Christina Mild's "Rio Delta Wild." Articles on LRGV Native Plants.
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Rio Delta Wild articles written by Christina Mild 11/30/2009 02:26 PM    
 published in VMS from 3/4/2000 to 6/26/2004      
    Arranged in alphabetic order by Scientific Name (Specific Epithet)
publication  Folk Names Common English Names Scientific name Family growthForm
11/30/2002   Rio Grande Abutilon Abutilon hypoleucum Malvaceae shrub
5/6/2000 Pelotazo Indian Mallow Abutilon species Malvaceae shrub
3/24/2001   Trisulcatum Abutilon trisulcatum Malvaceae shrub
1/31/2004 Guajillo mimosa catclaw Acacia berlandieri Fabaceae tree
3/4/2000 Huitz axin Huisache Acacia farnesiana Leguminosae tree
8/31/2002   Wright Acacia, Gregg's Acacia Acacia wrightii, A. greggii Leguminosae tree
7/15/2000 Pitahaya Night-Blooming Cereus Acanthocereus pentagonus Cactaceae cactus
8/12/2000 Yerba Santa Angel Trumpets, Vine 4 O'clock Acleisanthes obtusa Nyctaginaceae vine
6/30/2001   Vasey Adelia Adelia vaseyii Euphorbiaceae shrub
7/5/2003 Maguey Century Plant Agave americana Agavaceae succulent
1/20/2001 Maguey Rough Maguey Agave scabra Amaryllidaceae succulent
5/13/2000   Pseudoabutilon. Velvetleaf Allowissadula lozanii Malvaceae shrub
9/9/2000 Troncoso White Brush Aloysia gratissima Verbenaceae shrub
11/22/2003 Vara Dulce Sweet Stem Aloysia macrostachya Verbenaceae shrub
7/26/2003   Huisache Daisy Amblyolepis setigera Compositae herbaceous
5/24/2003   Bishop's Weed, Blister Weed Ammi majus Umbelliferae herbaceous
10/28/2000   Sand Parsley Ammoselinum popei Umbelliferae herb
4/22/2000 Chapotillo Sierra Madre Torchwood* Amyris madrensis Rutaceae shrub 
10/14/2000 Lantrisco (&9/16/00) Chapotillo, TX Torchwood Amyris texana Rutaceae shrub
11/23/2002 Corona del Reina Queen's Wreath Antigonon leptopus Polygonaceae vine
4/13/2002   Lazy Daisy Aphanostephus sp.  Compositae herbaceous
2/23/2002 Chicalote Prickly Poppy Argemone sanguinea Papaveraceae herbaceous
8/9/2003   Threeawn Aristida sp. Gramineae grass
4/3/2004   Swan-flower Pipevine Aristolochia longiflora Aristolochiaceae herbaceous
8/11/2001 Carrizo Giant Cane Arundo donax Poaceae grass
5/25/2002 Hierba de Zizotes Longhorn Milkweed Asclepias oenotheroides Asclepiadaceae herbaceous
3/16/2002 Mangle Black Mangrove, Walking Tree Avicennia germinans Avicenniaceae shrub
3/24/2001 Bastardia Bastardia Bastardia viscosa Malvaceae shrub
10/4/2003   bastardia Bastardia viscosa Malvaceae herbaceous
7/21/2001   Mexican Bauhinia Bauhinia mexicana Caesalpiniacea tree
6/5/2004 Oreja de Raton Mouse Ear Bernardia myricaefolia Euphorbiaceae tree
5/11/2002   Sea OxEye Daisy Borrichia frutescens Compositae herbaceous
7/28/2001 Rabbittail beardgrass Silver Bluestem species Bothriochloa laguroides Poaceae grass
7/28/2001 Big Feather Grass Silver Bluestem species Bothriochloa longipaniculata Poaceae grass
