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Native plants of Upshur County

215 plant species are recorded as native to Texas in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Upshur County by USDA PLANTS. 90 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 3 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.

County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Upshur County, Texas

Native species
215 Typical Texas county: 145 (median of 254 counties)
Garden-ready natives
90 Typical Texas county: 61
Share by type (all 215 native species)
Percent of the 215 native species in each growth type
Tree 13% (27)
Shrub 1% (3)
Wildflower (forb) 46% (99)
Grass or grass-like 33% (71)
Vine 5% (10)
Fern 2% (5)

Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (46%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (33%).

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

Cold hardiness is estimated from each plant’s PLANTS minimum temperature. How we estimate it.

Garden-ready natives 90

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

Garden-ready native plants of Upshur County, Texas
PlantType HeightLight Water useHardy to
American cupscale Sacciolepis striata Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun Low Zone 5b
American holly Ilex opaca Tree 40 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5a
American snowbell Styrax americanus Tree 10 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 5b
bald cypress Taxodium distichum Tree 130 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 5b
black oak Quercus velutina Tree 80 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4a
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
broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 5b
bursting-heart Euonymus americanus Wildflower (forb) 6 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 5a
butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun Low Zone 4a
Canada germander Teucrium canadense Wildflower (forb) 3.3 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3a
Canadian lousewort Pedicularis canadensis Wildflower (forb) 1.3 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3a
Carolina buckthorn Frangula caroliniana Tree 20 ft Shade-tolerant — Zone 4b
cat greenbrier Smilax glauca Vine 1 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 6a
catbird grape Vitis palmata Vine 30 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 6a
catchfly grass Leersia lenticularis Grass or grass-like 2.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
cherrybark oak Quercus pagoda Tree 120 ft Sun Medium Zone 6b
cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea Fern 4.9 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
coast cockspur grass Echinochloa walteri Grass or grass-like 6.5 ft Sun High Zone 10b
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 goldstar Hypoxis hirsuta Wildflower (forb) 10 in Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4a
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
cucumberleaf sunflower Helianthus debilis Wildflower (forb) 6 in Sun Medium Zone 9b
delta arrowhead Sagittaria platyphylla Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun High Zone 6a
dwarf palmetto Sabal minor Tree 9 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8a
eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia Tree 10 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 7a
fall panicgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum Grass or grass-like 3.3 ft Sun High Zone 3a
farkleberry Vaccinium arboreum Tree 28 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 6a
field paspalum Paspalum laeve Grass or grass-like 2.9 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 6a
flowering dogwood Cornus florida Tree 30 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 4b
forked rush Juncus dichotomus Grass or grass-like 2.9 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 8b
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
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
greenwhite sedge Carex albolutescens Grass or grass-like 3.9 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
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
hairy lespedeza Lespedeza hirta Wildflower (forb) 6 ft Sun Low Zone 6a
hazel alder Alnus serrulata Tree 30 ft Sun High Zone 5a
hop sedge Carex lupulina Grass or grass-like 4.3 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana Tree 45 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 3b
knotgrass Paspalum distichum Grass or grass-like 11 in Sun High Zone 6a
lanceleaf tickseed Coreopsis lanceolata Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun Medium Zone 6b
late purple aster Symphyotrichum patens Wildflower (forb) 2.5 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3b
lesser creeping rush Juncus repens Grass or grass-like 6.8 ft Sun High Zone 8b
little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun Low Zone 3b
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
Mississippi buttercup Ranunculus laxicaulis Wildflower (forb) 1.2 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 6b
narrowleaf silkgrass Pityopsis graminifolia Wildflower (forb) 2.8 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 7a
nimblewill Muhlenbergia schreberi Grass or grass-like 3.2 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 4a
partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata Wildflower (forb) 2.4 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 7a
possumhaw Ilex decidua Tree 33 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5b
prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 4b
prairie wedgescale Sphenopholis obtusata Grass or grass-like 3.2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3a
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
redroot flatsedge Cyperus erythrorhizos Grass or grass-like 2.5 ft Sun Medium Zone 11a
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
sand lovegrass Eragrostis trichodes Grass or grass-like 3.5 ft Sun Medium Zone 5a
sawtooth blackberry Rubus argutus Shrub 8.2 ft Sun Medium Zone 6a
shallow sedge Carex lurida Grass or grass-like 3.2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4a
shortbeard plumegrass Saccharum brevibarbe Grass or grass-like 6.5 ft Sun Medium Zone 6b
slender woodoats Chasmanthium laxum Grass or grass-like 3.3 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
spring spiderlily Hymenocallis liriosme Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 7b
sugarcane plumegrass Saccharum giganteum Grass or grass-like 9.8 ft Sun Medium Zone 4b
sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Tree 100 ft Sun High Zone 5a
taperleaf water horehound Lycopus rubellus Wildflower (forb) 1.6 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 5a
thinfruit sedge Carex flaccosperma Grass or grass-like 1 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 6b
valley redstem Ammannia coccinea Wildflower (forb) 1.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
variable panicgrass Dichanthelium commutatum Grass or grass-like 4.9 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 4b
velvet panicum Dichanthelium scoparium Grass or grass-like 4.3 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3b
Virginia dayflower Commelina virginica Wildflower (forb) 3.5 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5b
water oak Quercus nigra Tree 90 ft Sun High Zone 5a
waterthread pondweed Potamogeton diversifolius Wildflower (forb) 3.2 ft Sun High Zone 3b
wax myrtle Morella cerifera Tree 10 ft Sun High Zone 7a
white edge sedge Carex debilis Grass or grass-like 3 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 6a
white oak Quercus alba Tree 100 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3a
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
yaupon Ilex vomitoria Tree 25 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 8a

