Native plants for Haskell County, Texas
33 native plants recorded in Haskell County, Texas
USDA has only 45 plant records of any kind for Haskell County, against 4,671 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 33 below as a floor.
By type: 16 wildflowers and herbs, 8 grasses and sedges, 5 low woody plants, 4 trees. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 9 of them (27%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.
What fits each kind of spot in Haskell County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 9 | 0 | 24 |
| Half shade | 9 | 0 | 24 |
| Under trees | 9 | 0 | 24 |
| Heavy clay | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 9 | 0 | 24 |
| Never watered | 7 | 2 | 24 |
| Stays soggy | 4 | 5 | 24 |
Sun all day in Haskell County: 9 rated natives
3 grasses and sedges, 3 trees, 2 low woody plants, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Illinois bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth - Goodding's willow (Salix gooddingii) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Half shade in Haskell County: 9 rated natives
3 grasses and sedges, 3 trees, 2 low woody plants, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Illinois bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - 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 - Black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · high shade tolerance - Goodding's willow (Salix gooddingii) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Haskell County: 9 rated natives
3 grasses and sedges, 3 trees, 2 low woody plants, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Illinois bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth - Goodding's willow (Salix gooddingii) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Heavy clay in Haskell County: 7 rated natives
2 low woody plants, 2 grasses and sedges, 2 trees, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 7, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Illinois bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Fall panicgrass (Panicum dichotomiflorum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · rapid growth · needs saturated soil (pond or bog), not a regular bed
Sandy, drains fast in Haskell County: 9 rated natives
3 grasses and sedges, 3 trees, 2 low woody plants, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Illinois bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth - Goodding's willow (Salix gooddingii) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Never watered in Haskell County: 7 rated natives
2 low woody plants, 2 grasses and sedges, 2 trees, 1 wildflowers and herbs. The first 7, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - Illinois bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · high drought tolerance - Goodding's willow (Salix gooddingii) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Stays soggy in Haskell County: 4 rated natives
3 trees, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 4, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Goodding's willow (Salix gooddingii) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Fall panicgrass (Panicum dichotomiflorum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · rapid growth · takes saturated soil - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
Natives Haskell County has that most of Texas does not
3 natives here are on file in no more than 13 of Texas's 254 counties. A few of them:
- Sandpaper oak (Quercus vaseyana): 7 counties
- Flat-top goldentop (Euthamia graminifolia): 10 counties
- Goodding's willow (Salix gooddingii): 12 counties
Where to start in Haskell County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Haskell County gives you the most rated choice (9 plants), and Illinois bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis) is the easiest start on that list. Stays soggy is the hard one here: 4 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 24 unrated natives too.