Native plants · Texas
Native plants of Gregg County
322 plant species are recorded as native to Texas in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Gregg County by USDA PLANTS. 138 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
Gregg County, Texas
- Native species
- 322 Typical Texas county: 145 (median of 254 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 138 Typical Texas county: 61
- Share by type (all 322 native species)
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Percent of the 322 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (51%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (27%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 138
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 beautyberry Callicarpa americana | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6b |
| American bur-reed Sparganium americanum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| American holly Ilex opaca | Tree | 40 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| American lotus Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| American snowbell Styrax americanus | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 5b |
| American wisteria Wisteria frutescens | Vine | 50 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| bald cypress Taxodium distichum | Tree | 130 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| beaked agrimony Agrimonia rostellata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| bearded beggarticks Bidens aristosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| big bluestem Andropogon gerardii | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 2b |
| bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 2b |
| 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 broom sedge Carex tribuloides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| blunt spikerush Eleocharis obtusa | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| boxelder Acer negundo | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| broadleaf signalgrass Urochloa platyphylla | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 9a |
| broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| butterweed Packera glabella | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 10b |
| Canada germander Teucrium canadense | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| Canadian milkvetch Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| cardinalflower Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower (forb) | 5.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| Carolina elephantsfoot Elephantopus carolinianus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.7 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Carolina foxtail Alopecurus carolinianus | Grass or grass-like | 1.7 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| Chickasaw plum Prunus angustifolia | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| climbing hempvine Mikania scandens | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common blue violet Viola sororia | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| common evening primrose Oenothera biennis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| common rush Juncus effusus | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common selfheal Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| composite dropseed Sporobolus compositus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| cypress swamp sedge Carex joorii | Grass or grass-like | 4.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 7a |
| delta arrowhead Sagittaria platyphylla | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| ditch stonecrop Penthorum sedoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| dwarf palmetto Sabal minor | Tree | 9 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| 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 |
| eastern redbud Cercis canadensis | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| false daisy Eclipta prostrata | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 10b |
| flowering dogwood Cornus florida | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| fringed sedge Carex crinita | Grass or grass-like | 5.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| fringeleaf wild petunia Ruellia humilis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| frost grape Vitis vulpina | Vine | 83 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| giant cane Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| giant cutgrass Zizaniopsis miliacea | Grass or grass-like | 9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8b |
| gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| graybark grape Vitis cinerea | Vine | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6b |
| great coneflower Rudbeckia maxima | Wildflower (forb) | 9.8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| greater bladder sedge Carex intumescens | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| green hawthorn Crataegus viridis | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| halberdleaf rosemallow Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6a |
| hazel alder Alnus serrulata | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana | Tree | 45 ft | Shade-tolerant | 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 |
| Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| late purple aster Symphyotrichum patens | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| littleleaf buttercup Ranunculus abortivus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| loblolly pine Pinus taeda | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6b |
| longleaf woodoats Chasmanthium sessiliflorum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| longspike tridens Tridens strictus | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 2a |
| marsh flatsedge Cyperus pseudovegetus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8a |
| marsh seedbox Ludwigia palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa | Tree | 85 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| muscadine Vitis rotundifolia | Vine | 30 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| needleleaf rosette grass Dichanthelium aciculare | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 7b |
| needlepod rush Juncus scirpoides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 7a |
