Native plants for Bosque County, Texas
163 native plants recorded in Bosque County, Texas
The USDA plant database has 213 plants recorded growing wild in Bosque County. 163 of them are native to the lower 48, and 14 are introduced species that this page leaves out.
By type: 84 wildflowers and herbs, 40 grasses and sedges, 8 shrubs, 14 low woody plants, 12 trees, 5 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 29 of them (18%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Silver beardgrass (Bothriochloa laguroides) is also recorded as introduced.
What fits each kind of spot in Bosque County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 29 | 0 | 134 |
| Half shade | 20 | 9 | 134 |
| Under trees | 15 | 14 | 134 |
| Heavy clay | 21 | 8 | 134 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 20 | 9 | 134 |
| Never watered | 21 | 8 | 134 |
| Stays soggy | 6 | 23 | 134 |
Sun all day in Bosque County: 29 rated natives
14 grasses and sedges, 10 wildflowers and herbs, 3 trees, 1 vines, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- American water-willow (Justicia americana) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Atlantic camas (Camassia scilloides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Roughleaf dogwood (Cornus drummondii) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Green sprangletop (Leptochloa dubia) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsuta) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Half shade in Bosque County: 20 rated natives
11 grasses and sedges, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 1 trees, 1 vines, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance - Giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Green sprangletop (Leptochloa dubia) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsuta) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Plains lovegrass (Eragrostis intermedia) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Purpletop tridens (Tridens flavus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Bosque County: 15 rated natives
10 grasses and sedges, 5 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Green sprangletop (Leptochloa dubia) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsuta) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Plains lovegrass (Eragrostis intermedia) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Purpletop tridens (Tridens flavus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Heavy clay in Bosque County: 21 rated natives
9 grasses and sedges, 8 wildflowers and herbs, 3 trees, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- American water-willow (Justicia americana) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Atlantic camas (Camassia scilloides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Green sprangletop (Leptochloa dubia) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Purpletop tridens (Tridens flavus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Roughleaf dogwood (Cornus drummondii) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Bosque County: 20 rated natives
11 grasses and sedges, 7 wildflowers and herbs, 1 shrubs, 1 trees. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- American water-willow (Justicia americana) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Green sprangletop (Leptochloa dubia) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsuta) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Needleleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium aciculare) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Plains lovegrass (Eragrostis intermedia) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Purpletop tridens (Tridens flavus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Never watered in Bosque County: 21 rated natives
12 grasses and sedges, 5 wildflowers and herbs, 2 trees, 1 vines, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Green sprangletop (Leptochloa dubia) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsuta) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Needleleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium aciculare) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Plains lovegrass (Eragrostis intermedia) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.7 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Purpletop tridens (Tridens flavus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
Stays soggy in Bosque County: 6 rated natives
3 grasses and sedges, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 trees. The first 6, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- American water-willow (Justicia americana) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Eastern woodland sedge (Carex blanda) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · takes saturated soil - Frank's sedge (Carex frankii) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · takes saturated soil - Indian woodoats (Chasmanthium latifolium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Twoheaded water-starwort (Callitriche heterophylla) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Natives Bosque County has that most of Texas does not
7 natives here are on file in no more than 13 of Texas's 254 counties. A few of them:
- Tuftedstem rush (Juncus brachyphyllus): 4 counties
- Glandular blazing star (Liatris glandulosa): 4 counties
- Puffsheath dropseed (Sporobolus neglectus): 6 counties
- Osage false foxglove (Agalinis densiflora): 8 counties
- Western rockjasmine (Androsace occidentalis): 10 counties
- Widowscross (Sedum pulchellum): 11 counties
- Roemer's spurge (Euphorbia roemeriana): 13 counties
Where to start in Bosque County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Bosque County gives you the most rated choice (29 plants), and American water-willow (Justicia americana) is the easiest start on that list. Stays soggy is the hard one here: 6 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 134 unrated natives too.