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Dermatophyllum secundiflorum is a species of flowering shrub or small tree in the family Fabaceae [2] that is native to the Southwestern United States (Texas, New Mexico) and Mexico (Chihuahua and Coahuila south to Hidalgo, Puebla, and Querétaro). [3] Its common names include Texas mountain laurel, Texas mescalbean, frijolito, and frijolillo. [2]
Gould's Ecoregions of Texas (1960). [1] These regions approximately correspond to the EPA's level 3 ecoregions. [2] The following is a list of widely known trees and shrubs found in Texas. [3] [4] [5] Taxonomic families for the following trees and shrubs are listed in alphabetical order by family. [6]
Cordia boissieri is a white-flowered, evergreen shrub or small tree in the borage family (Boraginaceae). Its native range extends from southern Texas in the United States south to central Mexico . Common names include anacahuita , Mexican olive , [ 1 ] white cordia , and Texas wild olive . [ 2 ]
USDA NRCS Plants Database; Honey mesquite, Screwbean mesquite, and Western mesquite at Texas A&M's Plant Answers; Honey mesquite at the Texas Tree Planting Guide; AgNews article on wood to ethanol using mesquite; Health Benefits of Mesquite; Rogers, Ken E. (2000). The Magnificent Mesquite. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-77105-5. OCLC ...
Crataegus texana, the Texas hawthorn, is a member of the family Rosaceae. Typically, it is found in the form of a small tree or a large shrub and blooms in early spring, usually in the months of March and April. [2] Flowers of the Texas Hawthorn are white and usually produce small, one-inch, scarlet fruits that are said to resemble tiny red apples.
Diospyros texana is a multi-trunked small tree or large shrub [2] with a lifespan of 30 to 50 years. [4] It usually grows to 3 m (9.8 ft) in height, but can reach 12 m (39 ft) on good sites. [5] The bark is smooth and light reddish gray [6] and peels away from mature trees to reveal shades of pink, white, and gray on the trunk. [7]
P. texana is a bushy shrub about 1 metre (3 feet 3 inches) tall and 0.5–1.5 m (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –5 ft) wide. The branches have short hairs. The flowers are white or pink. [4] Blossoms appear in February and March and are 1–1.5 centimetres (3 ⁄ 8 – 5 ⁄ 8 inch). [5] The fruits are egg-shaped and yellow or greenish yellow.
Leucophyllum frutescens is an evergreen shrub in the figwort family, Scrophulariaceae, native to the U.S. state of Texas, where it is the official "State Native Shrub of Texas", [2] and to the states of Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas in northern Mexico.