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Native plants of Long County

191 plant species are recorded as native to Georgia in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Long County by USDA PLANTS. 95 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness.

County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Long County, Georgia

Native species
191 Typical Georgia county: 129 (median of 159 counties)
Garden-ready natives
95 Typical Georgia county: 58
Share by type (all 191 native species)
Percent of the 191 native species in each growth type
Tree 18% (35)
Shrub 12% (23)
Wildflower (forb) 38% (73)
Grass or grass-like 21% (41)
Vine 7% (14)
Fern 3% (5)

Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (38%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (21%).

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 9a (2023 map).

The native plant list

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

Garden-ready natives 95

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

Garden-ready native plants of Long County, Georgia
PlantType HeightLight Water useHardy to
American beautyberry Callicarpa americana Shrub 6 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 6b
American pokeweed Phytolacca americana Wildflower (forb) 7.3 ft Shade-tolerant Medium 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
bedstraw St. Johnswort Hypericum galioides Shrub 2.5 ft Sun High Zone 7a
blackjack oak Quercus marilandica Tree 25 ft Sun Low Zone 6a
broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 5b
brownseed paspalum Paspalum plicatulum Grass or grass-like 3.3 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 8a
butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun Low Zone 4a
Carolina elephantsfoot Elephantopus carolinianus Wildflower (forb) 2.7 ft Sun Medium Zone 6a
Carolina redroot Lachnanthes caroliana Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 8b
catchfly grass Leersia lenticularis Grass or grass-like 2.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
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
coral greenbrier Smilax walteri Vine 1 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 6b
cypress swamp sedge Carex joorii Grass or grass-like 4.5 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 7a
deerberry Vaccinium stamineum Shrub 16 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 5a
dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum Wildflower (forb) 3.2 ft Sun Medium Zone 10b
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 witchalder Fothergilla gardenii Shrub 4 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 6b
eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana Tree 50 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 3a
fall panicgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum Grass or grass-like 3.3 ft Sun High Zone 3a
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
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
hairy lespedeza Lespedeza hirta Wildflower (forb) 6 ft Sun Low Zone 6a
hazel alder Alnus serrulata Tree 30 ft Sun High Zone 5a
highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum Shrub 12 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
horseflyweed Baptisia tinctoria Wildflower (forb) 2.5 ft Sun Low Zone 7b
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
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
marsh seedbox Ludwigia palustris Wildflower (forb) 2 in Sun High Zone 4a
mountain azalea Rhododendron canescens Shrub 14 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 6a
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
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
peelbark St. Johnswort Hypericum fasciculatum Shrub 5 ft Sun — Zone 7b
pickerelweed Pontederia cordata Wildflower (forb) 3.2 ft Sun High Zone 5a
pignut hickory Carya glabra Tree 80 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4a
planertree Planera aquatica Tree 50 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 7a
pond pine Pinus serotina Tree 80 ft Sun Medium Zone 7a
possumhaw Viburnum nudum Tree 15 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
possumhaw Ilex decidua Tree 33 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5b
prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 4b
prickly bog sedge Carex atlantica Grass or grass-like 1.8 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 5b
purplehead sneezeweed Helenium flexuosum Wildflower (forb) 3.2 ft Sun Low Zone 4b
red buckeye Aesculus pavia Tree 25 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 5a
redbay Persea borbonia Tree 70 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8a
redroot flatsedge Cyperus erythrorhizos Grass or grass-like 2.5 ft Sun Medium Zone 11a
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
roundpod St. Johnswort Hypericum cistifolium Shrub 2.5 ft Sun Medium 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
sarvis holly Ilex amelanchier Tree 16 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 8b
small-leaf arrowwood Viburnum obovatum Tree 12 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 7b
southern arrowwood Viburnum dentatum Tree 8 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 5a
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
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
swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum Shrub 16 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 5b
swamp doghobble Eubotrys racemosus Shrub 13 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides Wildflower (forb) — Sun Medium Zone 10b
swamp titi Cyrilla racemiflora Tree 30 ft Shade-tolerant — Zone 6b
tenangle pipewort Eriocaulon decangulare Wildflower (forb) 2.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 6b
three-way sedge Dulichium arundinaceum Grass or grass-like 2.6 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens Vine 16 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
turkey oak Quercus laevis Tree 40 ft Sun Medium Zone 7a
upland bentgrass Agrostis perennans Grass or grass-like 3.5 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4a
variable panicgrass Dichanthelium commutatum Grass or grass-like 4.9 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 4b
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia Vine 1 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 4b
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
willow oak Quercus phellos Tree 100 ft Sun High Zone 5a
winged sumac Rhus copallinum Tree 8 ft Sun Low Zone 4b
wrinkled jointtail grass Coelorachis rugosa Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 6b
yaupon Ilex vomitoria Tree 25 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 8a

Other native species recorded here 96

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.

