Texas Ecoregion
20 native plants suited to the Edwards Plateau of Texas.
The Edwards Plateau, also known as the Texas Hill Country, runs from west of Austin and San Antonio to the eastern edge of the Trans-Pecos. It is defined by alkaline limestone bedrock, thin rocky soils, and live oak savannas. Native plants here have adapted to handling rocky, alkaline conditions and pulses of summer drought punctuated by intense rain.
Conditions: Alkaline limestone soil, thin and rocky in places, 25–35 inches annual rainfall, hot summers with mild winters.
Cities and areas: Austin, San Antonio, Fredericksburg, Kerrville, Boerne, New Braunfels, Wimberley.
All non-toxic per the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center plant database. Click a plant for full ecoregion-specific maintenance and HOA-friendly notes.

Salvia greggii
Melampodium leucanthum

Salvia roemeriana
Chrysactinia mexicana

Chilopsis linearis

Anisacanthus quadrifidus var. wrightii

Phyla nodiflora
Conoclinium greggii

Calyptocarpus vialis

Chasmanthium latifolium
Muhlenbergia lindheimeri
Schizachyrium scoparium

Prunus mexicana
Viguiera dentata
Glandularia bipinnatifida

Zephyranthes drummondii
Tradescantia ohiensis

Leucophyllum frutescens

Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
Callirhoe involucrata
From our full plant database, HOA-friendly picks first. Pet-safety status varies by species; each plant page shows its sourced ASPCA status.

