Botanical Gardens - Native Plants

An inventory of plants observed by Scooter Cheatham, Lynn Marshall, Tommy Head, and Jan and Terry Fischer — October 17, 2007, near Goldthwaithe, Texas.

PIGFOOT RANCH: dirt road from Hwy 572 to house
Amphiachyris dracunculoides (Compositae) FALSE ANNUAL BROOMWEED.
Eryngium leavenworthii (Apiaceae) ERYNGO.
Sorghastrum nutans (Gramineae) INDIAN GRASS.
Schizachyrium scoparium (Gramineae) LITTLE BLUESTEM.
Aster ericoides (Compositae) WHITE HEATH ASTER.
Bothriocloa saccharoides (Gramineae) SILVER BEARDGRASS.
Verbena bipinnatifida (Verbenaceae) VERBENA, DAKOTA VERVAIN.
Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Compositae) SHORT RAGWEED, ALTAMISA.
Croton capitatus (Euphorbiaceae) WOOLLY CROTON.
Croton monanthogynus (Euphorbiaceae) PRAIRIE TEA.
Bouteloua curtipendula (Gramineae) SIDE-OATS GRAMA.
Zanthoxylum hirsutum (Rutaceae) PRICKLY ASH, TICKLE-TONGUE, TOOTHACHE TREE.
Prosopis glandulosa (Legominosae) MESQUITE.
Phoradendron tomentosum (Viscaceae) MISTLETOE, INJERTO.
Vitis monticola (Vitaceae) MOUNTAIN GRAPE.
Opuntia lindheimeri (Cactaceae) TEXAS PRICKLY PEAR, NOPAL, TUNA.

PIGFOOT RANCH: house area
Croton monanthogynus (Euphorbiaceae) PRAIRIE TEA.
Heterotheca canescens (Compositae) GRAY-GOLDEN ASTER.
Oxalis dillenii (Oxalidaceae) YELLOW WOOD SORREL.
Quercus buckleyi [formerly Q. texana] (Fagaceae) TEXAS OAK, TEXAS RED OAK, SPANISH OAK, BUCKLEY OAK.
Verbena officinalis var. halei (Verbenaceae) TEXAS VERVAIN.
Hedeoma acinoides (Labiatae) MOCK PENNYROYAL, SQUAWMINT.
Yucca glauca (Liliaceae) SOAP-WEED YUCCA.
Yucca rupicola (Liliaceae) TWIST-LEAF YUCCA.
Bumelia lanuginosa (Sapotaceae) COMA, CHITTAMWOOD, GUM-ELASTIC.
Smilax bona-nox (Liliaceae) CATBRIER, BLASPHEME VINE, WAIT-A-MINUTE VINE, ZARZAPARILLA.
Berberis trifoliolata (Berberidaceae) AGARITA, AGRITO, ALGERITA.
Vitis monticola (Vitaceae) MOUNTAIN GRAPE.
Solidago radula (Compositae) GOLDENROD.
Andropogon gerardii (Gramineae) BLUESTEM.
Thelesperma simplicifolium (Compositae) NAVAJO TEA, COTA.
Viburnum rufidulum (Caprifoliaceae) SOUTHERN BLACK HAW, CRAMP BARK, RUSTY BLACK HAW.
Celtis occidentalis (Ulmaceae) COMMON HACKBERRY.
Asclepias asperula (Asclepiadaceae) MILKWEED, ANTELOPE HORNS, INMORTAL.

PIGFOOT RANCH: creek area (additional species)
Cephalanthus occidentalis (Rubiaceae) BUTTONBUSH, HONEY-BALLS.
Ulmus crassifolia (Ulmaceae) CEDAR ELM, OLMO.
Juglans major (Juglandaceae) ARIZONA WALNUT.
Quercus buckleyi [formerly Q. texana] (Fagaceae) TEXAS OAK, TEXAS, RED OAK, SPANISH OAK, BUCKLEY OAK.
Quercus sinuata var. breviloba (Fagaceae) BIGELOW OAK, SHIN OAK, SCRUB OAK, SCALYBARK OAK, WHITE SHIN OAK.
Yucca rupicola (Liliaceae) TWIST-LEAF YUCCA.
Physalis viscosa (Solanaceae) TOMATILLO, GROUND CHERRY.
Stillengia texana (Euphorbiaceae) EDWARDS PLATEAU QUEEN'S DELIGHT.
Cyperus sp. (Cyperaceae) SEDGE.
Platanus occidentalis (Platanaceae) BUTTONWOOD, SYCAMORE.
Cornus drummondii (Cornaceae) ROUGH-LEAF DOGWOOD, DRUMMOND DOGWOOD.
Xanthium strumarium (Compositae) COCKLEBUR, ABROJO.
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri (Gramineae) LINDHEIMER MUHLY.
Andropogon glomeratus (Gramineae) BLUESTEM, BUSHY BEARDGRASS.
Aster subulatus var. subulatus (Compositae) WILD ASTER.
Salix nigra (Salicaceae) BLACK WILLOW.
Samolus parviflorus (Primulaceae) WATER PIMPERNEL, BROOKWEED.
Panicum virgatum (Gramineae) SWITCHGRASS.
Brickellia cylindraceae (Compositae) BRICKELL-BUSH.
Mimosa biuncifera: (Leguminosae) CAT’S-CLAW MIMOSA.

