Native plants · Georgia
Native plants of Hart County
126 plant species are recorded as native to Georgia in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Hart County by USDA PLANTS. 54 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Hart County, Georgia
- Native species
- 126 Typical Georgia county: 129 (median of 159 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 54 Typical Georgia county: 58
- Share by type (all 126 native species)
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Percent of the 126 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (44%), followed by trees (22%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 54
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 beech Fagus grandifolia | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| black willow Salix nigra | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1b |
| blackjack oak Quercus marilandica | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| bristly buttercup Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| buckthorn bully Sideroxylon lycioides | Tree | 9.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| 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 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 |
| Chickasaw plum Prunus angustifolia | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| common goldstar Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| common persimmon Diospyros virginiana | Tree | 55 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| common serviceberry Amelanchier arborea | Tree | 36 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| common sneezeweed Helenium autumnale | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| common sweetleaf Symplocos tinctoria | Tree | 20 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 5a |
| cucumber tree Magnolia acuminata | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| eastern gamagrass Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| eastern woodland sedge Carex blanda | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | 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 |
| Indian woodoats Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass or grass-like | 4.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| laurel greenbrier Smilax laurifolia | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6b |
| littleleaf buttercup Ranunculus abortivus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| maleberry Lyonia ligustrina | Shrub | 9 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 5a |
| mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa | Tree | 85 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| mountain azalea Rhododendron canescens | Shrub | 14 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| New York fern Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| northern maidenhair Adiantum pedatum | Fern | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| orangegrass Hypericum gentianoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 12a |
| painted buckeye Aesculus sylvatica | Tree | 65 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 8a |
| pawpaw Asimina triloba | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| purple lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| purplehead sneezeweed Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| rattlesnake fern Botrychium virginianum | Fern | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| red mulberry Morus rubra | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| saw greenbrier Smilax bona-nox | Vine | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| smooth sumac Rhus glabra | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| sugarberry Celtis laevigata | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| swamp doghobble Eubotrys racemosus | Shrub | 13 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sweet woodreed Cinna arundinacea | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens | Vine | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| variable panicgrass Dichanthelium commutatum | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Virginia pine Pinus virginiana | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| water oak Quercus nigra | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| 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 72
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.
- anisescented goldenrod Solidago odora
- annual ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia
- arrowhead rattlebox Crotalaria sagittalis
- Atlantic goldenrod Solidago arguta
- axilflower Mecardonia acuminata
- bearded skeletongrass Gymnopogon ambiguus
- bigtop lovegrass Eragrostis hirsuta
- blackseed speargrass Piptochaetium avenaceum
- blisterwort Ranunculus recurvatus
- bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
- bluntlobe cliff fern Woodsia obtusa
- bristly locust Robinia hispida
- broad beechfern Phegopteris hexagonoptera
- Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
- Carolina vetch Vicia caroliniana
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- creeping eryngo Eryngium prostratum
- crippled cranefly Tipularia discolor
- cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
- downy danthonia Danthonia sericea
- dwarf hawthorn Crataegus uniflora
- early blue violet Viola ×palmata
- eastern bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana
- eastern featherbells Stenanthium gramineum
- eastern greenviolet Hybanthus concolor
- eastern sweetshrub Calycanthus floridus
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- fan clubmoss Lycopodium digitatum
- gaping grass Steinchisma hians
- globe beaksedge Rhynchospora globularis
- hairyjoint meadowparsnip Thaspium barbinode
- halberdleaf yellow violet Viola hastata
- highland doghobble Leucothoe fontanesiana
- hornleaf riverweed Podostemum ceratophyllum
- hyssopleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium hyssopifolium
- longbract wild indigo Baptisia bracteata
- Maryland goldenaster Chrysopsis mariana
- mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
- meadow spikemoss Selaginella apoda
- netted chainfern Woodwardia areolata
- palespike lobelia Lobelia spicata
- perfoliate bellwort Uvularia perfoliata
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- rabbit-tobacco Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
- rattlesnakeweed Hieracium venosum
- robin's plantain Erigeron pulchellus
- rue anemone Thalictrum thalictroides
- rusty blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum
- scentless mock orange Philadelphus inodorus
- sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
- sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
- shiny wedgescale Sphenopholis nitida
- shortpod draba Draba brachycarpa
- singlehead pussytoes Antennaria solitaria
- slender lespedeza Lespedeza virginica
- small woodland sunflower Helianthus microcephalus
- Small's ragwort Packera anonyma
- sneezeweed Helenium amarum
- southern crab apple Malus angustifolia
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- tall thistle Cirsium altissimum
- trailing pearlwort Sagina decumbens
- twoflower melicgrass Melica mutica
- vasevine Clematis viorna
- Virginia dwarfdandelion Krigia virginica
- Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
- white crownbeard Verbesina virginica
- white thoroughwort Eupatorium album
- white wood aster Eurybia divaricata
- woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica
- yellow thistle Cirsium horridulum
- yellowroot Xanthorhiza simplicissima
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 | Hart County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 126 | 129 | 1,750 |
| Garden-ready natives | 54 | 58 | 608 |
| Tree | 28 | — | 202 |
| Shrub | 8 | — | 91 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 55 | — | 908 |
| Grass or grass-like | 15 | — | 403 |
| Vine | 8 | — | 78 |
| Fern | 12 | — | 68 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Hart County.
- Elbert County, GA 237 garden-ready
- Franklin County, GA 20 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
- Hart County (county FIPS 13147), Georgia. 126 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