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QR Tag	Name	Characteristics
	Acer barbatum Southern sugar maple, Florida maple, Caddo maple, Rock maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Acer leucoderme Chalk maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Acer rubrum Red maple, Scarlet maple	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Achillea millefolium Common yarrow, Yarrow, Milfoil, Western yarrow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Aesculus pavia Scarlet Buckeye, Red buckeye, Firecracker plant	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem, Turkeyfoot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Andropogon glomeratus Bushy bluestem, Brushy bluestem	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Wet, Moist
	Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge bluestem, Broom-sedge	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Aralia spinosa Devil's walkingstick, Devil’s walking-stick, Prickly Ash, Hercules club, Angelica tree	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed, Butterfly milkweed, Orange milkweed, Pleurisy root	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Asimina parviflora Smallflower pawpaw, Small-flower pawpaw, Dwarf pawpaw	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water:
	Betula nigra River birch, Red birch	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Bignonia capreolata Crossvine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Bouteloua curtipendula Sideoats grama	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Callicarpa americana American beautyberry, French mulberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Callirhoe involucrata Winecup, Purple poppy mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Campsis radicans Trumpet creeper, Trumpet vine, Common trumpet creeper, Cow vine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Carpinus caroliniana American hornbeam, Blue beech, Musclewood, Ironwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Castilleja indivisa Entireleaf indian paintbrush, Texas paintbrush, Indian paintbrush, Scarlet paintbrush, Entire-leaf indian-paintbrush	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Catalpa speciosa Northern catalpa, Catawba tree, Cigar tree, Indian bean	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ceanothus americanus New Jersey tea, Redroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Cercis canadensis var. texensis Texas redbud	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Chasmanthium latifolium Inland sea oats, Indian wood oats, Wild oats, River oats, Flathead oats, Upland Oats, Upland Sea Oats	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Chionanthus virginicus White fringetree, Fringe tree, Grancy Graybeard	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Clematis pitcheri Purple clematis, Purple leatherflower, Leatherflower, Bluebill	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Conoclinium coelestinum Blue mistflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Cooperia drummondii Evening rain lily, Evening star rain lily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf coreopsis, Lanceleaf tickseed, Lance-leaved coreopsis, Sand coreopsis	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Coreopsis tinctoria Plains coreopsis, Golden tickseed, Goldenwave, Calliopsis	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Cornus drummondii Roughleaf dogwood, Drummond's dogwood, Rough-leaf dogwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Cornus florida Flowering dogwood, Virginia dogwood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Crataegus marshallii Parsley hawthorn	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Cyrilla racemiflora Swamp titi, Titi, Leatherwood, Swamp cyrilla, Palo colorado	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Dracopis amplexicaulis Clasping coneflower, Clasping-leaf coneflower	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Echinacea pallida Pale purple coneflower, Pale coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Echinacea purpurea Eastern purple coneflower, Purple coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Echinacea sanguinea Sanguine purple coneflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Erythrina herbacea Coralbean, Cherokee bean, Red cardinal	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Eubotrys racemosa Fetter-bush, Leucothoe, Swamp doghobble, Sweet-bells Leucothe, Sweetbells	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Euonymus americanus American strawberry-bush, Strawberry bush, Brook euonymus, Hearts-a-burstin, Bursting-heart, Wahoo	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Eustoma exaltatum ssp. russellianum Texas bluebells, Texas bluebell, Bluebell, Showy prairie gentian, Prairie gentian	Duration: Annual, Biennial, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Fagus grandifolia American beech	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Frangula caroliniana Carolina buckthorn, Carolina false buckthorn, Indian cherry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Fraxinus americana White ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash, Red ash	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Gaillardia pulchella Firewheel, Indian Blanket	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina jessamine, Yellow