Native plants · Georgia
Native plants of Catoosa County
217 plant species are recorded as native to Georgia in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Catoosa County by USDA PLANTS. 76 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
Catoosa County, Georgia
- Native species
- 217 Typical Georgia county: 129 (median of 159 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 76 Typical Georgia county: 58
- Share by type (all 217 native species)
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Percent of the 217 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (68%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (11%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 76
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 beautyberry Callicarpa americana | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6b |
| American bur-reed Sparganium americanum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| American lotus Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| American water plantain Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| Appalachian blazing star Liatris squarrulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| Atlantic camas Camassia scilloides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| big bluestem Andropogon gerardii | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 2b |
| blackjack oak Quercus marilandica | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| bluntleaf bedstraw Galium obtusum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| bristly buttercup Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| bushy St. Johnswort Hypericum densiflorum | Shrub | 6.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 8a |
| cardinalflower Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower (forb) | 5.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| Carolina buckthorn Frangula caroliniana | Tree | 20 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | 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 |
| coppery St. Johnswort Hypericum denticulatum | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7b |
| coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| crimsoneyed rosemallow Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower (forb) | 8.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| devil's beggartick Bidens frondosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 12a |
| ditch stonecrop Penthorum sedoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| farkleberry Vaccinium arboreum | Tree | 28 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Frank's sedge Carex frankii | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| green arrow arum Peltandra virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| harvestlice Agrimonia parviflora | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | 12 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana | Tree | 45 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| Illinois bundleflower Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Indian woodoats Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass or grass-like | 4.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| jewelweed Impatiens capensis | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 10b |
| laurel greenbrier Smilax laurifolia | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6b |
| little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| littleleaf buttercup Ranunculus abortivus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| marsh seedbox Ludwigia palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| Maryland senna Senna marilandica | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5b |
| mountain azalea Rhododendron canescens | Shrub | 14 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| northern spicebush Lindera benzoin | Tree | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| pinnate prairie coneflower Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| prairie dropseed Sporobolus heterolepis | Grass or grass-like | 2.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| pride of Ohio Dodecatheon meadia | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| purplehead sneezeweed Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| purpleleaf willowherb Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| purpletop tridens Tridens flavus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| red mulberry Morus rubra | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| roundleaf goldenrod Solidago patula | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| sassafras Sassafras albidum | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| shrubby St. Johnswort Hypericum prolificum | Shrub | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| silver maple Acer saccharinum | Tree | 90 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 2b |
| smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| stiff dogwood Cornus foemina | Tree | 16 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| stiff goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| sugar maple Acer saccharum | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| swamp sunflower Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 5.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| thinfruit sedge Carex flaccosperma | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6b |
| trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens | Vine | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| upland bentgrass Agrostis perennans | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| valdivia duckweed Lemna valdiviana | Wildflower (forb) | 1 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| Virginia dayflower Commelina virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Virginia sweetspire Itea virginica | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| Virginia water horehound Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| Virginia wildrye Elymus virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| water oak Quercus nigra | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| white avens Geum canadense | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| wild blue phlox Phlox divaricata | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| willow oak Quercus phellos | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 141
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 bluehearts Buchnera americana
- American cancer-root Conopholis americana
- American false pennyroyal Hedeoma pulegioides
