Native plants by state › Texas
5,093 native plants recorded · records in 254 of 254 counties · USDA hardiness zones 6b to 10a
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Wildflowers
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Winecup
Callirhoe involucrata
Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 1 ft · blooms March–June
Photo · Public domain · USDA PLANTS
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Upright Prairie Coneflower
Ratibida columnifera
Forb · Sun · to 3 ft · blooms May–October
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Lemon Beebalm
Monarda citriodora
Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 2.5 ft · blooms May–July
Photo: Salicyna · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Fringed Bluestar
Amsonia ciliata
Forb · Part Shade · to 2 ft · blooms March–June
Photo: Krzysztof Golik · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Texas Star
Sabatia campestris
Forb · Part Shade · to 1.75 ft · blooms April–July
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Narrowleaf Stoneseed
Lithospermum incisum
Forb · Sun · to 1.25 ft · blooms April–June
Photo: Petrified Forest National Park · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Butterfly Milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
Forb · Sun · to 2 ft · blooms May–September
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Drummond's Onion
Allium drummondii
Forb · Sun · to 1 ft · blooms March–May
Photo: abbamouse · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Blackeyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Forb · Sun · to 3 ft · blooms June–October
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Shrubs
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Pigeonberry
Rivina humilis
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Part Shade · to 6 ft · blooms March–October
Photo: Nativeplants garden · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
Shrub or subshrub · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 6 ft · blooms April–August
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Fragrant Mimosa
Mimosa borealis
Shrub or subshrub · Part Shade, Sun · to 6 ft · blooms March–July
Photo: Dave Whitinger · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
Shrub or subshrub · Part Shade · to 10 ft · blooms March–September
Photo: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Evening Trumpetflower
Gelsemium sempervirens
Shrub or subshrub · Part Shade, Sun · to 20 ft · blooms January–December
Photo: Jim Evans · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Plains Blackfoot
Melampodium leucanthum
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 6 in · blooms March–November
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
Trees
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Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Tree · Part Shade, Sun · to 100 ft · blooms March–April
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 110 ft · blooms March–June
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Texas Ash
Fraxinus albicans
Tree · Part Shade · to 45 ft · blooms March–April
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade · to 65 ft · blooms February–June
Photo: Joanna Boisse · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Common Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade · to 12 ft · blooms June–September
Photo: smallcurio from Austin, TX · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
Grasses and sedges
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Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade, Sun · to 10 ft · blooms August–November
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade, Sun · to 7 ft · blooms June–December
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Threeflower Melicgrass
Melica nitens
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade · to 5 ft · blooms March–May
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Sideoats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Part Shade, Sun · to 3 ft · blooms June–November
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Plant records as of 2026-09-26.
About this data
“Native” means the USDA lists the plant as native to the region, and it has been recorded in this state. Records come from USDA PLANTS county and state data.
Why some counties look empty. A county with few or no records usually hasn't been surveyed much — it doesn't mean few plants grow there. Try a neighboring county or the whole state.
Rare plants. County locations of rare and at-risk plants are withheld, and they are never featured here, to protect them.
Safety. Hazard data is incomplete. Check a plant's safety notes in the tool before planting where children or pets play.
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