Asclepias incarnata

Lobelia cardinalis
Aquilegia canadensis

Rudbeckia hirta

Asclepias tuberosa

Achillea millefolium

Helenium autumnale

Panicum virgatum

Ceanothus americanus

Eragrostis spectabilis

Bouteloua curtipendula

Asclepias verticillata

Juncus effusus

Sorghastrum nutans

Lindera benzoin

Bouteloua gracilis

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Salvia azurea

Rhus aromatica

Lonicera sempervirens

Juniperus virginiana

Amsonia tabernaemontana

Salvia lyrata

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Phlox pilosa

Ratibida columnifera
Ruellia humilis

Oenothera macrocarpa

Quercus macrocarpa

Salvia coccinea

Aesculus pavia

Ptelea trifoliata

Elymus virginicus

Tilia americana

Elymus canadensis

Echinacea angustifolia

Viola sororia

Teucrium canadense

Monarda citriodora

Liatris punctata

Gaillardia pulchella

Aesculus glabra

Symphyotrichum ericoides

Lythrum alatum

Penstemon cobaea

Carex cherokeensis

Salvia farinacea

Ipomopsis rubra

Thelypteris kunthii

Symphyotrichum sericeum

Capsicum annuum

Rivina humilis

Quercus muehlenbergii

Berlandiera lyrata

Carex blanda

Coreopsis grandiflora
Bouteloua dactyloides

Muhlenbergia reverchonii

Engelmannia peristenia

Viburnum rufidulum

Prunus caroliniana

Tradescantia occidentalis

Mimosa strigillosa

Tetraneuris scaposa

Asclepias asperula

Muhlenbergia dubia

Packera obovata

Scutellaria ovata
Lupinus texensis

Pavonia lasiopetala

Rhus trilobata

Penstemon baccharifolius

Gleditsia triacanthos

Atriplex canescens

Scutellaria wrightii

Rhynchospora colorata

Dyschoriste linearis

Vernonia baldwinii

Calylophus berlandieri

Amsonia ciliata

Marsilea macropoda

Ungnadia speciosa

Dalea frutescens

Clematis pitcheri

Yucca rupicola

Carex gravida

Wedelia acapulcensis var. hispida

Vernonia lindheimeri

Marshallia caespitosa

Phacelia congesta

Asclepias oenotheroides

Bacopa monnieri

Lantana urticoides

Simsia calva

Rhus lanceolata

Asclepias viridiflora

Yucca pallida

Diospyros texana

Eustoma exaltatum

Boehmeria cylindrica

Brickellia eupatorioides

Justicia americana

Anisacanthus quadrifidus

Sporobolus cryptandrus

Celtis laevigata

Quercus marilandica

Phlox drummondii
Rudbeckia amplexicaulis

Packera plattensis

Quercus texana

Eryngium leavenworthii

Dalea aurea

Sideroxylon lanuginosum

Cercis canadensis var. texensis

Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii

Carex cephalophora

Dalea multiflora

Rhamnus caroliniana

Dalea compacta

Silphium albiflorum

Verbesina encelioides

Frangula caroliniana

Calliandra eriophylla

Quercus stellata

Gaillardia suavis

Asclepias texana

Thelesperma filifolium

Leucaena retusa

Coreopsis basalis

Symphyotrichum drummondii var. texanum

Pediomelum tenuiflorum

Bouteloua hirsuta

Bidens laevis

Salvia texana

Erysimum capitatum

Helianthus hirsutus

Ranunculus macranthus

Eriochloa sericea

Dichondra carolinensis

Allium fraseri

Geum canadense

Tetraneuris acaulis

Juglans microcarpa

Pellaea atropurpurea

Viola missouriensis

Salvia pentstemonoides

Zeltnera beyrichii

Erioneuron pilosum

Zephyranthes chlorosolen
Eriogonum longifolium var. longifolium

Lindheimera texana

Verbesina lindheimeri

Tradescantia humilis

Silphium radula

Cirsium texanum

Sphenopholis obtusata

Amblyolepis setigera

Salvia engelmannii

Senegalia wrightii

Opuntia engelmannii

Tinantia anomala

Senegalia greggii

Bothriochloa barbinodis

Gutierrezia sarothrae

Zinnia grandiflora

Eustoma grandiflorum

Callirhoe alcaeoides

Polytaenia texana

Helenium amarum

Ruellia nudiflora

Bouteloua rigidiseta

Teucrium cubense

Heterotheca subaxillaris

Muhlenbergia schreberi

Dalea enneandra

Plectocephalus americanus

Penstemon triflorus

Rubus trivialis

Sidneya tenuifolia

Palafoxia rosea

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Heterotheca canescens

Scleropogon brevifolius
Asplenium resiliens

Callirhoe leiocarpa

Aristida longespica

Chaptalia texana

Juncus torreyi
Pappophorum bicolor

Castilleja indivisa

Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon

Rhynchospora nivea

Erigeron modestus

