Plants of South Central Texas
A living field guide from one Harwood-area property. This is a local working copy generated from the master spreadsheet.
Safety note: Edible and medicinal notes are research notes. Do not eat plants or mushrooms based on this catalog alone.
44Total entries
28Edible/useful notes
9Caution entries
14Need follow-up
Recent catalog entries
Plant 2
Mulberry
Morus sp. (rubra/alba/hybrid)
Confirmed genusHigh genus, medium speciesNative/introduced uncertainEdible fruit
Plant 3
Giant ragweed
Ambrosia trifida likely
Confirmed likelyMedium-highNativeProblem/allergy plant
Plant 4
Chinese tallow / popcorn tree
Triadica sebifera
Confirmed likelyHighIntroduced invasiveInvasive / remove-control
Plant 6
Bermudagrass or related warm-season grass
Cynodon dactylon likely
TentativeLow-mediumIntroduced/naturalized if bermudagrassGrass / erosion cover
Plant 7
Hemp sesbania / coffeeweed
Sesbania herbacea likely
Confirmed likelyMedium-highNative/weedyCreekside caution plant
Plant 8
Frostweed
Verbesina virginica likely
Confirmed likelyMedium-highNativeNative shade/edge pollinator
Plant 9
Live oak / Texas live oak group
Quercus fusiformis / Q. virginiana group
Confirmed likelyMedium-highNativeKeystone wildlife tree
Plant 10
Pigweed / amaranth
Amaranthus sp.
Confirmed likelyMedium-highSpecies-dependentEdible with caution / weed
Plant 11
Yucca, possibly twistleaf yucca
Yucca sp., possibly Y. rupicola
TentativeMediumLikely nativeNative dryland plant
Plant 12
Plains coreopsis / golden tickseed
Coreopsis tinctoria
Confirmed likelyHighNativeNative pollinator wildflower