Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 118 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Texas native plants
USDA PLANTS records 365 plants as native to Texas (TX) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Texas native plant list
This list has 365 Texas natives that nurseries routinely sell: 92 trees, 57 shrubs, 91 wildflowers, 108 grasses and sedges, 5 ferns and 12 vines. The most widespread include Indian Blanket, Sand Dropseed and Sideoats Grama, each recorded as native in at least 159 of Texas's 254 counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
Skunkbush Sumac – Rhus trilobata Native
Native in 87 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 176 of Texas’s 254 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 167 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Common Maidenhair – Adiantum capillus-veneris Native
Native in 54 of Texas’s 254 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Trumpet Vine – Campsis radicans Native
Native in 44 of Texas’s 254 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 111 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 84 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 149 of Texas’s 254 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in 159 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in 43 of Texas’s 254 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in 33 of Texas’s 254 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Native
Native in 96 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Rough-Leaf Dogwood – Cornus drummondii Native
Native in 73 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native
Native in 139 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 142 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 37 of Texas’s 254 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 31 of Texas’s 254 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 87 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Western Soapberry – Sapindus drummondii Native
Native in 73 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Dotted Blazing Star – Liatris punctata Native
Native in 129 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Vine Mesquite – Panicum obtusum Native
Native in 115 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea Native
Native in 34 of Texas’s 254 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Muscadine – Vitis rotundifolia Native
Native in 27 of Texas’s 254 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Possumhaw – Ilex decidua Native
Native in 69 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Western Hackberry – Celtis reticulata Native
Native in 71 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun.
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata Native
Native in 113 of Texas’s 254 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 110 of Texas’s 254 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
American Wisteria – Wisteria frutescens Native
Native in 12 of Texas’s 254 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 58 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Fourwing Saltbush – Atriplex canescens Native
Native in 57 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Illinois Bundleflower – Desmanthus illinoensis Native
Native in 106 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 107 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 10 of Texas’s 254 counties. A vine for full sun.
Post Oak – Quercus stellata Native
Native in 56 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Chickasaw Plum – Prunus angustifolia Native
Native in 54 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 87 of Texas’s 254 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 103 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bayhops – Ipomoea pes-caprae Native
Native in 10 of Texas’s 254 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with showy flowers.
Blackjack Oak – Quercus marilandica Native
Native in 54 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
American Beautyberry – Callicarpa americana Native
Native in 53 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 86 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Bushy Bluestem – Andropogon glomeratus Native
Native in 99 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Catbird Grape – Vitis palmata Native
Native in 7 of Texas’s 254 counties. A vine for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 54 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Western Redbud – Cercis occidentalis Native
Native in 50 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 84 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 98 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 4 of Texas’s 254 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in 53 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Little-Leaf Sumac – Rhus microphylla Native
Native in 48 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Kurapia – Phyla nodiflora Native
Native in 82 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 89 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Coral Greenbrier – Smilax walteri Native
Native in 4 of Texas’s 254 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Green Hawthorn – Crataegus viridis Native
Native in 52 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Southern Wax Myrtle – Myrica cerifera Native
Native in 46 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 82 of Texas’s 254 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in 89 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Purple Bushbean – Macroptilium atropurpureum Native
Native in 4 of Texas’s 254 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with showy flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in 51 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Wax Myrtle – Morella cerifera Native
Native in 46 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium coelestinum Native
Native in 77 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Inland Rush – Juncus interior Native
Native in 84 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Riverbank Grape – Vitis riparia Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A vine for sun or part shade.
Yaupon – Ilex vomitoria Native
Native in 50 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 43 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 77 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Sea Oats – Chasmanthium latifolium Native
Native in 84 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 49 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 41 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 75 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 81 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 46 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Eastern Baccharis – Baccharis halimifolia Native
Native in 40 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 75 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Knotgrass – Paspalum distichum Native
Native in 79 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Loblolly Pine – Pinus taeda Native
Native in 45 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Texas Mountain Laurel – Sophora secundiflora Native
Native in 40 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers and fall colour.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 66 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Blue Grama – Bouteloua gracilis Native
Native in 73 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Cedar Elm – Ulmus crassifolia Native
Native in 43 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Dwarf Palmetto – Sabal minor Native
Native in 37 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 9 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 66 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Green Sprangletop – Leptochloa dubia Native
Native in 72 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pecan – Carya illinoinensis Native
Native in 42 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in 37 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in 63 of Texas’s 254 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 71 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum Native
Native in 40 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 130 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Narrowleaf Willow – Salix exigua Native
Native in 33 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 61 of Texas’s 254 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 71 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in 40 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Cane Reed – Arundinaria gigantea Native
Native in 28 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
American Water-Willow – Justicia americana Native
Native in 59 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Eastern Gamagrass – Tripsacum dactyloides Native
Native in 70 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in 38 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 27 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Wild Tantan – Desmanthus virgatus Native
Native in 54 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Cane Bluestem – Bothriochloa barbinodis Native
Native in 68 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 38 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Bushy Seaside Tansy – Borrichia frutescens Native
Native in 24 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 2.6 ft for full sun.
