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Native plants in San Angelo

38 plants native to this area with Sow catalog pages.

8 of them need no watering beyond San Angelo’s own rainfall

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Trees7

Canopy and structure

Carolina Sweetheart Redbud

Cercis canadensis 'Carolina Sweetheart'

Bur Oak

Quercus macrocarpa

Photo: Reuven Martin · CC0 1.0

Chinkapin Oak

Quercus muehlenbergii

Photo: Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0

American Elm

Ulmus americana

Photo: Sam Kieschnick · CC BY 4.0

Black Willow

Salix nigra

Photo: Tyler Cannon · CC BY 4.0

Cedar Elm

Ulmus crassifolia

Photo: Craig Hensley · CC BY 4.0

White Shield Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera 'White Shield'

Shrubs7

Backbone planting

Sugar Shack Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis 'Sugar Shack'

Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost'

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Texas Nolina

Nolina texana

Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

White Shield Osage Orange

Maclura pomifera 'White Shield'

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

No watering needed Photo: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

No watering needed Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0

Grasses7

Movement and texture

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Photo: Matt Berger · CC BY 4.0

Golden Sunset Yellow Indiangrass

Sorghastrum nutans 'Golden Sunset Yellow'

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Photo: Erin Snyder · CC BY 4.0

Sideoats Grama

Bouteloua curtipendula

No watering needed Photo: Andrea Grover · CC BY 4.0

Canada Wild Rye

Elymus canadensis

Photo: tzeducation · CC BY 4.0

Virginia Wild Rye

Elymus virginicus

Photo: Jason Leduc · CC0 1.0

Eastern Gamagrass

Tripsacum dactyloides

Photo: Rich Sommer · CC BY 4.0

Perennials19

Seasonal colour

Snow Flurry Heath Aster

Symphyotrichum ericoides 'Snow Flurry'

Mealycup Sage

Salvia farinacea

Photo: Jo Roberts · CC BY 4.0

Purple Poppy Mallow

Callirhoe involucrata

Photo: Norm Herr · CC0 1.0

Pink Evening Primrose

Oenothera speciosa

Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

Plains Coreopsis Tickseed

Coreopsis tinctoria

Photo: Texas Bird Family · CC BY 4.0

Diamond Frost Euphorbia

Euphorbia hypericifolia 'Diamond Frost'

Mexican Hat Prairie Coneflower

Ratibida columnifera 'pulcherrima'

Spotted Beebalm Monarda punctata

Monarda punctata

Photo: Reid Hardin · CC BY 4.0

Common Sunflower

Helianthus annuus

No watering needed Photo: Francesco Santoro · CC BY 4.0

White Sagebrush

Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis'

No watering needed

Blue Star Amsonia

Amsonia ciliata

Photo: Marissa Calvert · CC BY 4.0

Chocolate Flower

Berlandiera lyrata

No watering needed Photo: CK2AZ · CC BY 4.0

Bitter Sneezeweed

Helenium amarum

Photo: Cyndy Sims (Parr) · CC BY 4.0

Carolina Delphinium

Delphinium carolinianum

Photo: Brian Dickerson · CC0 1.0

Lindheimer's Ironweed

Vernonia lindheimeri

Photo: mattmsa · CC BY 4.0

Sacred Datura

Datura wrightii

No watering needed Photo: Rachel Smith · CC0 1.0

Golden Crownbeard

Verbesina encelioides

No watering needed Photo: Center for Urban Ecology · CC0 1.0

Purple Cliffbrake

Pellaea atropurpurea

Photo: Daniel Atha · CC0 1.0

Golden Corydalis

Corydalis aurea

No watering needed Photo: Robbie Hannawacker · CC0 1.0

Vines2

Verticals and screens

Pitcher's Clematis

Clematis pitcheri

Photo: Textile Ranger · CC0 1.0

Three-leaved Grape Ivy

Cissus trifoliata

Photo: Gary Rogers · CC BY 4.0

Succulents1

Dry and architectural

Horsecrippler Cactus

Echinocactus texensis

No watering needed Photo: lanechaffin · CC0 1.0

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