Native plants for Wilbarger County, Texas
111 native plants recorded in Wilbarger County, Texas
USDA has only 141 plant records of any kind for Wilbarger County, against 4,671 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 111 below as a floor.
By type: 65 wildflowers and herbs, 21 grasses and sedges, 4 shrubs, 13 low woody plants, 2 trees, 6 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 17 of them (15%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is also recorded as introduced.
What fits each kind of spot in Wilbarger County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 17 | 0 | 94 |
| Half shade | 17 | 0 | 94 |
| Under trees | 13 | 4 | 94 |
| Heavy clay | 11 | 6 | 94 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 16 | 1 | 94 |
| Never watered | 15 | 2 | 94 |
| Stays soggy | 5 | 12 | 94 |
Sun all day in Wilbarger County: 17 rated natives
8 grasses and sedges, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 2 trees, 1 low woody plants. 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 - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 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 - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) 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
Half shade in Wilbarger County: 17 rated natives
8 grasses and sedges, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 2 trees, 1 low woody plants. 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 - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · 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 - Hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsuta) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 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 - Sideoats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance · toxicity: slight
Under trees in Wilbarger County: 13 rated natives
7 grasses and sedges, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs, 1 trees. 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 - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 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 - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) 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 - Broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
Heavy clay in Wilbarger County: 11 rated natives
4 grasses and sedges, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 trees, 1 low woody plants, 1 shrubs. 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 - Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) 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 - Broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5 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 - Nuttall's povertyweed (Monolepis nuttalliana) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · rapid growth
Sandy, drains fast in Wilbarger County: 16 rated natives
8 grasses and sedges, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 2 trees, 1 low woody plants. 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 - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Blue grama (Bouteloua gracilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 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 - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) 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
Never watered in Wilbarger County: 15 rated natives
7 grasses and sedges, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 1 low woody plants, 1 trees. 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 - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · 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 - Hairy grama (Bouteloua hirsuta) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 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 - Broom snakeweed (Gutierrezia sarothrae) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance · toxicity: slight - Sand bluestem (Andropogon hallii) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
Stays soggy in Wilbarger County: 5 rated natives
3 grasses and sedges, 1 wildflowers and herbs, 1 trees. The first 5, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Vine mesquite (Panicum obtusum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Sand bluestem (Andropogon hallii) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5 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 - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
Natives Wilbarger 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:
- Hairy dozedaisy (Aphanostephus pilosus): 6 counties
- Sanddune sandmat (Chamaesyce carunculata): 6 counties
- Prairie beeblossom (Oenothera triangulata): 10 counties
Where to start in Wilbarger County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Wilbarger County gives you the most rated choice (17 plants), and Illinois bundleflower (Desmanthus illinoensis) 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 94 unrated natives too.