Plant Species Observed at Bunny Run, Travis County, Texas
March 2021 Edition
This list includes only those plant species observed at Bunny Run during a three hour tour on 31 October 2020, when observers included Bill Carr, Bill Dodd and Mikael Behrens; and/or a walk of similar length by the same participants on 20 March 2021. Many other plant species are present on the property and could be added via additional field work and examination of posts on iNaturalist and other citizen-science websites. Scientific names generally follow the USDA PLANTS database (http://plants.usda.gov/java/) or the flora of North-Central Texas (Diggs, Lipscomb & O’Kennon, 1999), with synonymy from pertinent manuals (e.g., Correll & Johnston, 1970) appearing in parentheses. Common names follow various sources listed in the references cited at the end of the list. Codes in Nativity column: E = exotic, i.e., not native to Texas; N = native to Texas; N+ = endemic to (found only in) Texas. Codes in Form column: AQ = aquatic forb; FA = annual forb; FAV = annual vine forb; FB = biennial forb; FP = perennial forb; FPV = perennial vine forb; GA = annual grass or grasslike plant; GP = perennial grass or grasslike plant; PP = perennial fern or fern ally; S = shrub; T = tree; WV = woody vine.
Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Nativity | Form |
Acanthaceae | Ruellia nudiflora | common wild-petunia | N | FP |
Agavaceae | Yucca rupicola | twistleaf yucca | N+ | S |
Amaranthaceae | Froelichia gracilis | slender snake-cotton | N | FA |
Apiaceae | Centella erecta | spadeleaf | N | FP |
Apiaceae | Chaerophyllum tainturieri | wild chervil | N | FA |
Aquifoliaceae | Ilex vomitoria | yaupon | N | S |
Araceae | Arisaema dracontium | green dragon | N | FP |
Asclepiadaceae | Asclepias asperula | antelope-horn milkweed | N | GP |
Asclepiadaceae | Asclepias oenotheroides | hierba de zizotes | N | FP |
Asclepiadaceae | Cynanchum racemosum var. unifarium | tayalote | N | FPV |
Asclepiadaceae | Matelea reticulata | pearl milkvine | N | FPV |
Asteraceae | Achillea millefolium | yarrow | E | FP |
Asteraceae | Ambrosia psilostachya | western ragweed | N | FP |
Asteraceae | Baccharis neglecta | poverty weed, Roosevelt weed | N | S |
Asteraceae | Calyptocarpus vialis | straggler daisy | N | FP |
Asteraceae | Chaetopappa bellidifolia | plateau leastdaisy | N+ | FA |
Asteraceae | Chaptalia sp. (C. texana and/or C. carduacea) | nodding lettuce | N | FP |
Asteraceae | Conoclinium coelestinum | blue mistflower | N | FP |
Asteraceae | Erigeron modestus | prairie fleabane | N | FP |
Asteraceae | Eupatorium compositifolium | yankeeweed | N | FP |
Asteraceae | Eupatorium serotinum | late boneset | N | FP |
Asteraceae | Gaillardia pulchella | Indian blanket, firewheels | N | FA |
Asteraceae | Gutierrezia texana | Texas broomweed | N | FA |
Asteraceae | Helenium amarum var amarum | yellow bitterweed | N | FA |
Asteraceae | Heterotheca subaxillaris | camphor goldenaster, gumweed | N | FA |
Asteraceae | Iva angustifolia | narrowleaf sumpweed | N | FA |
Asteraceae | Pinaropappus roseus | rock lettuce | N | FA |
Asteraceae | Pluchea odorata (P. purpurascens) | Camphorweed | N | FA |
Asteraceae | Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium | fragrant cudweed | N | FB |
Asteraceae | Ratibida columnifera | prairie coneflower, Mexican hats | N | FP |