PIGFOOT RANCH: highway gate (additional species)
Phyla nodiflora (Verbenaceae) FROG-FRUIT.
Artemisia ludoviciana (Compositae) ESTAFIATE, WESTERN MUGWORT, WHITE SAGE.
Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii (Sapindaceae) SOAPBERRY, JABONCILLO.
Verbesina encelioides (Compositae) COWPEN DAISY.
Helianthus maximiliani (Compositae) MAXIMILIAN SUNFLOWER.
Rhus lanceolata (Anacardiaceae) LANCELEAF SUMAC.

Hwy 572 from Pigfoot Ranch to Goldthwaite (additional species)
Ambrosia trifida (Compositae) GIANT RAGWEED.
Aster ericoides (Compositae) WHITE HEATH ASTER.
Sorghum halapense (Gramineae) JOHNSON GRASS.
Liatris mucronata (Compositae) GAY-FEATHER, BLAZING-STAR.

FM 574 (additional species)
Cucurbita foetidissima (Cucurbitaceae) BUFFALO GOURD, CALABACILLA LOCA.
Rhus glabra (Anacardiaceae) SMOOTH SUMAC.
Liatris mucronata (Compositae) GAY-FEATHER, BLAZING-STAR.

FISCHER RANCH: entrance road (additional species)
Diospyros texana (Ebenaceae) TEXAS PERSIMMON, MEXICAN PERSIMMON.
Ziziphus obtusifolia (Rhamnaceae) INDIAN-CHERRY.
Berberis trifoliolata (Berberidaceae) AGARITA, AGRITO, ALGERITA.
Colubrina texensis (Rhamnaceae) TEXAS SNAKEWOOD.
Rhus microphylla (Anacardiaceae) LITTLE-LEAF SUMAC.
Cissus incisa (Vitaceae) POSSUM GRAPE, HIERBA DEL BUEY.
Opuntia leptocaulis (Cactaceae) TASAJILLO, DESERT CHRISTMAS CACTUS.
Aloysia gratissima (Verbenaceae) COMMON BEE-BRUSH, WHITE BRUSH, HIERBA DE LA PRINCESA.
Setaria scheelei (Gramineae) FOXTAIL GRASS.
Quercus stellata (Fagaceae) POST OAK.
Juniperus pinchotii (Cupressaceae) RED-BERRY JUNIPER.
Yucca elata (Liliaceae) SOAP-TREE YUCCA.
Verbesina encelioides (Compositae) COWPEN DAISY.

FISCHER RANCH: area around Fischer house (additional species)
Zanthoxylum hirsutum (Rutaceae) PRICKLY ASH, TICKLE-TONGUE, TOOTHACHE TREE.
Chloris virgata (Gramineae) WINDMILL GRASS.

FISCHER RANCH: road from Fischer house (additional species)
Mimosa biuncifera (Leguminosae) CAT’S-CLAW MIMOSA.
Amphiachyris dracunculoides (Compositae) FALSE ANNUAL BROOMWEED.
Smilax bona-nox (Liliaceae) CATBRIER, BLASPHEME VINE, WAIT-A-MINUTE VINE, ZARZAPARILLA.
Yucca glauca (Liliaceae) YUCCA.
Matelea reticulata (Asclepiadaceae) GREEN MILKWEED VINE, PEARL MILKWEED.
Aster ericoides (Compositae) WHITE ASTER.

FISCHER RANCH: ridge
Forestiera pubescens (Oleaceae) ELBOW BUSH, SPRING HERALD, STRETCH-BERRY.
Ziziphus obtusifolia (Rhamnaceae) LOTEBUSH, GUMDROP TREE, CLEPE.
Acacia farnesiana [A. smallii] (Leguminosae) HUISACHE.
Yucca elata (Liliaceae) SOAP-WEED.
Panicum oligosanthes (Graminae) PANICGRASS.

FISCHER RANCH from ridge back to dirt drive
Lygodesmia texana (Compositae) SKELETONWEED.
Tridens flavus (Gramineae) PURPLETOP.

FISCHER RANCH: east bank Colorado River
Iva annua (Compositae) MARSH ELDER, PELOCOTE, SUMPWEED.
Achillea millefolium (Compositae) YARROW, MILFOIL.
Oxalis dillenii (Oxalidaceae) YELLOW WOOD SORREL.
Toxicodendron radicans (Anacardiaceae) POISON IVY.
Marrubium vulgare (Labiatae) HOREHOUND, MARRUBIO.
Rivina humilis (Phytolacacceae) PIGEONBERRY, CORALITO.
Xanthium strumarium (Compositae) COCKLEBUR, ABROJO.
Samolus parviflorus (Primulaceae) WATER PIMPERNEL, BROOKWEED.
Chloracantha spinosa [Synonym Aster spinosus] (Compositae) MEXICAN DEVIL-WEED, SPINY ASTER, SPINY CHLORACANTHA.
Sesbania macrocarpa (Leguminosae) RATTLEPOD.
Salix nigra (Salicaceae) BLACK WILLOW.
Nicotiana trigonophylla (Solanaceae) WILD TOBACCO.
Tragia ramosa (Euphorbiaceae) NOSEBURN.
Vernonia baldwinii (Compositae) WESTERN IRONWEED.
Solidago species (Compositae) GOLDENROD.