Native plants for Upton County, Texas
119 native plants recorded in Upton County, Texas
USDA has only 149 plant records of any kind for Upton County, against 4,671 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 119 below as a floor.
By type: 55 wildflowers and herbs, 11 grasses and sedges, 20 shrubs, 27 low woody plants, 3 trees, 3 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 14 of them (12%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.
What fits each kind of spot in Upton County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 14 | 0 | 105 |
| Half shade | 14 | 0 | 105 |
| Under trees | 14 | 0 | 105 |
| Heavy clay | 8 | 6 | 105 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 12 | 2 | 105 |
| Never watered | 13 | 1 | 105 |
| Stays soggy | 0 | 14 | 105 |
Sun all day in Upton County: 14 rated natives
5 shrubs, 5 grasses and sedges, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Missouri gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 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 - Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Apache plume (Fallugia paradoxa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Featherplume (Dalea formosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial - Golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth - Black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 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
Half shade in Upton County: 14 rated natives
5 shrubs, 5 grasses and sedges, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Missouri gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 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 - Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Apache plume (Fallugia paradoxa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Featherplume (Dalea formosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance - Golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · 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 - Sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Upton County: 14 rated natives
5 shrubs, 5 grasses and sedges, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Missouri gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 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 - Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Apache plume (Fallugia paradoxa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Featherplume (Dalea formosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial - Golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth - Black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 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
Heavy clay in Upton County: 8 rated natives
3 grasses and sedges, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Missouri gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth - Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Tobosagrass (Pleuraphis mutica) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Squirreltail (Elymus elymoides) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · perennial - Woolly plantain (Plantago patagonica) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth - American tarwort (Flourensia cernua) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · about 3 ft mature · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Upton County: 12 rated natives
5 shrubs, 4 grasses and sedges, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Missouri gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 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 - Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Apache plume (Fallugia paradoxa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Featherplume (Dalea formosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial - Black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 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 - Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Never watered in Upton County: 13 rated natives
5 shrubs, 5 grasses and sedges, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Missouri gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) vines
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Apache plume (Fallugia paradoxa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 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 - Featherplume (Dalea formosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Black grama (Bouteloua eriopoda) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Sand dropseed (Sporobolus cryptandrus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Squirreltail (Elymus elymoides) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
Stays soggy: nothing rated yet
None of the 14 rated natives in Upton County is rated for wet / rain garden. 105 plants have no rating either way.
Natives Upton County has that most of Texas does not
13 natives here are on file in no more than 13 of Texas's 254 counties. A few of them:
- Gray rockdaisy (Perityle cinerea): 3 counties
- Genevieve's Indian paintbrush (Castilleja genevievana): 4 counties
- Marblefruit pricklypear (Opuntia strigil): 7 counties
- Lloyd's hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus ×roetteri): 8 counties
- Strawberry hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus stramineus): 8 counties
- Clustered sage (Salvia whitehousei): 8 counties
- Texas skullcap (Scutellaria texana): 9 counties
- Texas selenia (Selenia dissecta): 9 counties
- Intermediate cliffbrake (Pellaea intermedia): 10 counties
- Broom milkwort (Polygala scoparioides): 10 counties
Where to start in Upton County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Upton County gives you the most rated choice (14 plants), and Missouri gourd (Cucurbita foetidissima) is the easiest start on that list. Heavy clay is the hard one here: 8 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 105 unrated natives too.