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Native plants of Montague County

122 plant species are recorded as native to Texas in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Montague County by USDA PLANTS. 41 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

Montague County, Texas

Native species: 122 Typical Texas county: 145 (median of 254 counties)
Garden-ready natives: 41 Typical Texas county: 61
Share by type (all 122 native species): Percent of the 122 native species in each growth type

Tree 4% (5)
Shrub 2% (3)
Wildflower (forb) 61% (74)
Grass or grass-like 30% (36)
Vine <1% (1)
Fern 2% (3)

Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (61%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (30%).

Recorded native ranges can include long-established populations that spread from gardens; check your state’s native plant society list for local guidance. How native status is decided.

ZIP codes mainly in this county fall in USDA hardiness zone 8a (2023 map).

The native plant list

Garden-ready natives 41

Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.

Garden-ready native plants of Montague County, Texas
Plant	Type	Height	Light	Water use	Hardy to
Atlantic camas Camassia scilloides	Wildflower (forb)	2.5 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 4b
big bluestem Andropogon gerardii	Grass or grass-like	6 ft	Sun	Low	Zone 2b
blue grama Bouteloua gracilis	Grass or grass-like	1 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 3a
broom snakeweed Gutierrezia sarothrae	Shrub	1.5 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 3b
butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa	Wildflower (forb)	2 ft	Sun	Low	Zone 4a
Canada goldenrod Solidago altissima	Wildflower (forb)	5 ft	Sun–part shade	Medium	Zone 4b
chinquapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii	Tree	70 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 4a
common goldstar Hypoxis hirsuta	Wildflower (forb)	10 in	Sun–part shade	Medium	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
eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides	Tree	190 ft	Sun	High	Zone 3a
giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea	Wildflower (forb)	8.2 ft	Sun–part shade	Medium	Zone 4a
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
gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis	Wildflower (forb)	2 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 4a
green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica	Tree	80 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 2b
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 blanket Gaillardia pulchella	Wildflower (forb)	2 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 10b
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
leadplant Amorpha canescens	Shrub	4 ft	Shade-tolerant	Low	Zone 3b
partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata	Wildflower (forb)	2.4 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 7a
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
purple poppymallow Callirhoe involucrata	Wildflower (forb)	1 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 3b
purple prairie clover Dalea purpurea	Wildflower (forb)	3 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 3b
purple threeawn Aristida purpurea	Grass or grass-like	1.4 ft	Sun	Low	Zone 4a
purpletop tridens Tridens flavus	Grass or grass-like	2.5 ft	Sun	Low	Zone 5a
redroot flatsedge Cyperus erythrorhizos	Grass or grass-like	2.5 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 11a
roundhead rush Juncus validus	Grass or grass-like	3.2 ft	Sun–part shade	High	Zone 7a
sand dropseed Sporobolus cryptandrus	Grass or grass-like	3 ft	Sun	Low	Zone 3b
Shumard's oak Quercus shumardii	Tree	100 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 5a
sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula	Grass or grass-like	3 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 3a
splitbeard bluestem Andropogon ternarius	Grass or grass-like	3.9 ft	Shade-tolerant	Low	Zone 5b
upright prairie coneflower Ratibida columnifera	Wildflower (forb)	3.1 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 3a
Virginia threeseed mercury Acalypha virginica	Wildflower (forb)	3 ft	Sun–part shade	Medium	Zone 10b
white avens Geum canadense	Wildflower (forb)	3.9 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 4a
white prairie clover Dalea candida	Wildflower (forb)	2 ft	Sun–part shade	Medium	Zone 3b
wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa	Wildflower (forb)	4.9 ft	Sun–part shade	High	Zone 4a
woolly plantain Plantago patagonica	Wildflower (forb)	6 in	Sun	Low	Zone 12b

Other native species recorded here 81

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.

annual buckwheat Eriogonum annuum
annual marsh elder Iva annua
annual phlox Phlox drummondii
azure blue sage Salvia azurea
beaked cornsalad Valerianella radiata
bearded skeletongrass Gymnopogon ambiguus
blue wild indigo Baptisia australis
bluejacket Tradescantia ohiensis
bluntlobe cliff fern Woodsia obtusa
carelessweed Amaranthus palmeri
Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
Carolina larkspur Delphinium carolinianum
Carolina puccoon Lithospermum caroliniense
clasping Venus' looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
curlycup gumweed Grindelia squarrosa
desert biscuitroot Lomatium foeniculaceum
diamond-flowers Stenaria nigricans
Drummond's aster Symphyotrichum drummondii
elmleaf goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia
Emory's sedge Carex emoryi
fall witchgrass Digitaria cognata
false boneset Brickellia eupatorioides
flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
fringed nutrush Scleria ciliata
globe flatsedge Cyperus echinatus
Great Plains lady's tresses Spiranthes magnicamporum
groundplum milkvetch Astragalus crassicarpus
hairy evening primrose Oenothera villosa
hairy fimbry Fimbristylis puberula
hairyfruit chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri
Heller's rosette grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes
juniper leaf Polypremum procumbens
kiss me quick Portulaca pilosa
lacy tansyaster Machaeranthera pinnatifida
large beardtongue Penstemon grandiflorus
lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
limestone adderstongue Ophioglossum engelmannii
man of the earth Ipomoea pandurata
mat sandbur Cenchrus longispinus
Maximilian sunflower Helianthus maximiliani
meadow garlic Allium canadense
mucronate sprangletop Leptochloa panicea
Muhlenberg's sedge Carex muehlenbergii
narrowleaf pinweed Lechea tenuifolia
narrowleaf purple coneflower Echinacea angustifolia
nodding muhly Muhlenbergia bushii
Nuttall's sensitive-briar Mimosa nuttallii
Parlin's pussytoes Antennaria parlinii
pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri
plains snakecotton Froelichia floridana
poverty dropseed Sporobolus vaginiflorus
prairie burnet Sanguisorba annua
purple cliffbrake Pellaea atropurpurea
queen's-delight Stillingia sylvatica
redseed plantain Plantago rhodosperma
roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
rusty blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum
sand spikerush Eleocharis montevidensis
sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
silverscale saltbush Atriplex argentea
slender lespedeza Lespedeza virginica
slender snakecotton Froelichia gracilis
slimleaf panicgrass Dichanthelium linearifolium
slimspike threeawn Aristida longespica
soft-hair marbleseed Onosmodium bejariense
Spanish gold Grindelia papposa
spinystar Escobaria vivipara
stiff sunflower Helianthus pauciflorus
stiffstem flax Linum rigidum
Texas bluegrass Poa arachnifera
Texas vervain Verbena halei
thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum
toothed spurge Euphorbia dentata
tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea
upright burhead Echinodorus berteroi
violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea
Virginia tephrosia Tephrosia virginiana
western rough goldenrod Solidago radula
whitemouth dayflower Commelina erecta
witchgrass Panicum capillare
woollysheath threeawn Aristida lanosa

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.

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.

Native species counts, Montague County and Texas
Measure	Montague County	Typical county	Statewide
Native species	122	145	1,683
Garden-ready natives	41	61	656
Tree	5	—	164
Shrub	3	—	90
Wildflower (forb)	74	—	877
Grass or grass-like	36	—	431
Vine	1	—	83
Fern	3	—	38

Neighboring counties

Counties that share a ZIP code with Montague County.

Clay County, TX 36 garden-ready
Cooke County, TX 72 garden-ready
Jack County, TX 21 garden-ready
Wise County, TX 43 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: Montague County (county FIPS 48337), Texas. 122 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

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