Clasping Coneflower – Dracopis amplexicaulis Native
Native in 52 of Texas’s 254 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 63 of Texas’s 254 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
American Holly – Ilex opaca Native
Native in 37 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Highbush Blueberry – Vaccinium corymbosum Native
Native in 22 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Nodding Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in 52 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 63 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana Native
Native in 37 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Carolina Desert-Thorn – Lycium carolinianum Native
Native in 21 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 9 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 48 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Alkalai Sacaton – Sporobolus airoides Native
Native in 58 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Desert Willow – Chilopsis linearis Native
Native in 36 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Little Walnut – Juglans microcarpa Native
Native in 20 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 48 of Texas’s 254 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Frank's Sedge – Carex frankii Native
Native in 55 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Parsley Hawthorn – Crataegus marshallii Native
Native in 36 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Virginia Sweetspire – Itea virginica Native
Native in 20 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Tanseyleaf Tansyaster – Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Native
Native in 47 of Texas’s 254 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 55 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Water Oak – Quercus nigra Native
Native in 36 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Leadplant – Amorpha canescens Native
Native in 19 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 40 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in 54 of Texas’s 254 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Cockspur Hawthorn – Crataegus crus-galli Native
Native in 34 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Mahogany – Cercocarpus montanus Native
Native in 19 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 38 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Western Wheatgrass – Pascopyrum smithii Native
Native in 53 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Southern Red Oak – Quercus falcata Native
Native in 32 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Yellow Bells – Tecoma stans Native
Native in 19 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with showy flowers and showy fruit.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 38 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Giant Cutgrass – Zizaniopsis miliacea Native
Native in 45 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Plains Cottonwood – Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera Native
Native in 30 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 85 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Hercules's Club – Aralia spinosa Native
Native in 18 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Prairie Blazing Star – Liatris pycnostachya Native
Native in 38 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Thinfruit Sedge – Carex flaccosperma Native
Native in 45 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Sour Gum/Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Native
Native in 30 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 95 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 18 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Swamp Sunflower – Helianthus angustifolius Native
Native in 38 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native
Native in 44 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 29 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Mule Fat – Baccharis salicifolia Native
Native in 15 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Bur Marigold – Bidens laevis Native
Native in 36 of Texas’s 254 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Black Grama – Bouteloua eriopoda Native
Native in 43 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in 29 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Azalea – Rhododendron viscosum Native
Native in 15 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with showy flowers.
Atlantic Camas – Camassia scilloides Native
Native in 35 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 43 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Shortleaf Pine – Pinus echinata Native
Native in 29 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Bedstraw St. Johnswort – Hypericum galioides Native
Native in 14 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 2.5 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 33 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 42 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Sweet Gum – Liquidambar styraciflua Native
Native in 28 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 14 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod – Solidago rugosa Native
Native in 33 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 42 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Burr Oak – Quercus macrocarpa Native
Native in 27 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in 12 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Bearded Beggarticks – Bidens aristosa Native
Native in 32 of Texas’s 254 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 41 of Texas’s 254 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in 26 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Stiff Dogwood – Cornus foemina Native
Native in 12 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 32 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Squarestem Spikerush – Eleocharis quadrangulata Native
Native in 41 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Shumard Red Oak – Quercus shumardii Native
Native in 25 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Azalea – Rhododendron canescens Native
Native in 11 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 14 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 30 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Hairawn Muhly – Muhlenbergia capillaris Native
Native in 40 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 23 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Turtleweed – Batis maritima Native
Native in 11 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 1 in for full sun.
Halberdleaf Rosemallow – Hibiscus laevis Native
Native in 30 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 40 of Texas’s 254 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Hazel Alder – Alnus serrulata Native
Native in 22 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Winterfat – Krascheninnikovia lanata Native
Native in 10 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 30 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Ravenfoot Sedge – Carex crus-corvi Native
Native in 39 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Willow Oak – Quercus phellos Native
Native in 22 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Large Gallberry – Ilex coriacea Native
Native in 9 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 12 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 29 of Texas’s 254 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Sand Lovegrass – Eragrostis trichodes Native
Native in 36 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
River/Red Birch – Betula nigra Native
Native in 21 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Elliott's Blueberry – Vaccinium elliottii Native
Native in 8 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 29 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 36 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Southern Live Oak – Quercus virginiana Native
Native in 21 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Swamp Loosestrife – Decodon verticillatus Native
Native in 8 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Spring Spiderlily – Hymenocallis liriosme Native
Native in 29 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Needlepod Rush – Juncus scirpoides Native
Native in 35 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial rush that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in 20 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Southern Bayberry – Morella caroliniensis Native
Native in 6 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 7 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 28 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Slender Woodoats – Chasmanthium laxum Native
Native in 35 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Native
Native in 19 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Summersweet – Clethra alnifolia Native
Native in 6 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Downy Paintedcup – Castilleja sessiliflora Native
Native in 26 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Sugarcane Plumegrass – Saccharum giganteum Native
Native in 35 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa Native
Native in 19 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Woods' Rose – Rosa woodsii Native
Native in 5 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Missouri Ironweed – Vernonia missurica Native
Native in 26 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Whiteroot Rush – Juncus brachycarpus Native
Native in 35 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in 19 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Gray Dogwood – Cornus racemosa Native
Native in 4 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Tenangle Pipewort – Eriocaulon decangulare Native
Native in 26 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial for full sun, with showy fruit.
