Birdlife of Houston, Galveston, and the Upper Texas Coast

Appendix 2. Plants Mentioned in the Text

appendix 2 plants mentioned in the text Dallisgrass Paspalum dilitatum Dwarf palm (palmetto) Sabal minor Dwarf wax-myrtle Myrica pusilla Eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia Eastern gamagrass Tripsacum dactyloides Eastern prickly pear cactus Opuntia compressa Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis Elms Ulmus spp. Firecracker bush Russelia equisetiformis Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum Flowering dogwood Cornus florida Giant cane Arundinaria gigantea Giant Turk’s cap Malvaviscus arboreus Glasswort (or pickleweed) Salicornia spp. Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Gulfdune paspalum Paspalum monostachyum Gum (woollybucket) bumelia Sideroxylon lanuginosum Firebush (or firecracker bush) Hamelia patens Hercules’-club Zanthoxylum clava-herculis (or toothache tree) Hollies Ilex spp. Huisache Acacia farnesiana Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans Italian cypress Cupressus sempervirens Japanese honeysuckle Lonicera japonica Johnsongrass Sorghum halepense King Ranch bluestem Bothrichloa ischaemum Laurel greenbrier Smilax laurifolia Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium Loquat Eriobotyra japonica Macartney rose Rosa bracteata Maidencane Panicum hemitomon Manatee grass Syringodium filiforme Mangrove Black Avicennia nitida Red Rhizophora mangle White Laguncularia racemosa Mesquite Prosopis spp. Mustang grape Vitus candicans Oak Laurel (or swamp laurel) Quercus laurifolia Many sources were used to attach a common or scientific name to plants discussed in the text. These sources included a number of people who possess expertise with local wild and cultivated plants (see acknowledgments); butterfly and hummingbird plant handouts from Houston Audubon Society and other environmental organizations; university, state, and federal Web sites with online floras, photographs, or discussions of such topics as aquatic plants or invasive weeds (not in the list that follows);and various texts.Authors we consulted included Ajilvsgi (1979, 1984, 1990), Britton and Morton (1989),Correll and Correll (1972),Correll and Johnson (1970),Gould (1975),McAlister and McAlister (1987),Miller (1991),Tveten and Tveten (1993), and Vines (1960). Despite our efforts some names will be unfamiliar, as plant names seem to be in a continuous state of flux. Alabama supplejack Berchemia scandens American beautyberry Callicarpa americana American beech Fagus grandifolia American elder (or elderberry) Sambucus canadensis American mistletoe Phoradendron flavescens American wildcelery Vallisneria americana Arborvitae Thuja occidentalis Ashe juniper Juniperus ashei Bahiagrass Paspalum notatum Beach evening primrose Oenothera drummondii Beach morning glory Ipomoea stolonifera Bermudagrass Cynodon dactylon (and hybrids) Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii Blackberries (and dewberry) Rubus spp. Broom (sedge) grass Andropogon spp. Broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus Brownseed paspalum Paspalum plicatulum Buffelgrass Cenchrus ciliaris Bulrush Scirpus spp. Bushy bluestem Andropogon glomeratus Buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis Carolina buckthorn Rhamnus caroliniana Cattail Typha spp. Cedar elm Ulmus crassifolia Chinaberry Melia azedarach Chinese tallow Sapium sebiferum Cigar plant Cuphea spp., including (or firecracker plant) micropetala and ignea Common bald cypress Taxodium distichum Common lantana Lantana camara Common reed Phragmites australis (⫽ P. communis) Coral bean Erythrina spp. Coral vine Antigonon leptopus Cordgrass Gulf Spartina spartinae Marshhay (saltmeadow) Spartina patens Smooth Spartina alterniflora Cory rattlebush Sesbania drummondii plants mentioned in the text 271 Live Q. virginiana Pin Q. palustris Post Q. stellata Water Q. nigra Oleander Nerium oleander Pecan Carya illinoinensis Pines Limber Pinus flexilis Loblolly P. taeda Longleaf P. palustris Shortleaf P. echinata Slash P. elliottii Plains wild indigo Baptisia leucophaea Poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans Pokeberry Phytolacca americana Possum haw Ilex decidua Privet (several Ligustrum spp. introduced species) Rattlebox Sesbania drummondii Red mulberry Morus rubra Rice Oryza sativa Rushes Juncus spp. Salt cedar (tamarisk) Tamarix gallica Saltgrass Distichlis spicata Seacoast bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium var. littoralis Sea lavender Limonium carolinianum Seashore dropseed Sporobolus virginicus Shrimp plant Beloperone guttata (also called Justicia brandegeana) Silver bluestem Bothriochloa longipaniculata Southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora Southern wax- Myrica cerifera myrtle (or bayberry) Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides Spatterdock Nuphar luteum Sugar hackberry Celtis laevigata Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Switchgrass Panicum virgatum Sycamore (or Platanus occidentalis American planetree) Texas mallow Malvaviscus arboreus (or Turk’s cap) var. drummondii Tropical sage Salvia coccinea (or scarlet sage) Trumpetvine Campsis radicans (or trumpetcreeper) Turtle grass Thalassia testudinum Viburnum Arrow-wood Viburnum dentatum Blackhaw V. pruneifolium Vinemesquite Panicum obtusum Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Walnut Juglans spp. Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes Water lettuce Pistia stratiotes Water lily Nymphaea odorata Water tupelo Nyssa aquatica Weeping lovegrass Eragrostis curvula Widgeon grass Ruppia maritima Willows (various) Salix spp. Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria Yellow lotus Nelumbo lutea ...