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Native plants of Texas

1,683 species are recorded as native to Texas in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS and recorded in the state by USDA PLANTS, 656 of them with growing traits. County lists cover 254 of the state’s 254 counties; the typical county has 145.

State summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Texas at a glance

Native species statewide
1,683 Of 4,826 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Texas (before this site’s scope)
Garden-ready natives
656 With PLANTS growing records
Typical county
145 Median native species per county; 61 garden-ready
Share by type (all 1,683 native species)
Percent of the 1,683 native species in each growth type
Tree 10% (164)
Shrub 5% (90)
Wildflower (forb) 52% (877)
Grass or grass-like 26% (431)
Vine 5% (83)
Fern 2% (38)

Wildflowers: 877 · grasses and grass-like: 431 · trees: 164 · shrubs: 90 · vines: 83 · ferns: 38.

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.

Texas spans very different climates; use the county lists rather than the statewide list to plan a garden.

Native plants by county

254 Texas counties with PLANTS county records
CountyNative speciesGarden-readyHardiness zones
Anderson County 542 227 8b
Andrews County 110 43 8a
Angelina County 490 216 8b–9a
Aransas County 268 106 9b–10a
Archer County 94 27 8a
Armstrong County 133 58 7a
Atascosa County 74 25 9a
Austin County 253 86 9a
Bailey County 182 70 7a
Bandera County 159 64 8a–8b
Bastrop County 494 156 9a
Baylor County 18 5 8a
Bee County 72 25 9a–9b
Bell County 351 135 8b–9a
Bexar County 292 107 8b–9a
Blanco County 205 89 8b
Borden County 23 13 8a
Bosque County 68 29 8b
Bowie County 393 149 8b
Brazoria County 452 191 9b
Brazos County 688 263 9a
Brewster County 352 170 8b–9a
Briscoe County 141 63 7b
Brooks County 71 26 9b
Brown County 237 88 8a–8b
Burleson County 287 103 9a
Burnet County 275 91 8b
Caldwell County 184 49 9a
Calhoun County 220 79 9b
Callahan County 102 34 8a
Cameron County 244 96 10a–10b
Camp County 57 34 8b
Carson County 121 39 7a
Cass County 307 135 8b
Castro County 65 30 7a
Chambers County 436 198 9b
Cherokee County 250 110 8b
Childress County 139 53 7b
Clay County 105 36 8a
Cochran County 35 13 7b
Coke County 36 10 8a
Coleman County 92 32 8a–8b
Collin County 166 64 8b
Collingsworth County 94 37 7b
Colorado County 196 76 9a
Comal County 237 89 8b–9a
Comanche County 113 44 8a–8b
Concho County 45 23 8a–8b
Cooke County 181 72 8a
Coryell County 126 50 8b
Cottle County 84 30 7b–8a
Crane County 84 40 8a
Crockett County 137 53 8a–8b
Crosby County 90 39 7b
Culberson County 271 144 8a
Dallam County 134 61 6b
Dallas County 547 201 8b
Dawson County 37 20 8a
Deaf Smith County 192 87 7a
Delta County 87 31 8b
Denton County 312 105 8a–8b
DeWitt County 133 50 9a
Dickens County 113 50 7b–8a
Dimmit County 77 29 9a–9b
Donley County 130 61 7a–7b
Duval County 67 24 9b
Eastland County 89 24 8a
Ector County 65 28 8a–8b
Edwards County 148 55 8b
El Paso County 188 97 8a–8b
Ellis County 162 75 8b
Erath County 191 69 8a–8b
Falls County 78 26 8b–9a
Fannin County 238 81 8a–8b
Fayette County 255 89 9a
Fisher County 35 12 8a
Floyd County 88 33 7b
Foard County 43 23 8a
Fort Bend County 165 70 9a–9b
Franklin County 70 33 8b
Freestone County 371 151 8b
Frio County 79 26 9a
Gaines County 51 18 8a
Galveston County 475 199 9b–10a
Garza County 177 80 8a
Gillespie County 345 127 8b
Glasscock County 23 8 8a
Goliad County 123 42 9a–9b
Gonzales County 421 164 9a
Gray County 136 54 7a
Grayson County 494 171 8a
Gregg County 322 138 8b
Grimes County 336 128 9a
Guadalupe County 133 50 9a
Hale County 57 24 7b
Hall County 97 37 7b
Hamilton County 80 20 8b
Hansford County 79 38 7a
Hardeman County 105 36 7b
Hardin County 481 199 9a
Harris County 640 254 9a–9b
Harrison County 283 126 8b
Hartley County 169 67 7a
Haskell County 16 10 8a
Hays County 281 122 8b–9a
Hemphill County 319 141 7a
Henderson County 343 128 8b
Hidalgo County 165 65 9b–10a
Hill County 95 29 8b
Hockley County 69 23 7b
Hood County 57 21 8b
Hopkins County 108 48 8b
Houston County 360 146 8b–9a
Howard County 72 32 8a
Hudspeth County 187 98 8a
Hunt County 263 100 8b
Hutchinson County 179 78 7a
Irion County 44 18 8a
Jack County 59 21 8a
Jackson County 162 63 9a–9b
Jasper County 481 195 9a
Jeff Davis County 344 170 8a
Jefferson County 453 203 9a–9b
Jim Hogg County 57 22 9b
Jim Wells County 97 35 9b
Johnson County 123 38 8b
Jones County 62 17 8a
Karnes County 190 78 9a
Kaufman County 165 63 8b