  • American buckwheat vine Brunnichia ovata
  • American burnweed Erechtites hieraciifolius
  • American white waterlily Nymphaea odorata
  • American wild carrot Daucus pusillus
  • anisescented goldenrod Solidago odora
  • annual ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia
  • aquatic milkweed Asclepias perennis
  • arrowfeather threeawn Aristida purpurascens
  • Atlantic pigeonwings Clitoria mariana
  • Atlantic poison oak Toxicodendron pubescens
  • axilflower Mecardonia acuminata
  • azure blue sage Salvia azurea
  • big carpetgrass Axonopus furcatus
  • blackseed speargrass Piptochaetium avenaceum
  • bluestem pricklypoppy Argemone albiflora
  • bog yelloweyed grass Xyris difformis
  • bunched beaksedge Rhynchospora cephalantha
  • camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris
  • Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
  • chinquapin Castanea pumila
  • Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
  • coastal lovegrass Eragrostis refracta
  • combleaf mermaidweed Proserpinaca pectinata
  • common carpetgrass Axonopus fissifolius
  • cone-cup spikerush Eleocharis tuberculosa
  • creeping burhead Echinodorus cordifolius
  • creeping eryngo Eryngium prostratum
  • crossvine Bignonia capreolata
  • cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
  • cylindricfruit primrose-willow Ludwigia glandulosa
  • cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
  • dogfennel Eupatorium capillifolium
  • eastern blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium atlanticum
  • eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
  • Elliott's rush Juncus elliottii
  • fewflower milkweed Asclepias lanceolata
  • foxtail clubmoss Lycopodiella alopecuroides
  • globefruit primrose-willow Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
  • grassy arrowhead Sagittaria graminea
  • Great Plains flatsedge Cyperus lupulinus
  • greater marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum walteri
  • hairy pinweed Lechea mucronata
  • hemlock rosette grass Dichanthelium sabulorum
  • hogwort Croton capitatus
  • juniper leaf Polypremum procumbens
  • lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
  • lax hornpod Mitreola petiolata
  • lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
  • low spikesedge Kyllinga pumila
  • marsh mermaidweed Proserpinaca palustris
  • marsh rose gentian Sabatia dodecandra
  • narrow plumegrass Saccharum baldwinii
  • narrowleaf primrose-willow Ludwigia linearis
  • netted chainfern Woodwardia areolata
  • netted nutrush Scleria reticularis
  • nodding beaksedge Rhynchospora inexpansa
  • Nuttall's ticktrefoil Desmodium nuttallii
  • oak mistletoe Phoradendron leucarpum
  • pine barren flatsedge Cyperus retrorsus
  • queen's-delight Stillingia sylvatica
  • Richard's yelloweyed grass Xyris jupicai
  • rough Mexican clover Richardia scabra
  • rough panicgrass Dichanthelium leucothrix
  • sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
  • slender clubmoss Lycopodiella caroliniana
  • slender fimbry Fimbristylis autumnalis
  • slender goldentop Euthamia caroliniana
  • slenderleaf false foxglove Agalinis tenuifolia
  • slimspike threeawn Aristida longespica
  • smallflower thoroughwort Eupatorium semiserratum
  • smallfruit spikerush Eleocharis microcarpa
  • smooth yellow false foxglove Aureolaria flava
  • southern cutgrass Leersia hexandra
  • southern dewberry Rubus trivialis
  • southern sandbur Cenchrus echinatus
  • spindleroot Ludwigia hirtella
  • spoonleaf purple everlasting Gamochaeta purpurea
  • spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
  • St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
  • stinking camphorweed Pluchea foetida
  • sundial lupine Lupinus perennis
  • swamp leather flower Clematis crispa
  • twining snoutbean Rhynchosia tomentosa
  • Vahl's fimbry Fimbristylis vahlii
  • Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
  • Virginia dwarfdandelion Krigia virginica
  • Virginia groundcherry Physalis virginiana
  • Virginia marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum virginicum
  • Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
  • Virginia tephrosia Tephrosia virginiana
  • white fringed orchid Platanthera blephariglottis
  • white wild indigo Baptisia alba
  • whorled marshpennywort Hydrocotyle verticillata
  • whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata
  • wild yam Dioscorea villosa
  • woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica

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, Long County and Georgia
MeasureLong CountyTypical countyStatewide
Native species 191 129 1,750
Garden-ready natives 95 58 608
Tree 35 — 202
Shrub 23 — 91
Wildflower (forb) 73 — 908
Grass or grass-like 41 — 403
Vine 14 — 78
Fern 5 — 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
Long County (county FIPS 13183), Georgia. 191 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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