Other native species recorded here 125

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.

  • Alabama supplejack Berchemia scandens
  • American buckwheat vine Brunnichia ovata
  • American hogpeanut Amphicarpaea bracteata
  • anglestem primrose-willow Ludwigia leptocarpa
  • anisescented goldenrod Solidago odora
  • arrowfeather threeawn Aristida purpurascens
  • arrowhead rattlebox Crotalaria sagittalis
  • ashy sunflower Helianthus mollis
  • Atlantic pigeonwings Clitoria mariana
  • Baldwin's flatsedge Cyperus croceus
  • beach false foxglove Agalinis fasciculata
  • beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
  • big carpetgrass Axonopus furcatus
  • bigtop lovegrass Eragrostis hirsuta
  • black edge sedge Carex nigromarginata
  • bluejacket Tradescantia ohiensis
  • Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis
  • Carolina larkspur Delphinium carolinianum
  • Carolina ponysfoot Dichondra carolinensis
  • Carolina wild petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
  • chinquapin Castanea pumila
  • Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
  • clammy groundcherry Physalis heterophylla
  • clustered beaksedge Rhynchospora glomerata
  • clustered mille graines Oldenlandia uniflora
  • coastal lovegrass Eragrostis refracta
  • coastal sandbur Cenchrus spinifex
  • common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
  • common cinquefoil Potentilla simplex
  • cone-cup spikerush Eleocharis tuberculosa
  • cutleaf groundcherry Physalis angulata
  • cylindricfruit primrose-willow Ludwigia glandulosa
  • downy lobelia Lobelia puberula
  • downy ragged goldenrod Solidago petiolaris
  • dwarf hackberry Celtis pumila
  • dwarf hawthorn Crataegus uniflora
  • eyebane Chamaesyce nutans
  • false aloe Manfreda virginica
  • false boneset Brickellia eupatorioides
  • fewflower nutrush Scleria pauciflora
  • field pansy Viola bicolor
  • forked bluecurls Trichostema dichotomum
  • garden dewberry Rubus aboriginum
  • golden zizia Zizia aurea
  • green carpetweed Mollugo verticillata
  • hairy bedstraw Galium pilosum
  • hairy lettuce Lactuca hirsuta
  • hairy pinweed Lechea mucronata
  • hairy sunflower Helianthus hirsutus
  • Harvey's beaksedge Rhynchospora harveyi
  • Heller's rosette grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes
  • hogwort Croton capitatus
  • hyssopleaf sandmat Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
  • juniper leaf Polypremum procumbens
  • kidneyshape sedge Carex reniformis
  • lanceleaf blanketflower Gaillardia aestivalis
  • largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
  • lax hornpod Mitreola petiolata
  • Leavenworth's sedge Carex leavenworthii
  • Long's sedge Carex longii
  • lowland rotala Rotala ramosior
  • lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata
  • maidencane Panicum hemitomon
  • marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
  • Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana
  • meadow garlic Allium canadense
  • Muhlenberg's sedge Carex muehlenbergii
  • narrow plumegrass Saccharum baldwinii
  • narrowleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
  • narrowleaf pinweed Lechea tenuifolia
  • Nuttall's ticktrefoil Desmodium nuttallii