Asteraceae | Soliva pterosperma | field burweed | E | FA |
Asteraceae | Verbesina virginica | frostweed, iceplant | N | FP |
Asteraceae | Viguiera dentata | Plateau goldeneye | N | FA |
Asteraceae | Wedelia hispida | hairy zexmenia, orange zexmenia | N | FP |
Berberidaceae | Berberis trifoliolata | Agarito | N | S |
Berberidaceae | Nandina domestica | heavenly bamboo | E | S |
Boraginaceae | Ehretia anacua | Anacua | N | S |
Brassicaceae | Descurainia pinnata | tansy mustard | N | FA |
Bromeliaceae | Tillandsia recurvata | Ballmoss | N | FP |
Buddlejaceae | Polypremum procumbens | Juniperleaf | N | FP |
Cactaceae | Cylindropuntia leptocaulis (Opuntia leptocaulis) | tasajillo, pencil cactus | N | S |
Cactaceae | Opuntia engelmannii var. lindheimeri (O. lindheimeri) | Lindheimer pricklypear | N | S |
Cactaceae | Opuntia sp. (O. macrorhiza?) | low pricklypear | N | S |
Caryophyllaceae | Arenaria serpyllifolia | thymeleaf sandwort | E | FA |
Caryophyllaceae | Cerastium glomeratum | sticky chickweed | E | FA |
Caryophyllaceae | Stellaria media | common chickweed | E | FA |
Convolvulaceae | Dichondra carolinensis | Carolina ponyfoot | N | FP |
Convolvulaceae | Evolvulus sericeus | silky evolvulus | N | FP |
Cupressaceae | Juniperus ashei | Ashe juniper, mountain cedar | N | T |
Cyperaceae | Carex planostachys | cedar sedge | N | GP |
Cyperaceae | Cyperus retroflexus | oneflower flatsedge | N | GP |
Cyperaceae | Eleocharis montividensis | perennial spikesedge | N | GP |
Cyperaceae | Fuirena simplex | porcupine sedge | N | GA |
Cyperaceae | Rhynchospora colorata | white-top sedge | N | GP |
Dryopteridaceae | Cyrtomium falcatum | Asian holly-fern | E | PP |
Ebenaceae | Diospyros texana | Texas persimmon | N | S |
Euphorbiaceae | Bernardia myricifolia | oreja de raton | N | S |
Euphorbiaceae | Chamaesyce bombensis (Euphorbia bombensis) (37752) | sand matspurge | N | FA |
Euphorbiaceae | Chamaesyce nutans (Euphorbia nutans) | nodding spurge | N | FA |
Euphorbiaceae | Croton glandulosus | toothed croton | N | FA |
Euphorbiaceae | Croton monanthogynus | oneseed croton | N | FA |
Euphorbiaceae | Croton texensis | Texas croton | N | FA |
Euphorbiaceae | Ditaxis simulans (Argythamnia simulans) | Plateau wild-mercury | N+ | FP |
Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia dentata (Poinsettia dentata) | toothed spurge | N | FA |
Euphorbiaceae | Phyllanthus abnormis | sand leaf-flower | N | FA |
Euphorbiaceae | Phyllanthus polygonoides | knotweed leaf-flower | N | FP |
Euphorbiaceae | Stillingia texana | Texas queen’s delight | N | FP |
Euphorbiaceae | Tragia brevispica | climbing noseburn | N | FPV |
Euphorbiaceae | Tragia ramosa | common noseburn | N | FP |
Euphorbiaceae | Triadica sebifera | Chinese tallow | E | T |
Fabaceae | Dermatophyllum secundiflorum (Sophora secundiflora) | Texas mountain-laurel | N | S |
Fabaceae | Eysenhardtia texana | Texas kidneywood | N | S |
Fabaceae | Lupinus texensis | Texas bluebonnet | N | FA |
Fabaceae | Medicago minima | least burclover | E | FA |
Fabaceae | Prosopis glandulosa | honey mesquite | N | S |
Fabaceae | Rhynchosia senna var. texana | Texas snoutbean | N | FPV |
Fabaceae | Styphnolobium affine (Sophora affinis) | Eve’s necklace | N | T |
Fagaceae | Quercus fusiformis | plateau live oak | N | T |
