Reid Lewis - Coryell County Plants

The Plants of Coryell County

This list of plants of Coryell County is by no means a complete list and only highlights some of what I like as suggested ornamental native plants of Coryell County for use in a wide range of Texas.

Coryell County is 676,249 acres in size with the city of Gatesville as the county seat. Coryell County is located in the Grand Prairie region of Central Texas. The major rivers in Coryell County are the Leon River, the Cowhouse, and Coryell Creek.

Coryell County has a lot of diversity in habitats - river bottoms, open prairie, rolling hills and side canyons from small and tight to large and open. Along with 27 soil types, the list of plants growing is truly large. As for myself, I am learning new plants all the time! Every year new plants join old favorites to make my list more rich and complete. There are many plants I have seen in the counties that surround Coryell, that I have not seen in the wild within Coryell County. For example, the Dog's Tooth Violet (Erythronium albidum) in McLennan County or Drummond Phlox (Phlox drummondii) in Lampasas County or the Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) in Bosque and Bell County. A few plants are rare and isolated but are worth consideration as ornamentals, such as the Big-Tooth Maple (Acer grandidentatum) and the Sycamore-Leaf Snow Bell (Styrax platanifolius). In some cases, only one plant is noted like the Cedar Elm (Ulmus crassifolia) when in fact, we have 4 types of Elms within the county. The four types are the American, Slippery, Cedar and Winged.

The most important thing with native plants is to have fun. Go out and look in the pastures, prairies, fields and forests in your backyard. The more you look, the more you'll see and by learning one plant at a time, one day you will be amazed at the expert you have become!

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TREES
ORNAMENTAL TREES
SHRUBS
WILDFLOWERS
GROUND COVERS
VINES
CACTUS, YUCCAS, NOLINAS
GRASSES

TREES
Common Name	Latin Name	Height
Pecan	Carya illinoensis	50-60 ft.
Texas Ash	Fraxinus texensis	30-40 ft.
Mesquite	Prosopis glandulosa	20-30 ft.
Soapberry	Sapindus drummondii	10-50 ft.
Cedar Elm	Ulmus crassifolia	30-60 ft.
Big-Tooth Maple	Acer grandidentatum	20-30 ft.
Ashe Juniper	Juniperus ashei	10-20 ft.
Cottonwood	Populus deltoides	40-100 ft.
Arizona Walnut	Juglans major	30-50 ft.
Texas Mulberry	Morus microphylla	15-25 ft.
Escarpment Live Oak	Quercus fusiformis	30-40 ft.
Bur Oak	Quercus macrocarpa	60-80 ft.
Chinkapin Oak	Quercus muhlenbergii	40-60 ft.
Red Oak	Quercus buckleyi	15-30 ft.
Bigelow Oak	Quercus sinuata var. breviloba	6-30 ft.

ORNAMENTAL TREES
Common Name	Latin Name	Height
Texas Buckeye	Aesculus arguta	6-20 ft.
Texas Redbud	Cercis canadensis var. texensis	8-15 ft.
Rough-Leaf Dogwood	Cornus drummondii	10-15 ft.
Texas Persimmon	Diospyros texana	10-15 ft.
Possumhaw	Ilex decidua	12-15 ft.
Mexican Plum	Prunus mexicana	12-25 ft.
Carolina Buckthorn	Rhamnus caroliniana	12-15 ft.
Prairie Flameleaf Sumac	Rhus lanceolata	10-20 ft.
Evergreen Sumac	Rhus virens	8-12 ft.
Eve's Necklace	Sophora affinis	6-15 ft.
Mexican Buckeye	Ungnadia speciosa	6-15 ft.
Rusty Blackhaw Viburnum	Viburnum rufidulum	12-15 ft.
Hoptree	Ptelea trifoliata	6-20 ft.
Sycamore-leaf Snowbell	Styrax platanifolius	6-12 ft.
Buttonbush	Cephalanthus occidentalis	6-12 ft.
Hercules Club	Zanthoxylum clava-herculis	6-12 ft.

SHRUBS
Common Name	Latin Name	Height
Agarita	Berberis trifoliolata	3-6 ft.
Aromatic Sumac	Rhus aromatica	3-8 ft.
White Bush Honeysuckle	Lonicera albiflora	4-8 ft.
American Beautyberry	Callicarpa americana	3-6 ft.
Black Dalea	Dalea frutescens	1-3 ft.
Kidneywood	Eysenhardtia texana	6-12 ft.
Coralberry	Symphoricarpos orbiculatus	2-6 ft.
Redroot	Ceanothus herbaceus	1.5 - 3 ft.
False Indigo	Amorpha fruticosa	5-10 ft.
Lantana	Lantana camara	2-6 ft.
Elderberry	Sambucus canadensis	6-15 ft.
Fragrant Mimosa	Mimosa borealis	3-6 ft.
Wahoo	Euonymus atropurpureus	4-6 ft.
Spice Bush	Lindera benzoin	5-15 ft.
Turk's Cap	Malvaviscus drummondii	2-4
Pavonia	Pavonia lasiopetala	2-4 ft.

