County, Texas by Bob Harms email-here

Native and naturalized plants that have occurred naturally
on the Purola Preserve and immediately adjacent land
(i.e., have not been introduced) — 308 species.

[Naturalized species are shown in red.]
Acanthaceae / Acanthus family
Justicia americana — American waterwillow
Ruellia humilis — low wild petunia
Ruellia metziae — white wild petunia
Ruellia nudiflora — wild petunia
Agavaceae / Agave family
Yucca constricta — buckley yucca
Yucca rupicola — twistedleaf yucca
Anacardiaceae / Sumac family
Rhus aromatica — fragrant sumac
Rhus lanceolata — prairie sumac
Rhus virens — evergreen sumac
Toxicodendron radicans — poison ivy
Anemiaceae / Flowering Fern family
Anemia mexicana — Mexican fern
Apiaceae / Carrot family
Chaerophyllum tainturieri — chervil
Daucus pusillus — rattlesnake weed
Spermolepis inermis — Red River scaleseed
Torilis arvensis — Canada hedgeparsley
Torilis nodosa — knotted hedgeparsley
Apocynaceae / Dogbane family
Amsonia ciliata — Texas slimpod
Aquifoliaceae / Holly family
Ilex decidua — possumhaw
Aristolochiaceae / Birthwort family
Aristolochia serpentaria — Virginia dutchmanspipe
Asclepiadaceae / Milkweed family
Asclepias asperula — antelopehorn milkweed
Asclepias oenotheroides — zizotes milkweed
Asclepias viridiflora — green antelopehorn milkweed
Asclepias viridis — green antelopehorn
Funastrum crispum — wavyleaf twinevine
Matelea biflora — twoflower milkvine
Matelea reticulata — netted milkvine
Asteraceae / Sunflower family
Ageratina havanensis — shrubby boneset
Ambrosia psilostachya — western ragweed
Amphiachyris dracunculoides — common broomweed
Baccharis neglecta — Rooseveltweed
Brickellia cylindracea — gravelbar brickellbush
Calyptocarpus vialis — straggler daisy
Carduus tenuiflorus — winged plumeless thistle
Centaurea melitensis — Maltese star thistle
Chaetopappa asteroides — least daisy
Chaptalia carduacea — nodding silverpuff
Chrysactinia mexicana — damianita
Cirsium horridulum — bull thistle
Cirsium texanum — Texas thistle
Cirsium vulgare — bull thistle
Conyza canadensis — marestail
Dysodiopsis tagetoides — marygold dogweed
Eclipta alba — yerba de tajo
Engelmannia peristenia — Engelmann's daisy
Erigeron modestus — plains fleabane
Erigeron philadelphicus — Philadelphia fleabane
Eupatorium serotinum — late eupatorium
Evax prolifera — rabbit's tobacco
Evax verna — spring pygmycudweed
Gaillardia pulchella — rosering gaillardia
Gaillardia suavis — sweet gaillardia
Grindelia nuda var. nuda — curlytop gumweed
Gymnosperma glutinosum — tatalencho
Helenium amarum — bitter sneezeweed
Helenium elegans — pretty sneezeweed
Helianthus annuus — annual sunflower
Helianthus maximiliani — Maximilian sunflower
Heterotheca canescens — gray goldaster
Heterotheca latifolia — camphorweed
Hymenopappus scabiosaeus — flattop woollywhite
Iva angustifolia — narrowleaf sumpweed
Lactuca ludoviciana — Louisiana lettuce
Liatris mucronata — narrowleaf gayfeather
Liatris punctata — dotted gayfeather
Lindheimera texana — Texas star
Lygodesmia texana — Texas skeletonplant
Marshallia caespitosa — seep marshallia
Melampodium leucanthum — plains blackfoot
Palafoxia callosa — small palafoxia
Parthenium hysterophorus — whitetop weed
Pinaropappus roseus — white rocklettuce
Pluchea camphorata — camphor weed
Pluchea odorata — sweetscent
Pyrrhopappus multicaulis — manystemmed false-dandelion
Ratibida columnifera — upright prairie coneflower
Rudbeckia hirta — blackeyed Susan
Simsia calva — awnless bushsunflower
Solidago canadensis — Canada goldenrod
Solidago nemoralis — dyersweed goldenrod
Sonchus asper — prickly sowthistle
Symphyotrichum drummondii — Drummond's aster
Symphyotrichum ericoides — white heath aster
Symphyotrichum subulatum — eastern annual saltmarsh aster
