Natural Resources
Plants Of Amistad National Recreation Area
BIOLOGICAL SURVEY OF LAKE AMISTAD RECREATION SITE.
Final Report. Texas Natural Heritage Program. Resource Protection Division. Texas Parks
and Wildlife Department. 3000 South Interstate 35, Suite 100, Austin, TX 78704. April 1995
Table 1. Comprehensive list of plant species observed at Lake Amistad National Recreation Site; based on field surveys of March 25, 1993, May 7, 1993, November 2, 1993, April 7, 1994, June 29, 1994, and September 6-7, 1994.
| ACANTHACEAE Ruellia sp. |
ACANTHUS
FAMILY wild petunia ___ |
| AMARANTHACEAE Altemanthera caracasanamatt |
AMARANTHUS
FAMILY chaff-flower___ |
| AGAVACEAE Agave lechuguilla Cooperia drummondii |
AGAVE
FAMILY lechuguilla___ cebolleta___ |
| ANACARDIACEAE Rhus virens |
SUMAC
FAMILY evergreen sumac___ |
| APIACEAE Spermolepis inermis |
CARROT
FAMILY bristly scaleseed___ |
| ARISTOLOCHIACEAE Aristolochia coryi |
PIPEWORT
FAMILY Cory's dutchman's pipe___ |
| ASCLEPIADACEAE Cynanchum barbigerum |
MILKWEED
FAMILY bearded swallow-wort___ |
| ASTERACEAE
Acourtia runciniata Ambrosia sp. Aphanostephus sp. Aster sp. Baccharis neglecta Bahia absinthifolia Brickellia laciniata Brickellia sp. Centaurea melitensis Chrysactinia mexicana Cirsium texanum Conyza canadensis Dyssodia sp. Erigeron ortegae Eupatorium sp. Evax verna Gnaphalium sp. Gutierrezia sarothrae Gymnosperma glutinosa Helenium elegans var.elegans Heterotheca latifolia Lactuca sp. Melampodium leucanthum Palafoxia callosa Parthenium hysterophorus Pinaropappus roseus Pluchea odorata Porophyllum scoparium Senecio douglasii var. longilobus Simsia calva Thelesperma megapotamicum Thelesperma sp. Thymophylla acerosa Thymophylla micropoides Verbesina encelioides Viguiera stenoloba Wedelia hispida Xanthium strumarium |
SUNFLOWER
FAMILY stemless perezia ___ ragweed ___ lazy daisy ___ aster ___ Roosevelt weed___ hairyseed bahia___ splitleaf brickellbush Brickellbush Malta starthistle damianita___ Texas thistle ___ horsetail ___ dogweed ___ spiny aster, devilweed ___ Boneset ___ many-stem rabbi-tobacco ___ cudweed___ broom snakeweed __ tatalencho ___ rosilla,sneezeweed ___ camphorweed___ prickly lettuce ___ Plains blackfoot daisy___ palafoxia___ ragweed parthenium ___ rock lettuce ___ purple pluchea ___ poreleaf___ threadlea groundsel ___ bush sunflower ___ bighead greenthread___ greenthread___ prickleaf doogweed___ wooly dogweed cowpen daisy___ skeletonleaf goldeneye___ orange zexmenia___ cocklebur___ |
| BERBERIDACEAE Berberis trifoliolata |
BARBERRY
FAMILY agarito___ |
| BORAGINACEAE
Cryptantha micrantha? Heliotropium currassavicum var. curassavicum Heliotropium torreyi Tiquilia canescens |
BORAGE
FAMILY redfoot cryptantha ___ salt heliotrope ___ slimleaf heliotrope ___ oreja de perro ___ |
| BRASSICACEAE Lesquerella sp. Lepidium virginicum |
MUSTARD
FAMILY bladderpod ___ Virginia peppergrass ___ |
| CACTACEAE Ancistrocactus brevihamatus Ancistrocactus uncinatus var. wrightii Coryphantha cornifera var. echinus Coryphantha robertii Coryphantha strobiliformis? Coryphantha sulcata Echinocactus texensis Echinocereus enneacanthus var. dubius Echinocereus triglochidiatus Echinocereus enneacanthus var. enneacanthus Epithelantha micromeris Ferocactus hamatacanthus Opuntia atrispina Opuntia leptocaulis Opuntia lindheimeri |
CACTUS