- American hogpeanut Amphicarpaea bracteata
- American ipecac Gillenia stipulata
- American lopseed Phryma leptostachya
- anisescented goldenrod Solidago odora
- annual ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia
- Appalachian quillwort Isoetes engelmannii
- arrowfeather threeawn Aristida purpurascens
- arrowhead rattlebox Crotalaria sagittalis
- ashy sunflower Helianthus mollis
- Atlantic poison oak Toxicodendron pubescens
- axilflower Mecardonia acuminata
- bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata
- birdfoot violet Viola pedata
- blackstem spleenwort Asplenium resiliens
- bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
- blue waxweed Cuphea viscosissima
- blue wild indigo Baptisia australis
- bluntlobe cliff fern Woodsia obtusa
- Canadian clearweed Pilea pumila
- Canadian honewort Cryptotaenia canadensis
- Carolina larkspur Delphinium carolinianum
- Carolina vetch Vicia caroliniana
- Carolina wild petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
- Cherokee sedge Carex cherokeensis
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- clammy hedgehyssop Gratiola neglecta
- climbing milkvine Matelea obliqua
- common cinquefoil Potentilla simplex
- common yellow oxalis Oxalis stricta
- cornel-leaf whitetop Doellingeria infirma
- creeping phlox Phlox stolonifera
- crowpoison Nothoscordum bivalve
- cutleaf groundcherry Physalis angulata
- cutleaf watermilfoil Myriophyllum pinnatum
- downy yellow false foxglove Aureolaria virginica
- dwarf hackberry Celtis pumila
- early bluegrass Poa cuspidata
- early buttercup Ranunculus fascicularis
- early meadow-rue Thalictrum dioicum
- eastern gray beardtongue Penstemon canescens
- eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
- eastern smooth beardtongue Penstemon laevigatus
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- Elliott's fanpetals Sida elliottii
- elmleaf goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia
- eyebane Chamaesyce nutans
- false aloe Manfreda virginica
- false boneset Brickellia eupatorioides
- feverwort Triosteum perfoliatum
- fewleaf sunflower Helianthus occidentalis
- field pansy Viola bicolor
- fluxweed Trichostema brachiatum
- fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica
- golden zizia Zizia aurea
- great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica
- green antelopehorn Asclepias viridis
- green comet milkweed Asclepias viridiflora
- green milkweed Asclepias hirtella
- grooved flax Linum sulcatum
- hairy angelica Angelica venenosa
- hairy sunflower Helianthus hirsutus
- hairy woodland brome Bromus pubescens
- heartleaf plantain Plantago cordata
- hedgehog woodrush Luzula echinata
- hoary puccoon Lithospermum canescens
- hogwort Croton capitatus
- honeyvine Cynanchum laeve
- Indian-tobacco Lobelia inflata
- lanceleaf blanketflower Gaillardia aestivalis
- lanceleaf ragweed Ambrosia bidentata
- largeflower bellwort Uvularia grandiflora
- least duckweed Lemna minuta
- limestone adderstongue Ophioglossum engelmannii
- little lady's tresses Spiranthes tuberosa
- lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
- longbract wild indigo Baptisia bracteata
- longleaf summer bluet Houstonia longifolia
- lowland rotala Rotala ramosior
- marsh mermaidweed Proserpinaca palustris
- Maryland goldenaster Chrysopsis mariana
- mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
- meadow spikemoss Selaginella apoda
- meadow zizia Zizia aptera
- narrowleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- nodding onion Allium cernuum
- obedient plant Physostegia virginiana
- palespike lobelia Lobelia spicata
- pasture heliotrope Heliotropium tenellum
- perfoliate bellwort Uvularia perfoliata
- pitcher's stitchwort Minuartia patula
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- poverty dropseed Sporobolus vaginiflorus
- poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata
- prairie tea Croton monanthogynus
- purple cliffbrake Pellaea atropurpurea
- rosepink Sabatia angularis
- rue anemone Thalictrum thalictroides
- Sampson's snakeroot Orbexilum pedunculatum
- scaly blazing star Liatris squarrosa
- sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
- shiny wedgescale Sphenopholis nitida
- showy goldenrod Solidago erecta
- showy goldenrod Solidago speciosa
- slender toothwort Cardamine angustata
- small skullcap Scutellaria parvula
- Small's ragwort Packera anonyma
- smooth rockcress Arabis laevigata
- soft-hair marbleseed Onosmodium bejariense
- Spanish needles Bidens bipinnata
- spotted geranium Geranium maculatum
- star chickweed Stellaria pubera
- starry rosinweed Silphium asteriscus
- tall thimbleweed Anemone virginiana
- threadleaf evening primrose Oenothera linifolia
- trailing arbutus Epigaea repens
- twining snoutbean Rhynchosia tomentosa
- twoflower dwarfdandelion Krigia biflora
- twoflower melicgrass Melica mutica
- Venus' pride Houstonia purpurea
- violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea
- Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica
- walking fern Asplenium rhizophyllum
- wallrue Asplenium ruta-muraria
- wavyleaf aster Symphyotrichum undulatum
- waxyleaf meadow-rue Thalictrum revolutum
- white blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium albidum
- white wild indigo Baptisia alba
- whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata
- whorled rosinweed Silphium trifoliatum
- wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens
- wild quinine Parthenium integrifolium
- winged lythrum Lythrum alatum
- wiry panicgrass Panicum flexile
- woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica
- woodland stonecrop Sedum ternatum
- yellow fairybells Prosartes lanuginosa
- yellow pimpernel Taenidia integerrima
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.
- climbing false buckwheatPolygonum scandens
- Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
Compared with Georgia
The typical county is the median of the 159 Georgia 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 | Catoosa County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 217 | 129 | 1,750 |
| Garden-ready natives | 76 | 58 | 608 |
| Tree | 14 | — | 202 |
| Shrub | 11 | — | 91 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 148 | — | 908 |
| Grass or grass-like | 23 | — | 403 |
| Vine | 9 | — | 78 |
| Fern | 12 | — | 68 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Catoosa County.
- Walker County, GA 180 garden-ready
- Whitfield County, GA 56 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
- Catoosa County (county FIPS 13047), Georgia. 217 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