Native plants for Crawford County, Georgia

64 native plants recorded in Crawford County, Georgia

USDA has only 79 plant records of any kind for Crawford County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 64 below as a floor.

By type: 31 wildflowers and herbs, 6 grasses and sedges, 8 shrubs, 1 low woody plants, 17 trees, 1 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 24 of them (38%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.

What fits each kind of spot in Crawford County

Sun all day in Crawford County: 24 rated natives

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

1. Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial
2. Two-wing silverbell (Halesia diptera) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Common ladyfern (Athyrium filix-femina) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Coral greenbrier (Smilax walteri) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Saw greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
8. Slender woodoats (Chasmanthium laxum) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Half shade in Crawford County: 11 rated natives

10 trees, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Two-wing silverbell (Halesia diptera) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance
3. Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
4. Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial
5. Cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
6. Shumard's oak (Quercus shumardii) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
7. Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
8. Willow oak (Quercus phellos) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance

Under trees in Crawford County: 8 rated natives

7 trees, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial
2. Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
3. Cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
4. Shumard's oak (Quercus shumardii) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
5. Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
6. Willow oak (Quercus phellos) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
7. Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial
8. Bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial

Heavy clay in Crawford County: 17 rated natives

10 trees, 3 shrubs, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial
2. Two-wing silverbell (Halesia diptera) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Coral greenbrier (Smilax walteri) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Saw greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
6. Slender woodoats (Chasmanthium laxum) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Blunt broom sedge (Carex tribuloides) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Crawford County: 15 rated natives

9 trees, 3 shrubs, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial
2. Coral greenbrier (Smilax walteri) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Saw greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Slender woodoats (Chasmanthium laxum) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Western brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
7. Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial
8. Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: severe

Never watered in Crawford County: 14 rated natives

8 trees, 3 shrubs, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial
2. Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Saw greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Slender woodoats (Chasmanthium laxum) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Roundleaf greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · perennial
6. Western brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
7. Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
8. Shagbark hickory (Carya ovata) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · perennial

Stays soggy in Crawford County: 11 rated natives

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

1. Two-wing silverbell (Halesia diptera) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Coral greenbrier (Smilax walteri) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
3. Blunt broom sedge (Carex tribuloides) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · takes saturated soil
4. Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Saw greenbrier (Smilax bona-nox) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
7. Slender woodoats (Chasmanthium laxum) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Red buckeye (Aesculus pavia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: severe

Natives Crawford County has that most of Georgia does not

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

• Eastern fringed catchfly (Silene polypetala): 4 counties
• Cherrybark oak (Quercus pagoda): 5 counties
• Cedarglade St. Johnswort (Hypericum frondosum): 5 counties
• Diamond-flowers (Stenaria nigricans): 5 counties
• Sharpscale sedge (Carex oxylepis): 6 counties
• Wright's plantain (Plantago wrightiana): 7 counties

Where to start in Crawford County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Crawford County gives you the most rated choice (24 plants), and Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 8 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 40 unrated natives too.