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Native plants of Emanuel County

129 plant species are recorded as native to Georgia in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Emanuel County by USDA PLANTS. 65 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness.

County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Emanuel County, Georgia

Native species
129 Typical Georgia county: 129 (median of 159 counties)
Garden-ready natives
65 Typical Georgia county: 58
Share by type (all 129 native species)
Percent of the 129 native species in each growth type
Tree 22% (28)
Shrub 10% (13)
Wildflower (forb) 45% (58)
Grass or grass-like 17% (22)
Vine 5% (6)
Fern 2% (2)

Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (45%), followed by trees (22%).

Recorded native ranges can include long-established populations that spread from gardens; check your state’s native plant society list for local guidance. How native status is decided.

ZIP codes mainly in this county fall in USDA hardiness zone 8b (2023 map).

The native plant list

Cold hardiness is estimated from each plant’s PLANTS minimum temperature. How we estimate it.

Garden-ready natives 65

Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.

Garden-ready native plants of Emanuel County, Georgia
PlantType HeightLight Water useHardy to
American snowbell Styrax americanus Tree 10 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 5b
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
blackjack oak Quercus marilandica Tree 25 ft Sun Low Zone 6a
bushy bluestem Andropogon glomeratus Grass or grass-like 6.3 ft Sun High Zone 5a
Canada germander Teucrium canadense Wildflower (forb) 3.3 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3a
Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis Wildflower (forb) 5 ft Sun Medium Zone 12b
catchfly grass Leersia lenticularis Grass or grass-like 2.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
cattail sedge Carex typhina Grass or grass-like 2 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 4b
coastal sweetpepperbush Clethra alnifolia Shrub 16 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 5a
common sweetleaf Symplocos tinctoria Tree 20 ft Shade-tolerant — Zone 5a
coppery St. Johnswort Hypericum denticulatum Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 7b
dwarf azalea Rhododendron atlanticum Shrub 2.3 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8a
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 narrowleaf sedge Carex amphibola Grass or grass-like 2 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 7a
eggleaf rosette grass Dichanthelium ovale Grass or grass-like 1.7 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 6a
fetterbush lyonia Lyonia lucida Shrub 6.6 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 7b
fox sedge Carex vulpinoidea Grass or grass-like 3.2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
greenwhite sedge Carex albolutescens Grass or grass-like 3.9 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
hairy chaffhead Carphephorus paniculatus Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 8a
inkberry Ilex glabra Shrub 8 ft Sun High Zone 6a
large gallberry Ilex coriacea Tree 12 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8a
laurel greenbrier Smilax laurifolia Vine 1 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 6b
laurel oak Quercus laurifolia Tree 70 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 7a
loblolly pine Pinus taeda Tree 100 ft Sun High Zone 6b
narrowleaf evening primrose Oenothera fruticosa Wildflower (forb) 3.3 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 4a
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
nodding lady's tresses Spiranthes cernua Wildflower (forb) 1.5 ft Sun High Zone 3b
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
pale purple coneflower Echinacea pallida Wildflower (forb) 1.2 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
parsley hawthorn Crataegus marshallii Tree 25 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 7a
planertree Planera aquatica Tree 50 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 7a
possumhaw Viburnum nudum Tree 15 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
prickly bog sedge Carex atlantica Grass or grass-like 1.8 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 5b
red chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia Shrub 5 ft Sun High Zone 5b
red maple Acer rubrum Tree 68 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 2b
redbay Persea borbonia Tree 70 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8a
roundleaf goldenrod Solidago patula Wildflower (forb) 6.6 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3a
running oak Quercus pumila Shrub 3 ft Sun Low Zone 8b
saw palmetto Serenoa repens Tree 7 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8a
sawtooth blackberry Rubus argutus Shrub 8.2 ft Sun Medium Zone 6a
shallow sedge Carex lurida Grass or grass-like 3.2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4a
small-leaf arrowwood Viburnum obovatum Tree 12 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 7b
smooth beggartick Bidens laevis Wildflower (forb) 3.3 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 12b
southern bayberry Morella caroliniensis Tree 7 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 6a
southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora Tree 100 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8a
Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides Vine — Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 9b
spruce pine Pinus glabra Tree 90 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 7a
swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum Shrub 16 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 5b
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 sunflower Helianthus angustifolius Wildflower (forb) 5.6 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4b
swamp titi Cyrilla racemiflora Tree 30 ft Shade-tolerant — Zone 6b
sweetbay Magnolia virginiana Tree 60 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 9a
tenangle pipewort Eriocaulon decangulare Wildflower (forb) 2.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 6b
turkey oak Quercus laevis Tree 40 ft Sun Medium Zone 7a
water hickory Carya aquatica Tree 85 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 5b
water oak Quercus nigra Tree 90 ft Sun High Zone 5a
water tupelo Nyssa aquatica Tree 100 ft Sun High Zone 5a
wax myrtle Morella cerifera Tree 10 ft Sun High Zone 7a

