Endangered plants of Texas

I recently wrote an article about the laws concerning endangered animals and it was mentioned by a reader that the list specifying which animals are endangered might be of interest to others.

The list is pretty extensive so I broke it down into seperate categories to make it more convenient for you.

I was surprised to find out that in addition to endangered animals, there is also a list of endangered plants. In an effort to be thorough, and to provide information that you might be interested in, I've included this list as well.

The other categories are:

Included below is the list of endangered plants in Texas, with their Federal status if applicable.

Cacti	State Status	Federal Status (Listed)
Tobusch Fishhook Cactus Sclerocactus brevihamatus ssp. tobuschii	Endangered	Endangered
Bunched Cory Cactus Coryphantha ramillosa ssp. ramillosa	Threatened	Threatened
Black Lace Cactus Echinocereus reichenbachii var. albertii	Endangered	Endangered
Davis' Green Pitaya Echinocereus davisii	Endangered	Endangered
Chisos Mountains Hedgehog Cactus Echinocereus chisoensis var. chisoensis	Threatened	Threatened
Lloyd's Mariposa Cactus Sclerocactus mariposensis	Threatened	Threatened
Nellie's Cory Cactus Escobaria minima	Endangered	Endangered
Sneed's Pincushion Cactus Escobaria sneedii var. sneedii	Endangered	Endangered
Star Cactus Astrophytum asterias	Endangered	Endangered
Trees, Shrubs, and Sub-shrubs	State Status	Federal Status (Listed)
Hinckley's Oak Quercus hinckleyi	Threatened	Threatened
Johnston's Frankenia Frankenia johnstonii	Endangered	Endangered - Proposed to be Delisted
Texas Ayenia Ayenia limitaris	Endangered	Endangered
Texas Snowbells Styrax platanifolius spp. texanus	Endangered	Endangered
Walker's Manioc Manihot walkerae	Endangered	Endangered
Wildflowers	State Status	Federal Status (Listed)
South Texas Ambrosia Ambrosia cheiranthifolia	Endangered	Endangered
Pecos Sunflower Helianthus paradoxus	Threatened	Threatened
Texas Prairie Dawn Hymenoxys texana	Endangered	Endangered
Ashy Dogweed Thymophylla tephroleuca	Endangered	Endangered
Terlingua Creek Cat's-eye Cryptantha crassipes	Endangered	Endangered
Zapata Bladderpod Physaria thamnophila	Endangered	Endangered
White Bladderpod Physaria pallida	Endangered	Endangered
Earth Fruit Geocarpon minimum	Threatened	Threatened
Slender Rushpea Hoffmannseggia tenella	Endangered	Endangered
Texas Poppy-mallow Callirhoe scabriuscula	Endangered	Endangered
Large-fruited Sand-verbena Abronia macrocarpa	Endangered	Endangered
Texas Trailing Phlox Phlox nivalis ssp. texensis	Endangered	Endangered
Chaffseed Schwalbea americana		Endangered
Orchids	State Status	Federal Status (Listed)
Navasota Ladies'-tresses Spiranthes parksii	Endangered	Endangered
Grasses and Grass-like Plants	State Status	Federal Status (Listed)
Texas Wild-rice Zizania texana	Endangered	Endangered
Little Aguja Pondweed Potamogeton clystocarpus	Endangered	Endangered

I hope you found the above list interesting. Please check out the related articles to view the animals that are considered to be either threatened or endangered. Thanks for reading.

Related articles:

For more info: Texas Parks & Wildlife

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