EPA Level III Ecoregion
873 native plants for the High Plains ecoregion (Lubbock area).
The High Plains run from the Texas panhandle around Lubbock and Amarillo north through western Kansas and Nebraska. It is high, flat, windy, and dry, and most of the little rain that does fall arrives in summer thunderstorms and evaporates fast. Natives like blue giant-hyssop, Missouri primrose, and Rocky Mountain blazing star are deep-rooted plants that reach water conventional turf and bedding annuals never find.
Conditions: Deep but dry loam over caliche, 15–22 inches of rain concentrated in summer storms, high wind, wide temperature swings.
Cities and areas: Lubbock, Amarillo, Midland, Clovis, Garden City, Scottsbluff.
HOA-friendly picks listed first. Pet-safety status varies by species; each plant page shows its sourced ASPCA status. Native range data from vouchered herbarium specimen records and regional native plant society lists.

Asclepias incarnata

Schizachyrium scoparium

Monarda fistulosa

Lobelia cardinalis
Aquilegia canadensis

Rudbeckia hirta

Liatris spicata

Asclepias tuberosa

Achillea millefolium

Lobelia siphilitica

Panicum virgatum

Helenium autumnale

Heliopsis helianthoides

Coreopsis lanceolata

Eragrostis spectabilis

Allium cernuum

Agastache foeniculum

Bouteloua curtipendula

Chasmanthium latifolium

Symphyotrichum laeve

Asclepias verticillata

Juncus effusus

Carex vulpinoidea

Dalea purpurea

Sorghastrum nutans

Bouteloua gracilis

Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Rhus aromatica

Lonicera sempervirens

Cornus sericea

Salvia azurea

Koeleria macrantha

Juniperus virginiana

Quercus rubra

Symphyotrichum oblongifolium

Amorpha canescens

Ratibida columnifera

Acer saccharum

Polygonatum biflorum

Oenothera macrocarpa

Quercus macrocarpa

Callirhoe involucrata

Ptelea trifoliata

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Elymus virginicus

Elymus canadensis

Tilia americana

Fragaria vesca
Maianthemum racemosum

Ribes aureum

Dalea candida

Viola sororia

Gentiana andrewsii

Echinacea angustifolia

Solidago rigida

Vernonia fasciculata

Deschampsia cespitosa

Teucrium canadense

Gaillardia pulchella

Monarda citriodora

Carex brevior

Liatris punctata

Aesculus glabra

Desmodium canadense

Celtis occidentalis

Eschscholzia californica

Symphyotrichum ericoides

Penstemon cobaea

Lythrum alatum

Liatris ligulistylis

Anemone cylindrica

Antennaria neglecta

Ipomopsis rubra

Betula papyrifera

Gaillardia aristata

Salvia farinacea

Heuchera richardsonii

Silphium integrifolium

Helianthus pauciflorus

Nassella tenuissima

Aquilegia chrysantha

Melampodium leucanthum

Salvia greggii

Penstemon grandiflorus

Quercus velutina

Gymnocladus dioicus

Berlandiera lyrata

Drymocallis arguta

Amelanchier alnifolia

Eriogonum umbellatum

Carex albicans

Carex blanda

Glandularia bipinnatifida
Bouteloua dactyloides

Coreopsis grandiflora

Rosa arkansana

Maianthemum stellatum

Asclepias asperula

Engelmannia peristenia

Tetraneuris scaposa

Juniperus communis

Tradescantia occidentalis

Gleditsia triacanthos

Dyschoriste linearis

Vernonia baldwinii

Rhus trilobata

Juniperus horizontalis

Atriplex canescens

Prunus pumila

Rosa blanda

Carex pellita

Potentilla fruticosa

Amsonia ciliata

Calylophus berlandieri

Yucca glauca

Solidago missouriensis

Phacelia congesta

Asclepias oenotheroides

Carex gravida

Elymus glaucus

Mahonia repens

Ribes americanum