California Bulrush – Schoenoplectus californicus Native
Native in 34 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in 18 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Shadscale Saltbush – Atriplex confertifolia Native
Native in 2 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for full sun.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea Native
Native in 24 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Haspan Flatsedge – Cyperus haspan Native
Native in 34 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Ohio Buckeye – Aesculus glabra Native
Native in 18 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 68 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Blackhaw – Viburnum prunifolium Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in 24 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in 33 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Overcup Oak – Quercus lyrata Native
Native in 17 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in 24 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Shallow Sedge – Carex lurida Native
Native in 31 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Redbay – Persea borbonia Native
Native in 17 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Creeping Barberry – Mahonia repens Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 23 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in 29 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Planertree – Planera aquatica Native
Native in 16 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 50 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Mountain Snowberry – Symphoricarpos oreophilus Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 5 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 23 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Forked Rush – Juncus dichotomus Native
Native in 25 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Peachleaf Willow – Salix amygdaloides Native
Native in 14 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun.
Rabbit Brush – Chrysothamnus nauseosus Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Sharpwing Monkeyflower – Mimulus alatus Native
Native in 21 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 25 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Southern Magnolia – Magnolia grandiflora Native
Native in 14 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Saw Palmetto – Serenoa repens Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 7 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 19 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 25 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Water Hickory – Carya aquatica Native
Native in 14 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 85 ft for sun or part shade.
Spanish Bayonet – Yucca aloifolia Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Maryland Senna – Senna marilandica Native
Native in 19 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 24 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Swampprivet – Forestiera acuminata Native
Native in 12 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Utah Service Berry – Amelanchier utahensis Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Virginia Iris – Iris virginica Native
Native in 18 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 24 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Goodding's Black Willow – Salix gooddingii Native
Native in 12 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Western Snowberry – Symphoricarpos occidentalis Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 17 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native
Native in 23 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Laurel Oak – Quercus laurifolia Native
Native in 12 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Sawtooth Sunflower – Helianthus grosseserratus Native
Native in 16 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Gulf Cordgrass – Spartina spartinae Native
Native in 23 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Pawpaw – Asimina triloba Native
Native in 12 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 16 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 23 of Texas’s 254 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in 12 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 15 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass – Cladium mariscus subsp. jamaicense Native
Native in 22 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Swamp Chestnut Oak – Quercus michauxii Native
Native in 12 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 15 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Sand Bluestem – Andropogon hallii Native
Native in 22 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bigtooth Maple – Acer grandidentatum Native
Native in 10 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 38 ft for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in 14 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
White Edge Sedge – Carex debilis Native
Native in 21 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in 10 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 13 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Gulf Coast Spikerush – Eleocharis cellulosa Native
Native in 19 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Slash Pine – Pinus elliottii Native
Native in 10 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 13 of Texas’s 254 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in 18 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Native
Native in 9 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 11 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in 18 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Bean Tree – Catalpa bignonioides Native
Native in 9 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Jesuit's Bark – Iva frutescens Native
Native in 10 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Greenwhite Sedge – Carex albolutescens Native
Native in 17 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 9 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Lewis Flax – Linum lewisii Native
Native in 10 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Needle and Thread – Hesperostipa comata comata Native
Native in 16 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 9 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 10 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Needle and Thread Grass – Stipa comata Native
Native in 16 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Sweet Bay Magnolia – Magnolia virginiana Native
Native in 9 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen tree up to 60 ft for sun or part shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 9 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Seashore Dropseed – Sporobolus virginicus Native
Native in 16 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 8 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Crimsoneyed Rosemallow – Hibiscus moscheutos Native
Native in 8 of Texas’s 254 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 13 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Rocky Mountain Juniper – Juniperus scopulorum Native
Native in 8 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Pale Purple Coneflower – Echinacea pallida Native
Native in 7 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Seashore Paspalum – Paspalum vaginatum Native
Native in 13 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in 8 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Showy Milkweed – Asclepias speciosa Native
