Native plants for Lawrence County, Mississippi

243 native plants recorded in Lawrence County, Mississippi

The USDA plant database has 322 plants recorded growing wild in Lawrence County. 243 of them are native to the lower 48, and 31 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 109 wildflowers and herbs, 32 grasses and sedges, 15 shrubs, 17 low woody plants, 55 trees, 15 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 107 of them (44%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Annual ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), Gray everlasting (Gamochaeta coarctata) and 4 more are also recorded as introduced.

What fits each kind of spot in Lawrence County

Sun all day in Lawrence County: 107 rated natives

47 trees, 22 wildflowers and herbs, 20 grasses and sedges, 10 shrubs, 5 vines, 3 low woody plants. 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. Carolina elephantsfoot (Elephantopus carolinianus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.7 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. Climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Common blue violet (Viola sororia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
6. Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial

Half shade in Lawrence County: 71 rated natives

28 trees, 16 grasses and sedges, 15 wildflowers and herbs, 6 shrubs, 3 low woody plants, 3 vines. 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. Carolina elephantsfoot (Elephantopus carolinianus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.7 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
3. 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
4. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
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 · high shade tolerance
6. Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
7. Common blue violet (Viola sororia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial

Under trees in Lawrence County: 41 rated natives

15 trees, 10 grasses and sedges, 9 wildflowers and herbs, 4 shrubs, 2 low woody plants, 1 vines. 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. Carolina elephantsfoot (Elephantopus carolinianus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.7 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. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 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. Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
7. Green hawthorn (Crataegus viridis) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
8. Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Heavy clay in Lawrence County: 74 rated natives

28 trees, 19 wildflowers and herbs, 17 grasses and sedges, 5 shrubs, 3 vines, 2 low woody plants. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Carolina elephantsfoot (Elephantopus carolinianus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.7 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) 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. Climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Common blue violet (Viola sororia) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Philadelphia fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Dotted smartweed (Polygonum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Lawrence County: 68 rated natives

34 trees, 13 grasses and sedges, 11 wildflowers and herbs, 8 shrubs, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Carolina elephantsfoot (Elephantopus carolinianus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.7 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
2. Common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) 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. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Dotted smartweed (Polygonum punctatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
8. American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 7.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight

Never watered in Lawrence County: 52 rated natives

24 trees, 11 wildflowers and herbs, 7 shrubs, 7 grasses and sedges, 3 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
2. American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
3. Carolina elephantsfoot (Elephantopus carolinianus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.7 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Prairie fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. 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
7. Oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
8. American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 7.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight

Stays soggy in Lawrence County: 46 rated natives

16 trees, 16 grasses and sedges, 8 wildflowers and herbs, 3 shrubs, 2 low woody plants, 1 vines. 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. 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
3. Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
4. Climbing hempvine (Mikania scandens) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
6. Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
7. Two-wing silverbell (Halesia diptera) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Marsh flatsedge (Cyperus pseudovegetus) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil

Natives Lawrence County has that most of Mississippi does not

6 natives here are on file in no more than 4 of Mississippi's 82 counties. A few of them:

• Yellow waterlily (Nymphaea mexicana): only here
• Ribbonleaf pondweed (Potamogeton epihydrus): only here
• Small pondweed (Potamogeton pusillus): 2 counties
• Mountain camellia (Stewartia ovata): 2 counties
• Smallfruit agrimony (Agrimonia microcarpa): 4 counties
• Early St. Johnswort (Hypericum nudiflorum): 4 counties

Where to start in Lawrence County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Lawrence County gives you the most rated choice (107 plants), and Bedstraw St. Johnswort (Hypericum galioides) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 41 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 136 unrated natives too.