Native plants for Schleicher County, Texas
205 native plants recorded in Schleicher County, Texas
The USDA plant database has 271 plants recorded growing wild in Schleicher County. 205 of them are native to the lower 48, and 19 are introduced species that this page leaves out.
By type: 117 wildflowers and herbs, 20 grasses and sedges, 11 shrubs, 32 low woody plants, 17 trees, 8 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 25 of them (12%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Toothed spurge (Euphorbia dentata), Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) and 1 more are also recorded as introduced.
What fits each kind of spot in Schleicher County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 25 | 0 | 180 |
| Half shade | 22 | 3 | 180 |
| Under trees | 17 | 8 | 180 |
| Heavy clay | 17 | 8 | 180 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 20 | 5 | 180 |
| Never watered | 20 | 5 | 180 |
| Stays soggy | 5 | 20 | 180 |
Sun all day in Schleicher County: 25 rated natives
9 grasses and sedges, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 4 trees, 3 low woody plants, 3 shrubs, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Downy paintedcup (Castilleja sessiliflora) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate 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 - Indian blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Missouri gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Panicledleaf ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 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 - 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
Half shade in Schleicher County: 22 rated natives
9 grasses and sedges, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 low woody plants, 2 vines, 2 shrubs, 2 trees. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Downy paintedcup (Castilleja sessiliflora) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 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 - Missouri gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid 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 - Panicledleaf ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 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 · 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 - Littleleaf leadtree (Leucaena retusa) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Schleicher County: 17 rated natives
8 grasses and sedges, 3 low woody plants, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 trees, 1 vines, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Downy paintedcup (Castilleja sessiliflora) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 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 - Missouri gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 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 - Mule-fat (Baccharis salicifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Littleleaf leadtree (Leucaena retusa) 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
Heavy clay in Schleicher County: 17 rated natives
7 grasses and sedges, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 2 trees, 2 shrubs, 1 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 - Missouri gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 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 - Panicledleaf ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 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 - 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 - Green sprangletop (Leptochloa dubia) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Schleicher County: 20 rated natives
7 grasses and sedges, 3 low woody plants, 3 trees, 3 shrubs, 2 vines, 2 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Downy paintedcup (Castilleja sessiliflora) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 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 - Missouri gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 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 - 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 - Littleleaf leadtree (Leucaena retusa) 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
Never watered in Schleicher County: 20 rated natives
6 grasses and sedges, 4 trees, 3 low woody plants, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 vines, 2 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Downy paintedcup (Castilleja sessiliflora) low woody plants
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought 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 drought tolerance - Missouri gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Panicledleaf ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 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 · high drought tolerance - Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Littleleaf leadtree (Leucaena retusa) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Green sprangletop (Leptochloa dubia) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
Stays soggy in Schleicher County: 5 rated natives
2 grasses and sedges, 1 wildflowers and herbs, 1 trees, 1 shrubs. The first 5, 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 - Vine mesquite (Panicum obtusum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.3 ft mature · moderate 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
Natives Schleicher County has that most of Texas does not
10 natives here are on file in no more than 13 of Texas's 254 counties. A few of them:
- Changing fleabane (Erigeron versicolor): 6 counties
- Manyray gumweed (Grindelia grandiflora): 7 counties
- Sandpaper oak (Quercus vaseyana): 7 counties
- Broadpod jewelflower (Streptanthus platycarpus): 9 counties
- Turner's hawthorn (Crataegus turnerorum): 10 counties
- Texas pricklypoppy (Argemone aurantiaca): 11 counties
- Sierra Madre larkspur (Delphinium madrense): 11 counties
- Sevenleaf creeper (Parthenocissus heptaphylla): 11 counties
- Cory's dutchman's pipe (Aristolochia coryi): 12 counties
- Tuber anemone (Anemone tuberosa): 13 counties
Where to start in Schleicher County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Schleicher County gives you the most rated choice (25 plants), and Downy paintedcup (Castilleja sessiliflora) is the easiest start on that list. Stays soggy is the hard one here: 5 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 180 unrated natives too.