Native in 7 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
St. Augustine Grass – Stenotaphrum secundatum Native
Native in 13 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Water Tupelo – Nyssa aquatica Native
Native in 8 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in 7 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Bitter Panicgrass – Panicum amarum Native
Native in 12 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in 7 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Hooker's Evening Primrose – Oenothera elata Native
Native in 5 of Texas’s 254 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Georgia Bulrush – Scirpus georgianus Native
Native in 12 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Black Mangrove – Avicennia germinans Native
Native in 7 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Yerba Mansa – Anemopsis californica Native
Native in 5 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with early spring flowers.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 12 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Carolina Ash – Fraxinus caroliniana Native
Native in 7 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 39 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 4 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Fringed Sedge – Carex crinita Native
Native in 11 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Swamp Tupelo – Nyssa biflora Native
Native in 6 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 115 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 4 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Jointed Spikesedge – Eleocharis equisetoides Native
Native in 11 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Arizona Ash – Fraxinus velutina Native
Native in 5 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Arumleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria cuneata Native
Native in 3 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with showy flowers.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 11 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Screwbean Mesquite – Prosopis pubescens Native
Native in 5 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
California Poppy – Eschscholzia californica Native
Native in 3 of Texas’s 254 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Seaoats – Uniola paniculata Native
Native in 10 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Tulip Tree – Liriodendron tulipifera Native
Native in 5 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Roundleaf Goldenrod – Solidago patula Native
Native in 3 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall flowers and fall colour.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 9 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Western Cottonwood – Populus fremontii Native
Native in 5 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in 3 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in 8 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Coastal Plain Willow – Salix caroliniana Native
Native in 4 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 33 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 2 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
James' Galleta – Pleuraphis jamesii Native
Native in 8 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Nutmeg Hickory – Carya myristiciformis Native
Native in 4 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 95 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 2 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Needlegrass Rush – Juncus roemerianus Native
Native in 8 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial rush for full sun and wet soil.
Ponderosa Pine – Pinus ponderosa Native
Native in 3 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen tree up to 223 ft for full sun.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in 2 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Prickly Bog Sedge – Carex atlantica Native
Native in 8 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Quaking Aspen – Populus tremuloides Native
Native in 3 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Cattail Sedge – Carex typhina Native
Native in 7 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Texas Red Oak – Quercus texana Native
Native in 3 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 110 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Copper Iris – Iris fulva Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Thicket Sedge – Carex abscondita Native
Native in 7 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Cherrybark Oak – Quercus pagoda Native
Native in 2 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in 7 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
New Mexico Locust – Robinia neomexicana Native
Native in 2 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Deer Grass – Muhlenbergia rigens Native
Native in 6 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Pinyon Pine – Pinus edulis Native
Native in 2 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun.
Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Indian Rice Grass – Stipa hymenoides Native
Native in 6 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Douglas Fir – Pseudotsuga menziesii Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. An evergreen tree up to 200 ft for sun or part shade.
Utah Sweetvetch – Hedysarum boreale Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Indian Ricegrass – Achnatherum hymenoides Native
Native in 6 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Narrowleaf Cottonwood – Populus angustifolia Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 6 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Shellbark Hickory – Carya laciniosa Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Upright Sedge – Carex stricta Native
Native in 6 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Big Cordgrass – Spartina cynosuroides Native
Native in 5 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Slender Wheatgrass – Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus Native
Native in 4 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in 3 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native
Native in 3 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Knotted Rush – Juncus nodosus Native
Native in 3 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in 3 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Arizona Fescue – Festuca arizonica Native
Native in 2 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bicknell's Sedge – Carex bicknellii Native
Native in 2 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Cloaked Bulrush – Scirpus pallidus Native
Native in 2 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Sand Cordgrass – Spartina bakeri Native
Native in 2 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 2 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Golden Sedge – Carex aurea Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Meadow Barley – Hordeum brachyantherum Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Slenderbeak Sedge – Carex athrostachya Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Spike Muhly – Muhlenbergia wrightii Native
Native in 1 of Texas’s 254 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 358 of these 365 plants as native in fewer than half of Texas’s counties. The map on each card shows where. A county with no record may never have been surveyed for that plant, so look at the counties around yours too, or use the county checker for an address-level answer.