| New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| Ohio buckeye Aesculus glabra | Tree | 68 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| overcup oak Quercus lyrata | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| panicledleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium paniculatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6a |
| partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| pawpaw Asimina triloba | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| pecan Carya illinoinensis | Tree | 120 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| peppervine Nekemias arborea | Vine | 1 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| pickerelweed Pontederia cordata | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 cordgrass Spartina pectinata | Grass or grass-like | 8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| purple lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| purplehead sneezeweed Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Low | 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 buckeye Aesculus pavia | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| river birch Betula nigra | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| roundhead rush Juncus validus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| rufous bulrush Scirpus pendulus | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| sand lovegrass Eragrostis trichodes | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| sassafras Sassafras albidum | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| shallow sedge Carex lurida | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sharpwing monkeyflower Mimulus alatus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| shoreline sedge Carex hyalinolepis | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| shortbeard plumegrass Saccharum brevibarbe | Grass or grass-like | 6.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6b |
| shortbristle horned beaksedge Rhynchospora corniculata | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Shumard's oak Quercus shumardii | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| smooth sumac Rhus glabra | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| southern red oak Quercus falcata | Tree | 75 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| southern waternymph Najas guadalupensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| splitbeard bluestem Andropogon ternarius | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| stiff marsh bedstraw Galium tinctorium | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| summer grape Vitis aestivalis | Vine | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| swamp sunflower Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 5.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| switchgrass Panicum virgatum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| teal lovegrass Eragrostis hypnoides | Grass or grass-like | 4 in | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| valley redstem Ammannia coccinea | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| velvet panicum Dichanthelium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 4.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Virginia dayflower Commelina virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Virginia sweetspire Itea virginica | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| water locust Gleditsia aquatica | Tree | 40 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 10a |
| waterthread pondweed Potamogeton diversifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| whitegrass Leersia virginica | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| whiteroot rush Juncus brachycarpus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| willow oak Quercus phellos | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| winged sumac Rhus copallinum | Tree | 8 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| wingleaf primrose-willow Ludwigia decurrens | Wildflower (forb) | 4.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| wrinkleleaf goldenrod Solidago rugosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| yellow passionflower Passiflora lutea | Vine | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
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 supplejack Berchemia scandens
- American buckwheat vine Brunnichia ovata
- American featherfoil Hottonia inflata
- American hogpeanut Amphicarpaea bracteata
- American white waterlily Nymphaea odorata
- American wild carrot Daucus pusillus
- annual marsh elder Iva annua
- annual phlox Phlox drummondii
- arrowhead rattlebox Crotalaria sagittalis
- ashy sunflower Helianthus mollis
- Atlantic pigeonwings Clitoria mariana
- azure blue sage Salvia azurea
- beach false foxglove Agalinis fasciculata
- beaked cornsalad Valerianella radiata
- beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
- bearded skeletongrass Gymnopogon ambiguus
- big carpetgrass Axonopus furcatus
- bigtop lovegrass Eragrostis hirsuta
- blackseed speargrass Piptochaetium avenaceum
- Bosc's mille graines Oldenlandia boscii
- Bosc's panicgrass Dichanthelium boscii
- branched foldwing Dicliptera brachiata
- broadwing sedge Carex alata
- buffalo clover Trifolium reflexum
- buffalobur nightshade Solanum rostratum
- Carolina canarygrass Phalaris caroliniana
- Carolina clover Trifolium carolinianum
- Carolina coralbead Cocculus carolinus
- Carolina desert-chicory Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
- Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
- Carolina wild petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
- chinquapin Castanea pumila
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- clasping Venus' looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
- climbing dogbane Trachelospermum difforme
- clustered beaksedge Rhynchospora glomerata
- coastal lovegrass Eragrostis refracta
- common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
- creeping burhead Echinodorus cordifolius
- creeping eryngo Eryngium prostratum
- crossvine Bignonia capreolata
- cylindricfruit primrose-willow Ludwigia glandulosa
- cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
- desert horsepurslane Trianthema portulacastrum
- devil's grandmother Elephantopus tomentosus
- downy lobelia Lobelia puberula
- downy milkpea Galactia volubilis
- downy phlox Phlox pilosa
- early buttercup Ranunculus fascicularis
- eastern bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana
- eastern fox sedge Carex triangularis
- elmleaf goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia
- Engelmann's spikerush Eleocharis engelmannii