  • openflower rosette grass Dichanthelium laxiflorum
  • palegreen orchid Platanthera flava
  • Parlin's pussytoes Antennaria parlinii
  • pine barren flatsedge Cyperus retrorsus
  • pineywoods dropseed Sporobolus junceus
  • pink fuzzybean Strophostyles umbellata
  • plains snakecotton Froelichia floridana
  • Plukenet's flatsedge Cyperus plukenetii
  • poorjoe Diodia teres
  • prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
  • purple false foxglove Agalinis purpurea
  • purple sandgrass Triplasis purpurea
  • queen's-delight Stillingia sylvatica
  • red lovegrass Eragrostis secundiflora
  • rosemallow Hibiscus lasiocarpos
  • rough dropseed Sporobolus clandestinus
  • roundleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium rotundifolium
  • roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
  • Sampson's snakeroot Orbexilum pedunculatum
  • seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
  • sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
  • sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
  • slender fimbry Fimbristylis autumnalis
  • slender Indiangrass Sorghastrum elliottii
  • slenderleaf false foxglove Agalinis tenuifolia
  • slickseed fuzzybean Strophostyles leiosperma
  • slimleaf panicgrass Dichanthelium linearifolium
  • slimspike threeawn Aristida longespica
  • smallfruit agrimony Agrimonia microcarpa
  • snakemouth orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides
  • soft goldenaster Chrysopsis pilosa
  • southern bog clubmoss Lycopodiella appressa
  • spotted beebalm Monarda punctata
  • St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
  • stalked wild petunia Ruellia pedunculata
  • stinking camphorweed Pluchea foetida
  • tall blazing star Liatris aspera
  • tall lespedeza Lespedeza stuevei
  • tapered rosette grass Dichanthelium acuminatum
  • Vahl's fimbry Fimbristylis vahlii
  • velvetleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium viridiflorum
  • Viola ×primulifolia Viola ×primulifolia
  • violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea
  • Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria
  • warty panicgrass Panicum verrucosum
  • whip nutrush Scleria triglomerata
  • white crownbeard Verbesina virginica
  • whitemouth dayflower Commelina erecta
  • whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata
  • winged lythrum Lythrum alatum
  • woollysheath threeawn Aristida lanosa
  • Wright's plantain Plantago wrightiana
  • yankeeweed Eupatorium compositifolium
  • yellowseed false pimpernel Lindernia dubia
Also listed as native and introduced here 3

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
  • floating primrose-willowLudwigia peploides
  • 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.

Native species counts, Upshur County and Texas
MeasureUpshur CountyTypical countyStatewide
Native species 215 145 1,683
Garden-ready natives 90 61 656
Tree 27 — 164
Shrub 3 — 90
Wildflower (forb) 99 — 877
Grass or grass-like 71 — 431
Vine 10 — 83
Fern 5 — 38

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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
Upshur County (county FIPS 48459), Texas. 215 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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