jessamine, Evening trumpetflower, Poor man's rope	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Glandularia bipinnatifida Purple prairie verbena, Prairie verbena, Dacota vervain, Dakota mock vervain, Moradilla	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb, Subshrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Gordonia lasianthus Gordonia, Loblolly bay	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel, American witch hazel	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Helianthus angustifolius Swamp sunflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Helianthus maximiliani Maximilian sunflower, Max sunflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Hibiscus aculeatus Comfortroot, Big thicket hibiscus, Pineland hibiscus	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Hibiscus coccineus Scarlet rose-mallow, Scarlet rosemallow, Texas star hibiscus, Wild red mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Hibiscus laevis Halberdleaf rosemallow, Halberdleaf hibiscus, Scarlet rose mallow	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf hydrangea, Oak-leaf hydrangea	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade Water: Moist
	Hymenocallis liriosme Spider Lily, Spring Spider Lily, Spring spiderlily	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ilex decidua Possumhaw, Possumhaw Holly, Deciduous Holly, Winterberry, Deciduous yaupon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ilex opaca American holly, Christmas holly	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Dry
	Ilex verticillata Common winterberry, Michigan holly, Black alder	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Ilex vomitoria Yaupon, Yaupon holly, Cassina	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub, Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Ipomopsis rubra Standing cypress, Texas plume, Red Texas star, Red gilia	Duration: Biennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Iris brevicaulis Zigzag iris	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Iris virginica Virginia iris, Great Blue Flag	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Itea virginica Virginia sweetspire, Tassel-white	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Juniperus virginiana Eastern red cedar, Eastern redcedar, Virginia juniper	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Lantana urticoides Texas lantana, Calico bush, West Indian shrub-verbena	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Liatris elegans Blazing star, Gay feather, Pink-scale gayfeather, Pinkscale blazing star	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing Star, Kansas Gayfeather, Cat-tail Gayfeather, Hairy Button-snakeroot	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Lindera benzoin Northern spicebush, Spicebush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum, American sweetgum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Lonicera sempervirens Coral honeysuckle, Trumpet honeysuckle, Woodbine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Lupinus subcarnosus Sandyland bluebonnet, Texas bluebonnet	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water:
	Lupinus texensis Texas bluebonnet, Bluebonnet, Texas lupine, Buffalo clover, Wolf-flower	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Lyonia mariana Piedmont staggerbush, Staggerbush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Magnolia grandiflora Southern magnolia, Evergreen magnolia, Bull bay	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay, Sweetbay magnolia, Swampbay, Swamp magnolia, Small magnolia	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii Turk's cap or Turkscap, Drummond's turkscap, Wax mallow, Drummond wax-mallow, Red mallow, Texas mallow, Mexican apple, Manzanilla, Sleeping hibiscus, Bleeding hearts	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Monarda citriodora Lemon beebalm, Horsemint, Purple horsemint, Lemon mint, Plains horsemint, Lemon horsemint	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot, Beebalm	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Monarda punctata Spotted beebalm, Spotted horsemint, Horsemint	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Morella cerifera Wax myrtle, Southern bayberry, Candleberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist
	Nyssa sylvatica Blackgum, Black tupelo, Sourgum, Tupelo, Pepperridge	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Oenothera speciosa Pink evening primrose, Showy evening primrose, Mexican evening primrose, Showy primrose, Pink ladies, Buttercups, Pink buttercups	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Panicum virgatum Switchgrass, Wand panic grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Passiflora incarnata Purple passionflower, Purple passion vine, Maypop, Apricot vine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Penstemon cobaea Wild foxglove, Prairie penstemon, Foxglove penstemon, False foxglove, Large-flowered beardtongue, Large-flowered penstemon, Prairie beardtongue, Cobaea penstemon	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Penstemon murrayanus Scarlet beardtongue, Red penstemon, Cupleaf beardtongue, Cupleaf Penstemon, Scarlet Penstemon, Beard tongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Penstemon tenuis Brazos Penstemon, Gulf Coast Penstemon, Sharpsepal beardtongue	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Phlox divaricata Wild blue phlox, Louisiana phlox, Blue woodland phlox, Sweet william, Wild sweet william	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Phlox drummondii Annual phlox, Phlox, Drummond phlox	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Phlox pilosa Downy phlox, Prairie phlox, Fragrant phlox	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Physostegia angustifolia False Dragon-head, Narrowleaf false dragonhead	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Water:
