Native plants · Texas
Native plants of Burnet County
275 plant species are recorded as native to Texas in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Burnet County by USDA PLANTS. 91 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 3 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Burnet County, Texas
- Native species
- 275 Typical Texas county: 145 (median of 254 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 91 Typical Texas county: 61
- Share by type (all 275 native species)
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Percent of the 275 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (58%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (27%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 91
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American pokeweed Phytolacca americana | Wildflower (forb) | 7.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American sycamore Platanus occidentalis | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| American vetch Vicia americana | Vine | 1.3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| American water-willow Justicia americana | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Arizona cottontop Digitaria californica | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| Atlantic camas Camassia scilloides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| beaked spikerush Eleocharis rostellata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| black willow Salix nigra | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1b |
| blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| blackjack oak Quercus marilandica | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| blunt spikerush Eleocharis obtusa | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| cedar elm Ulmus crassifolia | Tree | 90 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| common hoptree Ptelea trifoliata | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| common maidenhair Adiantum capillus-veneris | Fern | 1.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| common threesquare Schoenoplectus pungens | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| composite dropseed Sporobolus compositus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| delta arrowhead Sagittaria platyphylla | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| disk waterhyssop Bacopa rotundifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 1 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| dotted blazing star Liatris punctata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| dwarf St. Johnswort Hypericum mutilum | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| eastern gamagrass Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| false daisy Eclipta prostrata | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 10b |
| flatstem spikerush Eleocharis compressa | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| forked rush Juncus dichotomus | Grass or grass-like | 2.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 8b |
| fragrant flatsedge Cyperus odoratus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11b |
| fringeleaf wild petunia Ruellia humilis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| golden crownbeard Verbesina encelioides | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| golden tickseed Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| grassleaf rush Juncus marginatus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| green sprangletop Leptochloa dubia | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Gulf Coast spikerush Eleocharis cellulosa | Grass or grass-like | 2.6 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8b |
| gulf cordgrass Spartina spartinae | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 9a |
| hairy grama Bouteloua hirsuta | Grass or grass-like | 6 in | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| haspan flatsedge Cyperus haspan | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| Illinois bundleflower Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| inland rush Juncus interior | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| knotgrass Paspalum distichum | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| little barley Hordeum pusillum | Grass or grass-like | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| longleaf pondweed Potamogeton nodosus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| longtom Paspalum denticulatum | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 8b |
| Malabar sprangletop Leptochloa fusca | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| marsh seedbox Ludwigia palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| Missouri gourd Cucurbita foetidissima | Vine | 1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| nimblewill Muhlenbergia schreberi | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| orangegrass Hypericum gentianoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 12a |
| Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| plains lovegrass Eragrostis intermedia | Grass or grass-like | 2.7 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| prairie wedgescale Sphenopholis obtusata | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| purple poppymallow Callirhoe involucrata | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| purple threeawn Aristida purpurea | Grass or grass-like | 1.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| rattlesnake fern Botrychium virginianum | Fern | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| red mulberry Morus rubra | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| roving sailor Maurandella antirrhiniflora | Vine | 10 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 6b |
| sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| sand lovegrass Eragrostis trichodes | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| skunkbush sumac Rhus trilobata | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 2a |
| southern waternymph Najas guadalupensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sugarberry Celtis laevigata | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| sweetscent Pluchea odorata | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| switchgrass Panicum virgatum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| tanglehead Heteropogon contortus | Grass or grass-like | 8 in | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| tapertip flatsedge Cyperus acuminatus | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| tiny mousetail Myosurus minimus | Wildflower (forb) | 5 in | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 12b |
| toad rush Juncus bufonius | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12a |
| turkey tangle fogfruit Phyla nodiflora | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5b |
| twoheaded water-starwort Callitriche heterophylla | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| upright prairie coneflower Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower (forb) | 3.1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| vine mesquite Panicum obtusum | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| waterthread pondweed Potamogeton diversifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| whiteroot rush Juncus brachycarpus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| winter bentgrass Agrostis hyemalis | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| woodland muhly Muhlenbergia sylvatica | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| woolly plantain Plantago patagonica | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | Low | Zone 12b |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 184
PLANTS has no growing records for these, so light, moisture, height and zone filters cannot include them. Many are wild species seldom sold by nurseries.
Hidden while “Garden-ready only” is on.