Nyctaginia capitata

Chamaesaracha edwardsiana

Xanthisma spinulosum

Ipomoea leptophylla

Setaria parviflora

Dichanthelium linearifolium

Sporobolus clandestinus

Melica mutica

Euphorbia stictospora

Anemone berlandieri

Palafoxia callosa

Aphanostephus skirrhobasis

Euphorbia fendleri

Penstemon jamesii

Cheilanthes feei

Euphorbia cyathophora

Oenothera hartwegii

Vachellia rigidula

Ziziphus obtusifolia

Sphaeralcea coccinea

Justicia pilosella

Trichostema brachiatum

Nassella leucotricha

Croton fruticulosus
Nemophila phacelioides

Castilleja purpurea

Senna roemeriana

Pomaria jamesii

Juncus interior

Iresine rhizomatosa

Helenium elegans

Solanum triquetrum

Gaura coccinea

Acourtia runcinata

Hedeoma drummondii

Eragrostis trichodes
Monarda clinopodioides

Sophora nuttalliana

Menodora longiflora

Prunus minutiflora

Agalinis heterophylla

Thelesperma simplicifolium

Physostegia angustifolia

Juncus diffusissimus

Lygodesmia texana

Hilaria belangeri

Lithospermum incisum

Ruellia drummondiana

Hymenopappus scabiosaeus

Pinus cembroides

Setaria scheelei

Yeatesia platystegia

Quercus mohriana

Lythrum californicum

Leptochloa dubia

Digitaria californica

Schoenocaulon texanum

Polygala alba

Heterotheca stenophylla

Nemastylis geminiflora

Linum berlandieri

Zanthoxylum hirsutum

Mecardonia procumbens

Thymophylla pentachaeta

Juncus marginatus

Indigofera miniata

Rhus copallinum

Karwinskia humboldtiana

Bothriochloa saccharoides

Symphyotrichum pratense

Tetragonotheca texana

Krameria lanceolata

Oenothera berlandieri

Eragrostis intermedia

Oxalis drummondii

Helenium microcephalum

Clinopodium arkansanum

Paspalum setaceum

Urtica chamaedryoides

Verbena halei

Eragrostis secundiflora

Sida lindheimeri

Mirabilis albida
Tridens albescens

Dichanthelium lindheimeri

Portulaca pilosa

Xanthisma texanum

Berlandiera betonicifolia

Sisyrinchium rosulatum

Dichanthelium dichotomum

Chloris cucullata

Quincula lobata

Andropogon gerardii

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Physostegia virginiana

Sambucus canadensis

Conoclinium coelestinum

Solidago nemoralis

Monarda punctata

Cercis canadensis

Diospyros virginiana

Silphium laciniatum

Amorpha fruticosa

Callicarpa americana

Prunus serotina

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Platanus occidentalis

Taxodium distichum

Asclepias viridis

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Pontederia cordata

Juncus tenuis

Tridens flavus

Coreopsis tinctoria
Salix nigra

Ilex decidua
Desmanthus illinoensis

Helianthus maximiliani

Prunus angustifolia

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Morus rubra

Artemisia ludoviciana

Oenothera speciosa

Verbesina virginica

Tripsacum dactyloides

Andropogon glomeratus

Ilex vomitoria

Forestiera pubescens

Ulmus americana

Equisetum hyemale

Quercus shumardii

Acer negundo

Cornus drummondii

Hesperaloe parviflora

Ageratina altissima

Apocynum cannabinum

Juglans nigra

Datura wrightii

Ulmus crassifolia

Campsis radicans

Carya illinoinensis

Fallugia paradoxa

Vachellia farnesiana

Dasylirion texanum

Tecoma stans

Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium

Glyceria striata

Cotinus obovatus

Arnoglossum plantagineum

Prosopis glandulosa

Eysenhardtia texana

Polanisia dodecandra

Quercus virginiana

Styphnolobium affine

Astragalus crassicarpus

Aristida purpurea

Ageratina havanensis

Senna lindheimeriana

Mimosa borealis

Populus deltoides

Maurandella antirrhiniflora

Allium canadense

Symphyotrichum praealtum

Nolina lindheimeriana

Epipactis gigantea

Leersia oryzoides

Pluchea odorata

Passiflora lutea

Cercocarpus montanus

Solidago altissima

Eupatorium serotinum

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

Bromus pubescens

Malvaviscus arboreus

Oenothera serrulata

Delphinium carolinianum

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Yucca constricta

Dermatophyllum secundiflorum

Arisaema dracontium

Menispermum canadense

Lycopus americanus

Ceratophyllum demersum

Maclura pomifera

Eleocharis palustris

Lonicera albiflora

