Native plants for Pulaski County, Georgia

69 native plants recorded in Pulaski County, Georgia

USDA has only 78 plant records of any kind for Pulaski County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 69 below as a floor.

By type: 37 wildflowers and herbs, 6 grasses and sedges, 4 shrubs, 1 low woody plants, 18 trees, 3 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 20 of them (29%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.

What fits each kind of spot in Pulaski County

Sun all day in Pulaski County: 20 rated natives

12 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 3 grasses and sedges, 2 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. 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
2. Golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth
3. Needleleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium aciculare) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
4. Southern waxy sedge (Carex glaucescens) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
5. Western brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
6. Coastal doghobble (Leucothoe axillaris) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.5 ft mature · perennial
7. Inkberry (Ilex glabra) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · perennial
8. Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial

Half shade in Pulaski County: 11 rated natives

7 trees, 2 grasses and sedges, 1 wildflowers and herbs, 1 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · high shade tolerance
2. Needleleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium aciculare) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. Southern waxy sedge (Carex glaucescens) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Inkberry (Ilex glabra) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance
5. Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
6. Pond pine (Pinus serotina) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
7. Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
8. Willow oak (Quercus phellos) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance

Under trees in Pulaski County: 6 rated natives

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

1. Golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth
2. Inkberry (Ilex glabra) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · perennial
3. Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
4. Pond pine (Pinus serotina) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
5. Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
6. Willow oak (Quercus phellos) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial

Heavy clay in Pulaski County: 12 rated natives

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

1. 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
2. Golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth
3. Southern waxy sedge (Carex glaucescens) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
4. Coastal doghobble (Leucothoe axillaris) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.5 ft mature · perennial
5. Inkberry (Ilex glabra) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · perennial
6. Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
7. Pond pine (Pinus serotina) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
8. Swamp chestnut oak (Quercus michauxii) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial

Sandy, drains fast in Pulaski County: 13 rated natives

8 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. 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
2. Needleleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium aciculare) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
3. Western brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
4. Coastal doghobble (Leucothoe axillaris) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.5 ft mature · perennial
5. Inkberry (Ilex glabra) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · perennial
6. Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
7. Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
8. Spruce pine (Pinus glabra) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial

Never watered in Pulaski County: 7 rated natives

4 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 7, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. 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
2. Needleleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium aciculare) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance
3. Western brackenfern (Pteridium aquilinum) wildflowers and herbs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
4. American beech (Fagus grandifolia) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · high drought tolerance
5. American holly (Ilex opaca) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial
6. Hophornbeam (Ostrya virginiana) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial
7. White oak (Quercus alba) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial

Stays soggy in Pulaski County: 8 rated natives

4 trees, 2 grasses and sedges, 2 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:

1. Greater bladder sedge (Carex intumescens) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
2. Southern waxy sedge (Carex glaucescens) grasses and sedges
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
3. Inkberry (Ilex glabra) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · perennial · takes saturated soil
4. Coastal doghobble (Leucothoe axillaris) shrubs
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6.5 ft mature · perennial
5. Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
6. Spruce pine (Pinus glabra) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil
7. Pond pine (Pinus serotina) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · moderate growth · perennial
8. Pond cypress (Taxodium ascendens) trees
   USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · takes saturated soil

Natives Pulaski County has that most of Georgia does not

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

• Golden crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides): 2 counties
• Florida willow (Salix floridana): 2 counties
• Sand pine (Pinus clausa): 5 counties
• Rose of Plymouth (Sabatia stellaris): 5 counties
• Ovate marsh fern (Thelypteris ovata): 5 counties
• Smallflower fumewort (Corydalis micrantha): 7 counties
• Awnpetal meadowbeauty (Rhexia aristosa): 7 counties
• Western tansymustard (Descurainia pinnata): 8 counties
• Piedmont leather-root (Orbexilum lupinellum): 8 counties
• Leavenworth's goldenrod (Solidago leavenworthii): 8 counties

Where to start in Pulaski County

If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Pulaski County gives you the most rated choice (20 plants), and American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 6 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 49 unrated natives too.