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| Plant | Scientific name | Type | Light | Native counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkalai Sacaton | Sporobolus airoides | Grass | Full sun | 58 of 254 |
| American Beautyberry | Callicarpa americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 53 of 254 |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 9 of 254 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 4 of 254 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 43 of 254 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 14 of 254 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 254 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 38 of 254 |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca | Tree | Tolerates shade | 37 of 254 |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 19 of 254 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 29 of 254 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 24 of 254 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 37 of 254 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 17 of 254 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 254 |
| American Water-Willow | Justicia americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 59 of 254 |
| American Wisteria | Wisteria frutescens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 12 of 254 |
| Arizona Ash | Fraxinus velutina | Tree | Full sun | 5 of 254 |
| Arizona Fescue | Festuca arizonica | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 254 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 10 of 254 |
| Arumleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 254 |
| Atlantic Camas | Camassia scilloides | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 35 of 254 |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 40 of 254 |
| Bayhops | Ipomoea pes-caprae | Vine | Sun or part shade | 10 of 254 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 254 |
| Bearded Beggarticks | Bidens aristosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 32 of 254 |
| Bedstraw St. Johnswort | Hypericum galioides | Shrub | Full sun | 14 of 254 |
| Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 254 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 89 of 254 |
| Big Cordgrass | Spartina cynosuroides | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 254 |
| Bigtooth Maple | Acer grandidentatum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 254 |
| Bitter Panicgrass | Panicum amarum | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 254 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 254 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 38 of 254 |
| Black Grama | Bouteloua eriopoda | Grass | Full sun | 43 of 254 |
| Black Mangrove | Avicennia germinans | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 254 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 254 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 118 of 254 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 87 of 254 |
| Blackhaw | Viburnum prunifolium | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 254 |
| Blackjack Oak | Quercus marilandica | Tree | Full sun | 54 of 254 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 24 of 254 |
| Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 73 of 254 |
| Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 77 of 254 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 18 of 254 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 54 of 254 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 58 of 254 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 23 of 254 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 19 of 254 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 30 of 254 |
| Bur Marigold | Bidens laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 36 of 254 |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | Sun or part shade | 27 of 254 |
| Bushy Bluestem | Andropogon glomeratus | Grass | Full sun | 99 of 254 |
| Bushy Seaside Tansy | Borrichia frutescens | Shrub | Full sun | 24 of 254 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 75 of 254 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 84 of 254 |
| California Bulrush | Schoenoplectus californicus | Sedge | Full sun | 34 of 254 |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 254 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 77 of 254 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 15 of 254 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 107 of 254 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 11 of 254 |
| Cane Bluestem | Bothriochloa barbinodis | Grass | Full sun | 68 of 254 |
| Cane Reed | Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | Full sun | 28 of 254 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 66 of 254 |
| Carolina Ash | Fraxinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 254 |
| Carolina Desert-Thorn | Lycium carolinianum | Shrub | Full sun | 21 of 254 |
| Catbird Grape | Vitis palmata | Vine | Sun or part shade | 7 of 254 |
| Cattail Sedge | Carex typhina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 254 |
| Cedar Elm | Ulmus crassifolia | Tree | Sun or part shade | 43 of 254 |
| Cherrybark Oak | Quercus pagoda | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 254 |
| Chickasaw Plum | Prunus angustifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 54 of 254 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 254 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 34 of 254 |
| Clasping Coneflower | Dracopis amplexicaulis | Wildflower | Full sun | 52 of 254 |
| Cloaked Bulrush | Scirpus pallidus | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 254 |
| Coastal Plain Willow | Salix caroliniana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 254 |
| Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | Full sun | 34 of 254 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 63 of 254 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 38 of 254 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 4 of 254 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 38 of 254 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 9 of 254 |
| Common Maidenhair | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Fern | Tolerates shade | 54 of 254 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 42 of 254 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 33 of 254 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 254 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 24 of 254 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 254 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 254 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 48 of 254 |
| Copper Iris | Iris fulva | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 254 |
| Coral Greenbrier | Smilax walteri | Vine | Tolerates shade | 4 of 254 |
| Creeping Barberry | Mahonia repens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 254 |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower | Full sun | 8 of 254 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 254 |
| Deer Grass | Muhlenbergia rigens | Grass | Sun or part shade | 6 of 254 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 254 |
| Desert Willow | Chilopsis linearis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 36 of 254 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 29 of 254 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 28 of 254 |
| Dotted Blazing Star | Liatris punctata | Wildflower | Full sun | 129 of 254 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 61 of 254 |
| Douglas Fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 254 |
| Downy Paintedcup | Castilleja sessiliflora | Wildflower | Full sun | 26 of 254 |
| Dwarf Palmetto | Sabal minor | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 37 of 254 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 41 of 254 |