FAMILY fishhook cactus ___ cat-claw cactus ___ sea urchin corycactus ___ junior Tom Thumb cactus ___ cob corycactus ___ nipple cactus ___ Devils pincushion ___ pitaya ___ claret-cup cactus ___ pitaya ___ btton cactus ___ Turk's head ___ border pricidypear ___ tasajillo ___ Texas pricklypear ___ |
| CAMPANULACEAE Triodanis perfoliata |
BLUEBELL
FAMILY Venus' looking-glass ___ |
| CELASTRACEAE Schaefferia cuneifolia |
STAFF
TREE FAMILY desert yaupon ___ |
| CONVOLVULACEAE Evolvulus sericeus |
MORNING-GLORY
FAMILY silky evolvulus ___ |
| CYPERACEAE Cyperus sp. Scirpus americanus |
SEDGE
FAMILY sedge ___ Olney bulrush ___ |
| EBENACEAE Diospyros texana |
EBONY
FAMILY Texas persimmon ___ |
| EPHEDRACEAE
Ephedra antisyphilitica Ephedra sp. |
EPHEDRA
FAMILY vine ephedra ___ ephedra ___ |
| EUPHORBIACEAE Acalypha hederacea Bernardia myricifolia Croton sp. Euphorbia (Chamaesyce) sp. Jatropha dioica Phyllanthus polygonoides Ricinus communis |
SPURGE
FAMILY round copperleaf ___ brush myrtlecroton ___ croton ___ spurge ___ leatherstem ___ knotweed leaf flower ___ castorbean ___ |
| FABACEAE Acacia berlandieri Acacia farnesiana Acacia rigidula Acacia roemeriana Calliandra conferta Dalea compacta var. pubescens Dalea formosa Eysenhardtia texana Hoffmannseggia Mimosa borealis Prosopis glandulosa Senna lindheimeriana Sesbania vesicaria Sophora secundiflora |
LEGUME
FAMILY guajillo ___ huisache ___ blackbrush ___ Roemer's acacia ___ false mesquite ___ showy prairie clover ___ feather dalea ___ Texas kidneywood ___ sicklepod rushpea ___ pink mimosa ___ mesquite ___ Lindheimer senna ___ bag-pod ___ Texas mountain laurel ___ |
| FOUQUIERIACEAE Fouquieria splendens |
OCOTIILLO FAMILY ocotillo ___ |
| GENTIANACEAE Centaurium beyrichii |
GENTIAN FAMILY rock centaury ___ |
| GERANIACEAE Erodium cicutarium |
GERANIUM FAMILY alfilaria |
| HYDROPHYLLACEAE Nama hispidum Nama sp. Phacelia congesta |
WATERLEAF FAMILY rough nama ___ nama ___ blue curls ___ |
| JUNCACEAE Juncus sp. |
RUSH FAMILY rush ___ |
| KRAMERIACEAE Krameria ramosissima |
RATANY FAMILY manystem ratany ___ |
| LAMIACEAE Hedeoma drummondii Hedeoma sp. Salvia ballotiflora Salvia texana Scutellaria drummondii |
MINT FAMILY Drummond's hedeoma ___ hedeoma ___ shrubby blue sage ___ Texas sage ___ Drummond's skullcap ___ |
| LILIACEAE Allium sp. Dasylirion texanum Yucca rostrata Yucca rupicola Yucca treculeana |
LILY FAMILY onion ___ Texas sotol Thompson yucca ___ twistleaf yucca ___ Spanish dagger ___ |
| LINACEAE Linum rigidum Linum sp. |
FLAX FAMILY yellow flax ___ flax ___ |
| LOASACEAE Cevallia sinuata |
STICKLEAF FAMILY stinging cevallia ___ |
| MALVACEAE Abutilon incanum Meximalva filipes Sida sp. holosericea |
MALLOW FAMILY Indian mallow ___ violet sida ___ Sida Wissadula ___ velvet-leaf mallow ___ |
| MELIACEAE Melia azedarach |
MAHOGANY FAMILY chinaberry___ |
| NYCTAGINACEAE Acleisanthes longiflora Boerhavia sp. |
FOUR O'CLOCK FAMILY angel trumpets___ spiderling ___ |
| OLEACEAE Forestiera angustifolia Fraxinus greggii Fraxinus texensis |
OLIVE FAMILY narrowleaf forestiera___ littleleaf ash___ Texas ash ___ |
| OXALIDACEAE Oxalis dillenii |
WOODSORREL FAMILY common yellow sourclover___ |
| PAPAVERACEAE Argemone mexicana |
POPPY FAMILY yellow prickly poppy ___ |
| PASSIFLORACEAE Passiflora tenuiloba |
PASSIONFLOWER FAMILY slender-lobe passionflower___ |