Taraxacum officinale — dandelion
Tetragonotheca texana — squarebud daisy
Tetraneuris scaposa — slender-stem bitterweed
Thelesperma filifolium — plains greenthread
Thelesperma simplicifolium — slender greenthread
Thymophylla pentachaeta — parralena, Tiny Tim
Verbesina virginica — iceweed
Vernonia lindheimeri — woolly ironweed
Viguiera dentata — sunflower goldeneye
Wedelia hispida — hairy wedelia
Xanthium strumarium — cocklebur
Berberidaceae / Barberry family
Berberis swaseyi — Texas barberry
Berberis trifoliolata — agarito
Boraginaceae / Borage family
Heliotropium indicum — India heliotrope
Heliotropium tenellum — pasture heliotrope
Lithospermum incisum — narrowleaf gromwell
Brassicaceae / Mustard family
Draba cuneifolia — wedgeleaf draba
Lesquerella recurvata — gaslight bladderpod
Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum — watercress
Bromeliaceae / Bromeliad family
Tillandsia recurvata — ballmoss
Cactaceae / Cactus family
Coryphantha sulcata — grooved nipple cactus
Echinocereus reichenbachii — lace hedgehog cactus
Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri — Texas pricklypear
Opuntia macrorhiza — grassland pricklypear
Campanulaceae / Bellflower family
Lobelia cardinalis — cardinal flower
Triodanis perfoliata — clasping Venuslookingglass
Capparaceae / Caper family
Polanisia dodecandra — clammyweed
Caprifoliaceae / Honeysuckle family
Lonicera albiflora — white honeysuckle
Viburnum rufidulum — rusty blackhaw
Caryophyllaceae / Pink family
Arenaria benthamii — hilly sandwort
Paronychia lindheimeri — forked nailwort
Stellaria media — chickweed
Chenopodiaceae / Goosefoot family
Chenopodium album — lambsquarters
Convolvulaceae / Morning-glory family
Convolvulus equitans — gray bindweed
Dichondra carolinensis — grass ponyfoot
Evolvulus nuttallianus — shaggy dwarf morningglory
Evolvulus sericeus — silky evolvulus
Ipomoea cordatotriloba var. torreyana — Torrey's tievine
Cornaceae / Dogwood family
Cornus drummondii — roughleaf dogwood
Cucurbitaceae / Gourd family
Cucurbita foetidissima — buffalo gourd
Cupressaceae / Cypress family
Juniperus ashei — Ashe juniper
Cyperaceae / Sedge family
Carex microdonta — littletooth sedge
Carex planostachys — cedar sedge
Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense — Jamaica sawgrass
Cyperus odoratus — fragrant flatsedge
Eleocharis acutisquamata — sharpscale spikerush
Eleocharis geniculata — tufted spikesedge
Fuirena simplex — western umbrellasedge
Rhynchospora colorata — starrush whitetop
Rhynchospora nivea — showy whitetop
Ebenaceae / Ebony family
Diospyros texana — Texas persimmon
Ericaceae / Heath family
Arbutus xalapensis — Texas madrone
Euphorbiaceae / Spurge family
Acalypha ostryifolia — hophornbeam copperleaf
Acalypha phleoides — shrubby copperleaf
Chamaesyce albomarginata — whitemargin euphorbia
Chamaesyce angusta — blackfoot sandmat
Chamaesyce fendleri — Fendler's sandmat
Chamaesyce nutans — nodding spurge
Chamaesyce prostrata — prostrate spurge
Croton monanthogynus — oneseeded croton
Ditaxis humilis — low wildmercury
Ditaxis simulans — plateau silverbush
Euphorbia bicolor — snow-on-the-prairie
Euphorbia cyathophora — fire on the mountain
Euphorbia dentata — toothed euphorbia
Phyllanthus polygonoides — knotweed leaflower
Stillingia texana — Texas queensdelight
Tragia brevispica — shortspike noseburn
Tragia ramosa — catnip noseburn
Fabaceae / Pea family
Acacia farnesiana — huisache
Acacia roemeriana — Roemer's acacia
Astragalus nuttallianus — smallflowered milkvetch
Cercis canadensis — eastern redbud
Dalea frutescens — black dalea
Desmanthus velutinus — velvet bundleflower
Eysenhardtia texana — Texas kidneywood
Indigofera miniata — western indigo
Lespedeza texana — Texas lespedeza
Lupinus texensis — Texas bluebonnet
