Texas Biomes Map

Texas is big, and the biomes prove it. We’ve mapped deserts, plains, forests, and coastal areas across the state. The west-to-east shift is especially clear. Few states show this much change on a single map.

Map Information

State of Texas
Texas Biomes Map
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Our table below displays the biome area and percent for Texas.

Biome	Area (Square Miles)	Percent
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands	55091	20.8
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests	21150	8.0
Temperate Conifer Forests	24704	9.3
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands	139846	52.9
Tropical & Subtropical Coniferous Forests	980	0.4
Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands	22555	8.5

Our table below displays the ecoregion area and percent for Texas.

Ecoregion	Area (Square Miles)	Percent
Arizona Mountains forests	82	0.0
Central-Southern US mixed grasslands	18057	6.8
Chihuahuan desert	34412	13.0
Cross-Timbers savanna-woodland	20048	7.6
East Central Texas forests	21150	8.0
Edwards Plateau savanna	28944	11.0
Piney Woods	24622	9.3
Sierra Madre Oriental pine-oak forests	980	0.4
Tamaulipan mezquital	20679	7.8
Texas blackland prairies	16750	6.3
Western Gulf coastal grasslands	22555	8.5
Western shortgrass prairie	56047	21.2