Native plants for Webster County, Georgia
24 native plants recorded in Webster County, Georgia
USDA has only 29 plant records of any kind for Webster County, against 3,181 natives statewide. That is a gap in who has collected here, not a shortage of plants, so treat the 24 below as a floor.
By type: 8 wildflowers and herbs, 4 grasses and sedges, 1 low woody plants, 10 trees, 1 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 12 of them (50%), and only those can be matched to a spot below.
What fits each kind of spot in Webster County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Half shade | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Under trees | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Heavy clay | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Never watered | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Stays soggy | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Sun all day in Webster County: 12 rated natives
7 trees, 3 wildflowers and herbs, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Autumn bluegrass (Poa autumnalis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 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 - 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 - Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Half shade in Webster County: 6 rated natives
4 trees, 2 grasses and sedges. The first 6, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Autumn bluegrass (Poa autumnalis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Turkey oak (Quercus laevis) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial · high shade tolerance - Prickly bog sedge (Carex atlantica) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · needs saturated soil (pond or bog), not a regular bed
Under trees in Webster County: 4 rated natives
4 trees. The first 4, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- 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 - 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
Heavy clay in Webster 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:
- Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) 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 - Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Black willow (Salix nigra) 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 - Prickly bog sedge (Carex atlantica) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · needs saturated soil (pond or bog), not a regular bed - Dwarf palmetto (Sabal minor) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 9 ft mature · perennial · needs saturated soil (pond or bog), not a regular bed
Sandy, drains fast in Webster County: 8 rated natives
5 trees, 2 wildflowers and herbs, 1 grasses and sedges. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Autumn bluegrass (Poa autumnalis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 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 - 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 - Laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Blackjack oak (Quercus marilandica) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · perennial
Never watered in Webster County: 4 rated natives
2 wildflowers and herbs, 2 trees. The first 4, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 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 - 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 Webster 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:
- Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Prickly bog sedge (Carex atlantica) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 1.8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Royal fern (Osmunda regalis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Dwarf palmetto (Sabal minor) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 9 ft mature · perennial · takes saturated soil - Black willow (Salix nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Water oak (Quercus nigra) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · rapid growth · perennial
Natives Webster County has that most of Georgia does not
3 natives here are on file in no more than 8 of Georgia's 159 counties. A few of them:
- Brome-like sedge (Carex bromoides): 2 counties
- Northern long sedge (Carex folliculata): 8 counties
- Arkansas oak (Quercus arkansana): 8 counties
Where to start in Webster County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Webster County gives you the most rated choice (12 plants), and Swamp titi (Cyrilla racemiflora) is the easiest start on that list. Never watered is the hard one here: 4 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 12 unrated natives too.