Native plants for Clinch County, Georgia

108 native plants recorded in Clinch County, Georgia

USDA has only 126 plant records of any kind for Clinch County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 108 below as a floor.

By type: 50 wildflowers and herbs, 8 grasses and sedges, 19 shrubs, 8 low woody plants, 20 trees, 3 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 35 of them (32%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Black elderberry (Sambucus nigra) is also recorded as introduced.

What fits each kind of spot in Clinch County

Sun all day in Clinch County: 35 rated natives

13 trees, 9 shrubs, 8 wildflowers and herbs, 3 low woody plants, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Pennsylvania bittercress (Cardamine pensylvanica) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
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
5. Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial
7. Narrowleaf silkgrass (Pityopsis graminifolia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.8 ft mature · perennial
8. Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Half shade in Clinch County: 20 rated natives

7 trees, 6 shrubs, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 low woody plants, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
2. Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
3. Narrowleaf silkgrass (Pityopsis graminifolia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.8 ft mature · perennial
4. Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
6. Common rush (Juncus effusus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
7. Roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance
8. Running oak (Quercus pumila) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance

Under trees in Clinch County: 14 rated natives

4 shrubs, 4 trees, 2 low woody plants, 2 grasses and sedges, 2 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Common rush (Juncus effusus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial
6. Running oak (Quercus pumila) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial
7. Waterpod (Hydrolea quadrivalvis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · perennial
8. Giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial

Heavy clay in Clinch County: 26 rated natives

10 trees, 7 wildflowers and herbs, 5 shrubs, 2 low woody plants, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Pennsylvania bittercress (Cardamine pensylvanica) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. 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
4. Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · 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. Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Swamp rose (Rosa palustris) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Clinch County: 25 rated natives

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

1. Pennsylvania bittercress (Cardamine pensylvanica) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. 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
4. Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial
6. Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
8. Bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Never watered in Clinch County: 13 rated natives

6 shrubs, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 2 trees, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Peelbark St. Johnswort (Hypericum fasciculatum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
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. Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial
4. Running oak (Quercus pumila) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance
5. Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Common rush (Juncus effusus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
8. Swamp azalea (Rhododendron viscosum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial

Stays soggy in Clinch County: 24 rated natives

10 trees, 5 wildflowers and herbs, 5 shrubs, 2 low woody plants, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Crimsoneyed rosemallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
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 · takes saturated soil
3. Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
4. Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Swamp rose (Rosa palustris) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
8. Bushy bluestem (Andropogon glomeratus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil

Natives Clinch County has that most of Georgia does not

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

• Florida lobelia (Lobelia floridana): 2 counties
• Florida orangegrass (Ctenium floridanum): 4 counties
• Southern needleleaf (Tillandsia setacea): 4 counties
• Yellow screwstem (Bartonia virginica): 5 counties
• Whisk fern (Psilotum nudum): 5 counties
• Oneseed bur cucumber (Sicyos angulatus): 5 counties
• Swamp flatsedge (Cyperus distinctus): 6 counties
• Pine barren fluffgrass (Tridens ambiguus): 6 counties
• Shortleaf yelloweyed grass (Xyris brevifolia): 6 counties
• Water toothleaf (Stillingia aquatica): 7 counties

Where to start in Clinch County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Clinch County gives you the most rated choice (35 plants), and Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) is the easiest start on that list. Never watered is the hard one here: 13 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 73 unrated natives too.