	Physostegia digitalis False dragonhead, Finger false dragonhead	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water:
	Physostegia pulchella Beautiful false dragon-head, Showy false dragonhead	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Pinus echinata Shortleaf pine, Yellow pine, Spruce pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Pinus palustris Longleaf pine, Georgia pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun Water: Dry
	Pinus taeda Loblolly pine, Old field pine, Bull pine, Rosemary pine	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple, Indian apple, Wild mandrake, Pomme de mai, Podophylle pelt	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Prunus caroliniana Cherry laurel, Carolina cherry laurel, Laurel cherry, Carolina laurel cherry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Prunus umbellata Hog plum, Flatwoods plum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Water: Dry
	Quercus alba White oak, Northern white oak, Stave Oak, Ridge White Oak, Forked-leaf White Oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Quercus falcata Southern red oak, Spanish oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Quercus laurifolia Laurel oak, Swamp laurel oak, Darlington oak, diamond-leaf oak, laurel-leaf oak, water oak, obtuse oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water:
	Quercus macrocarpa Bur oak, Burr oak, Savannah oak, Overcup oak, Prairie oak, Mossy-cup oak, Mossy-overcup oak, Blue oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Wet, Moist, Dry
	Quercus phellos Willow oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Quercus prinus Chestnut oak, Rock chestnut oak, mountain chestnut oak, rock oak, tanbark oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Quercus virginiana Coastal live oak, Southern live oak, Live oak	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ratibida columnifera Mexican hat, Prairie coneflower, Upright prairie coneflower, Red-spike mexican-hat, Long-headed coneflower, Thimbleflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist, Dry
	Rhododendron canescens Mountain azalea, Wild azalea, Honeysuckle azalea, Piedmont azalea, Sweet azalea, Hoary azalea, Southern pinxterflower	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Rhododendron oblongifolium Texas azalea	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade Water: Dry
	Rhus aromatica Fragrant sumac, Aromatic sumac, Lemon sumac, Polecat bush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Rhus glabra Smooth sumac	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan, Common black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan	Duration: Annual Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Salvia coccinea Scarlet Sage, Tropical Sage, Blood sage	Duration: Annual, Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Salvia farinacea Mealy blue sage, Mealy sage, Mealycup sage	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Sassafras albidum Sassafras	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Dry
	Senna marilandica Maryland senna, Maryland wild senna, Southern wild senna, Wild senna	Duration: Perennial Habit: Herb Light: Sun Water: Moist
	Sorghastrum nutans Indiangrass, Yellow indian grass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Spartina spartinae Gulf cordgrass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water: Wet
	Symphoricarpos orbiculatus Coralberry, Indian currant, Buckbrush	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Taxodium distichum Bald cypress, Baldcypress, Common bald cypress, Southern bald cypress, Deciduous cypress	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Taxodium mucronatum Montezuma bald cypress, Montezuma cypress, Mexican cypress, Ahuehuete, Sabino	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Wet
	Tripsacum dactyloides Eastern gamagrass	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Part-shade Water: Moist
	Ulmus americana American elm, White elm	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Sun, Part-shade Water: Moist
	Uniola paniculata Sea Oats, Seaoats	Duration: Perennial Habit: Grass/Grass-like Light: Sun Water:
	Vaccinium arboreum Farkleberry, Tree sparkleberry, Sparkleberry	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Viburnum acerifolium Mapleleaf viburnum, Maple-leaf viburnum, Arrow-wood, Maple-leaf arrow-wood	Duration: Perennial Habit: Shrub Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist, Dry
	Viburnum rufidulum Rusty blackhaw viburnum, Rusty blackhaw, Southern blackhaw, Downy viburnum	Duration: Perennial Habit: Tree Light: Part-shade Water: Dry
	Wisteria frutescens American wisteria, Texas wisteria, Kentucky wisteria	Duration: Perennial Habit: Vine Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade Water: Moist

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