Fagaceae | Quercus marilandica | blackjack oak | N | T |
Fagaceae | Quercus stellata | post oak | N | T |
Geraniaceae | Geranium texanum | Texas geranium | N | FA |
Hippocastanaceae | Aesculus pavia | red buckeye | N | S |
Hydrophyllaceae | Nemophila phacelioides | blue-eyes | N | FA |
Hypericaceae | Hypericum drummondii | nits-and-lice | N | FA |
Lamiaceae | Hedeoma drummondii | Limoncillo | N | FP |
Lamiaceae | Lamium amplexicaule | henbit | E | FA |
Lamiaceae | Teucrium canadense | American germander | N | FP |
Malvaceae | Abutilon fruticosum | Texas Indian-mallow | N | FP |
Malvaceae | Allowissadula holosericea | velvetleaf -mallow | N | FP |
Malvaceae | Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii | Turk’s-cap mallow | N | FP |
Malvaceae | Sida sp. (S. rhombifolia?) | sida | N | FP |
Oleaceae | Forestiera pubescens | elbowbush | N | S |
Oleaceae | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | green ash | N | T |
Oleaceae | Ligustrum lucidum | glossy privet | E | S |
Onagraceae | Ludwigia sp. (L. repens or L. palustris) | water-primrose | N | FP |
Orobanchaceae | Agalinis heterophylla | prairie agalinis | N | FP |
Oxalidaceae | Oxalis dillenii | yellow sour-clover | N | FP |
Plantaginaceae | Bacopa monnieri | herb of grace | N | FP |
Poaceae | Andropogon glomeratus | bushy bluestem | N | GP |
Poaceae | Aristida purpurea | purple threeawn | N | GP |
Poaceae | Bothriochloa ischaemum | King Ranch bluestem | E | GP |
Poaceae | Bothriochloa laguroides ssp. Torreyana | silver bluestem | N | GP |
Poaceae | Bouteloua curtipendula | sideoats grama | N | GP |
Poaceae | Bouteloua rigidiseta | Texas grama | N | GP |
Poaceae | Bromus japonicus | Japanese brome | E | GA |
Poaceae | Cenchrus spinifex | sandbur, grassbur | N | GP |
Poaceae | Chasmanthium latifolium | creek oats | N | GP |
Poaceae | Cynodon dactylon | Bermudagrass | E | GP |
Poaceae | Dichanthelium oligosanthes var. scribnerianum | Scribner panicgrass, | N | GP |
Poaceae | Eragrostis curtipedicellata | gummy lovegrass | N | GP |
Poaceae | Eragrostis intermedia | plains lovegrass | N | GP |
Poaceae | Eragrostis secundiflora | red lovegrass | N | GP |
Poaceae | Hilaria belangeri | curlymesquite | N | GP |
Poaceae | Panicum virgatum | switchgrass | N | GP |
Poaceae | Paspalum langei (37753) | rustyseed paspalum | N | GP |
Poaceae | Paspalum pubiflorum | hairyseed paspalum | N | GP |
Poaceae | Schizachyrium scoparium | little bluestem | N | GP |
Poaceae | Setaria scheelei | southwestern bristlegrass | N | GP |
Poaceae | Sporobolus compositus var. drummondii | meadow dropseed | N | GP |
Poaceae | Sporobolus pyramidatus | sand dropseed | N | GP |
Poaceae | Stenotaphrum secundatum | St. Augustine grass | E | GP |
Poaceae | Tridens texanus | Texas tridens | N | GP |
Poaceae | Triplasis purpurea | purple sandgrass | N | GA |
Poaceae | Vulpia octoflora | sixweeksgrass | N | GA |
Polemoniaceae | Giliastrum incisum | cutleaf gilia | N | FP |
Primulaceae | Samolus valerandi ssp. parviflorus | smallflower brook primrose | N | FA |
Pteridaceae | Adiantum capillus-veneris | maidenhair fern | N | PP |
Ranunculaceae | Anemone berlandieri | ten-petal anemone | N | FP |
Rhamnaceae | Condalia hookeri | brasil | N | S |
Rosaceae | Pyracantha sp. | pyracantha, firethorn | E | S |
Rubiaceae | Diodia teres | poor Joe | N | FA |