| Eastern Baccharis | Baccharis halimifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 40 of 254 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 23 of 254 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 87 of 254 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 53 of 254 |
| Eastern Gamagrass | Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass | Full sun | 70 of 254 |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 96 of 254 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 49 of 254 |
| Eastern Swampprivet | Forestiera acuminata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 254 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 20 of 254 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 44 of 254 |
| Elliott's Blueberry | Vaccinium elliottii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 8 of 254 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 63 of 254 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 1 of 254 |
| Forked Rush | Juncus dichotomus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 25 of 254 |
| Fourwing Saltbush | Atriplex canescens | Shrub | Full sun | 57 of 254 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 9 of 254 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 24 of 254 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 13 of 254 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 110 of 254 |
| Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 55 of 254 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 3 of 254 |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 11 of 254 |
| Georgia Bulrush | Scirpus georgianus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 12 of 254 |
| Giant Cutgrass | Zizaniopsis miliacea | Grass | Full sun | 45 of 254 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 75 of 254 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 14 of 254 |
| Golden Sedge | Carex aurea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 254 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 149 of 254 |
| Goodding's Black Willow | Salix gooddingii | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 254 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 81 of 254 |
| Gray Dogwood | Cornus racemosa | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 4 of 254 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 23 of 254 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 15 of 254 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 54 of 254 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 8 of 254 |
| Green Hawthorn | Crataegus viridis | Tree | Full sun | 52 of 254 |
| Green Sprangletop | Leptochloa dubia | Grass | Full sun | 72 of 254 |
| Greenwhite Sedge | Carex albolutescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 17 of 254 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 31 of 254 |
| Gulf Coast Spikerush | Eleocharis cellulosa | Sedge | Full sun | 19 of 254 |
| Gulf Cordgrass | Spartina spartinae | Grass | Full sun | 23 of 254 |
| Hairawn Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass | Full sun | 40 of 254 |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 30 of 254 |
| Haspan Flatsedge | Cyperus haspan | Sedge | Full sun | 34 of 254 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 22 of 254 |
| Hercules's Club | Aralia spinosa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 18 of 254 |
| Highbush Blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 22 of 254 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 46 of 254 |
| Hooker's Evening Primrose | Oenothera elata | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 254 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 33 of 254 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 18 of 254 |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 106 of 254 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 176 of 254 |
| Indian Rice Grass | Stipa hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 254 |
| Indian Ricegrass | Achnatherum hymenoides | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 254 |
| Inland Rush | Juncus interior | Rush | Sun or part shade | 84 of 254 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 24 of 254 |
| Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass | Cladium mariscus subsp. jamaicense | Sedge | Full sun | 22 of 254 |
| James' Galleta | Pleuraphis jamesii | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 254 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 254 |
| Jesuit's Bark | Iva frutescens | Wildflower | Full sun | 10 of 254 |
| Jointed Spikesedge | Eleocharis equisetoides | Sedge | Full sun | 11 of 254 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 11 of 254 |
| Knotgrass | Paspalum distichum | Grass | Full sun | 79 of 254 |
| Knotted Rush | Juncus nodosus | Rush | Full sun | 3 of 254 |
| Kurapia | Phyla nodiflora | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 82 of 254 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 32 of 254 |
| Large Gallberry | Ilex coriacea | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 9 of 254 |
| Laurel Oak | Quercus laurifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 254 |
| Leadplant | Amorpha canescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 19 of 254 |
| Lewis Flax | Linum lewisii | Wildflower | Full sun | 10 of 254 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 254 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 142 of 254 |
| Little Walnut | Juglans microcarpa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 20 of 254 |
| Little-Leaf Sumac | Rhus microphylla | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 48 of 254 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 13 of 254 |
| Loblolly Pine | Pinus taeda | Tree | Full sun | 45 of 254 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 4 of 254 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 3 of 254 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 84 of 254 |
| Maryland Senna | Senna marilandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 19 of 254 |
| Meadow Barley | Hordeum brachyantherum | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 254 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 66 of 254 |
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower | Full sun | 139 of 254 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 1 of 254 |
| Missouri Ironweed | Vernonia missurica | Wildflower | Full sun | 26 of 254 |
| Mountain Azalea | Rhododendron canescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 11 of 254 |
| Mountain Mahogany | Cercocarpus montanus | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 19 of 254 |
| Mountain Snowberry | Symphoricarpos oreophilus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 254 |
| Mule Fat | Baccharis salicifolia | Shrub | Full sun | 15 of 254 |
| Muscadine | Vitis rotundifolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 27 of 254 |
| Narrowleaf Cottonwood | Populus angustifolia | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 254 |
| Narrowleaf Willow | Salix exigua | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 33 of 254 |
| Needle and Thread | Hesperostipa comata comata | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 254 |
| Needle and Thread Grass | Stipa comata | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 254 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 23 of 254 |
| Needlegrass Rush | Juncus roemerianus | Rush | Full sun | 8 of 254 |
| Needlepod Rush | Juncus scirpoides | Rush | Tolerates shade | 35 of 254 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 27 of 254 |
| New Mexico Locust | Robinia neomexicana | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 254 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 254 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 52 of 254 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 18 of 254 |
