Flower profile
Texas yellow star
Lindheimera texana
Texas yellow star is a wildflower that USDA PLANTS lists as native in the lower 48 states. In Texas it's most often seen in bloom in March–June.
*iNaturalist research-grade observations, as of October 17, 2026.
On our lists for: Texas
Quick look
Lindheimera texana, commonly known as Texas yellow star, is a species of flowering plant in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae. It is found in the south-western United States and northern Mexico (Coahuila). Other common names include star daisy, Texas star and Lindheimer daisy,
- It belongs to the Asteraceae family. iNaturalist
- USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a annual life cycle. USDA PLANTS
- USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 4 states. USDA PLANTS
- NatureServe lists it as native to Texas. NatureServe
- In Texas, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in March–June. iNaturalist
- iNaturalist has 9,544 research-grade sightings of it in Texas, ranking #58 among the 109 flowers on our Texas list. iNaturalist
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When does it bloom?
In Texas, most flowering sightings come in March–June.
Conservation status
- Federal (U.S. ESA)
- Not listed No U.S. Endangered Species Act listing in the USFWS ECOS database. USFWS ECOS
- NatureServe global
- G5 Secure worldwide. NatureServe
- Texas
- Not listed Not on Texas endangered and threatened plants (31 Tex. Admin. Code § 69.8), as listed by Texas Parks and Wildlife. NatureServe: SNR, not yet ranked in Texas. 31 TAC 69.8
- Rare elsewhere
- Other states where NatureServe ranks it rare or missing: AR (SH), LA (S1). (S1 critically imperiled, S2 imperiled, SH possibly extirpated, SX presumed extirpated.)
Checked October 17, 2026. Rankings and lists can change, so follow the links for the latest.
Can you eat it?
None of the sources we checked (NC State Extension (no page for this plant), USDA PLANTS) say whether it's edible or poisonous for people.
It isn't on the ASPCA plant list.
🌿 Never eat a wild plant unless you're certain of its ID; this isn't medical advice. Worried about a person? Call Poison Control at 1-800-222-1222. Worried about a pet? Call your vet.
Where does it grow?
USDA PLANTS records Texas yellow star in 4 states.
recorded by USDA PLANTS on our state lists not recorded
See the full list of states
Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas.
Texas counties with USDA records: Archer, Atascosa, Bandera, Bastrop, Baylor, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Brazos, Brown, Burleson, Burnet, Caldwell, Callahan, Childress, Clay, Coleman, Colorado, Comal, Comanche, Coryell, Crockett, Dallas, DeWitt, Denton, Dickens, Eastland, Erath, Falls, Fayette, Foard, Garza, Gillespie, Gonzales, Grayson, Grimes, Guadalupe, Hamilton, Hays, Hill, Jack, Johnson, Karnes, Kerr, Lampasas, Lee, Leon, Limestone, Live Oak, Llano, Lynn, McCulloch, McLennan, Medina, Menard, Milam, Mills, Mitchell, Montague, Montgomery, Navarro, Nolan, Palo Pinto, Parker, Robertson, San Saba, Schleicher, Shackelford, Somervell, Sutton, Tarrant, Taylor, Throckmorton, Travis, Uvalde, Val Verde, Walker, Washington, Wichita, Williamson, Wilson, Wise, Young.
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Sources
- USDA, NRCS. PLANTS Database, profile LITE3.
- iNaturalist, Lindheimera texana: taxonomy, research-grade observation counts and “Flowering” annotations, retrieved October 17, 2026.
- Wikipedia, Lindheimera texana (lead quoted under CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Texas: Texas endangered and threatened plants (31 Tex. Admin. Code § 69.8), as listed by Texas Parks and Wildlife.
- Texas: Texas noxious and invasive plant list (4 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.300(a)).
- USFWS, ECOS species database (ESA listing check), October 17, 2026.
- NatureServe Explorer, Lindheimera texana (global and state ranks).
- Edibility and toxicity: no source found (marked "not well documented").
- Photo: Cody Stricker via iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0 · resized.