10/13/2001   Buffalo grass Buchloe dactyloides Poaceae grass
11/25/2000 Coma, Chicle Saffron Plum Bumelia celastrina Sapotaceae tree
11/10/2001   Growing Stuff from Seeds Caesalpinia mexicana Caesalpiniaceae tree
12/15/2001   Heep's Spiderwort, Cherisse Callisia micrantha (new) Commelinaceae groundcover
1/27/2001 Chile piquin Chilepiquin Capsicum annum Solanaceae herb
9/20/2003 Farolitos Balloon Vine, Heartseed Vine Cardiospermum halicacabum Sapindaceae vine
8/17/2002   Carlowrightia Carlowrightia parviflora Acanthaceae herbaceous
4/28/2001 Amargosa Allthorn Goat Bush Castela erecta Simaroubaceae shrub
2/7/2004 Albahaca Slender celosia Celosia nitida Amaranthaceae herbaceous
12/2/2000 Palo Blanco Sugar Hackberry Celtis laevigata Ulmaceae tree
7/19/2003 Granjeno Spiny Hackberry Celtis pallida Ulmaceae shrub
10/13/2001   Buffle grass  Cenchrus ciliaris Poaceae grass
6/15/2002   Mexican Buttonbush Cephalanthus salicifolius Rubiaceae  shrub
2/17/2001 Palo Verde Texas Paloverde (Retama China) Cercidium macrum Leguminosae shrub
4/10/2004   Shirley's Nettle Cevallia sinuata Loasaceae herbaceous
9/21/2002   Green Leaf Five Eyes  Chamaesaracha coronopus Solanaceae  groundcover
12/30/2000 Perlilla, Canica Milkberry, David's Chicocca alba Rubiaceae  shrub/vine
4/12/2003   Texas Thistle Cirsium texanum Asteraceae herbaceous
12/20/2003 Negrito Fiddlewood Citharexylum berlandieri Verbenaceae shrub
6/3/2000 Negrito Fiddlewood Citharexylum berlandieri Verbenaceae  shrub
9/2/2000 Barbas de Chivo Old Man's Beard Clematis drummondii Ranunculaceae vine
6/2/2001 Correhuela Snailseed-vine (diverse leaf) Cocculus diversifolius Menispermaceae vine
12/15/2001   Widow's Tears, Dayflower Commelina erecta angustifolia Commelinaceae herb
5/27/2000 Brasil Brasil Condalia hookeri Rhamnaceae tree or shrub
8/23/2003 Brasil, Capul Negro Bluewood Condalia Condalia hookeri Rhamnaceae tree
11/29/2003 Anacahuita Mexican Olive, Wild Olive Cordia boissieri Boraginaceae tree
3/9/2002   Tick-Seed Coreopsis, Golden Wave Coreopsis sp. Compositae herbaceous
6/10/2000   Baby Bonnets Coursetia axillaris Leguminosae shrub
8/3/2002   Croton Croton sp. Euphorbiaceae shrub
11/25/2000   Climbing Milkweed Vine Cynanchum barbigerum Asclepiadaceae vine
9/23/2000   Scruffy Dalea Dalea scandens Leguminosae shrub
4/7/2001   Dicliptera* Dicliptera vahliana Acanthaceae herb
3/25/2000 Chapote Texas Persimmon Diospyros texana Ebenaceae tree
11/9/2002 Lila de los Llanos Lily of the Lomas Echeandia chandleri Liliaceae herbaceous
10/5/2002   Rio Grande Barrel, Twisted Rib Echinocactus setispinus Cactaceae cactus
4/27/2002   Blanck's Alicoche Echinocereus blanchii Cactaceae cactus
4/6/2002   Hedgehog Cactus Echinocereus fitchii Cactaceae cactus
9/22/2001   Lady Finger Echinocereus pentalophus Cactaceae cactus
4/5/2003 Alicoche Ladyfinger Cactus Echinocereus pentalophus Cactaceae cactus