| Nutmeg Hickory | Carya myristiciformis | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 254 |
| Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 18 of 254 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 40 of 254 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 12 of 254 |
| Overcup Oak | Quercus lyrata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 17 of 254 |
| Pale Purple Coneflower | Echinacea pallida | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 254 |
| Parsley Hawthorn | Crataegus marshallii | Tree | Tolerates shade | 36 of 254 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 113 of 254 |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 254 |
| Peachleaf Willow | Salix amygdaloides | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 254 |
| Pecan | Carya illinoinensis | Tree | Full sun | 42 of 254 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 82 of 254 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 48 of 254 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 30 of 254 |
| Pinyon Pine | Pinus edulis | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 254 |
| Plains Cottonwood | Populus deltoides subsp. monilifera | Tree | Full sun | 30 of 254 |
| Planertree | Planera aquatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 16 of 254 |
| Ponderosa Pine | Pinus ponderosa | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 254 |
| Possumhaw | Ilex decidua | Tree | Tolerates shade | 69 of 254 |
| Post Oak | Quercus stellata | Tree | Full sun | 56 of 254 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 25 of 254 |
| Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pycnostachya | Wildflower | Full sun | 38 of 254 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 18 of 254 |
| Prickly Bog Sedge | Carex atlantica | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 8 of 254 |
| Purple Bushbean | Macroptilium atropurpureum | Vine | Sun or part shade | 4 of 254 |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 254 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 29 of 254 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 254 |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 254 |
| Rabbit Brush | Chrysothamnus nauseosus | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 254 |
| Ravenfoot Sedge | Carex crus-corvi | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 39 of 254 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 29 of 254 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 51 of 254 |
| Redbay | Persea borbonia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 17 of 254 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 43 of 254 |
| River/Red Birch | Betula nigra | Tree | Full sun | 21 of 254 |
| Riverbank Grape | Vitis riparia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 1 of 254 |
| Rocky Mountain Juniper | Juniperus scopulorum | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 254 |
| Rough-Leaf Dogwood | Cornus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 73 of 254 |
| Roundleaf Goldenrod | Solidago patula | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 254 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 43 of 254 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 13 of 254 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 55 of 254 |
| Sand Bluestem | Andropogon hallii | Grass | Full sun | 22 of 254 |
| Sand Cordgrass | Spartina bakeri | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 254 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 167 of 254 |
| Sand Lovegrass | Eragrostis trichodes | Grass | Full sun | 36 of 254 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 26 of 254 |
| Saw Palmetto | Serenoa repens | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 254 |
| Sawtooth Sunflower | Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 254 |
| Screwbean Mesquite | Prosopis pubescens | Tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 254 |
| Sea Oats | Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass | Tolerates shade | 84 of 254 |
| Seaoats | Uniola paniculata | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 254 |
| Seashore Dropseed | Sporobolus virginicus | Grass | Sun or part shade | 16 of 254 |
| Seashore Paspalum | Paspalum vaginatum | Grass | Full sun | 13 of 254 |
| Shadscale Saltbush | Atriplex confertifolia | Shrub | Full sun | 2 of 254 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 254 |
| Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 31 of 254 |
| Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 21 of 254 |
| Shellbark Hickory | Carya laciniosa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 254 |
| Shortleaf Pine | Pinus echinata | Tree | Full sun | 29 of 254 |
| Showy Milkweed | Asclepias speciosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 254 |
| Shumard Red Oak | Quercus shumardii | Tree | Full sun | 25 of 254 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 159 of 254 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 254 |
| Skunkbush Sumac | Rhus trilobata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 87 of 254 |
| Slash Pine | Pinus elliottii | Tree | Full sun | 10 of 254 |
| Slender Wheatgrass | Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 254 |
| Slender Woodoats | Chasmanthium laxum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 35 of 254 |
| Slenderbeak Sedge | Carex athrostachya | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 254 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 254 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 254 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 41 of 254 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 25 of 254 |
| Sour Gum/Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 30 of 254 |
| Southern Bayberry | Morella caroliniensis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 6 of 254 |
| Southern Live Oak | Quercus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 21 of 254 |
| Southern Magnolia | Magnolia grandiflora | Tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 254 |
| Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 32 of 254 |
| Southern Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 46 of 254 |
| Spanish Bayonet | Yucca aloifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 254 |
| Spike Muhly | Muhlenbergia wrightii | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 254 |
| Spring Spiderlily | Hymenocallis liriosme | Wildflower | Full sun | 29 of 254 |
| Squarestem Spikerush | Eleocharis quadrangulata | Sedge | Full sun | 41 of 254 |
| St. Augustine Grass | Stenotaphrum secundatum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 13 of 254 |
| Stiff Dogwood | Cornus foemina | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 254 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 63 of 254 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 111 of 254 |
| Sugarcane Plumegrass | Saccharum giganteum | Grass | Full sun | 35 of 254 |
| Summersweet | Clethra alnifolia | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 6 of 254 |
| Swamp Azalea | Rhododendron viscosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 15 of 254 |
| Swamp Chestnut Oak | Quercus michauxii | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 254 |
| Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 8 of 254 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 254 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 86 of 254 |
| Swamp Sunflower | Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 38 of 254 |
| Swamp Tupelo | Nyssa biflora | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 254 |
| Sweet Bay Magnolia | Magnolia virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 254 |