WILDFLOWERS
Common Name	Latin Name	Description
Prairie Verbena	Verbena bipinnatifida	Perennial
Four-Nerve Daisy	Hymenoxys scaposa	Perennial
Two-leaf Senna	Cassia roemeriana	Perennial
Winecup	Callirhoe involucrata	Perennial
Engelmann Daisy	Engelmannia pinnatifida	Perennial
Woolly Ironweed	Vernonia lindheimeri	Perennial
Cardinal Flower	Lobelia cardinalis	Perennial
Wild Hyacinth	Camassia scilloides	Perennial
Prairie Larkspur	Delphinium carolinianum	Perennial
Gay-Feather	Liatris mucronata	Perennial
Snake Herb	Dyschoriste linearis	Perennial
Bluets	Hedyotis nigricans	Perennial
Prairie Phlox	Phlox pilosa	Perennial
Puccoon	Lithospermum incisum	Perennial
Texas Bluebell	Eustoma grandiflorum	Perennial
False Gaura	Stenosiphon linifolius	Perennial
Missouri Primrose	Oenothera missouriensis	Perennial
Square-bud Primrose	Calylophus drummondianus	Perennial
Gray Golden-Aster	Heterotheca canescens	Perennial
Black-foot Daisy	Melampodium leucanthum	Perennial
Mexican Hat	Ratibida columnaris	Perennial
Maximilian Sunflower	Helianthus maximiliani	Perennial
Wind-Flower	Anemone heterophylla	Perennial
Blue-Star	Amsonia ciliata	Perennial
Barbara's Buttons	Marshallia caespitosa	Perennial
Wild Fox-Glove	Penstemon cobaea	Perennial
Jimson-Weed	Datura wrightii	Perennial
Giant Blue Sage	Salvia azurea	Perennial
Engelmann's Sage	Salvia engelmannii	Perennial
American Germander	Teucrium canadense	Perennial
Skeleton Plant	Lygodesmia texana	Perennial
Prairie Spiderwort	Tradescantia occidentalis	Perennial
Paintbrush (3 var.)	Castilleja purpurea	Perennial
Simpson Rosinweed	Silphium simpsonii var. wrightii	Perennial
Antelope-Horns	Asclepias asperula	Perennial
Wand Milkweed	Asclepias viridiflora	Perennial
Indian Mallow	Abutilon incanum	Perennial
Ground Plum	Astragulus crassicarpus	Perennial
Purple Prairie Clover	Petalostemum pulcherrimum	Perennial
Golden Dalea	Dalea aurea	Perennial
Blue-Eyed Grass	Sisyrinchium ensigerum	Perennial
Funnel Flower	Androstephium coeruleum	Perennial
Wild Garlic	Allium drummondii	Perennial
Death Camas	Zigadenus nuttallii	Perennial
Widow's Tears	Commelina erecta	Perennial
Goldenrod	Solidago spp.	Perennial
Texas Aster	Aster texanus	Perennial
Fragrant Gaillardia	Gaillardia suavis	Perennial
Mountain Pink	Centaurium beyrichii	Annual
Golden-Eye Phlox	Phlox roemeriana	Annual
Blue-Curls	Phacelia congesta	Annual
Golden-Wave Coreopsis	Coreopsis basalis	Annual
Scrambled Eggs	Corydalis curvisiliqua	Annual
Indian Blanket	Gaillardia pulchella	Annual
White Prickly Poppy	Argemone albiflora	Annual/Biennial
Basket-Flower	Centaurea americana	Annual
Clasping-Leaf Coneflower	Dracopis amplexicaulis	Annual
Horsemint	Monarda citriodora	Annual/Biennial
Texas Star	Lindheimera texana	Annual
Texas Bluebonnet	Lupinus texensis	Annual
Brown-Eyed Susan	Rudbeckia hirta	Annual
Standing Cypress	Ipomopsis rubra	Biennial

GROUND COVERS
Common Name	Latin Name	Description
Fern Acacia	Acacia angustissima var. hirta	Perennial
Artemisia	Artemisia ludoviciana	Perennial
Frogfruit	Phyla incisa	Perennial
Pink Evening Primrose	Oenothera speciosa	Perennial
Missouri Violet	Viola missouriensis	Perennial
Horseherb	Calyptocarpus vialis	Perennial

VINES
Common Name	Latin Name	Description
Balsam-Gourd	Ibervillea lindheimeri	Perennial
Virginia Creeper	Parthenocissus quinquefolia	Perennial
Leatherflower	Clematis pitcheri	Perennial
Scarlet Clematis	Clematis texensis	Perennial
Yellow Passionflower	Passiflora lutea	Perennial
Dewberry	Rubus trivialis	Perennial
Wild Grapes	Vitis spp.	Perennial

CACTUS, YUCCAS, NOLINAS
Common Name	Latin Name
Lace Cactus	Echinocereus reichenbachii
Nipple Cactus	Mammillaria sulcata
Pale-Leaf Yucca	Yucca pallida
Twist-Leaf Yucca	Yucca rupicola
Devils Shoestring	Nolina lindheimeriana
Sacahuista	Nolina texana

GRASSES
Common Name	Latin Name
Buffalo Grass	Buchloe dactyloides
Hairy Grama	Bouteloua hirsuta
Sideoats Grama	Bouteloua curtipendula
Little Bluestem	Schizachyrium scoparium
Seep Muhly	Muhlenbergia reverchonii
Canada Wildrye	Elymus canadense
Inland Seaoats	Chasmanthium latifolium
Switchgrass	Panicum virgatum
Indiangrass	Sorghastrum nutans
Big Bluestem	Andropogon gerardii