4/14/2001   Gummy Love Grass Eragrostis curtipedicellata Poaceae grass
1/19/2002 Monte del Conejo False Broomweed Ericameria austrotexana Compositae shrub
11/18/2000 Colorin Coral bean Erythrina herbacea Leguminosae tree
7/7/2001   Blue Mistflower Eupatorium azureum Compositae herb
7/7/2001   Beach Mistflower Eupatorium betonicifolium Compositae herb
12/7/2002   Padre Island Mistflower Eupatorium betonicifolium Compositae herbaceous
7/7/2001 Crucita Blue Mistflower Eupatorium odoratum Compositae herb
1/6/2001 Candelilla Wax Euphorbia Euphorbia antisyphilitica Euphorbiaceae succulent
5/17/2003 Lira de San Pedro Texas Bluebell Eustoma exaltatum Gentianaceae herbaceous
9/29/2001 Vara Dulce Kidneywood (confusing: Beebrush) Eysenhardtia texana Fabaceae shrub
5/19/2001 Panalero Elbowbush, Tanglewood, Desert Olive Forestiera angustifolia Oleaceae  shrub
5/3/2003 Panalero Elbowbush, Desert Olive Forestiera angustifolia Oleaceae  shrub
4/26/2003   Firewheel, Indian Blanket Gaillardia pulchella Compositae herbaceous
4/15/2000   Bee Blossom/Wild Honeysuckle Gaura sp. Onagraceae herbaceous
5/8/2004 Ocote, Chomonque Gochnatia Gochnatia hyoleuca Asteraceae shrub
5/31/2003 Hachinal   Heimia salicifolia Lythraceae shrub
2/16/2002 Mirasol Common Sunflower Helianthus annuus Compositae herbaceous
12/27/2003 Alacrancillo turnsole, scorpion tail Heliotropium angiospermum Boraginaceae herbaceous
8/5/2000 Cola de Mico Seaside Heliotrope, Turnsole Heliotropium curassavicum Boraginaceae groundcover
12/29/2001 Tulipan del Monte Heart-leafed Hibiscus Hibiscus martianus (cardiophyllus) Malvaceae h
6/23/2001   GlobeBerry*(DeerApple,BalsamGourd) Ibervillea lindheimeri Cucurbitaceae vine
10/26/2002   Sharp-Pod Morning Glory Ipomoea trichocarpa Convolvulaceae vine
9/8/2001   White Beach Morning Glory Ipomoeae imperati Convolvulaceae vine
3/10/2001   Palmer's Bloodleaf Iresine palmeri Amaranthaceae vine
4/24/2004   Palmer's Bloodleaf Iresine palmeri Amaranthaceae vine 
12/21/2002 Bernadette Rio Grande Pearlhead Isocarpha oppositifolia Asteraceae herbaceous
12/16/2000 Sangre de Drago Dragon's Blood Jatropha dioica Euphorbiaceae succulent
12/14/2002   Runyon's Water Willow Justicia runyonii Acanthaceae herbaceous
4/29/2000 Junco Crucifixion Thorn Koeberlinia spinosa Koeberliniaceae shrub
5/10/2003 Junco Allthorn, Crucifixion Thorn Koeberlinia spinosa Capparaceae shrub
1/11/2003 Hierba de Cristo Texas Lantana Lantana horrida Verbenaceae shrub
1/18/2003   Hammock Lantana Lantana microcephala Verbenaceae shrub
10/7/2000 Tepeguaje Tepeguaje Leucaena pulverulenta Mimosaceae tree
10/11/2003 cenizo barometer bush, purple sage Leucophyllum frutescens Scrophulariaceae shrub
4/1/2000   *Lichen sp. Lichen   lichen
6/24/2000 Oregano Cimarron Mexican Oregano Lippia graveolens Verbenaceae shrub
10/19/2002   Floating Water Primrose, Seedbox Ludwigia octovalvis Onagraceae aquatic