| Sweet Gum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | Full sun | 28 of 254 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 2 of 254 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 103 of 254 |
| Tanseyleaf Tansyaster | Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 47 of 254 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 36 of 254 |
| Tenangle Pipewort | Eriocaulon decangulare | Perennial | Full sun | 26 of 254 |
| Texas Mountain Laurel | Sophora secundiflora | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 40 of 254 |
| Texas Red Oak | Quercus texana | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 254 |
| Thicket Sedge | Carex abscondita | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 254 |
| Thinfruit Sedge | Carex flaccosperma | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 45 of 254 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 7 of 254 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 40 of 254 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 71 of 254 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 44 of 254 |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | Full sun | 5 of 254 |
| Turtleweed | Batis maritima | Shrub | Full sun | 11 of 254 |
| Upright Sedge | Carex stricta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 254 |
| Utah Service Berry | Amelanchier utahensis | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 254 |
| Utah Sweetvetch | Hedysarum boreale | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 254 |
| Vine Mesquite | Panicum obtusum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 115 of 254 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 33 of 254 |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 18 of 254 |
| Virginia Sweetspire | Itea virginica | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 20 of 254 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 254 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 89 of 254 |
| Water Hickory | Carya aquatica | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 254 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 23 of 254 |
| Water Oak | Quercus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 36 of 254 |
| Water Tupelo | Nyssa aquatica | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 254 |
| Wax Myrtle | Morella cerifera | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 46 of 254 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 37 of 254 |
| Western Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Tree | Full sun | 19 of 254 |
| Western Cottonwood | Populus fremontii | Tree | Full sun | 5 of 254 |
| Western Hackberry | Celtis reticulata | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 71 of 254 |
| Western Redbud | Cercis occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 50 of 254 |
| Western Snowberry | Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 254 |
| Western Soapberry | Sapindus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 73 of 254 |
| Western Wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii | Grass | Full sun | 53 of 254 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 19 of 254 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 254 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 21 of 254 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 42 of 254 |
| Whiteroot Rush | Juncus brachycarpus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 35 of 254 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 40 of 254 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 254 |
| Wild Tantan | Desmanthus virgatus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 54 of 254 |
| Willow Oak | Quercus phellos | Tree | Full sun | 22 of 254 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 37 of 254 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 71 of 254 |
| Winterfat | Krascheninnikovia lanata | Shrub | Full sun | 10 of 254 |
| Woods' Rose | Rosa woodsii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 5 of 254 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 29 of 254 |
| Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 33 of 254 |
| Yaupon | Ilex vomitoria | Tree | Sun or part shade | 50 of 254 |
| Yellow Bells | Tecoma stans | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 19 of 254 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 98 of 254 |
| Yerba Mansa | Anemopsis californica | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 254 |
Where this comes from
- Native range
- USDA PLANTS county distribution layer, the same records behind the county checker.
- Sold by nurseries
- USDA PLANTS plant characteristics, Commercial Availability “Routinely Available”. It is a national flag, so a plant here can still be hard to find at a garden centre near you.
- Plant details
- USDA PLANTS: growth habit and duration from the plant profile; shade and wet-soil tolerance, bloom period, mature height and showy flowers, fruit or fall colour from the plant characteristics.
- Left out
- Any plant a state regulates as invasive or noxious, or that GRIIS flags as invasive in the lower 48, even where it is native. So is any species USDA records as both native and introduced in the lower 48, because the form nurseries sell is usually the introduced one.
- Photos
- Public domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA, credited under each photo.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov), retrieved June 13, 2026. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Questions
What plants are native to Texas?
This page lists the 365 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Texas and routinely available from nurseries: 92 trees, 57 shrubs, 91 wildflowers, 108 grasses and sedges, 5 ferns and 12 vines. They are a small part of Texas's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Texas counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Texas?
This page lists 92 trees native to Texas that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Black Willow, Sugarberry and Eastern Redbud, each recorded as native in at least 96 of Texas's 254 counties.
What shrubs are native to Texas?
This page lists 57 shrubs native to Texas that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Skunkbush Sumac, Button Bush and Rough-Leaf Dogwood, each recorded as native in at least 73 of Texas's 254 counties.
What wildflowers are native to Texas?
This page lists 91 wildflowers native to Texas that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Indian Blanket, Golden Tickseed and Mexican Hat, each recorded as native in at least 139 of Texas's 254 counties.
Is my plant native to Texas?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Texas: the page lists only natives that nurseries routinely sell, and it leaves out any plant a state regulates as invasive. For a county-level answer on any plant, enter its name in Ezina's checker. Every answer links the record it came from.
Is a plant native to Texas native everywhere in Texas?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 358 of the 365 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Texas's 254 counties. A county with no record may simply never have been surveyed for that plant, so read each card's map as where the plant is known to grow wild rather than as a boundary.
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Add a plant
Snap a photo or type the name. Ezina matches it to a library of about 40,000 species and starts a care plan tailored to your zone, the local weather, and the time of year.
Get a care plan
A schedule built from local rain, temperature, and sun, not a fixed weekly cadence. You get a single notification when a plant actually needs water. Easily add treatments for diseases and pests.
Explore new options
Our garden planner Dig helps you understand what works best for your location and makes suggestions based off your long term goals.
Compiled from peer-reviewed research, USDA documentation,
and direct scientific observation across the United States.