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Native plants for Hansford County, Texas

146 native plants recorded in Hansford County, Texas

The USDA plant database has 200 plants recorded growing wild in Hansford County. 146 of them are native to the lower 48, and 15 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 78 wildflowers and herbs, 22 grasses and sedges, 8 shrubs, 30 low woody plants, 5 trees, 3 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 36 of them (25%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Common pepperweed (Lepidium densiflorum), Gulf cockspur grass (Echinochloa crus-pavonis) and 1 more are also recorded as introduced.

What fits each kind of spot in Hansford County

SpotRated to fitRated not toUnrated
Sun all day360110
Half shade342110
Under trees297110
Heavy clay2214110
Sandy, drains fast279110
Never watered288110
Stays soggy1224110

Sun all day in Hansford County: 36 rated natives

14 wildflowers and herbs, 10 grasses and sedges, 5 trees, 4 shrubs, 3 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  2. Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  3. Purple poppymallow (Callirhoe involucrata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  4. Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  5. Spreading yellowcress (Rorippa sinuata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  6. Green prairie coneflower (Ratibida tagetes) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
  7. Tenpetal blazingstar (Mentzelia decapetala) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  8. Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial

Half shade in Hansford County: 34 rated natives

14 wildflowers and herbs, 9 grasses and sedges, 4 shrubs, 4 trees, 3 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
  2. Purple poppymallow (Callirhoe involucrata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
  3. Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
  4. Spreading yellowcress (Rorippa sinuata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
  5. Green prairie coneflower (Ratibida tagetes) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance · toxicity: slight
  6. Tenpetal blazingstar (Mentzelia decapetala) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
  7. Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  8. 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

Under trees in Hansford County: 29 rated natives

11 wildflowers and herbs, 9 grasses and sedges, 3 low woody plants, 3 shrubs, 3 trees. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  2. Purple poppymallow (Callirhoe involucrata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  3. Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  4. Spreading yellowcress (Rorippa sinuata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  5. Green prairie coneflower (Ratibida tagetes) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
  6. Tenpetal blazingstar (Mentzelia decapetala) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  7. Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial
  8. Featherplume (Dalea formosa) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial

Heavy clay in Hansford County: 22 rated natives

8 wildflowers and herbs, 7 grasses and sedges, 4 trees, 2 low woody plants, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  2. Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  3. Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial
  4. Giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  5. Valley redstem (Ammannia coccinea) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · moderate growth
  6. Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  7. Canada wildrye (Elymus canadensis) grasses and sedges
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  8. Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) grasses and sedges
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Hansford County: 27 rated natives

10 wildflowers and herbs, 7 grasses and sedges, 4 shrubs, 4 trees, 2 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  2. Purple poppymallow (Callirhoe involucrata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  3. Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  4. Spreading yellowcress (Rorippa sinuata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  5. Green prairie coneflower (Ratibida tagetes) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
  6. Tenpetal blazingstar (Mentzelia decapetala) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  7. Dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial
  8. Featherplume (Dalea formosa) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial

Never watered in Hansford County: 28 rated natives

9 wildflowers and herbs, 9 grasses and sedges, 4 shrubs, 3 low woody plants, 3 trees. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
  2. Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
  3. Green prairie coneflower (Ratibida tagetes) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance · toxicity: slight
  4. Tenpetal blazingstar (Mentzelia decapetala) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
  5. Purple poppymallow (Callirhoe involucrata) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
  6. 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
  7. Featherplume (Dalea formosa) shrubs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance
  8. Giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Stays soggy in Hansford County: 12 rated natives

4 wildflowers and herbs, 4 trees, 3 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

  1. Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  2. Water knotweed (Polygonum amphibium) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
  3. Valley redstem (Ammannia coccinea) low woody plants
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · moderate growth
  4. Broadleaf cattail (Typha latifolia) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
  5. Western wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii) grasses and sedges
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
  6. Pennsylvania smartweed (Polygonum pensylvanicum) wildflowers and herbs
    USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.9 ft mature · moderate growth
  7. Narrowleaf willow (Salix exigua) trees
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 10 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
  8. Sand bluestem (Andropogon hallii) grasses and sedges
    USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Natives Hansford County has that most of Texas does not

4 natives here are on file in no more than 13 of Texas's 254 counties. A few of them:

Where to start in Hansford County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Hansford County gives you the most rated choice (36 plants), and Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) is the easiest start on that list. Stays soggy is the hard one here: 12 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 110 unrated natives too.