- Alabama lipfern Cheilanthes alabamensis
- amberique-bean Strophostyles helvola
- American bird's-foot trefoil Lotus unifoliolatus
- American pillwort Pilularia americana
- American star-thistle Centaurea americana
- American wild carrot Daucus pusillus
- annual buckwheat Eriogonum annuum
- annual fimbry Fimbristylis annua
- annual phlox Phlox drummondii
- aromatic aster Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
- awned halfchaff sedge Lipocarpha aristulata
- beaked cornsalad Valerianella radiata
- bearded flatsedge Cyperus squarrosus
- biannual lettuce Lactuca ludoviciana
- bigpod sesbania Sesbania herbacea
- bigseed alfalfa dodder Cuscuta indecora
- blackfoot quillwort Isoetes melanopoda
- blackstem spleenwort Asplenium resiliens
- bluestem pricklypoppy Argemone albiflora
- bluntlobe cliff fern Woodsia obtusa
- bristly scaleseed Spermolepis echinata
- buffalobur nightshade Solanum rostratum
- Canada spikesedge Eleocharis geniculata
- Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis
- Carolina canarygrass Phalaris caroliniana
- Carolina coralbead Cocculus carolinus
- Carolina draba Draba reptans
- Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
- Carolina larkspur Delphinium carolinianum
- Carolina leaf-flower Phyllanthus caroliniensis
- Carolina ponysfoot Dichondra carolinensis
- Carolina woollywhite Hymenopappus scabiosaeus
- catchfly prairie gentian Eustoma exaltatum
- chaffweed Anagallis minima
- chickenthief Mentzelia oligosperma
- creeping lovegrass Neeragrostis reptans
- creeping primrose-willow Ludwigia repens
- crowpoison Nothoscordum bivalve
- Cuman ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya
- curlytop knotweed Polygonum lapathifolium
- cusp dodder Cuscuta cuspidata
- cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
- cylindricfruit primrose-willow Ludwigia glandulosa
- Dakota mock vervain Glandularia bipinnatifida
- densetuft hairsedge Bulbostylis capillaris
- diamond-flowers Stenaria nigricans
- downy milkpea Galactia volubilis
- downy phlox Phlox pilosa
- Drummond's false pennyroyal Hedeoma drummondii
- Dudley's rush Juncus dudleyi
- eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
- Elliott's bentgrass Agrostis elliottiana
- Engelmann's daisy Engelmannia peristenia
- eyebane Chamaesyce nutans
- fiveangled dodder Cuscuta pentagona
- flatspine stickseed Lappula occidentalis
- gaping grass Steinchisma hians
- grassleaf mudplantain Heteranthera dubia
- green carpetweed Mollugo verticillata
- green comet milkweed Asclepias viridiflora
- groundplum milkvetch Astragalus crassicarpus
- hairy fimbry Fimbristylis puberula
- hairy waterclover Marsilea vestita
- hairyfruit chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri
- Harvey's beaksedge Rhynchospora harveyi
- heartleaf skullcap Scutellaria ovata
- heartwing sorrel Rumex hastatulus
- heavy sedge Carex gravida
- Heller's rosette grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes
- herb of grace Bacopa monnieri
- horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris
- humped bladderwort Utricularia gibba
- hyssopleaf sandmat Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
- Illinois pondweed Potamogeton illinoensis
- ivyleaf groundcherry Physalis hederifolia
- Jersey tea Ceanothus herbaceus
- juniper leaf Polypremum procumbens
- keeled bulrush Isolepis carinata
- kiss me quick Portulaca pilosa
- largeseed forget-me-not Myosotis macrosperma
- lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
- lax hornpod Mitreola petiolata
- lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora
- limestone calamint Clinopodium arkansanum
- Louisiana vetch Vicia ludoviciana
- low spearwort Ranunculus pusillus
- lowland rotala Rotala ramosior
- manyflower marshpennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
- marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
- Maximilian sunflower Helianthus maximiliani
- meadow garlic Allium canadense
- meadow spikemoss Selaginella apoda
- Muhlenberg's sedge Carex muehlenbergii
- narrowleaf four o'clock Mirabilis linearis
- narrowleaf paleseed Leucospora multifida
- narrowleaf pinweed Lechea tenuifolia
- narrowleaf purple coneflower Echinacea angustifolia
- neckweed Veronica peregrina
- nits and lice Hypericum drummondii
- Nuttall's prairie parsley Polytaenia nuttallii
- Pennsylvania everlasting Gamochaeta pensylvanica
- pine barren flatsedge Cyperus retrorsus
- pineland threeseed mercury Acalypha ostryifolia
- pinkladies Oenothera speciosa
- plains snakecotton Froelichia floridana
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- poverty dropseed Sporobolus vaginiflorus
- prairie broomweed Amphiachyris dracunculoides
- prairie spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis
- prairie tea Croton monanthogynus
- prostrate sandmat Chamaesyce prostrata
- purple cliffbrake Pellaea atropurpurea
- ram's horn Proboscidea louisianica
- red lovegrass Eragrostis secundiflora
- Red River scaleseed Spermolepis inermis
- redwhisker clammyweed Polanisia dodecandra
- ribseed sandmat Chamaesyce glyptosperma
- rosemallow Hibiscus lasiocarpos
- rough dropseed Sporobolus clandestinus
- roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
- sacred thorn-apple Datura wrightii
- sand bittercress Cardamine parviflora
- sand spikerush Eleocharis montevidensis
- sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
