Native plants · Texas
Native plants of Fannin County
238 plant species are recorded as native to Texas in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Fannin County by USDA PLANTS. 81 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 1 more species is listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Fannin County, Texas
- Native species
- 238 Typical Texas county: 145 (median of 254 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 81 Typical Texas county: 61
- Share by type (all 238 native species)
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Percent of the 238 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (61%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (24%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 81
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bald cypress Taxodium distichum | Tree | 130 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| bearded beggarticks Bidens aristosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| black cherry Prunus serotina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| Carolina buckthorn Frangula caroliniana | Tree | 20 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 4b |
| Carolina elephantsfoot Elephantopus carolinianus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.7 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Carolina rose Rosa carolina | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| clasping coneflower Dracopis amplexicaulis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 10b |
| climbing rose Rosa setigera | Vine | 16 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| common blue violet Viola sororia | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| composite dropseed Sporobolus compositus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| coon's tail Ceratophyllum demersum | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| devil's beggartick Bidens frondosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 12a |
| ditch stonecrop Penthorum sedoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| dotted blazing star Liatris punctata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| eastern gamagrass Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| fall panicgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| false daisy Eclipta prostrata | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 10b |
| farkleberry Vaccinium arboreum | Tree | 28 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| flowering dogwood Cornus florida | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| fox sedge Carex vulpinoidea | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| foxglove beardtongue Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| 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 tickseed Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| great coneflower Rudbeckia maxima | Wildflower (forb) | 9.8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| green sprangletop Leptochloa dubia | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| groundnut Apios americana | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| hairy grama Bouteloua hirsuta | Grass or grass-like | 6 in | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| Illinois bundleflower Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| 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 |
| inland rush Juncus interior | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| jewelweed Impatiens capensis | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 10b |
| late purple aster Symphyotrichum patens | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| limestone wild petunia Ruellia strepens | Wildflower (forb) | 3.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| littleleaf buttercup Ranunculus abortivus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| longleaf pondweed Potamogeton nodosus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| longspike tridens Tridens strictus | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 2a |
| marsh seedbox Ludwigia palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| needle spikerush Eleocharis acicularis | Grass or grass-like | 8 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| nodding lady's tresses Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| possumhaw Ilex decidua | Tree | 33 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| poverty rush Juncus tenuis | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| prairie blazing star Liatris pycnostachya | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| purpletop tridens Tridens flavus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| rattlesnake fern Botrychium virginianum | Fern | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| red maple Acer rubrum | Tree | 68 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| red mulberry Morus rubra | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| river birch Betula nigra | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| sand lovegrass Eragrostis trichodes | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| sawtooth sunflower Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| sharpwing monkeyflower Mimulus alatus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| shortbristle horned beaksedge Rhynchospora corniculata | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| slender woodoats Chasmanthium laxum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| squarestem spikerush Eleocharis quadrangulata | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| tapertip rush Juncus acuminatus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| thinfruit sedge Carex flaccosperma | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6b |
| trumpet creeper Campsis radicans | Vine | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| twoheaded water-starwort Callitriche heterophylla | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| valley redstem Ammannia coccinea | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Virginia threeseed mercury Acalypha virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 10b |
| Virginia wildrye Elymus virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| white ash Fraxinus americana | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| white prairie clover Dalea candida | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| whitegrass Leersia virginica | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| wingleaf primrose-willow Ludwigia decurrens | Wildflower (forb) | 4.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| winter bentgrass Agrostis hyemalis | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| woodland bluegrass Poa sylvestris | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| yaupon Ilex vomitoria | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 157
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 supplejack Berchemia scandens
- amberique-bean Strophostyles helvola
- American bird's-foot trefoil Lotus unifoliolatus
- American burnweed Erechtites hieraciifolius
- arrowfeather threeawn Aristida purpurascens
- azure blue sage Salvia azurea
- Baldwin's ironweed Vernonia baldwinii
- beaked cornsalad Valerianella radiata
- beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