Medicago minima — little burclover
Mimosa borealis — fragrant mimosa
Mimosa roemeriana — Roemer sensitivebriar
Mimosa texana — Texas mimosa
Pediomelum hypogaeum — scurfpea
Pediomelum latestipulatum — Texas Plains Indian breadroot
Pediomelum linearifolium — slimleaf scurfpea
Prosopis glandulosa — honey mesquite
Rhynchosia senna — Texas snoutbean
Senna roemeriana — twoleaf senna
Sophora affinis — Texas sophora
Sophora secundiflora — mescalbean
Vicia ludoviciana — Louisiana vetch
Fagaceae / Beech family
Quercus fusiformis — plateau oak
Quercus sinuata var. breviloba — white shin oak
Quercus texana — Spanish oak
Fumariaceae / Fumitory family
Corydalis aurea — scrambled eggs
Gentianaceae / Gentian family
Centaurium beyrichii — mountain pink
Centaurium texense — Texas centaury
Geraniaceae / Geranium family
Erodium texanum — Texas filaree
Geranium texanum — Texas geranium
Hippocastanaceae / Buckeye family
Aesculus pavia — red buckeye
Aesculus pavia var. flavescens — red buckeye
Hydrophyllaceae / Waterleaf family
Nama jamaicense — Jamaicanweed
Iridaceae / Iris family
Nemastylis geminiflora — prairie pleatleaf
Sisyrinchium dimorphum — wiry blueeyed grass
Sisyrinchium ensigerum — swordleaf blue-eyed grass
Juglandaceae / Walnut family
Carya illinoinensis — pecan
Juglans microcarpa — little walnut
Juncaceae / Rush family
Juncus filipendulus — ringseed rush
Juncus interior — inland rush
Juncus texanus — Texas rush
Krameriaceae / Ratany family
Krameria lanceolata — trailing ratany
Lamiaceae / Mint family
Hedeoma acinoides — slender hedeome
Hedeoma drummondii — Drummond falsepennyroyal
Hedeoma reverchoniivar. serpyllifolia — Reverchon's falsepennyroyal
Lamium amplexicaule — henbit
Monarda citriodora — lemon beebalm
Physostegia angustifolia — narrowleaf dragonhead
Salvia texana — Texas sage
Scutellaria drummondii — Drummond's skullcap
Scutellaria ovata — eggleaf skullcap
Scutellaria wrightii — resinous skullcap
Stachys crenata — mousesear
Warnockia scutellarioides — prairie brazosmint
Lentibulariaceae / Bladderwort family
Utricularia gibba — conespur bladderpod
Liliaceae / Lily family
Allium canadense var. canadense — meadow garlic
Allium drummondii — wild garlic
Camassia scilloides — Atlantic camas
Cooperia drummondii — Texas rainlilly
Cooperia pedunculata — Cooper's rainlily
Dasylirion texanum — Texas sotol
Nolina lindheimeriana — Lindheimer nolina
Nolina texana — sacahuista
Nothoscordum bivalve — crowpoison
Schoenocaulon texanum — Texas feathershank
Zigadenus nuttallii — Nuttall deathcamas
Linaceae / Flax family
Linum rupestre — rock flax
Loganiaceae / Logania family
Mitreola petiolata — lax hornpod
Spigelia hedyotidea — prairie pinkroot
Lythraceae / Loosestrife family
Lythrum ovalifolium — low loosestrife
Malpighiaceae / Malpighia family
Galphimia angustifolia — narrowleaf goldshower
Malvaceae / Mallow family
Abutilon fruticosum — Texas Indian mallow
Callirhoe pedata — palmleaf poppymallow
Sida abutifolia — spreading fanpetals
Menispermaceae / Moonseed family
Cocculus carolinus — Carolina snailseed
Moraceae / Mulberry family
Morus rubra — red mulberry
Najadaceae / Waternymph family
Najas guadalupensis — southern waternymph
Nyctaginaceae / Four-o'clock family
Boerhavia coccinea — scarlet spiderling
Mirabilis linearis — narrowleaf four-o'clock
Oleaceae / Olive family
Forestiera pubescens — elbowbush
Fraxinus pennsylvanica — green ash
Fraxinus texensis — Texas ash
Onagraceae / Evening-primrose family
Calylophus berlandieri ssp. pinifolius — Berlandier's sundrops
Ludwigia octovalvis — Mexican primrosewillow
Ludwigia palustris — marsh seedbox
Oenothera laciniata — cutleaf eveningprimrose
Oenothera speciosa — showy eveningprimrose
Oenothera triloba — stemless eveningprimrose
Orchidaceae / Orchid family