Brickellia eupatorioides

Artemisia tridentata

Solidago velutina

Festuca rubra

Asclepias viridiflora

Carex bebbii

Sporobolus cryptandrus

Dalea compacta

Pediomelum tenuiflorum

Dalea aurea

Acer glabrum

Gaillardia suavis

Antennaria parvifolia

Thelesperma filifolium

Viola adunca

Betula occidentalis

Oenothera cespitosa

Sapindus saponaria var. drummondii

Bouteloua hirsuta

Achnatherum hymenoides

Juncus balticus

Packera plattensis

Verbesina encelioides

Carex scoparia

Juniperus scopulorum

Ribes cereum

Aquilegia coerulea

Zinnia grandiflora

Gutierrezia sarothrae

Dieteria canescens

Antennaria howellii

Senegalia greggii

Sphenopholis obtusata

Antennaria rosea

Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus

Antennaria microphylla

Elymus smithii

Allium fraseri

Cystopteris fragilis

Heterotheca subaxillaris

Phemeranthus calycinus

Helenium amarum

Iris missouriensis
Eriogonum longifolium var. longifolium

Potentilla pensylvanica

Opuntia engelmannii

Pellaea atropurpurea

Eustoma grandiflorum

Pseudoroegneria spicata

Zephyranthes chlorosolen

Tetraneuris acaulis

Cupressus arizonica

Erysimum asperum

Monarda pectinata

Krascheninnikovia lanata

Amelanchier humilis

Sporobolus wrightii

Dalea enneandra

Amblyolepis setigera

Rosa acicularis

Geum canadense

Bothriochloa barbinodis

Plectocephalus americanus

Heliomeris multiflora
Muhlenbergia mexicana

Muhlenbergia schreberi

Erioneuron pilosum

Hordeum brachyantherum

Potentilla gracilis

Erysimum capitatum

Helenium microcephalum

Festuca saximontana

Psilostrophe tagetina

Oenothera berlandieri

Xanthisma spinulosum

Ipomoea leptophylla

Carex filifolia

Oenothera flava

Apocynum androsaemifolium

Potentilla hippiana

Dichanthelium linearifolium

Chloris cucullata

Euphorbia stictospora

Symphyotrichum ascendens

Sophora nuttalliana

Eriogonum pauciflorum

Koeleria pyramidata

Ipomopsis spicata

Dalea lanata

Thermopsis montana

Eriogonum flavum

Muhlenbergia racemosa

Euphorbia fendleri

Penstemon jamesii

Cryptogramma acrostichoides

Juncus marginatus

Cheilanthes feei

Nyctaginia capitata

Juniperus deppeana
Allium schoenoprasum

Aphanostephus skirrhobasis

Lepidium montanum

Erigeron modestus

Asclepias pumila

Bothriochloa saccharoides

Carex inops

Muhlenbergia cuspidata

Poa arida

Poa interior

Carex duriuscula

Triplasis purpurea

Xanthisma texanum

Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Carex crawei

Carex athrostachya

Carex siccata

Oenothera hartwegii

Crataegus succulenta

Heterotheca canescens

Linum berlandieri

Viola nephrophylla

Stenotus armerioides

Stanleya pinnata

Muhlenbergia richardsonis

Scleropogon brevifolius

Carex simulata

Collomia linearis

Penstemon ambiguus

Festuca kingii

Ziziphus obtusifolia

Sphaeralcea coccinea

Krameria lanceolata

Allium textile

Paspalum setaceum

Polygonum sawatchense

Leptochloa dubia

Ipomopsis longiflora

Scirpus pallidus

Erigeron ochroleucus

Berlandiera betonicifolia

Dalea villosa

Pomaria jamesii

Juncus interior

Lygodesmia texana

Elymus violaceus

Lythrum californicum

Erigeron caespitosus

Sisyrinchium montanum

Carex petasata

Stachys pilosa

Palafoxia rosea

Agrimonia gryposepala

Phlox hoodii

Gaura coccinea

Calamagrostis stricta

Packera pseudaurea

Astragalus missouriensis

Lithospermum incisum

Carex rossii

Mirabilis albida

Hedeoma drummondii

Arabis pycnocarpa

Eragrostis trichodes

Sedum lanceolatum

Drymocallis fissa

Carex aurea

