Appendices & Glossary - Botanical Research Institute of Texas

NATIVE PLANTS IMPORTANT TO WILDLIFE IN EAST TEXAS/APPENDIX NINETEEN
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SEASON OF SEED/
VEGETATION TYPE/SPECIES COMMON NAME FRUIT AVAILABILITY
VINES SPRING SUMMER FALL WINTER
Cocculus carolinus SNAILSEED, CAROLINA X
Parthenocissus quinquefolia VIRGINIA-CREEPER X
Smilax spp. GREENBRIARS X X
Toxicodendron radicans POISON-OAK; POISON-IVY X X
Vitis spp. GRAPES X X
FORBS
Ambrosia artemisiifolia RAGWEED, COMMON X
Chamaecrista fasiculata PARTRIDGE-PEA X X
Cirsium spp. THISTLES X X
Coreopsis spp. GOLDEN-WAVES; TICKSEEDS X X
Croton spp. CROTONS X X
Desmanthus illinoinensis BUNDLE-FLOWER, ILLINOIS X X
Desmodium spp. TICK-CLOVERS X X X
Gaillardia spp. INDIAN-BLANKETS X X X
Galactia spp. MILK-PEAS X X X
Geranium spp. GERANIUMS; CRANE’S-BILLS X X
Helianthus spp. SUNFLOWERS X X X
Oenothera spp. EVENING-PRIMROSES X X X
Oxalis spp. WOODSORRELS X X X
Phylolacca americana POKEWEED X X X
Ratibida columnifera MEXICAN-HAT X X
Rhynchosia spp. SNOUTBEANS X X X
Rudbeckia hirta var. pulcherrima BLACK-EYED SUSAN X X
Rumex spp. DOCKS X
Solanum spp. NIGHTSHADES X X X
Strophostyles spp. WILDBEANS X X X
Stylosanthes biflora PENCIL-FLOWER, SIDE-BEAK X X
GRASSES
Bouteloua curtipendula GRAMA, SIDE-OATS X X
Dichanthelium oligosanthes ROSETTE GRASS, SCRIBNER’S X
var. scribnerianum
Digitaria cognata subsp. cognata WITCH GRASS, FALL X X X X
Panicum anceps PANICUM, BEAKED X
Panicum virgatum SWITCH GRASS X
Paspalum floridanum PASPALUM, FLORIDA X X
Paspalum plicatum PASPALUM, BROWN-SEED X X
Setaria parviflora BRISTELEGRASS, KNOT-ROOT X
Tridens flavus PURPLETOP X