Native plants · Florida
Native plants of Suwannee County
330 plant species are recorded as native to Florida in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Suwannee County by USDA PLANTS. 147 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 2 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Suwannee County, Florida
- Native species
- 330 Typical Florida county: 385 (median of 67 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 147 Typical Florida county: 170
- Share by type (all 330 native species)
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Percent of the 330 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (45%), followed by trees (23%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 147
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aloe yucca Yucca aloifolia | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 7a |
| 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 elm Ulmus americana | Tree | 120 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| American holly Ilex opaca | Tree | 40 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American pokeweed Phytolacca americana | Wildflower (forb) | 7.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| annual wildrice Zizania aquatica | Grass or grass-like | 9.8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 10b |
| 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 |
| black cherry Prunus serotina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| boxelder Acer negundo | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| bursting-heart Euonymus americanus | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| bushy bluestem Andropogon glomeratus | Grass or grass-like | 6.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| butterweed Packera glabella | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 10b |
| Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| cardinalflower Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower (forb) | 5.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| Carolina ash Fraxinus caroliniana | Tree | 39 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 7b |
| Carolina elephantsfoot Elephantopus carolinianus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.7 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Carolina silverbell Halesia carolina | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| cat greenbrier Smilax glauca | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| catbird grape Vitis palmata | Vine | 30 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| cedar elm Ulmus crassifolia | Tree | 90 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Chickasaw plum Prunus angustifolia | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| climbing hempvine Mikania scandens | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| coast cockspur grass Echinochloa walteri | Grass or grass-like | 6.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 10b |
| coastal plain willow Salix caroliniana | Tree | 33 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7b |
| cockspur hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| comfortroot Hibiscus aculeatus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8b |
| common blue violet Viola sororia | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| common hoptree Ptelea trifoliata | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| common persimmon Diospyros virginiana | Tree | 55 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| common sweetleaf Symplocos tinctoria | Tree | 20 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 5a |
| cylinder jointtail grass Coelorachis cylindrica | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5a |
| dahoon Ilex cassine | Tree | 26 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8b |
| deerberry Vaccinium stamineum | Shrub | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| devil's walkingstick Aralia spinosa | Tree | 20 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| dwarf huckleberry Gaylussacia dumosa | Shrub | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| dwarf palmetto Sabal minor | Tree | 9 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| eastern redbud Cercis canadensis | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| eastern swampprivet Forestiera acuminata | Tree | 33 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| 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 |
| Florida bully Sideroxylon reclinatum | Shrub | 2 ft | — | — | Zone 7a |
| flowering dogwood Cornus florida | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| fragrant flatsedge Cyperus odoratus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11b |
| frost grape Vitis vulpina | Vine | 83 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea | Wildflower (forb) | 8.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| graybark grape Vitis cinerea | Vine | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6b |
| green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| green hawthorn Crataegus viridis | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| Gulf Sebastian-bush Ditrysinia fruticosa | Shrub | 12 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| hairawn muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8a |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| inkberry Ilex glabra | Shrub | 8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| lanceleaf greenbrier Smilax smallii | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6b |
| lanceleaf tickseed Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6b |
| large gallberry Ilex coriacea | Tree | 12 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| little barley Hordeum pusillum | Grass or grass-like | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| live oak Quercus virginiana | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 8a |
| loblolly pine Pinus taeda | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6b |
| longleaf pine Pinus palustris | Tree | 120 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| manyspike flatsedge Cyperus polystachyos | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12a |
| marsh seedbox Ludwigia palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| may hawthorn Crataegus aestivalis | Tree | 26 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6b |
| 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 blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| 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 |
| New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| panicledleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium paniculatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6a |
| 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 |
| peppervine Nekemias arborea | Vine | 1 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| pignut hickory Carya glabra | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| planertree Planera aquatica | Tree | 50 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| possumhaw Ilex decidua | Tree | 33 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| red buckeye Aesculus pavia | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| red maple Acer rubrum | Tree | 68 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| red mulberry Morus rubra | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| redbay Persea borbonia | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| river birch Betula nigra | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| running oak Quercus pumila | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8b |
| sand blackberry Rubus cuneifolius | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| sand pine Pinus clausa | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7b |
| sassafras Sassafras albidum | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| saw greenbrier Smilax bona-nox | Vine | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| saw palmetto Serenoa repens | Tree | 7 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| sawtooth blackberry Rubus argutus | Shrub | 8.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| slash pine Pinus elliottii | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| small-leaf arrowwood Viburnum obovatum | Tree | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 7b |
| smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| smooth beggartick Bidens laevis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| 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 waternymph Najas guadalupensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| stiff marsh bedstraw Galium tinctorium | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| sugarberry Celtis laevigata | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| summer grape Vitis aestivalis | Vine | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | 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 |
| sweetbay Magnolia virginiana | Tree | 60 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 9a |
| sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| trumpet creeper Campsis radicans | Vine | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens | Vine | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| turkey tangle fogfruit Phyla nodiflora | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5b |
| two-wing silverbell Halesia diptera | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 8a |
| valdivia duckweed Lemna valdiviana | Wildflower (forb) | 1 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Virginia sweetspire Itea virginica | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| water hickory Carya aquatica | Tree | 85 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| water locust Gleditsia aquatica | Tree | 40 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 10a |
| waterpod Hydrolea quadrivalvis | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8b |
| wax myrtle Morella cerifera | Tree | 10 ft | Sun | High | Zone 7a |
| white fringetree Chionanthus virginicus | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| white oak Quercus alba | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| whitegrass Leersia virginica | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| winged elm Ulmus alata | Tree | 65 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| winged sumac Rhus copallinum | Tree | 8 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| yaupon Ilex vomitoria | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
| yellow passionflower Passiflora lutea | Vine | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 183
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.
