Native plants · Florida
Native plants of Holmes County
333 plant species are recorded as native to Florida in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Holmes County by USDA PLANTS. 148 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 1 more species is listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Holmes County, Florida
- Native species
- 333 Typical Florida county: 385 (median of 67 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 148 Typical Florida county: 170
- Share by type (all 333 native species)
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Percent of the 333 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (48%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (22%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 148
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American basswood Tilia americana | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| American beautyberry Callicarpa americana | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6b |
| American beech Fagus grandifolia | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| American pokeweed Phytolacca americana | Wildflower (forb) | 7.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American snowbell Styrax americanus | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 5b |
| American sycamore Platanus occidentalis | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| American wisteria Wisteria frutescens | Vine | 50 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| bald cypress Taxodium distichum | Tree | 130 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| bedstraw St. Johnswort Hypericum galioides | Shrub | 2.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 7a |
| big bluestem Andropogon gerardii | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 2b |
| bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 2b |
| black oak Quercus velutina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| black willow Salix nigra | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1b |
| blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| blackgum Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | 95 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| blunt spikerush Eleocharis obtusa | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| bristlystalked sedge Carex leptalea | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| broadleaf arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| bursting-heart Euonymus americanus | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| butterweed Packera glabella | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 10b |
| Canada germander Teucrium canadense | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| Canada goldenrod Solidago altissima | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| Carolina ash Fraxinus caroliniana | Tree | 39 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 7b |
| Carolina redroot Lachnanthes caroliana | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8b |
| Carolina silverbell Halesia carolina | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| cat greenbrier Smilax glauca | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Chickasaw plum Prunus angustifolia | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| climbing hempvine Mikania scandens | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| coastal doghobble Leucothoe axillaris | Shrub | 6.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 7b |
| coastal plain willow Salix caroliniana | Tree | 33 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7b |
| coastal sweetpepperbush Clethra alnifolia | Shrub | 16 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| comfortroot Hibiscus aculeatus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8b |
| common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| common evening primrose Oenothera biennis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| common serviceberry Amelanchier arborea | Tree | 36 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| common sweetleaf Symplocos tinctoria | Tree | 20 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 5a |
| common winterberry Ilex verticillata | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| coral greenbrier Smilax walteri | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6b |
| cucumber tree Magnolia acuminata | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| deerberry Vaccinium stamineum | Shrub | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| dense blazing star Liatris spicata | Wildflower (forb) | 4.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| dwarf palmetto Sabal minor | Tree | 9 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| dwarf St. Johnswort Hypericum mutilum | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides | Tree | 190 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| eggleaf rosette grass Dichanthelium ovale | Grass or grass-like | 1.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| false indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa | Shrub | 15 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| farkleberry Vaccinium arboreum | Tree | 28 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| fetterbush lyonia Lyonia lucida | Shrub | 6.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7b |
| flowering dogwood Cornus florida | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| forked rush Juncus dichotomus | Grass or grass-like | 2.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 8b |
| giant cane Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| grassleaf rush Juncus marginatus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| greater bladder sedge Carex intumescens | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| green hawthorn Crataegus viridis | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| Gulf Sebastian-bush Ditrysinia fruticosa | Shrub | 12 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| hairy lespedeza Lespedeza hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| haspan flatsedge Cyperus haspan | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| hazel alder Alnus serrulata | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| inkberry Ilex glabra | Shrub | 8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| jointed spikesedge Eleocharis equisetoides | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| lanceleaf tickseed Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6b |
| laurel oak Quercus laurifolia | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| lesser creeping rush Juncus repens | Grass or grass-like | 6.8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8b |
| loblolly pine Pinus taeda | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6b |