Asclepias arenaria
Lycopus uniflorus
Tridens albescens

Abies lasiocarpa

Eragrostis secundiflora

Geum macrophyllum

Picea engelmannii

Portulaca pilosa

Penstemon angustifolius

Phlox longifolia

Hilaria jamesii

Carex foenea

Bouteloua eriopoda

Carex interior

Eremogone hookeri

Setaria parviflora

Quercus mohriana

Oenothera coronopifolia

Digitaria californica

Quincula lobata
Monarda clinopodioides

Ericameria parryi

Adiantum capillus-veneris

Rubus deliciosus

Carex occidentalis

Polygala alba

Erigeron divergens

Juncus torreyi

Senna roemeriana

Sporobolus rigidus

Heterotheca stenophylla

Lupinus plattensis

Muhlenbergia pungens

Thymophylla pentachaeta

Dichanthelium lanuginosum

Sedum stenopetalum

Eriogonum jamesii

Andropogon gerardii

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Physostegia virginiana

Sambucus canadensis

Solidago nemoralis

Cercis canadensis

Monarda punctata

Verbena hastata

Rudbeckia laciniata

Eutrochium maculatum

Amorpha fruticosa

Silphium laciniatum

Mimulus ringens

Verbena stricta

Asclepias speciosa

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Prunus virginiana

Prunus americana

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Rhus glabra

Juncus tenuis

Tridens flavus

Anemone canadensis
Desmanthus illinoensis
Salix nigra

Helianthus maximiliani

Coreopsis tinctoria

Symphoricarpos orbiculatus

Artemisia ludoviciana

Linum lewisii

Prunus angustifolia

Tripsacum dactyloides

Chilopsis linearis

Prunella vulgaris

Oenothera speciosa

Ilex vomitoria

Sagittaria latifolia

Oenothera biennis

Equisetum hyemale

Populus tremuloides

Ulmus americana

Carex hystericina

Spartina pectinata

Carex stipata

Forestiera pubescens

Quercus shumardii

Acer negundo

Scutellaria lateriflora

Campsis radicans

Catalpa speciosa

Carex praegracilis

Astragalus canadensis

Fallugia paradoxa

Danthonia spicata

Apocynum cannabinum

Datura wrightii

Viola pedatifida

Salix exigua

Actaea rubra

Juglans nigra

Clematis ligusticifolia

Acer saccharinum

Populus deltoides

Glyceria striata

Astragalus crassicarpus

Polanisia dodecandra

Mimosa borealis

Aristida purpurea

Rubus occidentalis

Heliotropium curassavicum

Prosopis glandulosa

Lysimachia ciliata

Artemisia frigida

Celastrus scandens

Sparganium eurycarpum

Poa secunda

Ericameria nauseosa

Tephrosia virginiana

Allium canadense

Delphinium carolinianum

Cercocarpus montanus

Pluchea odorata

Sporobolus airoides

Glyceria grandis

Apios americana

Leersia oryzoides

Solidago altissima

Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Helianthus tuberosus

Oenothera serrulata

Artemisia dracunculus

Oenothera elata

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Anemopsis californica

Carex aquatilis

Agrostis exarata

Distichlis spicata

Persicaria amphibia

Eleocharis macrostachya

Clematis drummondii

Berberis trifoliolata

Scirpus microcarpus

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Scrophularia lanceolata

Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Schoenoplectus pungens

Yucca treculeana

Alnus incana

Lycopus americanus

Eleocharis palustris

Agalinis tenuifolia

Maclura pomifera

Lonicera albiflora

Dodecatheon pulchellum

Ceratophyllum demersum

Typha latifolia

Galium boreale

Rubus idaeus

Pteridium aquilinum

Pinus contorta

Verbena urticifolia

Schoenoplectus acutus

Argentina anserina

Ceanothus herbaceus
Machaeranthera tanacetifolia

Shepherdia argentea