Other native species recorded here 64

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.

  • Alabama supplejack Berchemia scandens
  • Appalachian clubmoss Huperzia appalachiana
  • azure blue sage Salvia azurea
  • birdfoot violet Viola pedata
  • broadwing sedge Carex alata
  • button eryngo Eryngium yuccifolium
  • Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
  • Carolina sedge Carex caroliniana
  • clasping milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis
  • climbing dogbane Trachelospermum difforme
  • coastal false asphodel Triantha racemosa
  • coastal plain blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium fuscatum
  • combleaf mermaidweed Proserpinaca pectinata
  • Curtiss' milkwort Polygala curtissii
  • cylindricfruit primrose-willow Ludwigia glandulosa
  • downy danthonia Danthonia sericea
  • drumheads Polygala cruciata
  • dwarf sundew Drosera brevifolia
  • eastern milkpea Galactia regularis
  • Elliott's bluestem Andropogon gyrans
  • fewflower milkweed Asclepias lanceolata
  • Florida yellow flax Linum floridanum
  • foxtail clubmoss Lycopodiella alopecuroides
  • globefruit primrose-willow Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
  • Gray's flatsedge Cyperus grayi
  • Great Plains flatsedge Cyperus lupulinus
  • hairy umbrella-sedge Fuirena squarrosa
  • hirsute sedge Carex complanata
  • lesser snakeroot Ageratina aromatica
  • Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana
  • Michaux's croton Croton michauxii
  • narrowleaf primrose-willow Ludwigia linearis
  • northern long sedge Carex folliculata
  • Nuttall's lobelia Lobelia nuttallii
  • piedmont staggerbush Lyonia mariana
  • pink sundew Drosera capillaris
  • purple false foxglove Agalinis purpurea
  • queen's-delight Stillingia sylvatica
  • racemed milkwort Polygala polygama
  • rose mock vervain Glandularia canadensis
  • roughfruit scaleseed Spermolepis divaricata
  • roundleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium rotundifolium
  • seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
  • shiny coneflower Rudbeckia nitida
  • sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
  • sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
  • slender goldentop Euthamia caroliniana
  • slender rose gentian Sabatia campanulata
  • snakemouth orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides
  • snowy orchid Platanthera nivea
  • southern bladderwort Utricularia juncea
  • spindleroot Ludwigia hirtella
  • spurred butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
  • squirreltail fescue Vulpia elliotea
  • St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
  • stinking camphorweed Pluchea foetida
  • sundial lupine Lupinus perennis
  • threadleaf false foxglove Agalinis setacea
  • twining snoutbean Rhynchosia tomentosa
  • Virginia dwarfdandelion Krigia virginica
  • white colicroot Aletris farinosa
  • white thoroughwort Eupatorium album
  • yankeeweed Eupatorium compositifolium
  • zigzag bladderwort Utricularia subulata

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.

Native species counts, Emanuel County and Georgia
MeasureEmanuel CountyTypical countyStatewide
Native species 129 129 1,750
Garden-ready natives 65 58 608
Tree 28 — 202
Shrub 13 — 91
Wildflower (forb) 58 — 908
Grass or grass-like 22 — 403
Vine 6 — 78
Fern 2 — 68

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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
Emanuel County (county FIPS 13107), Georgia. 129 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

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