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Invasive aquatic plants in Texas; Picture Scientific name Common name Family Alternanthera philoxeroides: alligatorweed Asteraceae (aster family) Alternanthera sessilis: sessile joyweed Simaroubaceae (quassia-wood family) Arundo donax: giant reed Fabaceae (pea family) Colocasia esculenta: elephant ears Fabaceae (pea family) Egeria densa
Diospyros texana is a species of persimmon that is native to central, south and west Texas and southwest Oklahoma in the United States, and eastern Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas in northeastern Mexico. Common names include Texas persimmon, Mexican persimmon and the more ambiguous "black persimmon". [1]
Convolvulus equitans, commonly known as Texas bindweed, is a species of morning glory. It is native to the central and western United States and Mexico. [ 2 ] Its overlapping petals give C. equitans its name; equitans being Latin for "riding on horseback".
Vernonia texana, commonly called Texas ironweed, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the aster family . It is native eastern to North America, where it is found primarily in the South Central region of the United States. [2] [3] Its natural habitat is in open sandy woodlands. [3] [4] Vernonia texana is an erect herbaceous perennial. Its ...
In parts of central and western North America, it has become a common weed in many locations including hayfields and pastures. [19] In the legume family , Baptisia tinctoria and some species of Psoralea produce tumbleweeds. In Psoralea the tumbleweed detaches from the plant by abscission of the stem. [20]
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One Texan's "weeds" are another Texan's "natural landscaping." Before turning the first spade of soil to plant new perennials or woody plants, however, there's a perfect question for Austin Answered:
Senecio ampullaceus, also known as Texas ragwort, [1] Texas squaw-weed, Texas groundsel, [3] and Texas butterweed, [4] is a species of Senecio in the family Asteraceae, receiving its Latin name ampullaceus from its flask shaped flower-head. [5] It is recommended for landscape use in its native Texas. [6]