Larrea tridentata

Humulus lupulus

Aralia nudicaulis

Grindelia squarrosa

Mentha arvensis

Bromus ciliatus

Heracleum maximum

Osmorhiza longistylis

Cylindropuntia imbricata

Solidago gigantea

Yucca elata

Rumex occidentalis

Heterotheca villosa

Heteranthera limosa

Lomatium foeniculaceum

Salix bebbiana

Proboscidea louisianica

Elymus elymoides

Sagittaria cuneata

Hypericum majus

Hordeum jubatum

Cyperus erythrorhizos

Smilax lasioneura

Scirpus pendulus

Rhus microphylla

Coryphantha vivipara

Acer grandidentatum

Cirsium undulatum

Carex utriculata

Matelea biflora

Pseudotsuga menziesii

Symphyotrichum lanceolatum

Euthamia gymnospermoides

Turritis glabra

Epilobium ciliatum

Impatiens capensis

Sphaeralcea angustifolia

Phryma leptostachya

Potamogeton nodosus

Carex emoryi

Cyperus schweinitzii

Corallorhiza maculata

Cylindropuntia leptocaulis

Celtis reticulata

Clematis hirsutissima

Agoseris glauca
Strophostyles leiosperma

Geum aleppicum

Beckmannia syzigachne

Carex nebrascensis

Comandra umbellata

Triodanis perfoliata

Oenothera laciniata

Gentiana affinis

Erigeron philadelphicus

Equisetum laevigatum

Corydalis aurea

Opuntia macrorhiza

Bidens frondosa

Eleocharis acicularis

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

Phytolacca americana

Suaeda nigra

Artemisia filifolia
Euphorbia marginata

Osmorhiza berteroi

Ipomopsis aggregata

Bromus carinatus

Echinocystis lobata

Opuntia polyacantha

Triglochin maritima

Equisetum arvense

Mimosa quadrivalvis

Juncus articulatus

Marsilea vestita

Juncus bufonius

Cucurbita foetidissima

Phyla lanceolata

Salix amygdaloides

Solidago petiolaris

Mimosa nuttallii

Juncus dudleyi

Panicum capillare

Diplachne fusca

Physalis pumila

Juncus longistylis
Pediomelum linearifolium

Plantago wrightiana

Bromus marginatus

Eriogonum brevicaule

Pediomelum digitatum

Corallorhiza striata

Gratiola neglecta

Froelichia gracilis

Hymenopappus tenuifolius

Lepidium virginicum

Pseudostellaria jamesiana

Silene drummondii

Hackelia virginiana

Astragalus drummondii

Halerpestes cymbalaria

Hieracium umbellatum

Lithospermum multiflorum

Echinocereus viridiflorus

Solanum rostratum

Agrimonia striata

Euphorbia brachycera

Alopecurus geniculatus

Lechea mucronata

Eriochloa contracta

Galium spurium

Populus acuminata

Erigeron bellidiastrum

Echinocereus reichenbachii

Rorippa teres

Calochortus nuttallii

Asplenium septentrionale

Amaranthus californicus

Corydalis micrantha

Achillea lanulosa

Mentha canadensis

Arabis holboellii

Lindernia dubia

Munroa squarrosa

Glossopetalon spinescens

Crepis runcinata

Juncus nodosus

Aliciella pinnatifida

Calamagrostis inexpansa

Lysimachia maritima

Schedonnardus paniculatus

Kallstroemia parviflora

Cyclachaena xanthiifolia

Euphorbia lata

Descurainia pinnata

Rumex altissimus

Physalis heterophylla

Croton glandulosus

Commelina erecta

Corispermum americanum

Rumex venosus

Mirabilis linearis

Paronychia jamesii

Conyza canadensis

Stenaria nigricans

Typha domingensis

Orthilia secunda

Oenothera albicaulis

Bidens vulgata

Cardamine breweri

Vitis vulpina

Chenopodium berlandieri

Vulpia octoflora

Persicaria bicornis

Collinsia parviflora

Orobanche fasciculata

Croton texensis

Orobanche ludoviciana

Oxalis dillenii

Alisma triviale

Catabrosa aquatica
Solanum dimidiatum

Cerastium arvense

Juncus arcticus

Parthenocissus vitacea

Plantago rhodosperma

Frasera speciosa

Hybanthus verticillatus

