Native plants for Stephens County, Texas
94 native plants recorded in Stephens County, Texas
USDA has only 120 plant records of any kind for Stephens County, against 4,671 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 94 below as a floor.
By type: 51 wildflowers and herbs, 19 grasses and sedges, 1 shrubs, 14 low woody plants, 9 trees. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 22 of them (23%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Common yarrow (Achillea millefolium), Silver beardgrass (Bothriochloa laguroides) and 1 more are also recorded as introduced.
What fits each kind of spot in Stephens County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 22 | 0 | 72 |
| Half shade | 19 | 3 | 72 |
| Under trees | 13 | 9 | 72 |
| Heavy clay | 13 | 9 | 72 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 14 | 8 | 72 |
| Never watered | 12 | 10 | 72 |
| Stays soggy | 9 | 13 | 72 |
Sun all day in Stephens County: 22 rated natives
11 grasses and sedges, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 3 trees, 1 shrubs, 1 low woody plants. 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 - 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 - Giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Grassleaf rush (Juncus marginatus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Inland rush (Juncus interior) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 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
Half shade in Stephens County: 19 rated natives
11 grasses and sedges, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 2 trees, 1 shrubs, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - Giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 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 · high shade tolerance - Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Arizona cottontop (Digitaria californica) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - California bulrush (Schoenoplectus californicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Torrey's rush (Juncus torreyi) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Grassleaf rush (Juncus marginatus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Under trees in Stephens County: 13 rated natives
7 grasses and sedges, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 trees, 1 shrubs, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - 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 - Arizona cottontop (Digitaria californica) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - California bulrush (Schoenoplectus californicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Torrey's rush (Juncus torreyi) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · perennial - Little barley (Hordeum pusillum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · rapid growth
Heavy clay in Stephens County: 13 rated natives
6 grasses and sedges, 5 wildflowers and herbs, 1 trees, 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 - 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 - Giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Inland rush (Juncus interior) 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 - California bulrush (Schoenoplectus californicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Stephens County: 14 rated natives
7 grasses and sedges, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 trees, 1 shrubs, 1 low woody plants. 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 - 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 - Grassleaf rush (Juncus marginatus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Inland rush (Juncus interior) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 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 - Vine mesquite (Panicum obtusum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Arizona cottontop (Digitaria californica) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
Never watered in Stephens County: 12 rated natives
4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 grasses and sedges, 3 trees, 1 shrubs, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - Giant goldenrod (Solidago gigantea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 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 · high drought tolerance - Arizona cottontop (Digitaria californica) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial · high drought tolerance - Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · 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
Stays soggy in Stephens County: 9 rated natives
8 grasses and sedges, 1 wildflowers and herbs. 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 · 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 - Tapertip flatsedge (Cyperus acuminatus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.3 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 - California bulrush (Schoenoplectus californicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Grassleaf rush (Juncus marginatus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Inland rush (Juncus interior) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Torrey's rush (Juncus torreyi) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Where to start in Stephens County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Stephens County gives you the most rated choice (22 plants), and American water-willow (Justicia americana) is the easiest start on that list. Stays soggy is the hard one here: 9 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 72 unrated natives too.