Native plants · Texas
Native plants of Coryell County
126 plant species are recorded as native to Texas in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Coryell County by USDA PLANTS. 50 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 2 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Coryell County, Texas
- Native species
- 126 Typical Texas county: 145 (median of 254 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 50 Typical Texas county: 61
- Share by type (all 126 native species)
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Percent of the 126 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (54%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (27%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 50
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 water-willow Justicia americana | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| bigtooth maple Acer grandidentatum | Tree | 38 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| blackjack oak Quercus marilandica | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides | Grass or grass-like | 6 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| burningbush Euonymus atropurpureus | Tree | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | — |
| Canada goldenrod Solidago altissima | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| cane bluestem Bothriochloa barbinodis | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7b |
| common persimmon Diospyros virginiana | Tree | 55 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| composite dropseed Sporobolus compositus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| dotted blazing star Liatris punctata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| eastern gamagrass Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| eastern narrowleaf sedge Carex amphibola | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| eastern redbud Cercis canadensis | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| false indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa | Shrub | 15 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| fragrant flatsedge Cyperus odoratus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11b |
| gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| hairy grama Bouteloua hirsuta | Grass or grass-like | 6 in | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| heartleaf peppervine Ampelopsis cordata | Vine | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6b |
| honey mesquite Prosopis glandulosa | Tree | 50 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Indian woodoats Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass or grass-like | 4.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| lemonscent Pectis angustifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 8 in | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| little barley Hordeum pusillum | Grass or grass-like | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| Osage-orange Maclura pomifera | Tree | 35 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| possumhaw Ilex decidua | Tree | 33 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| purple threeawn Aristida purpurea | Grass or grass-like | 1.4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| red mulberry Morus rubra | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| saw greenbrier Smilax bona-nox | Vine | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| squarestem spikerush Eleocharis quadrangulata | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| sugarberry Celtis laevigata | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| tapertip flatsedge Cyperus acuminatus | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens | Vine | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| Virginia wildrye Elymus virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| winged sumac Rhus copallinum | Tree | 8 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 76
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
- American burnweed Erechtites hieraciifolius
- annual buckwheat Eriogonum annuum
- aromatic aster Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
- biannual lettuce Lactuca ludoviciana
- bighead pygmycudweed Evax prolifera
- blackstem spleenwort Asplenium resiliens
- bluejacket Tradescantia ohiensis
- bristly greenbrier Smilax tamnoides
- buffalobur nightshade Solanum rostratum
- Carolina canarygrass Phalaris caroliniana
- Carolina woollywhite Hymenopappus scabiosaeus
- catchfly prairie gentian Eustoma exaltatum
- Columbian watermeal Wolffia columbiana
- crowpoison Nothoscordum bivalve
- Cuman ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya
- curlycup gumweed Grindelia squarrosa
- Dakota mock vervain Glandularia bipinnatifida
- diamond-flowers Stenaria nigricans
- Drummond's aster Symphyotrichum drummondii
- Engelmann's daisy Engelmannia peristenia
- false boneset Brickellia eupatorioides
- fiveangled dodder Cuscuta pentagona
- green dragon Arisaema dracontium
- groundplum milkvetch Astragalus crassicarpus
- hairy fimbry Fimbristylis puberula
- hairy waterclover Marsilea vestita
- hairyfruit chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri
- hairyseed paspalum Paspalum pubiflorum
- inflated narrow-leaf sedge Carex grisea
- Jersey tea Ceanothus herbaceus
- largeflower tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora
- largeseed forget-me-not Myosotis macrosperma
- licorice bedstraw Galium circaezans
- Louisiana vetch Vicia ludoviciana
- manyflower marshpennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
- marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
- Maximilian sunflower Helianthus maximiliani
- Michaux's stitchwort Minuartia michauxii
- narrowleaf gumweed Grindelia lanceolata
- narrowleaf pinweed Lechea tenuifolia
- pasture heliotrope Heliotropium tenellum
- Pennsylvania pellitory Parietaria pensylvanica
- pinkladies Oenothera speciosa
- prairie broomweed Amphiachyris dracunculoides
- prairie spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis
- prairie tea Croton monanthogynus
- prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
- red lovegrass Eragrostis secundiflora
- reflexed sedge Carex retroflexa
- rough dropseed Sporobolus clandestinus
- roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
- rusty blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum
- shaggy dwarf morning-glory Evolvulus nuttallianus
- slimflower scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum
- sneezeweed Helenium amarum
- snow on the mountain Euphorbia marginata
- spiked crested coralroot Hexalectris spicata
- spring coralroot Corallorhiza wisteriana
- stemless Townsend daisy Townsendia exscapa
- tapered rosette grass Dichanthelium acuminatum
- Texas bluegrass Poa arachnifera
- Texas star Sabatia campestris
- thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum
- tumblegrass Schedonnardus paniculatus
- upright burhead Echinodorus berteroi
- violet lespedeza Lespedeza violacea
- Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
- Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria
- wavyleaf thistle Cirsium undulatum
- western rough goldenrod Solidago radula
- western silver aster Symphyotrichum sericeum
- white heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides
- willowleaf aster Symphyotrichum praealtum
- witchgrass Panicum capillare
- Wright's plantain Plantago wrightiana
Also listed as native and introduced here 2
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.
- annual ragweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
- 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 | Coryell County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 126 | 145 | 1,683 |
| Garden-ready natives | 50 | 61 | 656 |
| Tree | 13 | — | 164 |
| Shrub | 2 | — | 90 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 68 | — | 877 |
| Grass or grass-like | 34 | — | 431 |
| Vine | 6 | — | 83 |
| Fern | 3 | — | 38 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Coryell County.
- Bell County, TX 135 garden-ready
- Bosque County, TX 29 garden-ready
- Hamilton County, TX 20 garden-ready
- Lampasas County, TX 43 garden-ready
- McLennan County, TX 187 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
- Coryell County (county FIPS 48099), Texas. 126 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