8/25/2001 Agrito, Cylindrillo Berlandier's Wolfberry Lycium berlandieri? Solanaceae shrub
8/25/2001 Agrito, Tomatillo Carolina Wolfberry Lycium carolinianum Solanaceae shrub
5/5/2001 Manzanita,Xochtatl Barbados Cherry,* Xochtatl Malpighia glabra Malpighiaceae shrub
10/25/2003 Acerola Barbados Cherry, Wild Crepe Myrtle Malpighia glabra Malpighiaceae shrub
10/27/2001 Manzanita Turk's Cap Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii Malvaceae shrub
10/12/2002   Dumpling Cactus Mammilaris runyonii Cactaceae cactus
3/29/2003   Hair-Covered Cactus, GrapeCactus Mammillaria multiceps Cactaceae cactus
11/11/2000 Huaco American Aloe* Manfreda variegata Amaryllidaceae succulent
1/4/2003   Walker's Manihot Manihot walkerae Euphorbiaceae shrub
7/12/2003   Pearl Milkweed Matelea reticulata Asclepiadaceae vine
6/29/2002   Snapdragon Vine Maurandya antirrhiniflora Scrophulariaceae vine
7/13/2002   Angle-Pod Pyramid Bush Melochia pyramidata Sterculiaceae herbaceous
8/24/2002   Wooly Pyramid Bush Melochia tomentosa Sterculiaceae shrub
9/27/2003   Stickleaf Mentzelia incisa Loasaceae herbaceous
8/19/2000 Verguenza Powderpuff Mimosa strigillosa Mimosaceae groundcover
4/19/2003   Carolina Bristle Mallow Modiola caroliniana Malvaceae herbaceous
6/22/2002   Beebalm Monarda sp. Labiatae herbaceous
5/4/2002 Moral White Mulberry Morus alba Moraceae tree
3/2/2002   Waterleaf, Baby Blue Eyes Nemophila sp. Hydrophyllaceae herbaceous
5/1/2004 tabac??? Tree Tobacco Nicotiana glauca Solanaceae shrub
1/3/2004 Tobaco cimarron Fiddleleaf tobacco Nicotiana repanda Solanaceae herbaceous
12/6/2003     none    
11/16/2002 Lampazo Amarillo Yellow Water Lily Nymphaea mexicana Nymphaceae aquatic
4/17/2004 Sundrop Showy Evening Primrose Oenothera grandis Onagraceae herbaceous
3/23/2002 Amapola del Campo Showy Evening Primrose Oenothera speciosa Onagraceae herbaceous
7/14/2001 Nopal Prickly Pear, Nopal Opuntia engelmanii Cactaceae cactus
12/23/2000 Tasajillo Desert Christmas Cactus Opuntia leptocaulis Cactaceae cactus
9/22/2001   Dog Cholla Opuntia schottii Cactaceae cactus
5/18/2002   Purple Palafoxia Palafoxia texana Asteraceae herbaceous
2/21/2004 Cucumber Plant Pennsylvania Pellitory Parietaria pennsylvanica Urticaceae herbaceous
8/26/2000   Yellow Passionflower Vine Passiflora filipes Passifloraceae vine
6/9/2001 Corona de Cristo Passion Flower Passiflora foetida Passifloraceae vine
6/19/2004 Peonia Devil's Shaving Brush Perezia runcinata Compositae herbaceous
2/28/2004 Manzanilla bronca Rock Daisy Perityle microglossa Compositae herbaceous
6/26/2004 Hierba de las Gallinitas Garlic Guinea Weed Petiveria alliaceae Phytolaccaceae herbaceous
3/2/2002   Waterleaf, Blue Curls Phacelia patuliflora Hydrophyllaceae herbaceous
5/19/2001 Ojo de Vibora Snake-Eyes,  Putia Phaulothamnus spinescens Phytolaccaceae shrub
3/13/2004   Drummond's Phlox Phlox drummondii Polemoniaceae herbaceous