- erect spiderling Boerhavia erecta
- eyebane Chamaesyce nutans
- false aloe Manfreda virginica
- false spotted St. Johnswort Hypericum pseudomaculatum
- fescue sedge Carex festucacea
- field pansy Viola bicolor
- Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum
- flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
- fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica
- fringed nutrush Scleria ciliata
- globe flatsedge Cyperus echinatus
- gravelweed Verbesina helianthoides
- greater marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum walteri
- green carpetweed Mollugo verticillata
- Guadeloupe cucumber Melothria pendula
- hairy pinweed Lechea mucronata
- hairy small-leaf ticktrefoil Desmodium ciliare
- hairy sunflower Helianthus hirsutus
- hairyfruit chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri
- handsome Harry Rhexia virginica
- hoary mock orange Philadelphus pubescens
- hogwort Croton capitatus
- hyssopleaf sandmat Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
- Juda's bush Iresine rhizomatosa
- juniper leaf Polypremum procumbens
- kidneyshape sedge Carex reniformis
- kiss me quick Portulaca pilosa
- largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
- largeflower tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora
- leathery rush Juncus coriaceus
- little lady's tresses Spiranthes tuberosa
- littlehead nutrush Scleria oligantha
- lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
- Long's sedge Carex longii
- Louisiana sedge Carex louisianica
- Louisiana vetch Vicia ludoviciana
- low spearwort Ranunculus pusillus
- lowland rotala Rotala ramosior
- lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata
- marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
- Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana
- mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
- meadow garlic Allium canadense
- Mexican plum Prunus mexicana
- nakedflower ticktrefoil Desmodium nudiflorum
- narrowleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- narrowleaf primrose-willow Ludwigia linearis
- netted chainfern Woodwardia areolata
- nits and lice Hypericum drummondii
- Nuttall's sensitive-briar Mimosa nuttallii
- openflower rosette grass Dichanthelium laxiflorum
- partridgeberry Mitchella repens
- pine barren flatsedge Cyperus retrorsus
- pinkladies Oenothera speciosa
- pitchfork crowngrass Paspalum bifidum
- pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri
- plains snakecotton Froelichia floridana
- Plukenet's flatsedge Cyperus plukenetii
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- potato dwarfdandelion Krigia dandelion
- poverty dropseed Sporobolus vaginiflorus
- prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
- queen's-delight Stillingia sylvatica
- rabbit-tobacco Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
- red lovegrass Eragrostis secundiflora
- Richard's yelloweyed grass Xyris jupicai
- robin's plantain Erigeron pulchellus
- rose mock vervain Glandularia canadensis
- rosemallow Hibiscus lasiocarpos
- rosepink Sabatia angularis
- rough barnyardgrass Echinochloa muricata
- roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
- rusty blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum
- sand spikerush Eleocharis montevidensis
- seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
- sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
- sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
- sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
- silky prairie clover Dalea villosa
- silver plumegrass Saccharum alopecuroides
- sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
- slender crabgrass Digitaria filiformis
- slender Indiangrass Sorghastrum elliottii
- slender woodland sedge Carex digitalis
- slender yellow woodsorrel Oxalis dillenii
- slenderleaf false foxglove Agalinis tenuifolia
- slickseed fuzzybean Strophostyles leiosperma
- slimpod rush Juncus diffusissimus
- smallflower fumewort Corydalis micrantha
- smallfruit agrimony Agrimonia microcarpa
- smooth false buttonweed Spermacoce glabra
- sneezeweed Helenium amarum
- soft goldenaster Chrysopsis pilosa
- southeastern wildrye Elymus glabriflorus
- southern dewberry Rubus trivialis
- southern sedge Carex austrina
- Spanish gold Grindelia papposa
- Spanish needles Bidens bipinnata
- spotted beebalm Monarda punctata
- spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
- spotted water hemlock Cicuta maculata
- spring coralroot Corallorhiza wisteriana
- spurred butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- standing-cypress Ipomopsis rubra
- starved panicgrass Dichanthelium depauperatum
- stiff yellow flax Linum medium
- stout rush Juncus nodatus
- tall blazing star Liatris aspera
- tall lespedeza Lespedeza stuevei
- tapered rosette grass Dichanthelium acuminatum
- Texas vervain Verbena halei
- thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum
- tiny bluet Houstonia pusilla
- upright burhead Echinodorus berteroi
- Vahl's fimbry Fimbristylis vahlii
- velvetleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium viridiflorum
- Viola ×primulifolia Viola ×primulifolia
- violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea
- Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
- Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica
- warty caltrop Kallstroemia parviflora
- western rough goldenrod Solidago radula
- white crownbeard Verbesina virginica
- whitestar Ipomoea lacunosa
- whorled marshpennywort Hydrocotyle verticillata
- whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata
- whorled milkwort Polygala verticillata
- woolly tidestromia Tidestromia lanuginosa
- woollysheath threeawn Aristida lanosa
- yellowseed false pimpernel Lindernia dubia
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
- Mexican teaDysphania ambrosioides
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 | Gregg County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 322 | 145 | 1,683 |
| Garden-ready natives | 138 | 61 | 656 |
| Tree | 36 | — | 164 |
| Shrub | 8 | — | 90 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 163 | — | 877 |
| Grass or grass-like | 88 | — | 431 |
| Vine | 23 | — | 83 |
| Fern | 4 | — | 38 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Gregg County.
- Harrison County, TX 126 garden-ready
- Rusk County, TX 97 garden-ready
- Smith County, TX 116 garden-ready
- Upshur County, TX 90 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
- Gregg County (county FIPS 48183), Texas. 322 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