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Appendices & Glossary - Botanical Research Institute of Texas

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NATIVE PLANTS IMPORTANT TO WILDLIFE IN EAST TEXAS/APPENDIX NINETEEN<br />

1279<br />

SCIENTIFIC NAME WILDLIFE USE COMMON NAME<br />

Heterotheca subaxillaris CAMPHORWEED<br />

Ipomopsis rubra *h,n STANDING-CYPRESS<br />

Lactuca canadensis LETTUCE, WILD<br />

Lespedeza spp. *b,s BUSH-CLOVERS (NATIVE spp.)<br />

Liatris spp. *n,x BLAZINGSTARS; GAYFEATHERS<br />

Lobelia cardinalis *h,n,x CARDINAL-FLOWER<br />

Lupinus texensis *n BLUEBONNET, TEXAS<br />

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii *f,h,n WAX-MALLOW, DRUMMOND’S; TEXAS<br />

Mimosa nuttallii *b SENSITIVE-BRIAR, CATCLAW<br />

Mitchella repens PARTRIDGEBERRY<br />

Monarda spp. *h,n MINTS, HORSE; BEEBALMS<br />

Oenothera spp. *b,n,x EVENING-PRIMROSES<br />

Oxalis spp. *n,x WOODSORRELS<br />

Penstemon murrayanus *h,x PENSTEMON, CUP-LEAF<br />

Phytolacca americana *f POKEWEED<br />

Psoralidium tenuiflorum SCURF-PEA, SLIMLEAF; ALFALFA, WILD<br />

Ratibida columnifera *s,x MEXICAN-HAT<br />

Rhexia mariana MEADOW-BEAUTY, MARYLAND<br />

Rhynchosia spp. *b,s SNOUT-BEANS<br />

Rudbeckia spp. *b,n,s CONEFLOWERS<br />

Ruellia spp. PETUNIAS, WILD<br />

Rumex spp. *s DOCKS; SORRELS (NATIVE spp.)<br />

Salvia spp. *h,n,x SAGES<br />

Scutellaria spp. x SKULLCAPS<br />

Solanum spp. *f,x NIGHTSHADES<br />

Solidago spp. *n GOLDENRODS<br />

Stillingia sylvatica QUEEN’S-DELIGHT<br />

Strophostyles spp. *b,s BEANS, WILD<br />

Stylosanthes biflora PENCIL-FLOWER, SIDE-BEAK<br />

Tephrosia virginiana GOAT’S-RUE<br />

Tillandsia spp. BALL-MOSS; SPANISH-MOSS<br />

Tragia spp. NOSEBURNS<br />

Verbena spp. *n,x VERVAINS<br />

Vicia spp. VETCHES (NATIVE spp.)<br />

Viola spp. VIOLETS<br />

GRASSES<br />

Like forbs, most grasses are light-adapted and so occur in prairies, in open areas within wooded areas,<br />

at the edge <strong>of</strong> wooded areas, or in islands <strong>of</strong> grasslands within forested areas. Grasses provide wildlife<br />

with seeds for food and leaves and stems for food, shelter, nest sites, and nest materials. A large number<br />

<strong>of</strong> invertebrates occur in grassy areas, especially spiders and grasshoppers that are important food<br />

items <strong>of</strong> birds and rodents.<br />

SCIENTIFIC NAME WILDLIFE USE COMMON NAME<br />

Andropogon gerardii BLUESTEM, BIG<br />

Andropogon ternarius BLUESTEM, SPLIT-BEARD<br />

Andropogon virginicus BLUESTEM, BROOMSEDGE<br />

Arundinaria gigantea CANE, GIANT<br />

Bouteloua curtipendula *s GRAMMA, SIDE-OATS<br />

Chasmanthium latifolium OATS, WILD; WOOD-OATS, BROADLEAF<br />

Chasmanthium sessiliflorum WOOD-OATS, NARROW-LEAF

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