Native plants for Chattooga County, Georgia

170 native plants recorded in Chattooga County, Georgia

The USDA plant database has 207 plants recorded growing wild in Chattooga County. 170 of them are native to the lower 48, and 9 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 108 wildflowers and herbs, 7 grasses and sedges, 16 shrubs, 8 low woody plants, 28 trees, 3 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 54 of them (32%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. A plant missing here has not been recorded yet, which is not proof it would fail.

What fits each kind of spot in Chattooga County

Sun all day in Chattooga County: 54 rated natives

22 wildflowers and herbs, 21 trees, 7 shrubs, 3 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Canadian lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Downy yellow violet (Viola pubescens) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Dotted smartweed (Polygonum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Narrowleaf evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Purpleleaf willowherb (Epilobium coloratum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Shrubby St. Johnswort (Hypericum prolificum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Half shade in Chattooga County: 26 rated natives

12 wildflowers and herbs, 11 trees, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Dotted smartweed (Polygonum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
2. Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. Purpleleaf willowherb (Epilobium coloratum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Shrubby St. Johnswort (Hypericum prolificum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Narrowleaf silkgrass (Pityopsis graminifolia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.8 ft mature · perennial
6. Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth · high shade tolerance
7. Common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance · toxicity: severe
8. Orangegrass (Hypericum gentianoides) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth

Under trees in Chattooga County: 14 rated natives

8 trees, 6 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Dotted smartweed (Polygonum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Canadian horseweed (Conyza canadensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth
3. Common sneezeweed (Helenium autumnale) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: severe
4. Hazel alder (Alnus serrulata) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
5. Honeylocust (Gleditsia triacanthos) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
6. Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
7. Sweet birch (Betula lenta) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
8. Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial

Heavy clay in Chattooga County: 38 rated natives

17 wildflowers and herbs, 12 trees, 5 shrubs, 3 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Canadian lousewort (Pedicularis canadensis) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Dotted smartweed (Polygonum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Narrowleaf evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Shrubby St. Johnswort (Hypericum prolificum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Purpleleaf willowherb (Epilobium coloratum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Virginia dayflower (Commelina virginica) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Chattooga County: 29 rated natives

13 trees, 11 wildflowers and herbs, 5 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Dotted smartweed (Polygonum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Narrowleaf evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Shrubby St. Johnswort (Hypericum prolificum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial
6. Orangegrass (Hypericum gentianoides) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth
7. Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
8. Smooth azalea (Rhododendron arborescens) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial

Never watered in Chattooga County: 18 rated natives

10 trees, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Downy yellow violet (Viola pubescens) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Narrowleaf silkgrass (Pityopsis graminifolia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.8 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance
3. Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance
4. Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
6. Orangegrass (Hypericum gentianoides) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth
7. New York fern (Thelypteris noveboracensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Stays soggy in Chattooga County: 28 rated natives

12 wildflowers and herbs, 7 trees, 6 shrubs, 3 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. American water plantain (Alisma subcordatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
2. Stiff marsh bedstraw (Galium tinctorium) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
3. Dotted smartweed (Polygonum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
4. Narrowleaf evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
5. Purpleleaf willowherb (Epilobium coloratum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
6. Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
7. Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
8. Shrubby St. Johnswort (Hypericum prolificum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Natives Chattooga County has that most of Georgia does not

26 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:

• Fernald's ticktrefoil (Desmodium fernaldii): only here
• Leafy pondweed (Potamogeton foliosus): only here
• Yellow giant hyssop (Agastache nepetoides): 2 counties
• Ribbed mock bishopweed (Ptilimnium costatum): 2 counties
• Shellbark hickory (Carya laciniosa): 3 counties
• Grooved flax (Linum sulcatum): 3 counties
• Roughstem rosinweed (Silphium radula): 3 counties
• Boott's sedge (Carex picta): 4 counties
• Roan Mountain goldenrod (Solidago roanensis): 4 counties
• Purpleleaf willowherb (Epilobium coloratum): 5 counties

Where to start in Chattooga County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Chattooga County gives you the most rated choice (54 plants), and Bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 14 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 116 unrated natives too.