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Appendices & Glossary - Botanical Research Institute of Texas

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1234 APPENDIX FIFTEEN/NATIVE PLANTS SUGGESTED FOR USE AS ORNAMENTALS<br />

TREES (CONTINUED)<br />

PLANT COMMON NAME HABITAT REQUIREMENTS VEGETATIVE MORPHOLOGY;<br />

DURATION<br />

Magnolia grandiflora Southern magnolia Sun, well-drained moist soil Evergreen woody<br />

Magnoliaceae perennial to 50'<br />

Magnolia macrophylla Bigleaf magnolia Part-shade, well-drained Deciduous woody<br />

Magnoliaceae moist soil perennial to 20'<br />

Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay magnolia Sun, well-drained moist soil Deciduous woody<br />

Magnoliaceae perennial to 20'<br />

Nyssa aquatica Tupelo Sun, well-drained soil to moist Deciduous woody<br />

Nyssaceae perennial to 20'<br />

Pinus echinata Shortleaf pine Sun, well-drained soils Evergreen woody<br />

Pinaceae perennial to 80'<br />

Pinus palustris Longleaf pine Sun, well-drained soil Evergreen woody<br />

Pinaceae perennial to 30'<br />

Poncirus trifoliata Bitter orange, Sun, well-drained soil Evergreen woody<br />

Rutaceae trifoliate-orange perennial to 30'<br />

Prunus mexicana Wild plum, Mexican Sun, well-drained soil Deciduous woody<br />

Rosaceae plum perennial to 20'<br />

Quercus michauxii Swamp chestnut oak Sun, well-drained soil Deciduous woody<br />

Fagaceae perennial to 60'<br />

Quercus texana Nuttall oak, <strong>Texas</strong> Sun, wide range <strong>of</strong> soil types Deciduous woody<br />

Fagaceae red oak perennial to 60'<br />

Quercus virginiana Live Oak Sun, well-drained soil Evergreen woody<br />

Fagaceae perennial to 50'<br />

Sophora affinis Eve’s-necklace Sun, well-drained soil Deciduous woody<br />

Fabaceae perennial to 20'<br />

Taxodium distichum Bald cypress Sun, wet to well-drained soils Deciduous woody<br />

Cupressaceae perennial to 100'<br />

SHRUBS<br />

Callicarpa americana American beauty-berry Sun to shade, well-drained soil Deciduous woody<br />

Verbenaceae perennial<br />

Cliftonia monophylla Buckewheat tree Sun to part-shade, moist soil Evergreen woody<br />

Cyrillaceae perennial to 10'<br />

Cyrilla racemiflora TiTi Sun, moist soil Evergreen woody<br />

Cyrillaceae perennial to 15'<br />

Euonymus americanus Hearts-a-burstin Part-shade, well-drained soil Deciduous woody<br />

Celastraceae perennial<br />

Hypericum galioides St. John’s-wort Sun, well-drained soil Deciduous woody<br />

Clusiaceae perennial<br />

Ilex verticillata Winterberry Part-shade, moist soil Deciduous woody<br />

Aquifoliaceae perennial to 10'<br />

Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Sun to shade, well-drained soil Evergreen woody to 15'<br />

Aquifoliaceae ‘Pride <strong>of</strong> Houston’<br />

Itea virginica Sweet-spires Sun to part-shade, Deciduous woody<br />

Saxifragaceae moist soil perennial to 8'<br />

Lindera benzoin Spicebush Sun, well-drained soil Deciduous woody<br />

Lauraceae perennial to 12'<br />

Myrica cerifera Southern wax myrtle Sun to part-shade, moist to Evergreen woody<br />

Myricaceae well-drained soil perennial to 10'<br />

Ptelea trifoliata Hoptree Sun to part-shade, well- Deciduous woody<br />

Rutaceae drained soil perennial to 20'<br />

Sabal minor<br />

Arecaceae<br />

Dwarf palmetto Sun to part-shade, moist soil Evergreen perennial to 8'

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