- bighead pygmycudweed Evax prolifera
- bigseed alfalfa dodder Cuscuta indecora
- bigtop lovegrass Eragrostis hirsuta
- blackfoot quillwort Isoetes melanopoda
- blue wild indigo Baptisia australis
- bluejacket Tradescantia ohiensis
- bluestem pricklypoppy Argemone albiflora
- bluntlobe cliff fern Woodsia obtusa
- Brazilian watermeal Wolffia brasiliensis
- button eryngo Eryngium yuccifolium
- Canada lettuce Lactuca canadensis
- Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis
- Carolina clover Trifolium carolinianum
- Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
- Carolina mosquitofern Azolla caroliniana
- Carolina puccoon Lithospermum caroliniense
- Carolina woollywhite Hymenopappus scabiosaeus
- Cherokee sedge Carex cherokeensis
- clammy hedgehyssop Gratiola neglecta
- clasping milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis
- clasping Venus' looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
- Columbian watermeal Wolffia columbiana
- creeping lespedeza Lespedeza repens
- curlytop knotweed Polygonum lapathifolium
- cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
- Dakota mock vervain Glandularia bipinnatifida
- diamond-flowers Stenaria nigricans
- downy phlox Phlox pilosa
- Drummond's aster Symphyotrichum drummondii
- eastern fox sedge Carex triangularis
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- elmleaf goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia
- eyebane Chamaesyce nutans
- fall witchgrass Digitaria cognata
- false boneset Brickellia eupatorioides
- field pansy Viola bicolor
- fire on the mountain Euphorbia cyathophora
- Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum
- flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
- garden dewberry Rubus aboriginum
- globe beaksedge Rhynchospora globularis
- golden zizia Zizia aurea
- gravelweed Verbesina helianthoides
- green antelopehorn Asclepias viridis
- green dragon Arisaema dracontium
- groundplum milkvetch Astragalus crassicarpus
- Guadeloupe cucumber Melothria pendula
- hairy fimbry Fimbristylis puberula
- hairy sunflower Helianthus hirsutus
- hairyfruit chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri
- Harvey's beaksedge Rhynchospora harveyi
- heartwing sorrel Rumex hastatulus
- Heller's rosette grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes
- hogwort Croton capitatus
- honeyvine Cynanchum laeve
- horned pondweed Zannichellia palustris
- hyssopleaf sandmat Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
- inflated narrow-leaf sedge Carex grisea
- Jersey tea Ceanothus herbaceus
- keeled bulrush Isolepis carinata
- kidneyshape sedge Carex reniformis
- lanceleaf fogfruit Phyla lanceolata
- lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
- Leavenworth's sedge Carex leavenworthii
- licorice bedstraw Galium circaezans
- limestone adderstongue Ophioglossum engelmannii
- littlehead nutrush Scleria oligantha
- Louisiana sedge Carex louisianica
- lowland rotala Rotala ramosior
- lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata
- meadow garlic Allium canadense
- narrowleaf gumweed Grindelia lanceolata
- narrowleaf purple coneflower Echinacea angustifolia
- narrowleaf stoneseed Lithospermum incisum
- netted chainfern Woodwardia areolata
- Nuttall's sensitive-briar Mimosa nuttallii
- obedient plant Physostegia virginiana
- openflower rosette grass Dichanthelium laxiflorum
- pale dock Rumex altissimus
- pasture heliotrope Heliotropium tenellum
- pink thoroughwort Fleischmannia incarnata
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- poverty dropseed Sporobolus vaginiflorus
- prairie broomweed Amphiachyris dracunculoides
- prairie burnet Sanguisorba annua
- prairie cupgrass Eriochloa contracta
- prairie sandmat Chamaesyce missurica
- prairie tea Croton monanthogynus
- prune-fruit sedge Carex corrugata
- purple sandgrass Triplasis purpurea
- queendevil Hieracium gronovii
- rabbit-tobacco Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
- reflexed sedge Carex retroflexa
- roughfruit scaleseed Spermolepis divaricata
- roundfruit hedgehyssop Gratiola virginiana
- roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
- roundseed St. Johnswort Hypericum sphaerocarpum
- rusty blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum
- sand bittercress Cardamine parviflora
- seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
- sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
- sessileleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium sessilifolium
- shaggy dwarf morning-glory Evolvulus nuttallianus
- sharpscale sedge Carex oxylepis
- sicklepod Arabis canadensis
- sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
- slender Indiangrass Sorghastrum elliottii
- slender snakecotton Froelichia gracilis
- slimflower scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum
- slimleaf panicgrass Dichanthelium linearifolium
- slimspike threeawn Aristida longespica
- small pondweed Potamogeton pusillus
- small Venus' looking-glass Triodanis biflora
- soft goldenaster Chrysopsis pilosa
- soft-hair marbleseed Onosmodium bejariense
- southern annual saltmarsh aster Symphyotrichum divaricatum
- southern dewberry Rubus trivialis
- Spanish needles Bidens bipinnata
- spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
- spotted water hemlock Cicuta maculata
- spring coralroot Corallorhiza wisteriana
- spring forget-me-not Myosotis verna
- spurred butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- stalked wild petunia Ruellia pedunculata
- tall blazing star Liatris aspera
- tall horned beaksedge Rhynchospora macrostachya
- tall lespedeza Lespedeza stuevei
- tall thistle Cirsium altissimum
- tall thoroughwort Eupatorium altissimum
- Texas sedge Carex texensis
- Texas vervain Verbena halei
- thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum
- Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
- Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
- Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana
- white crownbeard Verbesina virginica
- white fawnlily Erythronium albidum
- white heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides
- whitestar Ipomoea lacunosa
- whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata
- widowsfrill Silene stellata
- willowleaf aster Symphyotrichum praealtum
- winged lythrum Lythrum alatum
- wingstem Verbesina alternifolia
- witchgrass Panicum capillare
- woodland lettuce Lactuca floridana
- yellowseed false pimpernel Lindernia dubia
Also listed as native and introduced here 1
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.
- Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
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 | Fannin County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 238 | 145 | 1,683 |
| Garden-ready natives | 81 | 61 | 656 |
| Tree | 15 | — | 164 |
| Shrub | 4 | — | 90 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 144 | — | 877 |
| Grass or grass-like | 57 | — | 431 |
| Vine | 11 | — | 83 |
| Fern | 7 | — | 38 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Fannin County.
- Collin County, TX 64 garden-ready
- Delta County, TX 31 garden-ready
- Grayson County, TX 171 garden-ready
- Hunt County, TX 100 garden-ready
- Lamar County, TX 132 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
- Fannin County (county FIPS 48147), Texas. 238 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