Native plants for Lincoln County, Georgia

215 native plants recorded in Lincoln County, Georgia

The USDA plant database has 259 plants recorded growing wild in Lincoln County. 215 of them are native to the lower 48, and 11 are introduced species that this page leaves out.

By type: 105 wildflowers and herbs, 24 grasses and sedges, 17 shrubs, 12 low woody plants, 43 trees, 14 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 85 of them (40%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Annual ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) is also recorded as introduced.

What fits each kind of spot in Lincoln County

Sun all day in Lincoln County: 85 rated natives

37 trees, 24 wildflowers and herbs, 11 grasses and sedges, 8 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 goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
5. Heartleaf peppervine (Ampelopsis cordata) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid 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. Hairy lespedeza (Lespedeza hirta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Half shade in Lincoln County: 52 rated natives

26 trees, 12 wildflowers and herbs, 9 grasses and sedges, 2 vines, 2 shrubs, 1 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 · high shade tolerance
2. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
3. Hairy lespedeza (Lespedeza hirta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
4. Sawtooth sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
5. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
6. Common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
7. Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
8. American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial

Under trees in Lincoln County: 28 rated natives

19 trees, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 grasses and sedges, 1 vines, 1 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. Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. Hairy lespedeza (Lespedeza hirta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Sawtooth sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Valley redstem (Ammannia coccinea) low woody plants
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · moderate growth
6. Little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Common evening primrose (Oenothera biennis) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 5 ft mature · rapid growth
8. American plum (Prunus americana) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight

Heavy clay in Lincoln County: 53 rated natives

19 trees, 17 wildflowers and herbs, 8 grasses and sedges, 6 shrubs, 2 low woody plants, 1 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. Heartleaf peppervine (Ampelopsis cordata) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
6. American beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. Hairy lespedeza (Lespedeza hirta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. 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

Sandy, drains fast in Lincoln County: 63 rated natives

28 trees, 14 wildflowers and herbs, 10 grasses and sedges, 7 shrubs, 3 vines, 1 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. Heartleaf peppervine (Ampelopsis cordata) vines
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 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. Hairy lespedeza (Lespedeza hirta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
7. 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
8. 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

Never watered in Lincoln County: 44 rated natives

17 trees, 14 wildflowers and herbs, 5 shrubs, 5 grasses and sedges, 2 low woody plants, 1 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 goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 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. 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
7. Hairy lespedeza (Lespedeza hirta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 9.8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance

Stays soggy in Lincoln County: 33 rated natives

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

1. 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
2. Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
3. Golden tickseed (Coreopsis tinctoria) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
5. 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
6. Coppery St. Johnswort (Hypericum denticulatum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial
7. Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
8. Lanceleaf greenbrier (Smilax smallii) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil

Natives Lincoln County has that most of Georgia does not

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

• Sawtooth sunflower (Helianthus grosseserratus): only here
• Early azalea (Rhododendron prinophyllum): only here
• Rosy sedge (Carex rosea): 2 counties
• Shoestring fern (Vittaria lineata): 2 counties
• Shoals spiderlily (Hymenocallis coronaria): 3 counties
• American bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus unifoliolatus): 3 counties
• Longspike tridens (Tridens strictus): 4 counties
• Running serviceberry (Amelanchier stolonifera): 4 counties
• Schwerin's false indigo (Amorpha schwerinii): 5 counties
• Valley redstem (Ammannia coccinea): 6 counties

Where to start in Lincoln County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Lincoln County gives you the most rated choice (85 plants), and Carolina elephantsfoot (Elephantopus carolinianus) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 28 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 130 unrated natives too.