Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - PARKS & WILD § 88.001. Definitions

(1) “Endangered plant” means a species of plant life that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

(2) “Threatened plant” means a species of plant life that is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range.

(3) “Protected plant” means a species of plant life that the director determines is of historical or cultural value to the state or the area in which it is found.

(4) “Native plant” means any tree, shrub, herb, grass, forb, legume, fern, fern ally, or wildflower that is indigenous to the state and that is growing on public or private land.

(5) “Public land” means land that is owned by the state or a local governmental entity.

(6) “Take” means to collect, pick, cut, dig up, or remove.