Appendices & Glossary - Botanical Research Institute of Texas

1282 APPENDIX NINETEEN/NATIVE PLANTS IMPORTANT TO WILDLIFE IN EAST TEXAS
COMMON NATIVE EAST TEXAS PLANTS IMPORTANT FOR WILDLIFE FOOD
HUMMINGBIRDS
VEGETATION TYPE/SPECIES COMMON NAME
SEASON OF FLOWER/
NECTAR AVAILABILITY
SHRUBS SPRING SUMMER FALL
Aesculus pavia var. pavia BUCKEYE, RED X
Erythrina herbacea CORAL-BEAN X X X
Lantana urticoides LANTANA, COMMON X X X
Rhododendron spp. AZALEAS X
VINES
Bignonia capreolata CROSSVINE X
Campsis radicans TRUMPET-CREEPER, COMMON X X X
Gelsemium sempervirens JESSAMINE, CAROLINA X
Lonicera sempervirens HONEYSUCKLE, CORAL X X
FORBS
Asclepias tuberosa subsp. interior BUTTERFLY-WEED X X X
Ipomopsis rubra STANDING-CYPRESS X X
Lobelia cardinalis CARDINAL-FLOWER X X X
Malvaviscus arboreus WAX-MALLOW, DRUMMOND’S; X X X
var. drummondii TEXAS-MALLOW
UPLAND BIRDS AND SMALL MAMMALS
VEGETATION TYPE/SPECIES COMMON NAME
SEASON OF SEED/
FRUIT AVAILABILITY
TREES SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER
Acer rubrum MAPLE, RED X
Carya spp. HICKORIES/PECANS X
Celtis laevigata SUGARBERRY; HACKBERRY, SUGAR X X
Cornus florida DOGWOOD, FLOWERING X X
Diospyros virginiana PERSIMMON, COMMON X X
Ilex opaca HOLLY, AMERICAN X X
Juniperus virginiana RED-CEDAR, EASTERN X X
Liquidambar styraciflua SWEETGUM X X
Morus rubra MULBERRY, RED X
Nyssa sylvatica BLACK-GUM X X
Pinus spp. PINES X X
Prunus spp. PLUMS; CHERRIES X X X
Quercus spp. OAKS X X
Sassafras albidum SASSAFRAS X
SHRUBS
Callicarpa americana BEAUTY-BERRY, AMERICAN X X
Crataegus spp. HAWTHORNS X X
Myrica cerifera WAX-MYRTLE, SOUTHERN X X
Prunus angustifolia PLUM, CHICKASAW X X X
Prunus caroliniana CHERRY, LAUREL X X
Rhus spp. SUMACS X X X
Sambucus nigra var. canadensis ELDERBERRY, COMMON X X
Vaccinium arboreum FARKLE-BERRY X X