Rubiaceae | Galium aparine | stickyweed | N | FA |
Rubiaceae | Galium texense | Texas bedstraw | N | FA |
Rubiaceae | Sherardia arvensis | field madder | E | FA |
Rutaceae | Ptelea trifoliata | wafer ash, hoptree | N | S |
Rutaceae | Zanthoxylum hirsutum | toothache tree, tickle-tongue | N | S |
Salicaceae | Populus deltoides | eastern cottonwood | N | T |
Salicaceae | Salix nigra | black willow | N | T |
Sapindaceae | Ungnadia speciosa | Mexican buckeye | N | S |
Sapotaceae | Sideroxylon lanuginosum (Bumelia lanuginosa) | gum bumelia | N | T / S |
Scrophulariaceae | Veronica arvensis | field speedwell | E | FA |
Smilacaceae | Smilax bona-nox | saw greenbriar | N | WV |
Smilacaceae | Smilax tamnoides | blackbristle greenbriar | N | WV |
Solanaceae | Bouchetia erecta | erect bouchetia | N | FP |
Solanaceae | Solanum dimidiatum | western horsenettle | N | FP |
Solanaceae | Solanum elaeagnifolium | silverleaf nightshade | N | FP |
Solanaceae | Solanum triquetrum | Texas nightshade | N | FP |
Taxodiaceae | Taxodium distichum | baldcypress | N | T |
Thelypteridaceae | Thelypteris ovata ssp. lindheimeri | Lindheimer’s shield fern | N | PP |
Ulmaceae | Celtis reticulata | netleaf hackberry | N | T |
Ulmaceae | Ulmus crassifolia | cedar elm | N | T |
Urticaceae | Boehmeria cylindrica | false-nettle | N | FP |
Urticaceae | Parietaria pensylvanica | cucumberweed | N | FA |
Urticaceae | Urtica chamaedryoides | stinging nettle | N | FA |
Verbenaceae | Callicarpa americana | American beautyberry | N | S |
Verbenaceae | Lantana urticoides | Texas lantana | N | S |
Verbenaceae | Verbena canescens | gray vervain | N | FP |
Verbenaceae | Verbena halei | Texas vervain | N | FP |
Vitaceae | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Virginia creeper | N | WV |
Vitaceae | Vitis mustangensis | Mustang grape | N | WV |
Selected References
Correll, D. S. and M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas. Texas Research Foundation, Renner. 1881 pp.
Diggs, G. M., Jr., B. L. Lipscomb and R. J. O'Kennon. 1999. Shinners and Mahler's illustrated flora of North-central Texas. Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Ft. Worth. 1626 pp.
Enquist, M. 1987. Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country. Lone Star Botanical, Austin. 275 pp.
Gould, F. W. 1975. The grasses of Texas. Texas A & M University Press, College Station. 653 pp.
Hatch, S. L., K. N. Gandhi, and L. E. Brown. 1990. Checklist of the vascular plants of Texas. Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A & M University, College Station. 158 pp.
Jones, S. D. and J. K. Wipff. 2003. A 2003 updated checklist of the vascular plants of Texas. Privately published, The Botanical Research Center of Texas, Bryan. CD.
Loflin, B. and S. Loflin. 2006. Grasses of the Texas Hill Country. Texas A & M University Press, College Station. 195 pp.
Loflin, B. and S. Loflin. 2009. Texas cacti. Texas A & M University Press, College Station. 291 pp.
Shaw, R. B. 2012. Guide to Texas grasses. Texas A & M University Press, College Station. 1080 pp.
Weniger, D. 1984. Cacti of Texas and neighboring states: a field guide. University of Texas Press, Austin. 356 pp.
Wrede, J. 2010. Trees, shrubs, and vines of the Texas Hill Country. Second edition. Texas A & M University Press, College Station. 259 pp.