Native plants for Marion County, Georgia
43 native plants recorded in Marion County, Georgia
USDA has only 49 plant records of any kind for Marion County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 43 below as a floor.
By type: 16 wildflowers and herbs, 6 grasses and sedges, 3 shrubs, 1 low woody plants, 16 trees, 1 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 20 of them (47%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Basketgrass (Oplismenus hirtellus) is also recorded as introduced.
What fits each kind of spot in Marion County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 20 | 0 | 23 |
| Half shade | 13 | 7 | 23 |
| Under trees | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| Heavy clay | 13 | 7 | 23 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 13 | 7 | 23 |
| Never watered | 6 | 14 | 23 |
| Stays soggy | 11 | 9 | 23 |
Sun all day in Marion County: 20 rated natives
12 trees, 5 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Hop sedge (Carex lupulina) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.3 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 - Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Shallow sedge (Carex lurida) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Half shade in Marion County: 13 rated natives
8 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Hop sedge (Carex lupulina) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Shallow sedge (Carex lurida) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Ditch stonecrop (Penthorum sedoides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · perennial - Common winterberry (Ilex verticillata) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Hazel alder (Alnus serrulata) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Marion County: 7 rated natives
5 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs. The first 7, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Hazel alder (Alnus serrulata) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) 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 - Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial - Broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · needs saturated soil (pond or bog), not a regular bed - Marsh seedbox (Ludwigia palustris) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 0.2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · needs saturated soil (pond or bog), not a regular bed
Heavy clay in Marion County: 13 rated natives
6 trees, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Shallow sedge (Carex lurida) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Hop sedge (Carex lupulina) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.3 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 - Ditch stonecrop (Penthorum sedoides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · perennial - Common winterberry (Ilex verticillata) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Marion County: 13 rated natives
9 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Shallow sedge (Carex lurida) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Sweetbay (Magnolia virginiana) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Western brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Hazel alder (Alnus serrulata) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Never watered in Marion County: 6 rated natives
4 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs. The first 6, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Ditch stonecrop (Penthorum sedoides) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · perennial - Western brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · high drought tolerance
Stays soggy in Marion County: 11 rated natives
5 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - 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 - Hop sedge (Carex lupulina) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Large gallberry (Ilex coriacea) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 12 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Mountain azalea (Rhododendron canescens) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 14 ft mature · perennial · toxicity: slight - Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Shallow sedge (Carex lurida) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Natives Marion 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:
- Clammy locust (Robinia viscosa): only here
- Chapman's yelloweyed grass (Xyris chapmanii): only here
- Taylor County goldaster (Pityopsis pinifolia): 2 counties
- Atlantic white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides): 3 counties
- Elliott's sedge (Carex elliottii): 6 counties
- Arkansas oak (Quercus arkansana): 8 counties
Where to start in Marion County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Marion County gives you the most rated choice (20 plants), and Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) is the easiest start on that list. Never watered is the hard one here: 6 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 23 unrated natives too.