- Alabama supplejack Berchemia scandens
- American black nightshade Solanum americanum
- American cancer-root Conopholis americana
- American wild carrot Daucus pusillus
- angularfruit milkvine Matelea gonocarpos
- anisescented goldenrod Solidago odora
- annual phlox Phlox drummondii
- aquatic milkweed Asclepias perennis
- arrowfeather threeawn Aristida purpurascens
- Atlantic goldenrod Solidago arguta
- Atlantic pigeonwings Clitoria mariana
- Atlantic poison oak Toxicodendron pubescens
- axilflower Mecardonia acuminata
- azure blue sage Salvia azurea
- Baldwin's flatsedge Cyperus croceus
- basketgrass Oplismenus hirtellus
- beach false foxglove Agalinis fasciculata
- bearded skeletongrass Gymnopogon ambiguus
- big carpetgrass Axonopus furcatus
- bigtop lovegrass Eragrostis hirsuta
- blackseed speargrass Piptochaetium avenaceum
- blackstem spleenwort Asplenium resiliens
- bluestem pricklypoppy Argemone albiflora
- bog yellowcress Rorippa palustris
- Bosc's mille graines Oldenlandia boscii
- bristly greenbrier Smilax tamnoides
- bulltongue arrowhead Sagittaria lancifolia
- camphor pluchea Pluchea camphorata
- camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris
- Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
- Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis
- Canby's bulrush Schoenoplectus etuberculatus
- Carolina coralbead Cocculus carolinus
- Carolina desert-chicory Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
- Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
- Carolina leaf-flower Phyllanthus caroliniensis
- Carolina ponysfoot Dichondra carolinensis
- Carolina wild petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
- Carolina woollywhite Hymenopappus scabiosaeus
- chinquapin Castanea pumila
- climbing dogbane Trachelospermum difforme
- coastal sandbur Cenchrus spinifex
- Columbian watermeal Wolffia columbiana
- combleaf mermaidweed Proserpinaca pectinata
- crippled cranefly Tipularia discolor
- crossvine Bignonia capreolata
- Cuman ragweed Ambrosia psilostachya
- cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
- cutleaf grapefern Botrychium dissectum
- cutleaf groundcherry Physalis angulata
- cutleaf watermilfoil Myriophyllum pinnatum
- cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
- Dillenius' ticktrefoil Desmodium glabellum
- dogfennel Eupatorium capillifolium
- downy phlox Phlox pilosa
- dwarf hawthorn Crataegus uniflora
- eastern milkpea Galactia regularis
- eastern sweetshrub Calycanthus floridus
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- Elliott's bluestem Andropogon gyrans
- erect centella Centella erecta
- false boneset Brickellia eupatorioides
- false hop sedge Carex lupuliformis
- field lovegrass Eragrostis elliottii
- floating marshpennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
- forked bluecurls Trichostema dichotomum
- fringed nutrush Scleria ciliata
- gaping grass Steinchisma hians
- giant ironweed Vernonia gigantea
- green dragon Arisaema dracontium
- greenvein lady's tresses Spiranthes praecox
- Guadeloupe cucumber Melothria pendula
- gum bully Sideroxylon lanuginosum
- hairy bedstraw Galium pilosum
- hairy pinweed Lechea mucronata
- Harvey's beaksedge Rhynchospora harveyi
- heartwing sorrel Rumex hastatulus
- Heller's rosette grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes
- hemlock rosette grass Dichanthelium sabulorum
- herbwilliam Ptilimnium capillaceum
- hyssopleaf sandmat Chamaesyce hyssopifolia
- Indianpipe Monotropa uniflora
- jumpseed Polygonum virginianum
- juniper leaf Polypremum procumbens
- justiceweed Eupatorium leucolepis
- largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
- lax hornpod Mitreola petiolata
- Leggett's pinweed Lechea pulchella
- lined sedge Carex striatula
- little lady's tresses Spiranthes tuberosa
- Long's sedge Carex longii
- longbeak beaksedge Rhynchospora scirpoides
- low spikesedge Kyllinga pumila
- man of the earth Ipomoea pandurata
- manyflower marshpennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
- marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
- marsh lady's tresses Spiranthes odorata
- Maryland goldenaster Chrysopsis mariana
- Michaux's croton Croton michauxii
- neckweed Veronica peregrina
- netted chainfern Woodwardia areolata
- oak mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum
- October lady's tresses Spiranthes ovalis