| longleaf pine Pinus palustris | Tree | 120 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| marsh flatsedge Cyperus pseudovegetus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8a |
| mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa | Tree | 85 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia | Tree | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| muscadine Vitis rotundifolia | Vine | 30 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| narrowleaf evening primrose Oenothera fruticosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| narrowleaf silkgrass Pityopsis graminifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| needleleaf rosette grass Dichanthelium aciculare | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 7b |
| needlepod rush Juncus scirpoides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 7a |
| New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| Ogeechee tupelo Nyssa ogeche | Tree | 50 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6b |
| orangegrass Hypericum gentianoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 12a |
| overcup oak Quercus lyrata | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| parsley hawthorn Crataegus marshallii | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| peelbark St. Johnswort Hypericum fasciculatum | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun | — | Zone 7b |
| peppervine Nekemias arborea | Vine | 1 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| pickerelweed Pontederia cordata | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| pine barren goldenrod Solidago fistulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| planertree Planera aquatica | Tree | 50 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| poorland flatsedge Cyperus compressus | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| possumhaw Viburnum nudum | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| possumhaw Ilex decidua | Tree | 33 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| poverty rush Juncus tenuis | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| purple lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| red chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5b |
| red maple Acer rubrum | Tree | 68 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| redroot flatsedge Cyperus erythrorhizos | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| river birch Betula nigra | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| rough bentgrass Agrostis scabra | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza capitata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| roundleaf goldenrod Solidago patula | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| roundpod St. Johnswort Hypericum cistifolium | Shrub | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sarvis holly Ilex amelanchier | Tree | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 8b |
| saw palmetto Serenoa repens | Tree | 7 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| sharpwing monkeyflower Mimulus alatus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| shortbristle horned beaksedge Rhynchospora corniculata | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| slash pine Pinus elliottii | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| slender woodoats Chasmanthium laxum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| smallfruit beggarticks Bidens mitis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum | Tree | 35 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| southern bayberry Morella caroliniensis | Tree | 7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| southern sugar maple Acer floridanum | Tree | 50 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| southern waxy sedge Carex glaucescens | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6a |
| Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides | Vine | — | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 9b |
| splitbeard bluestem Andropogon ternarius | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| spruce pine Pinus glabra | Tree | 90 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| St. Peterswort Hypericum crux-andreae | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6b |
| stiff dogwood Cornus foemina | Tree | 16 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| sugarcane plumegrass Saccharum giganteum | Grass or grass-like | 9.8 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| swamp doghobble Eubotrys racemosus | Shrub | 13 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| swamp loosestrife Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| swamp titi Cyrilla racemiflora | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 6b |
| swamp tupelo Nyssa biflora | Tree | 115 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5b |
| switchgrass Panicum virgatum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| taperleaf water horehound Lycopus rubellus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| tenangle pipewort Eriocaulon decangulare | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6b |
| trumpet creeper Campsis radicans | Vine | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| trumpetweed Eutrochium fistulosum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| two-wing silverbell Halesia diptera | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 8a |
| velvet panicum Dichanthelium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 4.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Virginia dayflower Commelina virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Virginia iris Iris virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8b |
| Virginia sweetspire Itea virginica | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| waterpod Hydrolea quadrivalvis | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8b |
| waterthread pondweed Potamogeton diversifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| white edge sedge Carex debilis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6a |
| white fringetree Chionanthus virginicus | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| winged elm Ulmus alata | Tree | 65 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| winged sumac Rhus copallinum | Tree | 8 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| winter bentgrass Agrostis hyemalis | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| woolly rosette grass Dichanthelium scabriusculum | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| yaupon Ilex vomitoria | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 185
PLANTS has no growing records for these, so light, moisture, height and zone filters cannot include them. Many are wild species seldom sold by nurseries.
Hidden while “Garden-ready only” is on.