Ranunculus trichophyllus

Physalis cinerascens

Mirabilis nyctaginea

Cyperus acuminatus

Salix eriocephala

Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Cycloloma atriplicifolium

Purshia tridentata

Moehringia lateriflora

Oxytropis sericea

Rotala ramosior

Polygonum douglasii

Polygonum erectum

Solanum triflorum

Cerastium brachypodum

Phacelia heterophylla

Parietaria pensylvanica

Eleocharis engelmannii

Oreocarya glomerata

Ribes oxyacanthoides

Ranunculus abortivus

Rumex triangulivalvis

Rorippa curvipes

Crataegus chrysocarpa

Barbarea orthoceras

Lathyrus lanszwertii

Echinodorus berteroi

Cuscuta campestris

Juncus scirpoides

Senecio integerrimus

Ambrosia trifida
Artemisia biennis

Equisetum variegatum

Chenopodium fremontii

Ranunculus sceleratus

Bouteloua barbata

Helianthus petiolaris

Xanthium strumarium

Platanthera aquilonis

Silene antirrhina

Linum rigidum

Calystegia silvatica

Potamogeton pusillus

Oenothera villosa

Pectis angustifolia

Eragrostis pectinacea

Fallopia scandens

Cryptantha minima

Astragalus laxmannii

Aphyllon uniflorum

Lactuca ludoviciana

Physalis longifolia

Chenopodium pratericola

Prosopis juliflora

Persicaria lapathifolia

Selaginella rupestris

Dactylorhiza viridis

Cryptantha fendleri

Spiranthes magnicamporum

Juniperus monosperma

Scutellaria galericulata

Bromus latiglumis
Bidens bipinnata

Cirsium ochrocentrum

Populus angustifolia

Dalea formosa

Euphorbia prostrata

Mertensia ciliata

Sporobolus neglectus

Malvella leprosa

Amaranthus albus

Euphorbia maculata

Euphorbia serpens

Digitaria cognata

Dracocephalum parviflorum

Lupinus pusillus

Plagiobothrys scouleri

Argemone polyanthemos

Artemisia borealis

Sanicula marilandica

Bromus pumpellianus

Pseudognaphalium stramineum

Hymenoxys odorata

Nothoscordum bivalve
Rorippa palustris

Baccharis salicina

Fimbristylis puberula

Plantago patagonica

Amaranthus retroflexus

Gentianella amarella

Eriogonum annuum

Triglochin palustris

Mentzelia nuda

Allium geyeri

Cnidoscolus texanus

Persicaria hydropiperoides

Cyperus strigosus

Goodyera oblongifolia

Potentilla norvegica

Cyperus bipartitus

Circaea canadensis

Cirsium flodmanii

Suaeda calceoliformis

Cyperus squarrosus

Froelichia floridana

Toxicodendron rydbergii

Oenothera rhombipetala

Astragalus kentrophyta

Symphyotrichum subulatum

Persicaria punctata

Astragalus lotiflorus

Hopia obtusa

Potamogeton pectinatus

Paspalum distichum

Ranunculus pensylvanicus

Corydalis curvisiliqua

Rumex fueginus

Cicuta maculata

Eclipta prostrata

Lappula occidentalis

Amaranthus hybridus

Hackelia floribunda

Mentzelia albicaulis

Astragalus pectinatus

Erigeron lonchophyllus

Crataegus macracantha

Ambrosia psilostachya

Agrostis scabra

Aristida adscensionis

Dichanthelium acuminatum

Salix lucida

Astragalus flexuosus

Eleocharis compressa

Quercus havardii

Myosurus minimus

Platanthera hyperborea

Blitum capitatum

Funastrum crispum

Cenchrus spinifex

Epilobium brachycarpum

Lepidium ramosissimum

Ranunculus longirostris

Euphorbia dentata

Paronychia sessiliflora

Chenopodium incanum

Amphiachyris dracunculoides

Bacopa rotundifolia

Hordeum pusillum

Plantago elongata

Lemna minor

Eragrostis hypnoides

Castilleja sessiliflora

Eleocharis rostellata

Ammannia coccinea

Sanicula canadensis
Eleocharis quinqueflora

Wolffia columbiana

Veronica peregrina

Draba reptans

Physalis virginiana

Helianthus nuttallii

Astragalus nuttallianus