- openflower rosette grass Dichanthelium laxiflorum
- paleleaf woodland sunflower Helianthus strumosus
- partridgeberry Mitchella repens
- Pennsylvania everlasting Gamochaeta pensylvanica
- piedmont staggerbush Lyonia mariana
- pine barren flatsedge Cyperus retrorsus
- pineywoods dropseed Sporobolus junceus
- plains snakecotton Froelichia floridana
- Plukenet's flatsedge Cyperus plukenetii
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- procession flower Polygala incarnata
- purple passionflower Passiflora incarnata
- purple sandgrass Triplasis purpurea
- queen's-delight Stillingia sylvatica
- queendevil Hieracium gronovii
- rabbit-tobacco Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
- rice button aster Symphyotrichum dumosum
- romerillo Bidens alba
- rose mock vervain Glandularia canadensis
- rough boneset Eupatorium pilosum
- rough Mexican clover Richardia scabra
- roughfruit scaleseed Spermolepis divaricata
- roundleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium rotundifolium
- rusty blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum
- sandpaper vervain Verbena scabra
- sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
- shaggy crabgrass Digitaria villosa
- shortpod draba Draba brachycarpa
- sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
- sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
- slender crabgrass Digitaria filiformis
- slender fimbry Fimbristylis autumnalis
- slender threeseed mercury Acalypha gracilens
- slender woodland sedge Carex digitalis
- slim amaranth Amaranthus hybridus
- smallfruit agrimony Agrimonia microcarpa
- smooth ticktrefoil Desmodium laevigatum
- sneezeweed Helenium amarum
- Spanish needles Bidens bipinnata
- sparselobe grapefern Botrychium biternatum
- spiked crested coralroot Hexalectris spicata
- spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
- spotted water hemlock Cicuta maculata
- spring coralroot Corallorhiza wisteriana
- spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
- spurred butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
- squirreltail fescue Vulpia elliotea
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- standing-cypress Ipomopsis rubra
- stiff yellow flax Linum medium
- sundial lupine Lupinus perennis
- swamp leather flower Clematis crispa
- tapered rosette grass Dichanthelium acuminatum
- Texas signalgrass Urochloa texana
- Texas vervain Verbena halei
- thicket bean Phaseolus polystachios
- thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum
- threadleaf arrowhead Sagittaria filiformis
- three-lobe violet Viola triloba
- thymeleaf pinweed Lechea minor
- tropical flatsedge Cyperus surinamensis
- tuberous stoneseed Lithospermum tuberosum
- twining snoutbean Rhynchosia tomentosa
- Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
- Virginia dwarfdandelion Krigia virginica
- Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
- Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
- Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria
- water lettuce Pistia stratiotes
- wavyleaf aster Symphyotrichum undulatum
- western tansymustard Descurainia pinnata
- whisk fern Psilotum nudum
- white fringed orchid Platanthera blephariglottis
- white thoroughwort Eupatorium album
- white wild indigo Baptisia alba
- whorled marshpennywort Hydrocotyle verticillata
- whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata
- wild Job's tears Onosmodium virginianum
- woodland lettuce Lactuca floridana
- yellow fringed orchid Platanthera ciliaris
Also listed as native and introduced here 2
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
- Mexican teaDysphania ambrosioides
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 | Suwannee County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 330 | 385 | 1,282 |
| Garden-ready natives | 147 | 170 | 493 |
| Tree | 76 | — | 166 |
| Shrub | 19 | — | 59 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 147 | — | 648 |
| Grass or grass-like | 52 | — | 315 |
| Vine | 29 | — | 65 |
| Fern | 7 | — | 29 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Suwannee County.
- Columbia County, FL 218 garden-ready
- Lafayette County, FL 110 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
- Suwannee County (county FIPS 12121), Florida. 330 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