Native plants for McMullen County, Texas
262 native plants recorded in McMullen County, Texas
The USDA plant database has 330 plants recorded growing wild in McMullen County. 262 of them are native to the lower 48, and 17 are introduced species that this page leaves out.
By type: 121 wildflowers and herbs, 33 grasses and sedges, 28 shrubs, 51 low woody plants, 21 trees, 8 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 28 of them (11%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Annual ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) and Floating primrose-willow (Ludwigia peploides) are also recorded as introduced.
What fits each kind of spot in McMullen County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 28 | 0 | 234 |
| Half shade | 22 | 6 | 234 |
| Under trees | 17 | 11 | 234 |
| Heavy clay | 19 | 9 | 234 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 19 | 9 | 234 |
| Never watered | 19 | 9 | 234 |
| Stays soggy | 10 | 18 | 234 |
Sun all day in McMullen County: 28 rated natives
8 wildflowers and herbs, 7 grasses and sedges, 5 trees, 3 low woody plants, 3 shrubs, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid 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 - Purple poppymallow (Callirhoe involucrata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Salt heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Mescal bean (Sophora secundiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Mule-fat (Baccharis salicifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
Half shade in McMullen County: 22 rated natives
8 wildflowers and herbs, 7 grasses and sedges, 2 low woody plants, 2 trees, 2 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, 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 shade tolerance - 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 - Salt heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Mescal bean (Sophora secundiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Mule-fat (Baccharis salicifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Curly-mesquite (Hilaria belangeri) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in McMullen County: 17 rated natives
7 wildflowers and herbs, 5 grasses and sedges, 2 low woody plants, 2 shrubs, 1 trees. The first 8, 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 - Purple poppymallow (Callirhoe involucrata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Salt heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Mescal bean (Sophora secundiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Mule-fat (Baccharis salicifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Curly-mesquite (Hilaria belangeri) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.8 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
Heavy clay in McMullen County: 19 rated natives
5 wildflowers and herbs, 4 trees, 4 grasses and sedges, 3 low woody plants, 3 shrubs. The first 8, 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 - Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Salt heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Mule-fat (Baccharis salicifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Mescal bean (Sophora secundiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Curly-mesquite (Hilaria belangeri) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in McMullen County: 19 rated natives
6 grasses and sedges, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 trees, 3 shrubs, 2 low woody plants, 1 vines. The first 8, 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 - Purple poppymallow (Callirhoe involucrata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Mule-fat (Baccharis salicifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Desert willow (Chilopsis linearis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Curly-mesquite (Hilaria belangeri) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.8 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
Never watered in McMullen County: 19 rated natives
5 wildflowers and herbs, 4 trees, 4 grasses and sedges, 3 low woody plants, 2 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, 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 - Purple poppymallow (Callirhoe involucrata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Salt heliotrope (Heliotropium curassavicum) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Upright prairie coneflower (Ratibida columnifera) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Desert willow (Chilopsis linearis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Mescal bean (Sophora secundiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Curly-mesquite (Hilaria belangeri) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
Stays soggy in McMullen County: 10 rated natives
4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 trees, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Knotgrass (Paspalum distichum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.9 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Vine mesquite (Panicum obtusum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Saw greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Nuttall's povertyweed (Monolepis nuttalliana) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · rapid growth - Longleaf pondweed (Potamogeton nodosus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Red mulberry (Morus rubra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
Natives McMullen County has that most of Texas does not
24 natives here are on file in no more than 13 of Texas's 254 counties. A few of them:
- Fancy nightshade (Solanum tenuipes): 5 counties
- Golden pricklypoppy (Argemone aenea): 6 counties
- Large selenia (Selenia grandis): 6 counties
- Emory's acacia (Senegalia ×emoryana): 6 counties
- Manystem ratany (Krameria ramosissima): 8 counties
- Texas brome (Bromus texensis): 9 counties
- Twocolor croton (Croton leucophyllus): 9 counties
- Allicoche hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus papillosus): 9 counties
- Dwarf nicker (Hoffmannseggia drummondii): 9 counties
- Small-leaf fiddleleaf (Nama parvifolium): 9 counties
Where to start in McMullen County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where McMullen County gives you the most rated choice (28 plants), and Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) is the easiest start on that list. Stays soggy is the hard one here: 10 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 234 unrated natives too.