- shortpod draba Draba brachycarpa
- shortseed waterwort Elatine brachysperma
- shortstalk chickweed Cerastium brachypodum
- showy evening primrose Oenothera grandis
- sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
- sleepy silene Silene antirrhina
- slender plantain Plantago heterophylla
- slender snakecotton Froelichia gracilis
- slimflower scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum
- slimpod rush Juncus diffusissimus
- small pondweed Potamogeton pusillus
- small Venus' looking-glass Triodanis biflora
- sneezeweed Helenium amarum
- snow on the mountain Euphorbia marginata
- sorrelvine Cissus trifoliata
- southern cattail Typha domingensis
- southern dewberry Rubus trivialis
- southern sedge Carex austrina
- spoonleaf purple everlasting Gamochaeta purpurea
- spurred butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
- standing-cypress Ipomopsis rubra
- stemless evening primrose Oenothera triloba
- stretchberry Forestiera pubescens
- sunbright Phemeranthus parviflorus
- tapered rosette grass Dichanthelium acuminatum
- Texas bluegrass Poa arachnifera
- Texas croton Croton texensis
- Texas signalgrass Urochloa texana
- Texas star Sabatia campestris
- Texas vervain Verbena halei
- thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum
- threeflower melicgrass Melica nitens
- tiny bluet Houstonia pusilla
- toothed spurge Euphorbia dentata
- trailing pearlwort Sagina decumbens
- tropical flatsedge Cyperus surinamensis
- tumble windmill grass Chloris verticillata
- tumblegrass Schedonnardus paniculatus
- twistspine pricklypear Opuntia macrorhiza
- twoflower melicgrass Melica mutica
- Vahl's fimbry Fimbristylis vahlii
- violet lespedeza Lespedeza violacea
- Virginia dwarfdandelion Krigia virginica
- Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
- Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
- Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica
- Virginia winged rockcress Sibara virginica
- warty spurge Euphorbia spathulata
- wavyleaf thistle Cirsium undulatum
- wedgeleaf draba Draba cuneifolia
- western rough goldenrod Solidago radula
- western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
- white crownbeard Verbesina virginica
- white four o'clock Mirabilis albida
- white heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides
- whitemouth dayflower Commelina erecta
- witchgrass Panicum capillare
- woolly lipfern Cheilanthes tomentosa
- Wright's plantain Plantago wrightiana
- yellowseed false pimpernel Lindernia dubia
Also listed as native and introduced here 3
PLANTS labels these species both native and introduced in this state: some forms are native and others were brought in from elsewhere. Most gardeners should choose plants from the main list.
- floating primrose-willowLudwigia peploides
- Mexican teaDysphania ambrosioides
- white sagebrushArtemisia ludoviciana
Compared with Texas
The typical county is the median of the 254 Texas counties with PLANTS county records; the statewide figure counts every species native anywhere in the state. More species is not better or worse: counties differ in size, habitat and how thoroughly they have been surveyed.
| Measure | Burnet County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 275 | 145 | 1,683 |
| Garden-ready natives | 91 | 61 | 656 |
| Tree | 10 | — | 164 |
| Shrub | 4 | — | 90 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 160 | — | 877 |
| Grass or grass-like | 75 | — | 431 |
| Vine | 14 | — | 83 |
| Fern | 12 | — | 38 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Burnet County.
- Bell County, TX 135 garden-ready
- Blanco County, TX 89 garden-ready
- Lampasas County, TX 43 garden-ready
- Llano County, TX 101 garden-ready
- Travis County, TX 195 garden-ready
- Williamson County, TX 99 garden-ready
Source & data date
- Source
- USDA NRCS PLANTS Database: county distribution records, native status and plant characteristics. CC0 (public domain dedication, per the data.gov catalog record).
- Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): native or introduced status by state. CC BY 3.0.
- USGS US-RIIS (ver. 2.0): species listed as introduced are excluded. CC0.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. 2026. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov, 11/04/2026). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
- Govaerts R. (ed.) (2026). WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Data file dated 2026-06-04, http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ (retrieved 2026-11-04). Paper: Govaerts R. et al. (2021) The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, 215.
- Data date
- Retrieved from PLANTS on November 4, 2026; WCVP data file dated June 4, 2026.
- Zones
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023) ZIP table: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed November 3, 2026. Plant zones on this site are our estimate, not the official map.
- Scope
- Burnet County (county FIPS 48053), Texas. 275 native species from PLANTS county distribution records; garden-ready = species with a PLANTS characteristics record.
- Method
- A species is listed when it is recorded as native to the state in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in the county by USDA PLANTS. Species PLANTS labels both native and introduced are listed separately. Full method · All sources