Native plants · Texas
Native plants of Fisher County
35 plant species are recorded as native to Texas in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Fisher County by USDA PLANTS. 12 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
Fisher County, Texas
PLANTS records only 12 garden-ready natives here (under 30). County records are thin in some places; the Texas list is a useful second check.
- Native species
- 35 Typical Texas county: 145 (median of 254 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 12 Typical Texas county: 61
- Share by type (all 35 native species)
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Percent of the 35 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (74%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (11%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 12
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crested pricklypoppy Argemone polyanthemos | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| dotted blazing star Liatris punctata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| 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 |
| lyreleaf greeneyes Berlandiera lyrata | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| post oak Quercus stellata | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| sugarberry Celtis laevigata | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| woolly locoweed Astragalus mollissimus | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 23
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.
- annual buckwheat Eriogonum annuum
- carelessweed Amaranthus palmeri
- Carolina coralbead Cocculus carolinus
- Carolina larkspur Delphinium carolinianum
- Cuman ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya
- curvepod fumewort Corydalis curvisiliqua
- fiveangled dodder Cuscuta pentagona
- flatspine stickseed Lappula occidentalis
- Hopi tea greenthread Thelesperma megapotamicum
- lacy tansyaster Machaeranthera pinnatifida
- lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora
- narrowleaf stoneseed Lithospermum incisum
- prairie spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis
- sandhill amaranth Amaranthus arenicola
- shaggy dwarf morning-glory Evolvulus nuttallianus
- silky prairie clover Dalea villosa
- silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium
- snowball sand verbena Abronia fragrans
- western horsenettle Solanum dimidiatum
- western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
- witchgrass Panicum capillare
- woolly tidestromia Tidestromia lanuginosa
- Wright's plantain Plantago wrightiana
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.
- common pepperweedLepidium densiflorum
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 | Fisher County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 35 | 145 | 1,683 |
| Garden-ready natives | 12 | 61 | 656 |
| Tree | 2 | — | 164 |
| Shrub | 0 | — | 90 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 26 | — | 877 |
| Grass or grass-like | 4 | — | 431 |
| Vine | 3 | — | 83 |
| Fern | 0 | — | 38 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Fisher County.
- Jones County, TX 17 garden-ready
- Nolan County, TX 22 garden-ready
- Scurry County, TX 31 garden-ready
- Stonewall County, TX 14 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
- Fisher County (county FIPS 48151), Texas. 35 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