Native plants for Greene County, Georgia
150 native plants recorded in Greene County, Georgia
The USDA plant database has 188 plants recorded growing wild in Greene County. 150 of them are native to the lower 48, and 13 are introduced species that this page leaves out.
By type: 79 wildflowers and herbs, 24 grasses and sedges, 7 shrubs, 6 low woody plants, 31 trees, 3 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 47 of them (31%), 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 Greene County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 47 | 0 | 103 |
| Half shade | 23 | 24 | 103 |
| Under trees | 14 | 33 | 103 |
| Heavy clay | 28 | 19 | 103 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 34 | 13 | 103 |
| Never watered | 22 | 25 | 103 |
| Stays soggy | 19 | 28 | 103 |
Sun all day in Greene County: 47 rated natives
26 trees, 9 wildflowers and herbs, 8 grasses and sedges, 3 shrubs, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - 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 - Orangegrass (Hypericum gentianoides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth - Lanceleaf greenbrier (Smilax smallii) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Rattlesnake fern (Botrychium virginianum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Half shade in Greene County: 23 rated natives
14 trees, 4 grasses and sedges, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 1 shrubs, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Orangegrass (Hypericum gentianoides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth - Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Cucumber tree (Magnolia acuminata) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Mississippi buttercup (Ranunculus laxicaulis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · perennial · toxicity: moderate - Southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Under trees in Greene County: 14 rated natives
8 trees, 4 grasses and sedges, 1 wildflowers and herbs, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Carolina foxtail (Alopecurus carolinianus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.7 ft mature · moderate growth - Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Black cherry (Prunus serotina) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: severe - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Heavy clay in Greene County: 28 rated natives
16 trees, 5 grasses and sedges, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 3 shrubs, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - 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 - Lanceleaf greenbrier (Smilax smallii) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Virginia wildrye (Elymus virginicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Slender woodoats (Chasmanthium laxum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Mountain azalea (Rhododendron canescens) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 14 ft mature · perennial · toxicity: slight
Sandy, drains fast in Greene County: 34 rated natives
18 trees, 8 grasses and sedges, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - 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 - Orangegrass (Hypericum gentianoides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth - Lanceleaf greenbrier (Smilax smallii) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Virginia wildrye (Elymus virginicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.4 ft mature · rapid growth · toxicity: slight
Never watered in Greene County: 22 rated natives
14 trees, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 grasses and sedges, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Gray goldenrod (Solidago nemoralis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Orangegrass (Hypericum gentianoides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth - Virginia wildrye (Elymus virginicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.4 ft mature · rapid growth · toxicity: slight - Slender woodoats (Chasmanthium laxum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Southern catalpa (Catalpa bignonioides) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Stays soggy in Greene County: 19 rated natives
7 trees, 6 grasses and sedges, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Bluntleaf bedstraw (Galium obtusum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - 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 - 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 - Lanceleaf greenbrier (Smilax smallii) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Needlepod rush (Juncus scirpoides) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Virginia wildrye (Elymus virginicus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Mississippi buttercup (Ranunculus laxicaulis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.2 ft mature · perennial · toxicity: moderate
Natives Greene County has that most of Georgia does not
13 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- Engelmann's spikerush (Eleocharis engelmannii): only here
- Dwarf ginseng (Panax trifolius): only here
- Philadelphia panicgrass (Panicum philadelphicum): 3 counties
- Merlin's grass (Isoetes tegetiformans): 4 counties
- Mississippi buttercup (Ranunculus laxicaulis): 5 counties
- Schwerin's false indigo (Amorpha schwerinii): 5 counties
- Mucronate sprangletop (Leptochloa panicea): 5 counties
- Wavyleaf beeblossom (Oenothera sinuosa): 6 counties
- Oglethorpe oak (Quercus oglethorpensis): 6 counties
- Osage-orange (Maclura pomifera): 7 counties
Where to start in Greene County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Greene County gives you the most rated choice (47 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 103 unrated natives too.