| PLANTAGINACEAE
Plantago rhodosperma Plantago sp. |
PLANTAIN FAMELY redseed plantain___ plantain___ |
| POACEAE Andropogon glomeratus Aristida sp. Bothriochloa ischaemum var. songarica Bothriochloa laguroides ssp.torreyana Bouteloua barbata Bouteloua curtipendula Bouteloua gracilis Cenchrus ciliaris Cenchrus incertus Chloris cucullata Cynodon dactylon Echinochloa sp. Eragrostis sp. Erioneuron pilosum Erioneuron pulchellum Heteropogon contortus Leptochloa dubia Leptoloma cognatum Poa annua Schizachyrium scoparium Setaria sp. Sorghum halepense Stenotaphrum secundatum |
GRASS
FAMILY bushy bluestem___ threeawn___ King Ranch bluestem___ silver bluestem___ sixweeks grama___ sideoats grama___ blue grama___ buffelgrass___ sandburgrass___ hooded windmill grass___ Bermuda grass___ barnyard grass___ lovegrass___ hairy erioneuron___ fluffgrass___ tanglehead___ green sprangletop___ fall witchgrass___ annual bluegrass___ little bluestem___ bristlegrass___ Johnson grass___ St. Augustine grass___ |
| POLEMONIACEAE Gilia incisa |
PHLOX FAMILY splitleaf gilia___ |
| POLYGALACEAE Polygala lindheimeri var. lindheimeri |
MIILKWORT FAMILY shrubby milkwort___ |
| POLYPODIACEAE Cheilanthes sinuata Cheilanthes sp. |
TRUE FERN FAMILY bulb lipfern___ lipfern___ |
| POLYGONACEAE Polygonum pensylvanicum Rumex crispus |
KNOTWEED FAMILY pink smartweed___ curly dock___ |
| PORTULACACEAE Portulaca mundula |
PURSLANE FAMILY chisme___ |
| POTAMOGETONACEAE Potamogeton sp. |
PONDWEED FAMILY pondweed ___ |
| PRIMULACEAE Samolus ebracteatus var. cuneatus |
PRIMROSE
FAMILY limerock brookweed___ |
| RANUNCULACEAE Clematis drummondii |
CROWFOOT
FAMILY old man's beard ___ |
| RHAMNACEAE
Colubrina texensis Condalia hookeri var. hookeri Condalia spathulata Condalia warnockii Karwinskia humboldtiana Ziziphus obtusifolia |
BUCKTHORN
FAMILY hogplum___ bluewood___ knifeleaf condalia ___ Warnock's condalia ___ coyotillo ___ lotebush ___ |
| RUBIACEAE Hedyotis nigricans |
MADDER
FAMILY prairie bluets ___ |
| RUTACEAE Thamnosma texana |
CITRUS
FAMILY dutchman's britches___ |
| SCROPHULARIACEAE Bacopa monnieri Castilleja sp. Leucophyllum frutescens Maurandya antirrhiniflora |
FIGWORT
FAMILY blue waterhyssop___ Indian paintbrush___ cenizo___ snapdragon vine ___ |
| SELAGINELLACEAE Selaginella sp. |
SPIKEMOSS
FAMILY spikemoss ___ |
| SOLANACEAE Datura sp. Lycium sp. Nicotiana glauca Nicotiana trigonophylla Petunia parviflora Quincula lobata Solanum rostratum |
NIGHTSHADE
FAMILY jimsonweed___ Wolfberry ___ tree tobacco ___ desert tobacco ___ wild petunia ___ purple groundcherry ___ buffalo bur ___ |
| TAMARICACEAE Tamarix sp. |
TAMARIX
FAMILY salt cedar ___ |
| ULMACEAE Celtis pallida Celtis reticulate |
ELM
FAMILY spiny hackberry___ netleaf hackberry ___ |
| URTICACEAE Parietaria pensylvanica |
NETTLE
FAMILY Pennsylvania pellitory ___ |
| VERBENACEAE Aloysia gratissima Lantana sp. Lippia graveolens Phyla sp. Tetraclea coulteri Verbena bipinnatifida Verbena canescens Vitex agnus-castus |
VERVAIN
FAMILY beebrush___ lantana ___ redbrush lippia ___ frogfruit ___ stinkweed ___ Dakota vervain ___ gray vervain ___ common chastetree ___ |
| VISCACEAE Phoradendron tomentosum |
MISTLETOE
FAMILY Christmas mistletoe___ |
| ZYGOPHYLLACEAE Guaiacum angustifolium |
CALTROP FAMILY |
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