San Gabriel River of Texas: San Gabriel River Trail Wildflower Species

This is a checklist of wildflowers that are found along the San Gabriel River Trail, compiled by Phyllis Dolich.

Phyllis has been a resident of Sun City Texas in Georgetown for eight years. She served as president of the Sun City Texas Nature Club and president of the Williamson County chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas. In April 2005, Phyllis was certified as a Backyard Wildlife Habitat Steward to help others plan their landscaping to benefit local wildlife. She is a member (and volunteer) of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center and the Butterfly Forum of Austin. She was asked to be a presenter at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center February 2006 Spring Symposium. Her garden was featured in the Wildflower Center’s Native Plants magazine and on PBS’ Central Texas Gardening.

San Gabriel River Trail Wildflower Species

1. Abutilon incanum, Indian mallow
2. Agalinis heterophylla (Nutt.) Small ex Britt., prairie agalinis, false-foxglove
3. Ageratina havanensis (Kunth) King & H.E. Robins., shrubby boneset, thoroughwort
4. Allium drummondii Regel, drummond onion, wild garlic
5. Amorpha fruticosa L., indigobush, false indigo
6. Anemone heterophylla (=A. berlandieri), wind-flower
7. Aquilegia canadensis L., American columbine
8. Argemone albiflora Hornem. ssp. texana, G.B. Ownbey, white pricklypoppy
9. Asclepias asperula (Dcne.) Woods., antelopehorn milkweed
10. Baccharis neglecta Britt., Roosevelt or poverty weed
11. Berlandiera texana DC., Texas greeneyes
12. Bifora americana Benth. & Hook. f. ex S.Wats, prairie bishop
13. Brazoria scutellarioides, prairie brazoria
14. Callicarpa americana L., American beautyberry
15. Callirhoe involucrata (Torr. & Gray) Gray, winecup
16. Calylophus berlandieri Spach, Berlandier's sundrops, Square-bud primrose
17. Castilleja indivisa Engelm., Texas paintbrush
18. Centaurea melitensis L., Maltese star thistle
19. Cephalanthus occidentalis L., common buttonbush
20. Chaetopappa bellidifolia (Gray & Engelm.) Shinners, whiteray leastdaisy, aster, dwarf white aster
21. Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene, partridge pea
22. Cirsium texanum Buckl., Texas thistle
23. Clematis drummondii Torr. & Gray, old man's beard
24. Clematis pitcheri Torr. & Gray, pitcher clematis, purple leatherflower
25. Clematis texensis Buckl., Texas clematis, scarlet leatherflower
26. Cnidoscolus texanus (Muell.-Arg.) Small, bullnettle
27. Commelina erecta L., erect dayflower, widow's tears
28. Conoclinium coelestinum (L.) DC., blue mistflower
29. Convolvulus equitans Benth., gray bindweed, Texas bindweed
30. Cooperia pedunculata Herbert, coopers rainlily
31. Coreopsis tinctoria Nutt., plains coreopsis
32. Cornus drummondii C.A. Mey., roughleaf dogwood
33.Corydalis curvisiliqua Engelm., curvepod corydalis, scrambled eggs
34. Cucurbita foetidissima Kunth, buffalo gourd
35. Delphinium carolinianum Walt. ssp. virescens (Nutt), white larkspur
36. Dyssodia pentachaeta, paralena
37. Engelmannia pinnatifida, Engelmann's daisy
38. Eryngium leavenworthii Torr. & Gray, leavenworth eryngo
39. Eupatorium serotinum Michx., late eupatorium, white boneset
40. Euphorbia marginata Pursh, snow-on-the-mountain
41. Gaura lindheimeri, White Guara
42. Gaura suffulta Engelm. ex Gray, roadside gaura, wild honesuckle
43. Grindelia papposa Nesom & Suh, wax goldenweed, saw-leaf daisy
44. Hedyotis nigricans (Lam.) Fosberg var. nigricans, prairie bluets, baby's breath
45. Helianthus annuus L., annual sunflower
46. Helianthus maximiliani Schrad., maximilian sunflower
47. Heterotheca latifolia, camphor weed
48. Ibervillea lindheimeri (Gray) Greene, balsamgourd
49. Ilex decidua, Possumhaw, Deciduous Holly
50. Ipomoea lindheimeri Gray, blue morningglory
51. Ipomopsis rubra (L.) Wherry, Texas plume, standing cypress
