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Native plants of Navarro County

116 plant species are recorded as native to Texas in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Navarro County by USDA PLANTS. 34 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness.

County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Navarro County, Texas

Native species: 116 Typical Texas county: 145 (median of 254 counties)
Garden-ready natives: 34 Typical Texas county: 61
Share by type (all 116 native species): Percent of the 116 native species in each growth type

Tree 4% (5)
Wildflower (forb) 71% (82)
Grass or grass-like 21% (24)
Vine 3% (4)
Fern <1% (1)

Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (71%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (21%).

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 8b (2023 map).

The native plant list

Garden-ready natives 34

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

Garden-ready native plants of Navarro County, Texas
Plant	Type	Height	Light	Water use	Hardy to
American water-willow Justicia americana	Wildflower (forb)	2.5 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 4b
blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum	Wildflower (forb)	3.2 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 6a
boxelder Acer negundo	Tree	60 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 2b
Canada germander Teucrium canadense	Wildflower (forb)	3.3 ft	Sun–part shade	High	Zone 3a
Canada goldenrod Solidago altissima	Wildflower (forb)	5 ft	Sun–part shade	Medium	Zone 4b
Chickasaw plum Prunus angustifolia	Tree	12 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 4b
clasping coneflower Dracopis amplexicaulis	Wildflower (forb)	2 ft	Sun	High	Zone 10b
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
cylinder jointtail grass Coelorachis cylindrica	Grass or grass-like	3.2 ft	Sun–part shade	Low	Zone 5a
dotted blazing star Liatris punctata	Wildflower (forb)	2 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 3a
eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides	Tree	190 ft	Sun	High	Zone 3a
fringeleaf wild petunia Ruellia humilis	Wildflower (forb)	2.6 ft	Shade-tolerant	Low	Zone 4a
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
Illinois bundleflower Desmanthus illinoensis	Wildflower (forb)	3 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 5b
Indian blanket Gaillardia pulchella	Wildflower (forb)	2 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 10b
nodding lady's tresses Spiranthes cernua	Wildflower (forb)	1.5 ft	Sun	High	Zone 3b
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
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
purple poppymallow Callirhoe involucrata	Wildflower (forb)	1 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 3b
ravenfoot sedge Carex crus-corvi	Grass or grass-like	3 ft	Sun–part shade	Medium	Zone 4b
redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum	Grass or grass-like	3.3 ft	Sun	High	Zone 4a
roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii	Tree	20 ft	Sun–part shade	Low	Zone 4b
shoreline sedge Carex hyalinolepis	Grass or grass-like	4 ft	Sun–part shade	High	Zone 4b
sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula	Grass or grass-like	3 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 3a
trumpet creeper Campsis radicans	Vine	2 ft	Sun	Low	Zone 6a
trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens	Vine	16 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 4a
turkey tangle fogfruit Phyla nodiflora	Wildflower (forb)	2 in	Sun–part shade	Low	Zone 5b
Virginia wildrye Elymus virginicus	Grass or grass-like	2.5 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 4b
white avens Geum canadense	Wildflower (forb)	3.9 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 4a
wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa	Wildflower (forb)	4.9 ft	Sun–part shade	High	Zone 4a

Other native species recorded here 82

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.

American star-thistle Centaurea americana
American wild carrot Daucus pusillus
Baldwin's ironweed Vernonia baldwinii
beaked cornsalad Valerianella radiata
bluejacket Tradescantia ohiensis
camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris
Carolina anemone Anemone caroliniana
Carolina clover Trifolium carolinianum
Carolina larkspur Delphinium carolinianum
Cherokee sedge Carex cherokeensis
chickenthief Mentzelia oligosperma
clasping Venus' looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
coastal lovegrass Eragrostis refracta
cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
Dakota mock vervain Glandularia bipinnatifida
diamond-flowers Stenaria nigricans
downy hawthorn Crataegus mollis
Drummond's aster Symphyotrichum drummondii
Elliott's bentgrass Agrostis elliottiana
Engelmann's daisy Engelmannia peristenia
gaping grass Steinchisma hians
great ragweed Ambrosia trifida
green antelopehorn Asclepias viridis
groundplum milkvetch Astragalus crassicarpus
hairy fimbry Fimbristylis puberula
hairy sunflower Helianthus hirsutus
hairy waterclover Marsilea vestita
hairyfruit chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri
hairyseed paspalum Paspalum pubiflorum
heartwing sorrel Rumex hastatulus
heavy sedge Carex gravida
Heller's rosette grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes
hogwort Croton capitatus
keeled bulrush Isolepis carinata
lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora
longleaf groundcherry Physalis longifolia
Louisiana vetch Vicia ludoviciana
marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
matted sandmat Chamaesyce serpens
Maximilian sunflower Helianthus maximiliani
narrowleaf stoneseed Lithospermum incisum
nodding muhly Muhlenbergia bushii
Nuttall's prairie parsley Polytaenia nuttallii
Nuttall's sensitive-briar Mimosa nuttallii
pale dock Rumex altissimus
pink thoroughwort Fleischmannia incarnata
pinkladies Oenothera speciosa
prairie broomweed Amphiachyris dracunculoides
prairie burnet Sanguisorba annua
prairie spiderwort Tradescantia occidentalis
prairie tea Croton monanthogynus
shortbeak sedge Carex brevior
silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium
sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
slender snakecotton Froelichia gracilis
slim amaranth Amaranthus hybridus
slimflower scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum
small Venus' looking-glass Triodanis biflora
sneezeweed Helenium amarum
soft goldenaster Chrysopsis pilosa
southern dewberry Rubus trivialis
Spanish gold Grindelia papposa
spring forget-me-not Myosotis verna
standing-cypress Ipomopsis rubra
stemless evening primrose Oenothera triloba
Texas bluegrass Poa arachnifera
Texas star Sabatia campestris
Texas vervain Verbena halei
tumblegrass Schedonnardus paniculatus
Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica
Virginia winged rockcress Sibara virginica
warty caltrop Kallstroemia parviflora
wedgeleaf draba Draba cuneifolia
western horsenettle Solanum dimidiatum
western rough goldenrod Solidago radula
western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
whip nutrush Scleria triglomerata
white fawnlily Erythronium albidum
white four o'clock Mirabilis albida
winged lythrum Lythrum alatum

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, Navarro County and Texas
Measure	Navarro County	Typical county	Statewide
Native species	116	145	1,683
Garden-ready natives	34	61	656
Tree	5	—	164
Shrub	0	—	90
Wildflower (forb)	82	—	877
Grass or grass-like	24	—	431
Vine	4	—	83
Fern	1	—	38

Neighboring counties

Counties that share a ZIP code with Navarro County.

Ellis County, TX 75 garden-ready
Freestone County, TX 151 garden-ready
Hill County, TX 29 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: Navarro County (county FIPS 48349), Texas. 116 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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