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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]
The past 30 years have seen a surge of interest in native Texas plants. They would seem to be a great choice for landscaping, but some are more user-friendly than others. Let me give some details.
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.
The center features more than 900 species of native Texas plants in both garden and natural settings and is home to a breadth of educational programs and events. The center is 284 acres and located 10 miles southwest of downtown Austin, Texas just inside the edge of the distinctive Texas Hill Country . [ 2 ]
Texas pinyon Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus resinosa: red pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus rigida: pitch pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus roxburghii: Chir pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus rzedowskii: Rzedowski's pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus sabiniana: gray pine Pinaceae (pine family) Pinus serotina: pond pine; swamp pine Pinaceae (pine ...
Common names include Texas guaiacum, Texas lignum-vitae, soapbush and huayacán. It is native to southern and western Texas [ 4 ] in the United States and northern Mexico . [ 3 ] The specific name is derived from the Latin angustus , meaning "narrow," and -folius , meaning "-leaved".
Frangula caroliniana, commonly called the Carolina buckthorn, [3] is a deciduous upright shrub or small tree native to the southeastern, south-central, and mid-western parts of the United States, from Texas east to Florida and north as far as Maryland, Ohio, Missouri, and Oklahoma. [4]
Crataegus texana is a native species to the United States. [4] It has a limited range, growing in only nine or ten counties of the coastal plain and south-central Texas regions. [5] It can be found in the rich bottomlands and river bottoms in the Gulf Prairies and marshes and in rich sandy clay loams of the Post Oak Savannah and Rio Grande ...