Collection Holdings native to Texas:
Apocynaceae
Subfamily Asclepiadoideae
Tribe Asclepiadeae
- Asclepias tuberosa
- SE. Canada, U.S.A. to N. Mexico
Araceae
Subfamily Aroideae
Tribe Pisteae
- Pistia stratiotes
- Pantropical
Subfamily Lemnoideae
- Lemna minor
- Cosmopolitan
- Wolffia columbiana
- N & S America
Araliaceae
Subfamily Hydrocotyloideae
- Hydrocotyle verticillata
- cosmopolitan
Arecaceae
Subfamily Coryphoideae
Tribe Corypheae
- Sabal minor
- southeastern US
W/C
Asparagaceae
Subfamily Agavoideae
- Echeandia texensis
- USA:Texas
Subfamily Agavoideae
Tribe Agaveae
- Agave americana
- eastern Mexico
- Agave americana 'Marginata'
- western Mexico
- Manfreda maculosa
- s Texas, ne Mexico (endemic)
- Yucca glauca
- Central N. America - Iowa to Texas and N. Dakota.
Asteraceae
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Astereae
- Solidago rigida
- central & eastern US & Canada
- Ericameria nauseosa var. nauseosa
- western plains & rocky mountains, USA
Subfamily Asteroideae
Tribe Heliantheae
- Helianthus tuberosus
- eastern North America
Bromeliaceae
Subfamily Hechtioideae
- Hechtia glomerata
- Tex & Mex.
Subfamily Tillandsioideae
- Tillandsia baileyi
- SE. Texas to Mexico (Tamaulipas)
- Tillandsia recurvata
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Peru
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Dominican Republic
W/C
- Tillandsia usneoides
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
- Tillandsia usneoides
- USA
W/C
Cactaceae
Subfamily Cactoideae
Tribe Cacteae
- Ariocarpus fissuratus
- Mexico, USA (Texas)
Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Cylindropuntieae
- Cylindropuntia kleiniae
- USA (NM, Tx), northeast Mexcio
Subfamily Opuntioideae
Tribe Opuntieae
- Opuntia fragilis
- western US - wide distribution, but not common
- Opuntia humifusa
- eastern US
W/C
Cannaceae
- Canna indica
- S. America. W. Indies.
- Canna indica
- Trop. & Subtrop. America
W/C
Ceratophyllaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersum
- cosmopolitan, native to all continents except Antarctica.
Clethraceae
- Clethra alnifolia
- coastal eastern USA and Canada
W/C
Convolvulaceae
Subfamily Convolvuloideae
Tribe Convolvuleae
- Calystegia sepium
- Europe, Asia, North America
Cupressaceae
Subfamily Taxodioideae
- Taxodium huegelii
- Mexico - Rio Nazas
Cyperaceae
Subfamily Cyperoideae
Tribe Cypereae
- Cyperus brevifolia
- Trop. & Subtrop.