Epipactis gigantea — chatterbox orchid
Hexalectris spicata var. arizonica — spiked crested coralroot
Hexalectris spicata var. spicata — spiked crested coralroot
Spiranthes magnicamporum — Great Plains ladiestresses
Oxalidaceae / Wood sorrel family
Oxalis dillenii — common yellow oxalis
Oxalis drummondii — Drummond woodsorrel
Papaveraceae / Poppy family
Argemone albiflora — bluestem pricklypoppy
Passifloraceae / Passion-flower family
Passiflora lutea — passionflower
Passiflora tenuiloba — birdwing passionflower
Pedaliaceae / Sesame family
Proboscidea louisianica — devil's claw
Plantaginaceae / Plantain family
Plantago helleri — Heller's plantain
Plantago rhodosperma — redseed plantain
Platanaceae / Plane-tree family
Platanus occidentalis — American sycamore
Polemoniaceae / Phlox family
Gilia incisa — splitleaf gilia
Gilia rigidula ssp. rigidula — bluebowls
Polygalaceae / Milkwort family
Polygala alba — white milkwort
Polygala lindheimeri — shrubby milkwort
Potamogetonaceae / Pondweed family
Potamogeton illinoensis — Illinois pondweed
Primulaceae / Primrose family
Samolus valerandi ssp. parviflorus — water brookweed
Pteridaceae / Maidenhair fern family
Adiantum capillus-veneris — Venus hairfern
Cheilanthes alabamensis — Alabama lipfern
Cheilanthes tomentosa — woolly lipfern
Ranunculaceae / Buttercup family
Anemone heterophylla — wind-flower
Clematis drummondii — old man's beard
Delphinium carolinianum ssp. vimineum — Carolina larkspur
Rhamnaceae / Buckthorn family
Condalia hookeri — Brazilian bluewood
Rhamnus (Frangula) caroliniana — Carolina buckthorn
Rosaceae / Rose family
Prunus serotina — black cherry
Rubus trivialis — southern dewberry
Rubiaceae / Madder family
Cephalanthus occidentalis — common buttonbush
Galium aparine — catchweed bedstraw
Galium virgatum — southwest bedstraw
Hedyotis nigricans — diamondflowers
Rutaceae / Citrus family
Thamnosma texana — desert rue
Zanthoxylum hirsutum — prickly-ash
Salicaceae / Willow family
Salix nigra — black willow
Sapindaceae / Soapberry family
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii — western soapberry
Sapotaceae / Sapodilla family
Sideroxylon lanuginosum ssp. albicans — gum bully
Scrophulariaceae / Figwort family
Agalinis edwardsiana — plateau false foxglove
Bacopa monnieri — herb of grace
Buchnera americana — American bluehearts
Castilleja purpurea var. lindheimeri — Lindheimer's Indian paintbrush
Leucospora multifida — narrowleaf paleseed
Mecardonia vandellioides — yellow mecardonia
Verbascum thapsus — flannel mullein
Smilacaceae / Greenbriar family
Smilax bona-nox — saw greenbrier
Solanaceae / Potato family
Bouchetia erecta — paintedtongue
Chamaesaracha coniodes — gray false nightshade
Datura inoxia — pricklyburr
Nicotiana repanda — wild tobacco
Physalis cinerascens var. cinerascens — smallflower groundcherry
Solanum dimidiatum — Torrey nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium — silverleaf nightshade
Solanum rostratum — buffalobur
Typhaceae / Cat-tail family
Typha domingensis — southern cattail
Ulmaceae / Elm family
Celtis laevigata var. reticulata — netleaf hackberry
Ulmus crassifolia — cedar elm
Urticaceae / Nettle family
Parietaria pensylvanica — Pennsylvania pellitory
Verbenaceae / Vervain family
Glandularia bipinnatifida — Dakota vervain
Phyla nodiflora — sawtooth fogfruit
Verbena canescens — gray vervain
Verbena halei — slender verbena
Viscaceae / Mistletoe family
Phoradendron tomentosum — bigleaf mistletoe
Vitaceae / Grape family
Ampelopsis arborea — peppervine
Cissus incisa — sorrelvine
Parthenocissus heptaphylla — sevenleaf creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia — Virginia creeper
Vitis cinerea var. helleri — Heller's grape
Vitis monticola — mountain grape
Vitis mustangensis — mustang grape