Native plants · Georgia

Native plants of Randolph County

113 plant species are recorded as native to Georgia in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Randolph 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

Randolph County, Georgia

Native species: 113 Typical Georgia county: 129 (median of 159 counties)
Garden-ready natives: 46 Typical Georgia county: 58
Share by type (all 113 native species): Percent of the 113 native species in each growth type

Tree 17% (19)
Shrub 8% (9)
Wildflower (forb) 47% (53)
Grass or grass-like 19% (21)
Vine 4% (5)
Fern 5% (6)

Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (47%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (19%).

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

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 Randolph County, Georgia
Plant	Type	Height	Light	Water use	Hardy to
American chestnut Castanea dentata	Tree	115 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 4a
American snowbell Styrax americanus	Tree	10 ft	Sun–part shade	—	Zone 5b
black willow Salix nigra	Tree	100 ft	Sun	High	Zone 1b
blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum	Wildflower (forb)	3.2 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 6a
bursting-heart Euonymus americanus	Wildflower (forb)	6 ft	Sun–part shade	High	Zone 5a
Canadian lousewort Pedicularis canadensis	Wildflower (forb)	1.3 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 3a
coastal doghobble Leucothoe axillaris	Shrub	6.5 ft	Shade-tolerant	Low	Zone 7b
common blue violet Viola sororia	Wildflower (forb)	4 in	Sun–part shade	High	Zone 4b
cypress swamp sedge Carex joorii	Grass or grass-like	4.5 ft	Shade-tolerant	High	Zone 7a
dwarf St. Johnswort Hypericum mutilum	Wildflower (forb)	2.6 ft	Sun–part shade	Medium	Zone 5a
eastern purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea	Wildflower (forb)	1.2 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 4a
fowl mannagrass Glyceria striata	Grass or grass-like	5.7 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 3b
giant cane Arundinaria gigantea	Shrub	25 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 5a
graybark grape Vitis cinerea	Vine	50 ft	Sun–part shade	Medium	Zone 6b
hairawn muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris	Grass or grass-like	3 ft	Sun	High	Zone 8a
hazel alder Alnus serrulata	Tree	30 ft	Sun	High	Zone 5a
Indian woodoats Chasmanthium latifolium	Grass or grass-like	4.6 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 4a
jewelweed Impatiens capensis	Wildflower (forb)	4.9 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 10b
large gallberry Ilex coriacea	Tree	12 ft	Shade-tolerant	High	Zone 8a
mountain azalea Rhododendron canescens	Shrub	14 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 6a
mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia	Tree	6 ft	Shade-tolerant	Low	Zone 5a
narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium	Wildflower (forb)	2 ft	Sun–part shade	Medium	Zone 7a
New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus	Shrub	3 ft	Shade-tolerant	Low	Zone 4b
oakleaf hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia	Shrub	6 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 7a
partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata	Wildflower (forb)	2.4 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 7a
pink azalea Rhododendron periclymenoides	Shrub	10 ft	Shade-tolerant	Low	Zone 5b
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
rattlesnake fern Botrychium virginianum	Fern	1.4 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 3b
red buckeye Aesculus pavia	Tree	25 ft	Shade-tolerant	High	Zone 5a
redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum	Grass or grass-like	3.3 ft	Sun	High	Zone 4a
smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica	Wildflower (forb)	3.9 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 4a
southern bayberry Morella caroliniensis	Tree	7 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 6a
southern sugar maple Acer floridanum	Tree	50 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 5b
Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides	Vine	—	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 9b
stiff goldenrod Oligoneuron rigidum	Wildflower (forb)	3.6 ft	Sun–part shade	Medium	Zone 3a
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 titi Cyrilla racemiflora	Tree	30 ft	Shade-tolerant	—	Zone 6b
taperleaf water horehound Lycopus rubellus	Wildflower (forb)	1.6 ft	Shade-tolerant	High	Zone 5a
turkey oak Quercus laevis	Tree	40 ft	Sun	Medium	Zone 7a
umbrella-tree Magnolia tripetala	Tree	30 ft	Shade-tolerant	Medium	Zone 7a
variable panicgrass Dichanthelium commutatum	Grass or grass-like	4.9 ft	Sun–part shade	Low	Zone 4b
water oak Quercus nigra	Tree	90 ft	Sun	High	Zone 5a
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

Other native species recorded here 67

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 lopseed Phryma leptostachya
anisescented goldenrod Solidago odora
beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
bearded shorthusk Brachyelytrum erectum
beechdrops Epifagus virginiana
bent sedge Carex styloflexa
bigleaf magnolia Magnolia macrophylla
birdfoot violet Viola pedata
blackstem spleenwort Asplenium resiliens
blisterwort Ranunculus recurvatus
broad looseflower sedge Carex laxiflora
button eryngo Eryngium yuccifolium
Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
Canadian clearweed Pilea pumila
Carolina vetch Vicia caroliniana
chinquapin Castanea pumila
coastal plain sedge Carex crebriflora
Copenhagen hawthorn Crataegus intricata
crippled cranefly Tipularia discolor
Curtiss' milkwort Polygala curtissii
darkgreen sedge Carex venusta
diamond-flowers Stenaria nigricans
downy ragged goldenrod Solidago petiolaris
dwarf chinquapin oak Quercus prinoides
dwarf violet iris Iris verna
eastern greenviolet Hybanthus concolor
eastern sweetshrub Calycanthus floridus
feathery false lily of the valley Maianthemum racemosum
golden zizia Zizia aurea
Guadeloupe cucumber Melothria pendula
hairy umbrella-sedge Fuirena squarrosa
hairy woodrush Luzula acuminata
hirsute sedge Carex complanata
Indian cucumber Medeola virginiana
largeseed forget-me-not Myosotis macrosperma
mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
Mitchell's sedge Carex mitchelliana
netted chainfern Woodwardia areolata
perfoliate bellwort Uvularia perfoliata
pitcher's stitchwort Minuartia patula
purple cliffbrake Pellaea atropurpurea
rattlesnakeweed Hieracium venosum
red columbine Aquilegia canadensis
reflexed sedge Carex retroflexa
Reznicek's sedge Carex reznicekii
robin's plantain Erigeron pulchellus
rose mock vervain Glandularia canadensis
roundleaf ragwort Packera obovata
sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
shaggy hedgehyssop Gratiola pilosa
shiny wedgescale Sphenopholis nitida
sicklepod Arabis canadensis
small skullcap Scutellaria parvula
smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum
southern sandbur Cenchrus echinatus
sparselobe grapefern Botrychium biternatum
spreading sandwort Arenaria lanuginosa
spurred butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
sundial lupine Lupinus perennis
tall blazing star Liatris aspera
white crownbeard Verbesina virginica
white fringed orchid Platanthera blephariglottis
white thoroughwort Eupatorium album
wild comfrey Cynoglossum virginianum
woman's tobacco Antennaria plantaginifolia
woodland sunflower Helianthus divaricatus
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.

Native species counts, Randolph County and Georgia
Measure	Randolph County	Typical county	Statewide
Native species	113	129	1,750
Garden-ready natives	46	58	608
Tree	19	—	202
Shrub	9	—	91
Wildflower (forb)	53	—	908
Grass or grass-like	21	—	403
Vine	5	—	78
Fern	6	—	68

Neighboring counties

Counties that share a ZIP code with Randolph County.

Calhoun County, GA 58 garden-ready
Clay County, GA 58 garden-ready
Quitman County, GA 13 garden-ready
Terrell County, GA 31 garden-ready
Webster County, GA 10 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: Randolph County (county FIPS 13243), Georgia. 113 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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