7/29/2000 Hierba Buena Montes Texas frog fruit, Turkey Tangle Phyla strigillosa Verbenaceae groundcover
8/18/2001 Ebano Texas Ebony (P.flexicaule) Pithecellobium ebano Mimosaceae tree
10/20/2001 Ebano Texas Ebony --Plant Community Pithecellobium ebano (flexicaule) Mimosaceae tree
2/10/2001 Tenaza Tenaza Pithecellobium pallens Mimosaceae tree
2/15/2003 Tenaza Tenaza Pithecellobium pallens Fabaceae tree
3/27/2004 (Conyza carolinensis) Cure-for-All Pluchea carolinensis Asteraceae shrub
8/2/2003 Canela Marsh Fleabane, Cure-For-All Pluchea odorata Compositae herbaceous
12/1/2001 Pitillo White Plumbago Plumbago scandens Plumbaginaceae shrub
5/22/2004 Clammyweed Cat Whiskers Polanisia dodecandra ssp. Riograndensis Capparidaceae herbaceous
3/1/2003   Common Velvet Burr Priva Lappulacea Verbenaceae herbaceous
1/17/2004 Encino Live Oak Quercus virginiana Fagaceae tree
7/20/2002 Crucillo Crucillo, Little Cross Randia rhagocarpa Rubiaceae shrub
11/2/2002   Least Snout Bean Rhynchosia minima Leguminosae vine
6/17/2000 Coralito Pigeonberry, Rouge Plant Rivina humilis Phytolaccaceae herbaceous
11/15/2003 Coralito Pigeonberry, Rouge Plant, Bloodberry Rivina humilis Phytolaccaceae herbaceous
4/8/2000 Zarzamora Dewberry (Southern) Rubus trivialis Rosaceae shrub/vine
6/8/2002 Zarzamora Dewberry (Southern) Rubus trivialis Rosaceae shrub/vine
3/20/2004   Brown-Eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta Asteraceae herbaceous
5/20/2000 ?? Petunia (Native, Wild) Ruellia spp. Acanthaceae herbaceous
2/24/2001 Sabal Sabal Palm Sabal texana Arecaceae tree
9/14/2002 Wapato Arrowhead, Duck Potato Sagittaria longiloba Alismataceae aquatic
2/8/2003 Saux Black Willow Salix nigra Salicaceae tree
7/1/2000 Mejorana Shrubby Blue Sage Salvia ballotaeflora Lamiaceae  shrub
12/28/2002 Mejorana Shrubby Blue Sage Salvia ballotaeflora Lamiaceae shrub
6/14/2003   Mealy Sage Salvia farinacea Labiatae herbaceous
10/21/2000   Giant Salvinia Salvinia molesta fern fern
4/20/2002   Sanvitalia ocymoides Sanvitalia ocymoides Compositae herbaceous
5/29/2004 Jaboncillo Soapberry Sapindus saponaria ssp. drummondii Sapindaceae tree
9/7/2002   Climbing Twine Vine Sarcostemma cynanchoides Asclepiadaceae vine
12/13/2003 EXOTIC invasive Brazilian Pepper Tree Schinus terebinthifolius Anacardiaceae shrub 
7/27/2002   Texas Stonecrop Sedum texanum Crassulaceae succulent
2/22/2003   Texas Gold (my name) Selenia grandis Cruciferae herbaceous
3/22/2003   Butterweed, Groundsel Senecio tampicanus Compositae herbaceous
1/13/2001   Serjania vine Serjania brachycarpa Sapindaceae vine
9/13/2003   Plains Bristlegrass Setaria leucopila Poaceae grass
8/10/2002   Longstem Bush Sunflower Simsia calva Compositae herbaceous
11/4/2000   Tubetongue Siphonoglossa sp. Acanthaceae herbaceous
10/18/2003 Trompillo Silverleaf nightshade Solanum eleagnifolium Solanaceae  herbaceous