- American black nightshade Solanum americanum
- American buckwheat vine Brunnichia ovata
- American burnweed Erechtites hieraciifolius
- American white waterlily Nymphaea odorata
- American wild carrot Daucus pusillus
- anisescented goldenrod Solidago odora
- aquatic milkweed Asclepias perennis
- arrowfeather threeawn Aristida purpurascens
- Atlantic goldenrod Solidago arguta
- Atlantic pigeonwings Clitoria mariana
- axilflower Mecardonia acuminata
- azure blue sage Salvia azurea
- beach false foxglove Agalinis fasciculata
- beaked cornsalad Valerianella radiata
- beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
- bearded skeletongrass Gymnopogon ambiguus
- bent sedge Carex styloflexa
- blackseed speargrass Piptochaetium avenaceum
- bright green spikerush Eleocharis olivacea
- bristly scaleseed Spermolepis echinata
- bunched beaksedge Rhynchospora cephalantha
- button eryngo Eryngium yuccifolium
- Canada lettuce Lactuca canadensis
- Carolina desert-chicory Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
- Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
- Carolina ponysfoot Dichondra carolinensis
- Carolina puccoon Lithospermum caroliniense
- Carolina wild petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
- Carolina woollywhite Hymenopappus scabiosaeus
- clasping milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis
- climbing dogbane Trachelospermum difforme
- clustered beaksedge Rhynchospora glomerata
- coastal false asphodel Triantha racemosa
- coastal plain sedge Carex crebriflora
- compact dodder Cuscuta compacta
- cone-cup spikerush Eleocharis tuberculosa
- creeping burhead Echinodorus cordifolius
- creeping primrose-willow Ludwigia repens
- crested yellow orchid Platanthera cristata
- crippled cranefly Tipularia discolor
- crowpoison Nothoscordum bivalve
- cutleaf groundcherry Physalis angulata
- cylindricfruit primrose-willow Ludwigia glandulosa
- cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
- devil's grandmother Elephantopus tomentosus
- diamond-flowers Stenaria nigricans
- downy danthonia Danthonia sericea
- downy lobelia Lobelia puberula
- downy phlox Phlox pilosa
- downy yellow false foxglove Aureolaria virginica
- drumheads Polygala cruciata
- eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
- eastern silver aster Symphyotrichum concolor
- Elliott's rush Juncus elliottii
- erect centella Centella erecta
- eyebane Chamaesyce nutans
- fewflower milkweed Asclepias lanceolata
- fewleaf sunflower Helianthus occidentalis
- flattened pipewort Eriocaulon compressum
- Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum
- Florida yellow flax Linum floridanum
- flypoison Amianthium muscitoxicum
- forked bluecurls Trichostema dichotomum
- fringed nutrush Scleria ciliata
- fringed yelloweyed grass Xyris fimbriata
- globe beaksedge Rhynchospora globularis
- globefruit primrose-willow Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
- grassy arrowhead Sagittaria graminea
- greater marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum walteri
- gum bully Sideroxylon lanuginosum
- hairy clustervine Jacquemontia tamnifolia
- heartwing sorrel Rumex hastatulus
- helmet flower Scutellaria integrifolia
- hyssopleaf sandmat Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
- juniper leaf Polypremum procumbens
- justiceweed Eupatorium leucolepis
- lanceleaf blanketflower Gaillardia aestivalis
- largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
- lax hornpod Mitreola petiolata
- leathery rush Juncus coriaceus
- lesser snakeroot Ageratina aromatica
- lined sedge Carex striatula
- little floating bladderwort Utricularia radiata
- littlehip hawthorn Crataegus spathulata
- lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
- Long's sedge Carex longii
- longbeak beaksedge Rhynchospora scirpoides
- loosehead beaksedge Rhynchospora chalarocephala
- Louisiana sedge Carex louisianica
- lowland rotala Rotala ramosior
- lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata
- man of the earth Ipomoea pandurata
- marsh mermaidweed Proserpinaca palustris
- Maryland goldenaster Chrysopsis mariana
- Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana
- meadow garlic Allium canadense
- meadow zizia Zizia aptera
- Michaux's croton Croton michauxii
- narrow plumegrass Saccharum baldwinii
- narrowleaf bluecurls Trichostema setaceum
- narrowleaf primrose-willow Ludwigia linearis
- netted nutrush Scleria reticularis
- Nuttall's lobelia Lobelia nuttallii
- oak mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum
- paleleaf woodland sunflower Helianthus strumosus
- partridgeberry Mitchella repens
- pineywoods dropseed Sporobolus junceus
- pink fuzzybean Strophostyles umbellata
- plains snakecotton Froelichia floridana
- prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
- procession flower Polygala incarnata
- purple false foxglove Agalinis purpurea
- purple meadowparsnip Thaspium trifoliatum
- purple passionflower Passiflora incarnata
- purple sandgrass Triplasis purpurea
- queen's-delight Stillingia sylvatica
- rabbit-tobacco Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
- rice button aster Symphyotrichum dumosum
- Richard's yelloweyed grass Xyris jupicai
- romerillo Bidens alba
- rough false pennyroyal Hedeoma hispida
- rough Mexican clover Richardia scabra
- rough panicgrass Dichanthelium leucothrix