52. Lantana horrida, Texas lantana, calico bush
53. Lesquerella gracilis, Bladder-pod or Cloth-of-Gold
54. Lindheimera texana Gray & Engelm., Texas star
55. Lobelia cardinalis L., cardinal flower
56. Lonicera albiflora Torr. & Gray, white honeysuckle
57. Lupinus texensis Hook., Texas bluebonnet
58. Lygodesmia texana (Torr. & Gray) Greene, Texas skeletonplant
59. Malvaviscus arboreus var. Drummondii, Turk's Cap
60. Matelea reticulata (Engelm. ex Gray), netted or pearl milkvine, green milkweed vine
61. Melilotus indicus (L.) All., annual yellow sweetclover, sour clover
62. Mentzelia oligosperma Nutt. ex Sims, Stick-leaf
63. Mentzelia reverchonii (Urban & Gilg) H.J. Thompson, Reverchon's Stick-leaf
64. Monarda citriodora Cerv. ex Lag., lemon beebalm, purple horsemint
65. Nemophila phaceloides, baby blue-eyes
66. Nicotiana repanda Willd. ex Lehm., wild tobacco, fiddle-leaf tobacco
67. Nothoscordum bivalve (L.) Britt., crowpoison
68. Oenothera jamesii Torr. & Gray, james evening or river primrose
69. Oenothera laciniata Hill, cutleaf evening primrose
70. Oenothera macrocarpa Nutt., bigfruit or Missouri evening primrose, fluttermill
71. Oenothera speciosa Nutt., pink or showy evening primrose
72. Opuntia macrorhiza Engelm., Prickly Pear
73. Oxalis dillenii, yellow wood sorrel
74. Palafoxia callosa (Nutt.) Torr. & Gray, small palafoxia
75. Phacelia congesta, blue-curls
76. Phlox drummondii var. McAllisteri, Drummond's phlox
77. Phyla nodiflora (L.) Greene, sawtooth frogfruit
78. Physalis lobata, groundcherry
79. Pinaropappus roseus (Less.) Less., white rocklettuce
80. Polanisia dodecandra (L.) DC., clammyweed
81. Polygonum bicorne, Pink Smartweed
82. Prunus mexicana S. Wats., Mexican plum
83. Prunus rivularis Scheele, creek plum
84. Ptelea trifoliata L., hoptree, wafer-ash
85. Ratibida columnifera (Nutt.) Woot. &, upright prairie coneflower, Mexican hat
86. Rubus trivialis Michx., southern dewberry
87. Rudbeckia hirta L., blackeyed susan
88. Ruellia drummondiana (Nees) Gray, Drummond's wild petunia
89. Ruellia humilis Nutt., low ruellia
90. Ruellia nudiflora (Engelm. & Gray), Urban wild petunia
91. Salvia farinacea Benth., mealycup sage, mealy sage
92. Salvia roemeriana Scheele, cedar sage
93. Schrankia sp., Sensitive Briar
94. Scutellaria drummondii Benth., drummond's skullcap
95. Sisyrinchium L. (ensigerum), blueeyed grass
96. Smallanthus uvedalla, Bear's Foot, hairy leafcup
97. Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav., silverleaf nightshade
98. Solanum rostratum Dunal, buffalobur
99. Solidago canadensis L., Tall or Canada goldenrod
100. Sphaeralcea angustifolia (Cav.) G. Don, narrowleaf globemallow
101. Symphyotrichum drummondii (=Aster sp.), Texas aster
102. Taraxacum officinale G.H. Weber ex , dandelion
103. Tetraneuris scaposa (DC.) Greene, plains actinea, slender-stem bitterweed
104. Thelesperma filifolium (Hook.) Gray, plains greenthread
105. Thelesperma simplicifolium Gray, slender greenthread
106. Tradescantia occidentalis (Britt.) Smyth, spiderwort, western spiderwort
107. Ungnadia speciosa Endl., Mexican buckeye
108. Valerianella amarella (Lindheimer ex Engelm.) Krok, hairyseed cornsalad
109. Verbascum thapsus L., flannel mullein
110. Verbena halei Small, slender verbena, Texas vervain
111. Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook. f. ex, golden crownbeard, cow-pen daisy
112. Verbesina virginica L., iceweed, frostweed
113. Vernonia lindheimeri Gray & Engelm., woolly ironweed
114. Viburnum rufidulum Raf., rusty blackhaw viburnum
115. Viguiera dentata (Cav.) Spreng., sunflower goldeneye
116. Vitis mustangensis, Mustang Grape
117. Yucca rupicola, twist-leaf yucca
118. zz non-native, Japanese honeysuckle (non-native)
119. zz non-native, Ligustrum (non-native)
120. zz non-native, Nandina (non-native)
121. zz non-native, Chinese Tallow (non-native)
122. zz non-native, China-berry (non-native)