Kendall County 141 60 8b
Kenedy County 162 55 9b
Kent County 31 12 8a
Kerr County 258 117 8a–8b
Kimble County 145 65 8a
King County 31 13 8a
Kinney County 89 37 9a
Kleberg County 195 72 9b–10a
Knox County 43 24 8a
La Salle County 170 60 9a
Lamar County 326 132 8a–8b
Lamb County 116 43 7a–7b
Lampasas County 107 43 8b
Lavaca County 141 45 9a
Lee County 177 59 9a
Leon County 440 163 8b–9a
Liberty County 373 163 9a–9b
Limestone County 116 44 8b
Lipscomb County 166 66 6b–7a
Live Oak County 93 29 9a–9b
Llano County 289 101 8b
Loving County 60 26 8a
Lubbock County 198 82 7b–8a
Lynn County 22 11 7b–8a
Madison County 394 157 9a
Marion County 299 110 8b
Martin County 43 19 8a–8b
Mason County 178 69 8b
Matagorda County 193 85 9b
Maverick County 55 27 9a
McCulloch County 84 36 8b
McLennan County 503 187 8b
McMullen County 69 31 9a–9b
Medina County 131 47 9a
Menard County 108 48 8a
Midland County 54 19 8a–8b
Milam County 284 100 9a
Mills County 87 27 8b
Mitchell County 61 30 8a
Montague County 122 41 8a
Montgomery County 410 168 9a–9b
Moore County 70 28 7a
Morris County 172 70 8b
Motley County 119 45 7b
Nacogdoches County 455 193 8b–9a
Navarro County 116 34 8b
Newton County 402 159 9a
Nolan County 71 22 8a
Nueces County 224 83 9b–10a
Ochiltree County 146 57 7a
Oldham County 146 64 7a
Orange County 250 112 9a–9b
Palo Pinto County 119 44 8a
Panola County 148 69 8b
Parker County 272 93 8a–8b
Parmer County 73 31 7a
Pecos County 179 82 8a–8b
Polk County 432 183 9a
Potter County 147 62 7a
Presidio County 275 143 8a–9a
Rains County 19 9 8b
Randall County 227 114 7a
Reagan County 60 27 8a
Real County 121 54 8b
Red River County 321 137 8a–8b
Reeves County 117 67 8a
Refugio County 145 61 9b
Roberts County 164 70 7a
Robertson County 625 242 8b–9a
Rockwall County 47 23 8b
Runnels County 50 16 8a
Rusk County 245 97 8b
Sabine County 299 109 9a
San Augustine County 301 118 8b–9a
San Jacinto County 361 141 9a
San Patricio County 251 95 9b–10a
San Saba County 192 79 8b
Schleicher County 69 24 8a
Scurry County 68 31 8a
Shackelford County 63 28 8a
Shelby County 217 86 8b
Sherman County 98 40 7a
Smith County 327 116 8b
Somervell County 56 14 8a–8b
Starr County 94 36 9b–10a
Stephens County 41 21 8a
Sterling County 48 19 8a
Stonewall County 34 14 8a
Sutton County 135 37 8a
Swisher County 63 29 7a
Tarrant County 497 167 8b
Taylor County 240 84 8a
Terrell County 163 75 8b
Terry County 27 11 7b–8a
Throckmorton County 46 26 8a
Titus County 177 78 8b
Tom Green County 139 67 8a
Travis County 532 195 8b–9a
Trinity County 257 103 8b–9a
Tyler County 460 196 9a
Upshur County 215 90 8b
Upton County 32 17 8a–8b
Uvalde County 169 70 8b–9a
Val Verde County 230 104 8b–9a
Van Zandt County 231 83 8b
Victoria County 175 73 9a–9b
Walker County 559 220 9a
Waller County 174 63 9a
Ward County 108 49 8a
Washington County 326 120 9a
Webb County 136 56 9b
Wharton County 105 47 9a–9b
Wheeler County 182 77 7a–7b
Wichita County 187 74 8a
Wilbarger County 51 19 7b–8a
Willacy County 142 53 10a
Williamson County 262 99 8b–9a
Wilson County 117 26 9a
Winkler County 85 38 8a
Wise County 122 43 8a–8b
Wood County 407 168 8b
Yoakum County 31 17 7b
Young County 69 28 8a
Zapata County 76 30 9b
Zavala County 56 25 9a

Garden-ready natives of Texas

Statewide list. A species native somewhere in Texas may not be native in your county: use the county lists above to narrow it.

Tree 151

Shrub 69

Wildflower (forb) 196

Grass or grass-like 204

Vine 31

Fern 5

Also listed as native and introduced here 12

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
  • cayenne pepperCapsicum annuum
  • climbing false buckwheatPolygonum scandens
  • common pepperweedLepidium densiflorum
  • common reedPhragmites australis
  • floating primrose-willowLudwigia peploides
  • hedge false bindweedCalystegia sepium
  • Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
  • Mexican teaDysphania ambrosioides
  • tapertip cupgrassEriochloa acuminata
  • toothed spurgeEuphorbia dentata
  • white sagebrushArtemisia ludoviciana

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Matches your ZIP to the county it mostly lies in, then lists the plants recorded as native to your state (Kew’s World Checklist and USDA PLANTS) and recorded in that county by USDA PLANTS.

Territories: Puerto Rico · U.S. Virgin Islands

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
Texas: 1,683 native species in this site’s scope; county lists for 254 counties.
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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