Plants & Trees



Explore our gardens and native areas. Learn about Hill Country plants and wildlife and what they have to offer to our daily living.

As a Texas Parks and Wildlife certified Wildscape, Riverside Nature Center offers the following:

	Over 140 species of trees including some rare and endangered specimens
	Outstanding collection of native Texas Hill Country plants
	Approximately 200 species of wildflowers
	Xeric garden with cactus and other low water-use plants
	Ethnobotany berm with herbs and medicinal plants
	Sensory garden with Braille signs for the visually impaired
	Butterfly plant garden
	Natural area along the Guadalupe River trail for bird and wildlife habitat

Guadalupe River
The Guadalupe River originates from springs in western Kerr County. These springs are formed in the Edwards Plateau of the Texas Hill Country when rain water migrates through ancient limestone formations to resurface in rocky canyons as springs. The Guadalupe River winds its way through diverse habitats with many unique species of flora and fauna, including two endangered birds and many species of plants and animals that are indigenous only to the Texas Hill Country.

Texas Tree Identification
Riverside Nature Center is home to 140 species of trees including some rare and endangered specimens, and to an Outstanding collection of native Texas Hill Country plants.  

A helpful tree identification site:  Texas Native Trees