Native plants for Turner County, Georgia
167 native plants recorded in Turner County, Georgia
The USDA plant database has 195 plants recorded growing wild in Turner County. 167 of them are native to the lower 48, and 11 are introduced species that this page leaves out.
By type: 83 wildflowers and herbs, 18 grasses and sedges, 26 shrubs, 7 low woody plants, 30 trees, 3 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 44 of them (26%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. A plant missing here has not been recorded yet, which is not proof it would fail.
What fits each kind of spot in Turner County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 44 | 0 | 123 |
| Half shade | 26 | 18 | 123 |
| Under trees | 14 | 30 | 123 |
| Heavy clay | 31 | 13 | 123 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 34 | 10 | 123 |
| Never watered | 19 | 25 | 123 |
| Stays soggy | 29 | 15 | 123 |
Sun all day in Turner County: 44 rated natives
22 trees, 11 shrubs, 6 wildflowers and herbs, 5 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Eggleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium ovale) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.7 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial
Half shade in Turner County: 26 rated natives
15 trees, 4 grasses and sedges, 4 shrubs, 3 wildflowers and herbs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Forked rush (Juncus dichotomus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Three-way sedge (Dulichium arundinaceum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Running oak (Quercus pumila) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · high shade tolerance - Prairie wedgescale (Sphenopholis obtusata) 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
Under trees in Turner County: 14 rated natives
9 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 shrubs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Running oak (Quercus pumila) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial - Wax myrtle (Morella cerifera) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Inkberry (Ilex glabra) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · perennial - Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Ogeechee tupelo (Nyssa ogeche) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Heavy clay in Turner County: 31 rated natives
16 trees, 8 shrubs, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Laurel greenbrier (Smilax laurifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Three-way sedge (Dulichium arundinaceum) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · perennial - Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Turner County: 34 rated natives
17 trees, 9 shrubs, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 4 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial - Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Eggleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium ovale) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.7 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Forked rush (Juncus dichotomus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Never watered in Turner County: 19 rated natives
9 trees, 5 shrubs, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Dwarf huckleberry (Gaylussacia dumosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · perennial - Deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Eggleaf rosette grass (Dichanthelium ovale) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.7 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Farkleberry (Vaccinium arboreum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Running oak (Quercus pumila) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Stays soggy in Turner County: 29 rated natives
14 trees, 8 shrubs, 4 wildflowers and herbs, 3 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.2 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Swamp loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Fetterbush lyonia (Lyonia lucida) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Forked rush (Juncus dichotomus) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Laurel greenbrier (Smilax laurifolia) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Virginia sweetspire (Itea virginica) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · perennial · takes saturated soil
Natives Turner County has that most of Georgia does not
17 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- Button sedge (Carex bullata): 2 counties
- Coastal plain hawkweed (Hieracium megacephalon): 2 counties
- Bluejoint panicgrass (Panicum tenerum): 2 counties
- Pine barren deathcamas (Zigadenus leimanthoides): 2 counties
- Dotted beaksedge (Rhynchospora punctata): 3 counties
- Hairyflower spiderwort (Tradescantia hirsutiflora): 3 counties
- Southern long sedge (Carex lonchocarpa): 4 counties
- Wright's star-grass (Hypoxis wrightii): 4 counties
- Texas vervain (Verbena halei): 5 counties
- Carolina fimbry (Fimbristylis caroliniana): 6 counties
Where to start in Turner County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Turner County gives you the most rated choice (44 plants), and Common goldstar (Hypoxis hirsuta) 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 123 unrated natives too.