Aristida oligantha

Astragalus ceramicus

Alopecurus carolinianus

Rorippa sinuata

Eleocharis parvula

Monolepis nuttalliana

Astragalus mollissimus

Lygodesmia juncea

Aconitum columbianum

Astragalus agrestis

Besseya wyomingensis

Prunus pensylvanica

Amaranthus powellii
Samolus parviflorus

Arnica cordifolia

Cressa truxillensis

Pterospora andromedea

Boechera grahamii

Amaranthus palmeri

Amaranthus tuberculatus

Euphorbia glyptosperma

Ibervillea tenuisecta

Spirodela polyrhiza

Bidens cernua

Cyperus esculentus

Senecio spartioides

Cyperus odoratus

Dichanthelium oligosanthes

Opuntia fragilis

Solanum elaeagnifolium

Lepidium lasiocarpum

Potamogeton natans

Hedeoma hispida

Atriplex argentea

Galium triflorum

Puccinellia nuttalliana

Abronia fragrans

Ambrosia acanthicarpa

Anemone multifida

Salvia reflexa

Pediocactus simpsonii

Stuckenia filiformis

Eleocharis obtusa

Oenothera triloba

Salix interior

Callitriche palustris

Veronica americana

Ellisia nyctelea

Fraxinus americana

Bolboschoenus maritimus

Artemisia campestris

Crepis occidentalis

Hippuris vulgaris

Pediomelum cuspidatum

Lycopus asper

Spergularia marina

Oenothera curtiflora

Cevallia sinuata

Limosella aquatica

Euphorbia spathulata

Alopecurus aequalis

Viburnum lentago

Symphoricarpos albus

Anaphalis margaritacea

Geum triflorum

Thalictrum dasycarpum

Festuca idahoensis

Rosa woodsii

Berlandiera texana

Astragalus plattensis

Artemisia cana

Amelanchier utahensis

Grindelia hirsutula

Penstemon strictus

Pulsatilla nuttalliana
Phalaris caroliniana

Asclepias subverticillata

Ulmus rubra

Amorpha nana

Robinia pseudoacacia

Picea pungens

Acmispon americanus

Cercocarpus ledifolius

Machaeranthera bigelovii

Caragana arborescens

Phalaris arundinacea

Quercus gambelii

Salix gooddingii

Abies concolor

Lupinus argenteus

Brickellia californica

Vicia americana
What to do right now for plants commonly grown here. Each links to the full regional care guide for that species, with sources.
Fall is for tapering off water and light cleanup on lavender, not the big cutback.
Fall is the best time in Lubbock to divide crowded clumps and get the plant settled in before winter.
Fall is quiet above ground for Carolina larkspur in Lubbock, as it stays dormant or just starts forming its winter rosette of leaves.
Fall is a second good planting window, and cleanup and mulching now protects the plant through winter.
Fall is a second good planting window, and the plant starts winding down toward dormancy as the weather cools.
Fall in Lubbock brings the first freeze around the end of October, and since this shrub comes from a much warmer part of Texas and Arizona, expect it to take real cold damage once that arrives.
Fall lets the plant wind down after its long bloom season and prepare for winter dormancy around Lubbock.
Fall is when tufted evening primrose finishes blooming and the spent flower stalks turn brown, a good time for one tidy cutback before winter without disturbing the low rosette underneath.
Fall is quiet for leadplant, the leaves fade and the plant starts settling in for its usual winter dieback. There is nothing to prune yet, that waits until spring.
Fall is the plant's namesake season and its heaviest bloom, so keep deadheading but stop hard pruning well before the first freeze.
Pollinator Patch turns plants like these into a front-yard plan tuned for the soil, climate, and HOA expectations of the Lubbock area.