- roundfruit hedgehyssop Gratiola virginiana
- roundleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium rotundifolium
- roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
- Sampson's snakeroot Orbexilum pedunculatum
- seaside threeawn Aristida tuberculosa
- sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
- sleepy silene Silene antirrhina
- slender fimbry Fimbristylis autumnalis
- slender goldentop Euthamia caroliniana
- slender lespedeza Lespedeza virginica
- slender rose gentian Sabatia campanulata
- slender threeseed mercury Acalypha gracilens
- slender woodland sedge Carex digitalis
- slimpod rush Juncus diffusissimus
- slimspike threeawn Aristida longespica
- Small's ragwort Packera anonyma
- Small's yelloweyed grass Xyris smalliana
- smallflower thoroughwort Eupatorium semiserratum
- smallfruit spikerush Eleocharis microcarpa
- smooth elephantsfoot Elephantopus nudatus
- smooth yellow false foxglove Aureolaria flava
- snakemouth orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides
- sneezeweed Helenium amarum
- snowy orchid Platanthera nivea
- southern bladderwort Utricularia juncea
- southern cutgrass Leersia hexandra
- southern dewberry Rubus trivialis
- southern sandbur Cenchrus echinatus
- southern whitetop Doellingeria sericocarpoides
- spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
- spreading sandwort Arenaria lanuginosa
- spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
- spurred butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- stiff cowbane Oxypolis rigidior
- stiff yellow flax Linum medium
- stinking camphorweed Pluchea foetida
- swamp leather flower Clematis crispa
- swollen bladderwort Utricularia inflata
- tapered rosette grass Dichanthelium acuminatum
- tenlobe false foxglove Agalinis obtusifolia
- Texas vervain Verbena halei
- thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum
- thymeleaf pinweed Lechea minor
- tuberous grasspink Calopogon tuberosus
- Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
- Virginia chainfern Woodwardia virginica
- Virginia dwarfdandelion Krigia virginica
- Virginia marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum virginicum
- warty panicgrass Panicum verrucosum
- weak rush Juncus debilis
- white crownbeard Verbesina virginica
- white fringed orchid Platanthera blephariglottis
- white thoroughwort Eupatorium album
- white wild indigo Baptisia alba
- whitemouth dayflower Commelina erecta
- woolly dutchman's pipe Aristolochia tomentosa
- woolly ragwort Packera tomentosa
- woollysheath threeawn Aristida lanosa
- yankeeweed Eupatorium compositifolium
- yellow spikerush Eleocharis flavescens
- yellowseed false pimpernel Lindernia dubia
Also listed as native and introduced here 1
PLANTS labels these species both native and introduced in this state: some forms are native and others were brought in from elsewhere. Most gardeners should choose plants from the main list.
- annual ragweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
Compared with Florida
The typical county is the median of the 67 Florida counties with PLANTS county records; the statewide figure counts every species native anywhere in the state. More species is not better or worse: counties differ in size, habitat and how thoroughly they have been surveyed.
| Measure | Holmes County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 333 | 385 | 1,282 |
| Garden-ready natives | 148 | 170 | 493 |
| Tree | 58 | — | 166 |
| Shrub | 20 | — | 59 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 160 | — | 648 |
| Grass or grass-like | 72 | — | 315 |
| Vine | 21 | — | 65 |
| Fern | 2 | — | 29 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Holmes County.
- Jackson County, FL 338 garden-ready
- Walton County, FL 270 garden-ready
- Washington County, FL 184 garden-ready
Source & data date
- Source
- USDA NRCS PLANTS Database: county distribution records, native status and plant characteristics. CC0 (public domain dedication, per the data.gov catalog record).
- Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): native or introduced status by state. CC BY 3.0.
- USGS US-RIIS (ver. 2.0): species listed as introduced are excluded. CC0.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. 2026. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov, 11/04/2026). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
- Govaerts R. (ed.) (2026). WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Data file dated 2026-06-04, http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ (retrieved 2026-11-04). Paper: Govaerts R. et al. (2021) The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, 215.
- Data date
- Retrieved from PLANTS on November 4, 2026; WCVP data file dated June 4, 2026.
- Zones
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023) ZIP table: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed November 3, 2026. Plant zones on this site are our estimate, not the official map.
- Scope
- Holmes County (county FIPS 12059), Florida. 333 native species from PLANTS county distribution records; garden-ready = species with a PLANTS characteristics record.
- Method
- A species is listed when it is recorded as native to the state in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in the county by USDA PLANTS. Species PLANTS labels both native and introduced are listed separately. Full method · All sources