Native plants · Georgia
Native plants of Talbot County
98 plant species are recorded as native to Georgia in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Talbot 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
Talbot County, Georgia
- Native species
- 98 Typical Georgia county: 129 (median of 159 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 46 Typical Georgia county: 58
- Share by type (all 98 native species)
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Percent of the 98 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (33%), followed by trees (29%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 46
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 basswood Tilia americana | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| American beech Fagus grandifolia | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Atlantic white cedar Chamaecyparis thyoides | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| blackgum Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | 95 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| blackjack oak Quercus marilandica | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| common goldstar Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| common serviceberry Amelanchier arborea | Tree | 36 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| common sweetleaf Symplocos tinctoria | Tree | 20 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 5a |
| deerberry Vaccinium stamineum | Shrub | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides | Tree | 190 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| giant cane Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | 12 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| inkberry Ilex glabra | Shrub | 8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| large gallberry Ilex coriacea | Tree | 12 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| manyflower flatsedge Cyperus lancastriensis | Grass or grass-like | 3.1 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 8a |
| mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| mountain azalea Rhododendron canescens | Shrub | 14 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia | Tree | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| oakleaf hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| pond pine Pinus serotina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| possumhaw Ilex decidua | Tree | 33 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| prairie willow Salix humilis | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| 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 |
| redbay Persea borbonia | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| shallow sedge Carex lurida | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| silky dogwood Cornus amomum | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum | Tree | 35 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| 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 |
| spotted St. Johnswort Hypericum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| swamp doghobble Eubotrys racemosus | Shrub | 13 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| switchgrass Panicum virgatum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| turkey oak Quercus laevis | Tree | 40 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| two-wing silverbell Halesia diptera | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 8a |
| twoheaded water-starwort Callitriche heterophylla | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| umbrella-tree Magnolia tripetala | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| water oak Quercus nigra | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| white fringetree Chionanthus virginicus | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| yaupon Ilex vomitoria | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 52
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.
- Atlantic pigeonwings Clitoria mariana
- beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
- bigleaf magnolia Magnolia macrophylla
- blackfruit spikerush Eleocharis melanocarpa
- Bosc's panicgrass Dichanthelium boscii
- button eryngo Eryngium yuccifolium
- Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
- Canby's bulrush Schoenoplectus etuberculatus
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
- dwarf crested iris Iris cristata
- eastern featherbells Stenanthium gramineum
- eastern silver aster Symphyotrichum concolor
- eastern sweetshrub Calycanthus floridus
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- false flowering spurge Euphorbia pubentissima
- fan clubmoss Lycopodium digitatum
- feathery false lily of the valley Maianthemum racemosum
- field pansy Viola bicolor
- gum bully Sideroxylon lanuginosum
- hairy lipfern Cheilanthes lanosa
- hornleaf riverweed Podostemum ceratophyllum
- lanceleaf blanketflower Gaillardia aestivalis
- littlehip hawthorn Crataegus spathulata
- Louisiana sedge Carex louisianica
- marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
- netted chainfern Woodwardia areolata
- plains snakecotton Froelichia floridana
- pointedleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium glutinosum
- prairie tea Croton monanthogynus
- rattlesnakeweed Hieracium venosum
- sand hickory Carya pallida
- scentless mock orange Philadelphus inodorus
- sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
- sessileleaf bellwort Uvularia sessilifolia
- shiny wedgescale Sphenopholis nitida
- sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
- silvery everlasting Gamochaeta argyrinea
- smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum
- southern twayblade Listera australis
- spindleroot Ludwigia hirtella
- spurred butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- starry rosinweed Silphium asteriscus
- twoflower dwarfdandelion Krigia biflora
- twoflower melicgrass Melica mutica
- Virginia dwarfdandelion Krigia virginica
- white four o'clock Mirabilis albida
- whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata
- woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica
- woolly dutchman's pipe Aristolochia tomentosa
- yellow thistle Cirsium horridulum
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 | Talbot County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 98 | 129 | 1,750 |
| Garden-ready natives | 46 | 58 | 608 |
| Tree | 28 | — | 202 |
| Shrub | 14 | — | 91 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 32 | — | 908 |
| Grass or grass-like | 13 | — | 403 |
| Vine | 3 | — | 78 |
| Fern | 8 | — | 68 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Talbot County.
- Harris County, GA 198 garden-ready
- Marion County, GA 20 garden-ready
- Meriwether County, GA 92 garden-ready
- Taylor County, GA 52 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
- Talbot County (county FIPS 13263), Georgia. 98 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