Cystopteridaceae
- Cystopteris bulbifera
- eastern North America
Droseraceae
- Drosera capillaris
- Liberty County, Florida, USA
W/C
Equisetaceae
- Equisetum hyemale
- eastern North America
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily Crotonoideae
Tribe Jatropheae
- Jatropha cathartica
- SC. U.S.A. to NE. Mexico
Subfamily Euphorbioideae
Tribe Euphorbieae
- Euphorbia antisyphilitica
- southwestern USA, northern Mexico
Fabaceae
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Amorpheae
- Amorpha fruticosa
- originally from se USA, now widespread across North America
Subfamily Faboideae
Tribe Phaseoleae
- Apios americana
- eastern North America
Subfamily Mimosoideae
Tribe Acacieae
- Acacia angustissima
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- Vachellia farnesiana
- widely naturalized, but probably native to S. USA and Mexico
Fagaceae
Subfamily Quercoideae
- Quercus gambelii
- WC. & SC. U.S.A. to N. Mexico
- Quercus virginiana
- southeastern USA
Gelsemiaceae
- Gelsemium sempervirens
- Southeastern N. America - Florida to Texas, N to Arkansas & W. Virginia
Hydrocharitaceae
- Vallisneria americana
- N. America to Honduras, Colombia, Caribbean
Lamiaceae
Subfamily Nepetoideae
Tribe Mentheae
- Salvia pinguifolia
- S. New Mexico to Texas, NE. Mexico
Lentibulariaceae
- Utricularia gibba
- Trop. & Subtrop. Old World, America
- Utricularia vulgaris subsp. macrorhiza
- Siberia to Russian Far East and N. China, N. Japan, N. America
W/C
Lythraceae
Subfamily Lythroideae
Tribe Nesaeeae
- Decodon verticillatus
- eastern USA and Canada
W/C
- Heimia salicifolia
- tropical America
Malpighiaceae
- Malpighia glabra
- Texas south to South America
Martyniaceae
- Proboscidea louisianica
- southwestern United States and Mexico
- Proboscidea parviflora
- southwestern USA, northern Mexico
Myricaceae
- Morella cerifera
- southeastern US to Central America
Oleaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Oleeae
- Fraxinus americana
- USA
W/C
Passifloraceae
Subfamily Passifloroideae
Tribe Passifloreae
- Passiflora incarnata
- south-central and southeastern USA, Bermuda
- Passiflora lutea
- eastern USA
Penthoraceae
- Penthorum sedoides
- central & eastern US & Canada
Phytolaccaceae
- Rivina humilis
- S. US & trop America
Pinaceae
Subfamily Pinoideae
- Pinus palustris
- southeastern US
- Pinus ponderosa
- SW. Canada to N. Mexico
Poaceae
Subfamily Chloridoideae
Tribe Zoysieae
- Spartina bakeri
- USA
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Andropogoneae
- Schizachyrium scoparium
- Canada to Mexico
Subfamily Panicoideae
Tribe Paniceae
- Panicum sphaerocarpon
- SE. Canada to Ecuador, Cuba, SE. Brazil
Pteridaceae
Subfamily Cheilanthoideae
- Cheilanthes eatonii
- USA and Mexico
Ranunculaceae
Subfamily Coptidoideae
Tribe Coptideae
- Xanthorhiza simplicissima
- southeastern USA
Subfamily Isopyroideae
Tribe Isopyreae
- Aquilegia canadensis
- USA, Canada
W/C
Rosaceae
Subfamily Dryadoideae
Tribe Dryadeae
- Cercocarpus montanus
- western US
Rubiaceae
Subfamily Cinchonoideae
Tribe Cephalantheae
- Cephalanthus occidentalis Sugar Shack
- E. Canada to C. America, Cuba
Salviniaceae
- Azolla caroliniana
- Mass to Wisc., s to W. Indies
Santalaceae
- Phoradendron leucarpum
- southern US & Mexico
W/C
Sapindaceae
Subfamily Sapindoideae
- Ungnadia speciosa
- Mexico, southwestern USA
Sarraceniaceae
- Sarracenia alata
- USA
W/C
- Sarracenia alata
- Tylor County, Texas, USA
W/C
- Sarracenia alata
- southeastern USA
W/C
Saururaceae
- Anemopsis californica
- W. & C. U.S.A. to Mexico
W/C
Scrophulariaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Leucophylleae
- Leucophyllum frutescens
- Texas, USA into northern Mexico
Selaginellaceae
- Selaginella cf. peruviana
- N.Mex., Okla., Tex.; Mexico; South America
- Selaginella cf. wrightii
- N.Mex., Tex.; Mexico
Smilacaceae
- Smilax tamnoides
- S. Ontario to C. & E. U.S.A.
Talinaceae
- Talinum paniculatum
- southern US toSouth America
Urticaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Urticeae
- Urtica dioica
- widely naturalized in temperate climates
Verbenaceae
Subfamily
Tribe Lantaneae
- Aloysia gratissima
- Arizona to Texas, Mexico, Brazil to N. Argentina
W/C
Xyridaceae
- Xyris caroliniana
- Eastern N. America - Ontario to New York & south to Florida
Zygophyllaceae
Subfamily Larreoideae
- Larrea tridentata
- southwestern USA and Mexico
W/C = Wild Collected
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