10/6/2001 Salvadora Potato Tree Solanum erianthum Solanaceae tree
5/15/2004 False Wild Pepper Texas Nightshade Solanum triquetrum Solanaceae vine-like herb
6/1/2002   Seaside Goldenrod Solidago sempervirens Compositae herbaceous
5/26/2001 Tambalisa Yellow Necklace-Pod Sophora Sophora tomentosa Leguminosae shrub
3/15/2003   Pink Mint Stachys drummondii Labiatae herbaceous
9/6/2003 none none Stemodia schottii Scrophulariaceae herbaceous
9/28/2002   Sweet Pink Petunia Stenandrium dulce Acanthaceae wildflower
8/16/2003 Rama del Sapo Flame Flower, Pink Baby's Breath Talinum paniculatum Portulacaceae succulent
2/3/2001 Sabino/Ahuehuete Cypress, Moctezuma Taxodium mucronatum Taxodiaceae tree
5/12/2001   Pink Gerrymander, Wood Sage Teucrium canadense Lamiaceae  herbaceous
1/24/2004 Hierba del pasmo Coastal Germander Teucrium cubense Labiatae herbaceous
2/16/2002   Stink Marigold, Dogweed Thymophylla sp.(Dyssodia) Compositae herbaceous
6/28/2003   Small Ball Moss Tillandsia recurvata Bromeliaceae epiphyte
9/30/2000 Evita Bastard Ratroot, Aunt Eliza Bush Tournefortia volubilis Avicenniaceae vine
12/15/2001   Heep's Spiderwort, Cherisse Tradescantia micrantha (old) Commelinaceae herbaceous
1/12/2002 Cura gusano Coat Buttons Tridax procumbens Compositae herbaceous
11/24/2001 Hierba del Aire Mexican Trixis* Flor de Amanda Trixis inula Compositae herbaceous
1/5/2002 Hierba del Venado Damiana Turnera diffusa aphrodisiaca Turneraceae herbaceous
2/14/2004 Tule Cattail Typha domingensis Typhaceae herbaceous
1/10/2004 Olmo Cedar Elm Ulmus crassifolia Ulmaceae tree
3/8/2003 Ortiguilla Heartleaf Nettle Urtica chamaedryoides Urticaceae herbaceous
7/6/2002   Apaac Urvillea ulmacea Sapindaceae vine
2/2/2002 various Aromatic Gardens various various  
1/26/2002   Dakota Vervain Verbena bipinnatifida Verbenaceae herbaceous
2/9/2002   Golden Crownbeard, Cowpen Daisy Verbesina encelioides Compositae herbaceous
6/12/2004 Cowpen Daisy Golden Crownbeard Verbesina encelioides Asteraceae herbaceous
11/1/2003 Capitana Frostweed Verbesina microptera Asteraceae herbaceous
3/6/2004   Hairypod cowpea Vigna luteola Fabaceae vine
8/4/2001   Skeletonleaf Golden-eye* Viguera stenoloba Compositae shrub
1/25/2003   Skeletonleaf Goldeneye Viguiera stenoloba Compositae shrub
12/9/2000 Coronillo Brush Holly Xylosma flexuosa Flacourtia shrub
2/1/2003 Coronillo Brush Holly Xylosma flexuosa Flacourtia shrub
3/30/2002 Palma Pita Spanish Dagger Yucca treculeana Liliaceae shrub
12/8/2001 Colima Lime Prickly Ash Zanthoxylum fagara Rutaceae tree
8/30/2003 Colima, Una de Gato Lime Prickly-Ash Zanthoxylum fagara Rutaceae shrub
12/8/2001   Toothache Tree, Pepperbark Zanthoxylum hirsutum Rutaceae tree
8/15/2001 Cebolleta Yellow Rain Lily (Cooperia??) Zephranthes spp. Liliaceae  herbaceous
4/21/2001 Clepe Lotebush Ziziphus obtusifolia Rhamnaceae  shrub
6/7/2003 Clepe Lotebush, Gumdrop Tree Ziziphus obtusifolia Rhamnaceae shrub