Clematis drummondii

Grindelia squarrosa

Solidago gigantea

Berberis trifoliolata

Rhus virens

Yucca arkansana

Yucca treculeana

Schoenoplectus pungens

Typha latifolia

Ceanothus herbaceus

Rhus copallina

Oxalis violacea
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia

Eleocharis macrostachya

Cirsium undulatum

Sphaeralcea angustifolia

Desmodium paniculatum

Hesperaloe funifera

Cocculus carolinus

Heteranthera limosa

Mimosa nuttallii

Bidens frondosa

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

Phyla lanceolata

Panicum capillare

Phytolacca americana

Acer grandidentatum

Opuntia macrorhiza

Matelea reticulata

Ehretia anacua

Rhus microphylla

Proboscidea louisianica

Daucus pusillus

Erigeron philadelphicus

Euphorbia hypericifolia

Senegalia roemeriana

Salvia ballotiflora

Equisetum laevigatum

Nuphar advena

Carex emoryi

Mimosa quadrivalvis

Solidago petiolaris

Triodanis perfoliata

Oenothera laciniata

Marsilea vestita

Juncus bufonius

Matelea biflora

Nolina texana

Ipomoea lindheimeri

Argemone albiflora

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Celtis reticulata

Carex muehlenbergii

Corydalis aurea

Cylindropuntia leptocaulis

Cucurbita foetidissima
Euphorbia marginata

Agrostis hyemalis

Aloysia gratissima

Crataegus crus-galli

Potamogeton nodosus

Funastrum cynanchoides

Mimosa texana

Elymus elymoides

Yucca torreyi

Ludwigia octovalvis

Quercus laceyi

Dicliptera brachiata

Juncus dudleyi
Strophostyles leiosperma

Carex microdonta

Portulaca umbraticola

Pediomelum cuspidatum

Toxicodendron radicans

Oenothera triloba

Bouteloua aristidoides

Houstonia pusilla

Fuirena squarrosa

Aristida oligantha

Astragalus nuttallianus

Myriophyllum heterophyllum

Fimbristylis vahlii

Ipomoea cordatotriloba

Funastrum crispum

Dichanthelium acuminatum

Eclipta prostrata

Corydalis curvisiliqua

Crataegus tracyi

Persicaria lapathifolia

Isoetes melanopoda

Cyperus echinatus

Lechea tenuifolia

Parietaria pensylvanica

Cyperus acuminatus

Plantago virginica

Plantago rhodosperma

Croptilon divaricatum

Lantana achyranthifolia

Paronychia jamesii

Quercus fusiformis

Schedonnardus paniculatus

Echinocereus reichenbachii

Fraxinus berlandieriana

Oenothera jamesii

Euphorbia brachycera

Hymenopappus tenuifolius

Gratiola neglecta

Pilularia americana

Oenothera curtiflora

Cevallia sinuata

Gonolobus suberosus

Euphorbia spathulata

Galium circaezans

Eleocharis geniculata

Leptochloa panicea

Schaefferia cuneifolia

Thymophylla tenuiloba

Garrya ovata
Pediomelum linearifolium

Cladium mariscus

Plantago wrightiana

Fleischmannia incarnata

Triodanis biflora

Verbena xutha

Vitis mustangensis

Sicyos angulatus

Isolepis carinata

Eragrostis hirsuta

Sesbania drummondii

Froelichia gracilis

Physalis pubescens

Lepidium virginicum

Centrosema virginianum

Geranium carolinianum

Sagittaria platyphylla

Diodia teres

Galactia volubilis

Packera tampicana

Dichanthelium aciculare

Solanum rostratum

Lechea mucronata

Ampelopsis cordata

Pseudognaphalium canescens

Rorippa teres

Cardamine parviflora

Plantago heterophylla

Corydalis micrantha

Senecio ampullaceus

Arbutus xalapensis

Passiflora tenuiloba

Myosotis macrosperma

Lindernia dubia

Celtis pallida

Allowissadula holosericea

Physalis angulata

Ibervillea lindheimeri

Smilax tamnoides

Senegalia berlandieri

Kallstroemia parviflora

Melochia pyramidata

Aristolochia coryi

Euphorbia lata

Cynanchum racemosum

Descurainia pinnata

Rumex altissimus

Draba cuneifolia

Physalis heterophylla

Croton glandulosus

Commelina erecta

Sesbania vesicaria

Juncus dichotomus

Mirabilis linearis

Polypremum procumbens

Conyza canadensis

Stenaria nigricans

Typha domingensis
Limnosciadium pinnatum

Fraxinus texensis

Utricularia gibba

Chenopodium berlandieri

Ophioglossum engelmannii

Vulpia octoflora

Rumex hastatulus

Croton texensis

Oxalis dillenii
Solanum dimidiatum

Dichanthelium oligosanthes

Mikania scandens

Parthenocissus vitacea

Hybanthus verticillatus

Physalis cinerascens

Mirabilis nyctaginea

Guaiacum angustifolium

Grindelia lanceolata

