Texas Ecoregion
Pineywoods (East Texas)
7 native plants suited to the Pineywoods of Texas.
The Pineywoods covers East Texas, from the Louisiana border west to about Tyler and Lufkin. It is the wettest part of the state, with acidic sandy soils, dense pine and hardwood forests, and a long growing season. Plants here handle humid summers, more rainfall, and shade under existing trees.
Conditions: Sandy acidic soils, 40–60 inches annual rainfall, humid summers, oak-pine-hardwood forest cover.
Cities and areas: Tyler, Lufkin, Nacogdoches, Beaumont, Longview, Texarkana.
7 Native Plants for the Pineywoods
All non-toxic per the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center plant database. Click a plant for full ecoregion-specific maintenance and HOA-friendly notes.
Crossvine
Bignonia capreolata
Dwarf Palmetto
Sabal minor
Inland Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Mexican Plum
Prunus mexicana
Spiderwort
Tradescantia ohiensis
Turk's Cap
Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii
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