Native plants for Jasper County, Georgia

134 native plants recorded in Jasper County, Georgia

The USDA plant database has 167 plants recorded growing wild in Jasper County. 134 of them are native to the lower 48, and 12 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 75 wildflowers and herbs, 16 grasses and sedges, 3 shrubs, 7 low woody plants, 28 trees, 5 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 50 of them (37%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Seaside brookweed (Samolus valerandi) is also recorded as introduced.

What fits each kind of spot in Jasper County

Sun all day in Jasper County: 50 rated natives

21 trees, 17 wildflowers and herbs, 8 grasses and sedges, 2 low woody plants, 1 vines, 1 shrubs. 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. 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. Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Cardinalflower (Lobelia cardinalis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
7. Maryland senna (Senna marilandica) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
8. New York ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Half shade in Jasper County: 23 rated natives

8 wildflowers and herbs, 8 trees, 6 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
2. Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance
3. Maryland senna (Senna marilandica) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. New York ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Wrinkleleaf goldenrod (Solidago rugosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
6. Cockspur hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
7. Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. 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

Under trees in Jasper County: 14 rated natives

5 wildflowers and herbs, 5 trees, 4 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial
3. Cockspur hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
4. Purple lovegrass (Eragrostis spectabilis) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Purpletop tridens (Tridens flavus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Devil's walkingstick (Aralia spinosa) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
7. Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
8. Longleaf woodoats (Chasmanthium sessiliflorum) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Heavy clay in Jasper County: 31 rated natives

14 trees, 10 wildflowers and herbs, 4 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants, 1 vines, 1 shrubs. 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. Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. New York ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
7. Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Cockspur hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Jasper County: 32 rated natives

13 trees, 9 wildflowers and herbs, 7 grasses and sedges, 2 low woody plants, 1 shrubs. 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. Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
5. Maryland senna (Senna marilandica) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
6. Wrinkleleaf goldenrod (Solidago rugosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
7. Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial
8. Cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial

Never watered in Jasper County: 26 rated natives

10 trees, 9 wildflowers and herbs, 5 grasses and sedges, 2 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
2. Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance
3. Cardinalflower (Lobelia cardinalis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
5. Maryland senna (Senna marilandica) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
6. New York ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Wrinkleleaf goldenrod (Solidago rugosa) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
8. Cockspur hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance

Stays soggy in Jasper County: 19 rated natives

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

1. Nodding lady's tresses (Spiranthes cernua) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
2. Spotted St. Johnswort (Hypericum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
4. Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
5. Parsley hawthorn (Crataegus marshallii) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
6. Marsh seedbox (Ludwigia palustris) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
7. Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Eastern gamagrass (Tripsacum dactyloides) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial

Natives Jasper County has that most of Georgia does not

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

• Roughfruit amaranth (Amaranthus tuberculatus): only here
• Ribbed mock bishopweed (Ptilimnium costatum): 2 counties
• Pale beardtongue (Penstemon pallidus): 3 counties
• Carolina anemone (Anemone caroliniana): 5 counties
• Early buttercup (Ranunculus fascicularis): 5 counties
• Kral's sedge (Carex kraliana): 6 counties
• Oglethorpe oak (Quercus oglethorpensis): 6 counties
• Spring forget-me-not (Myosotis verna): 7 counties
• Cockspur hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli): 8 counties
• Whorled milkwort (Polygala ambigua): 8 counties

Where to start in Jasper County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Jasper County gives you the most rated choice (50 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 84 unrated natives too.