Indigofera lindheimeriana

Eclipta alba

Passiflora affinis

Berberis swaseyi

Rotala ramosior

Cerastium brachypodum

Eleocharis engelmannii

Acalypha gracilens

Rorippa sessiliflora

Bowlesia incana

Ludwigia palustris

Condalia hookeri

Lycium berlandieri

Echinodorus berteroi

Cuscuta campestris

Buchnera floridana

Ambrosia trifida

Ranunculus sceleratus

Leucospora multifida

Strophostyles helvola

Xanthium strumarium

Silene antirrhina

Linum rigidum

Potamogeton pusillus

Schoenus nigricans

Pectis angustifolia

Eragrostis pectinacea

Lactuca ludoviciana

Physalis longifolia

Chenopodium pratericola

Bulbostylis capillaris

Sagina decumbens

Hydrocotyle verticillata

Colubrina texensis

Juniperus monosperma

Linum sulcatum

Cirsium ochrocentrum

Cyperus lupulinus

Dalea formosa

Juniperus ashei

Euphorbia prostrata

Solanum ptychanthum

Sporobolus neglectus

Gamochaeta purpurea

Amaranthus albus

Euphorbia maculata

Euphorbia serpens

Heteranthera dubia

Digitaria cognata

Euphorbia heterophylla

Argemone polyanthemos

Ranunculus pusillus

Hymenoxys odorata

Melothria pendula

Sabatia campestris

Nothoscordum bivalve

Boerhavia coccinea

Baccharis salicina

Fimbristylis puberula

Plantago patagonica

Amaranthus retroflexus

Prunus rivularis

Eriogonum annuum

Baccharis neglecta

Mentzelia nuda

Cnidoscolus texanus

Persicaria hydropiperoides

Cyperus strigosus

Eragrostis capillaris

Cyperus squarrosus

Berchemia scandens

Oenothera rhombipetala

Symphyotrichum subulatum

Persicaria punctata

Astragalus lotiflorus

Hopia obtusa

Paspalum distichum

Croton capitatus

Quercus buckleyi

Cicuta maculata

Lappula occidentalis

Crataegus viridis

Clematis texensis
Amaranthus polygonoides

Ambrosia psilostachya

Callitriche heterophylla

Aristida adscensionis

Eleocharis compressa

Myosurus minimus

Euphorbia nutans

Chaetopappa asteroides

Cenchrus spinifex

Euphorbia dentata

Scutellaria parvula

Amphiachyris dracunculoides

Bacopa rotundifolia

Hordeum pusillum

Plantago elongata

Vitis aestivalis

Castilleja sessiliflora

Eleocharis rostellata

Ammannia coccinea

Sanicula canadensis

Cyperus retrorsus

Veronica peregrina

Galium tinctorium

Fimbristylis autumnalis

Alopecurus carolinianus

Eleocharis quadrangulata

Monolepis nuttalliana

Astragalus mollissimus
Samolus parviflorus

Hypericum mutilum

Amaranthus palmeri

Euphorbia glyptosperma

Ibervillea tenuisecta

Cyperus esculentus

Cyperus odoratus

Krigia virginica

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Lepidium lasiocarpum

Iva annua

Hedeoma hispida

Salvia reflexa

Eleocharis obtusa

Veronica americana

Juncus brachycarpus

Camassia scilloides

Ulmus rubra

Salix caroliniana

Acmispon americanus

Berlandiera texana

Astragalus plattensis

Anemia mexicana

Salix gooddingii
Phalaris caroliniana
What to do right now for plants commonly grown here. Each links to the full regional care guide for that species, with sources.
Fall brings the tree's best color show as leaves turn gold before dropping, and it is a good season for yard cleanup.
Fall is planting season for greenthread since it germinates as a winter annual ahead of next year's bloom.
Fall brings yellow leaf color and pods that are ready to drop, making this the main cleanup season for the tree.
Fall is a good time to tidy the plant up as its main bloom season winds down for the year.
Fall is the best time to plant or prune a Monterrey oak in San Antonio.
Fall is a good time to plant a new cherry laurel or give an existing one a light shape up, and the ripe fruit draws in birds.
Fall is prune time, and the leaves put on a little color before they drop.
Ground cherry keeps fruiting into fall until the first freeze, then it is time to clean up the bed.
Fall bloom keeps going into November in the Edwards Plateau, so this is a good season to let the plant keep spreading before winter slows it down.
Fall brings ripening fruit and a good window to tidy up fallen pads before winter.
Pollinator Patch turns plants like these into a front-yard plan tuned for the soil, climate, and HOA expectations of the Austin area.