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Native plants of Miller County

106 plant species are recorded as native to Georgia in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Miller County by USDA PLANTS. 46 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness.

County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Miller County, Georgia

Native species
106 Typical Georgia county: 129 (median of 159 counties)
Garden-ready natives
46 Typical Georgia county: 58
Share by type (all 106 native species)
Percent of the 106 native species in each growth type
Tree 16% (17)
Shrub 7% (7)
Wildflower (forb) 44% (47)
Grass or grass-like 27% (29)
Vine 4% (4)
Fern 2% (2)

Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (44%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (27%).

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 46

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

Garden-ready native plants of Miller County, Georgia
PlantType HeightLight Water useHardy to
American beautyberry Callicarpa americana Shrub 6 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 6b
American snowbell Styrax americanus Tree 10 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 5b
American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana Tree 20 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4b
bald cypress Taxodium distichum Tree 130 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 5b
blackgum Nyssa sylvatica Tree 95 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5b
blunt spikerush Eleocharis obtusa Grass or grass-like 1.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 11a
brownseed paspalum Paspalum plicatulum Grass or grass-like 3.3 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 8a
Carolina ash Fraxinus caroliniana Tree 39 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 7b
coastal sweetpepperbush Clethra alnifolia Shrub 16 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 5a
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
dwarf palmetto Sabal minor Tree 9 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8a
eastern redbud Cercis canadensis Tree 30 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 4b
eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana Tree 50 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 3a
forked rush Juncus dichotomus Grass or grass-like 2.9 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 8b
green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Tree 80 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 2b
greenwhite sedge Carex albolutescens Grass or grass-like 3.9 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
Gulf Sebastian-bush Ditrysinia fruticosa Shrub 12 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 5b
jointed spikesedge Eleocharis equisetoides Grass or grass-like 3.2 ft Sun High Zone 4a
knotgrass Paspalum distichum Grass or grass-like 11 in Sun High Zone 6a
live oak Quercus virginiana Tree 50 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 8a
Mississippi buttercup Ranunculus laxicaulis Wildflower (forb) 1.2 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 6b
narrowleaf evening primrose Oenothera fruticosa Wildflower (forb) 3.3 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 4a
needlepod rush Juncus scirpoides Grass or grass-like 3 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 7a
peelbark St. Johnswort Hypericum fasciculatum Shrub 5 ft Sun — Zone 7b
Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum Wildflower (forb) 3.9 ft Sun Medium Zone 10b
pine barren goldenrod Solidago fistulosa Wildflower (forb) 6.6 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8a
poorland flatsedge Cyperus compressus Grass or grass-like 1 ft Sun Medium Zone 11a
redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum Grass or grass-like 3.3 ft Sun High Zone 4a
roundpod St. Johnswort Hypericum cistifolium Shrub 2.5 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
saw greenbrier Smilax bona-nox Vine 4 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5b
shortbristle horned beaksedge Rhynchospora corniculata Grass or grass-like 6.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 6a
slender woodoats Chasmanthium laxum Grass or grass-like 3.3 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
small-leaf arrowwood Viburnum obovatum Tree 12 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 7b
southern sugar maple Acer floridanum Tree 50 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5b
squarestem spikerush Eleocharis quadrangulata Grass or grass-like 4 ft Sun High Zone 4b
stiff dogwood Cornus foemina Tree 16 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 7a
swamp doghobble Eubotrys racemosus Shrub 13 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
tenangle pipewort Eriocaulon decangulare Wildflower (forb) 2.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 6b
trumpet creeper Campsis radicans Vine 2 ft Sun Low Zone 6a
Virginia sweetspire Itea virginica Shrub 10 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 5a
water oak Quercus nigra Tree 90 ft Sun High Zone 5a
wax myrtle Morella cerifera Tree 10 ft Sun High Zone 7a
winged elm Ulmus alata Tree 65 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5b
wingleaf primrose-willow Ludwigia decurrens Wildflower (forb) 4.5 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 8a
yellow flatsedge Cyperus flavescens Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun Medium Zone 11b

Other native species recorded here 60

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.

  • annual fimbry Fimbristylis annua
  • aquatic milkweed Asclepias perennis
  • beach false foxglove Agalinis fasciculata
  • bog yelloweyed grass Xyris difformis
  • Bosc's mille graines Oldenlandia boscii
  • camphor pluchea Pluchea camphorata
  • Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
  • chaffseed Schwalbea americana
  • combleaf mermaidweed Proserpinaca pectinata
  • cone-cup spikerush Eleocharis tuberculosa
  • eastern blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium atlanticum
  • Eaton's rosette grass Dichanthelium spretum
  • ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
  • Elliott's rush Juncus elliottii
  • erect spiderling Boerhavia erecta
  • fewflower beaksedge Rhynchospora rariflora
  • fire on the mountain Euphorbia cyathophora
  • Florida mudmidget Wolffiella gladiata
  • fringed yelloweyed grass Xyris fimbriata
  • gaping grass Steinchisma hians
  • giant ironweed Vernonia gigantea
  • giant sedge Carex gigantea
  • globe beaksedge Rhynchospora globularis
  • greater tickseed Coreopsis major
  • greenvein lady's tresses Spiranthes praecox
  • hairy clustervine Jacquemontia tamnifolia
  • hairy fimbry Fimbristylis puberula
  • hemlock waterparsnip Sium suave
  • lavender bladderwort Utricularia resupinata
  • lax hornpod Mitreola petiolata
  • lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
  • longleaf milkweed Asclepias longifolia
  • lowland rotala Rotala ramosior
  • Maryland goldenaster Chrysopsis mariana
  • Maryland milkwort Polygala mariana
  • narrowleaf primrose-willow Ludwigia linearis
  • northern slender lady's tresses Spiranthes lacera
  • pink bogbutton Sclerolepis uniflora
  • poorjoe Diodia teres
  • Richard's yelloweyed grass Xyris jupicai
  • shaggy hedgehyssop Gratiola pilosa
  • slender clubmoss Lycopodiella caroliniana
  • slender fimbry Fimbristylis autumnalis
  • slender rose gentian Sabatia campanulata
  • Small's yelloweyed grass Xyris smalliana
  • smallfruit spikerush Eleocharis microcarpa
  • smooth yellow false foxglove Aureolaria flava
  • snowy orchid Platanthera nivea
  • southern bladderwort Utricularia juncea
  • southern cutgrass Leersia hexandra
  • southern sandbur Cenchrus echinatus
  • stinking camphorweed Pluchea foetida
  • swamp leather flower Clematis crispa
  • sweetscented joe pye weed Eutrochium purpureum
  • Texas vervain Verbena halei
  • three-angle spikerush Eleocharis tricostata
  • tuberous grasspink Calopogon tuberosus
  • warty panicgrass Panicum verrucosum
  • weak rush Juncus debilis
  • yellow screwstem Bartonia virginica

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, Miller County and Georgia
MeasureMiller CountyTypical countyStatewide
Native species 106 129 1,750
Garden-ready natives 46 58 608
Tree 17 — 202
Shrub 7 — 91
Wildflower (forb) 47 — 908
Grass or grass-like 29 — 403
Vine 4 — 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
Miller County (county FIPS 13201), Georgia. 106 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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