Native plants · Mississippi
Native plants of Chickasaw County
251 plant species are recorded as native to Mississippi in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Chickasaw County by USDA PLANTS. 100 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 1 more species is listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Chickasaw County, Mississippi
- Native species
- 251 Typical Mississippi county: 241 (median of 82 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 100 Typical Mississippi county: 116
- Share by type (all 251 native species)
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Percent of the 251 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (65%), followed by trees (12%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 100
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 beautyberry Callicarpa americana | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6b |
| American bellflower Campanulastrum americanum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 12b |
| American bittersweet Celastrus scandens | Vine | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| Appalachian blazing star Liatris squarrulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| Atlantic camas Camassia scilloides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| beaked agrimony Agrimonia rostellata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| black cherry Prunus serotina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| black oak Quercus velutina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| black willow Salix nigra | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1b |
| blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| blackgum Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | 95 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| bulbous bittercress Cardamine bulbosa | Wildflower (forb) | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| burningbush Euonymus atropurpureus | Tree | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | — |
| bursting-heart Euonymus americanus | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| butternut Juglans cinerea | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Canada germander Teucrium canadense | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| Carolina buckthorn Frangula caroliniana | Tree | 20 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 4b |
| Carolina elephantsfoot Elephantopus carolinianus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.7 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| climbing hempvine Mikania scandens | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common evening primrose Oenothera biennis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| eastern gamagrass Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| eastern narrowleaf sedge Carex amphibola | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| eastern purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| eastern redbud Cercis canadensis | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| eastern woodland sedge Carex blanda | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| flowering dogwood Cornus florida | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| fringeleaf wild petunia Ruellia humilis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| giant cane Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea | Wildflower (forb) | 8.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| greater bladder sedge Carex intumescens | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| hairy lespedeza Lespedeza hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| hairy white oldfield aster Symphyotrichum pilosum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| halberdleaf rosemallow Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6a |
| Illinois bundleflower Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| lanceleaf tickseed Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6b |
| late purple aster Symphyotrichum patens | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| limestone wild petunia Ruellia strepens | Wildflower (forb) | 3.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| longleaf woodoats Chasmanthium sessiliflorum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| longspike tridens Tridens strictus | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 2a |
| Maryland senna Senna marilandica | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5b |
| Missouri ironweed Vernonia missurica | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| muscadine Vitis rotundifolia | Vine | 30 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| northern maidenhair Adiantum pedatum | Fern | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Ohio buckeye Aesculus glabra | Tree | 68 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| possumhaw Ilex decidua | Tree | 33 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| post oak Quercus stellata | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| pride of Ohio Dodecatheon meadia | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| purpletop tridens Tridens flavus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| rattlesnake fern Botrychium virginianum | Fern | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| red maple Acer rubrum | Tree | 68 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| red mulberry Morus rubra | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| ridged yellow flax Linum striatum | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| rufous bulrush Scirpus pendulus | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| sassafras Sassafras albidum | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| sawtooth blackberry Rubus argutus | Shrub | 8.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| shagbark hickory Carya ovata | Tree | 75 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| shortbristle horned beaksedge Rhynchospora corniculata | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| shortleaf pine Pinus echinata | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| smooth phlox Phlox glaberrima | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| southern red oak Quercus falcata | Tree | 75 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| stiff dogwood Cornus foemina | Tree | 16 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| thicket sedge Carex abscondita | Grass or grass-like | 8 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 7a |
| trumpetweed Eutrochium fistulosum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | 120 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| variable panicgrass Dichanthelium commutatum | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Virginia dayflower Commelina virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Virginia sweetspire Itea virginica | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| Virginia wildrye Elymus virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| water oak Quercus nigra | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| white avens Geum canadense | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| white doll's daisy Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| white prairie clover Dalea candida | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| winged elm Ulmus alata | Tree | 65 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| winged sumac Rhus copallinum | Tree | 8 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| wingleaf primrose-willow Ludwigia decurrens | Wildflower (forb) | 4.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 151
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.
- Alabama supplejack Berchemia scandens
- American bladdernut Staphylea trifolia
- American bluehearts Buchnera americana
- American columbo Frasera caroliniensis
- American ginseng Panax quinquefolius
- American lopseed Phryma leptostachya
- annual marsh elder Iva annua
- arrowhead rattlebox Crotalaria sagittalis
- Atlantic pigeonwings Clitoria mariana
- Atlantic poison oak Toxicodendron pubescens
- beaked cornsalad Valerianella radiata
- beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
- blisterwort Ranunculus recurvatus
- bloody butcher Trillium recurvatum
- blue sedge Carex glaucodea
- bottomland aster Symphyotrichum ontarionis
- button eryngo Eryngium yuccifolium
- camphor pluchea Pluchea camphorata
- camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris
- Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
- Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis
- Canadian honewort Cryptotaenia canadensis
- Canadian wildginger Asarum canadense
- Carolina coralbead Cocculus carolinus
- Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
- Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
- Carolina larkspur Delphinium carolinianum
- Carolina wild petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
- carpenter's square Scrophularia marilandica
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- clammy groundcherry Physalis heterophylla
- climbing dogbane Trachelospermum difforme
- clustered blacksnakeroot Sanicula odorata
- combleaf yellow false foxglove Aureolaria pectinata
- common cinquefoil Potentilla simplex
- common moonseed Menispermum canadense
- compassplant Silphium laciniatum
- creeping eryngo Eryngium prostratum
- crossvine Bignonia capreolata
- cylindricfruit primrose-willow Ludwigia glandulosa
- cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
- dogfennel Eupatorium capillifolium
- downy phlox Phlox pilosa
- dwarf larkspur Delphinium tricorne
- early goldenrod Solidago juncea
- eastern blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium atlanticum
- eastern bluestar Amsonia tabernaemontana
- eastern greenviolet Hybanthus concolor
- eastern smooth beardtongue Penstemon laevigatus
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- false aloe Manfreda virginica
- false boneset Brickellia eupatorioides
- feathery false lily of the valley Maianthemum racemosum
- fewflower ticktrefoil Desmodium pauciflorum
- Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum
- flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
- fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum
- giant ironweed Vernonia gigantea
- globe flatsedge Cyperus echinatus
- golden zizia Zizia aurea
- goldenseal Hydrastis canadensis
- great Indian plantain Arnoglossum reniforme
- Great Plains lady's tresses Spiranthes magnicamporum
- great ragweed Ambrosia trifida
- Greek valerian Polemonium reptans
- green antelopehorn Asclepias viridis
- green comet milkweed Asclepias viridiflora
- green dragon Arisaema dracontium
- green milkweed Asclepias hirtella
- hairyfruit chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri
- Heller's cudweed Pseudognaphalium helleri
- Heller's rosette grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes
- hirsute sedge Carex complanata
- hoary puccoon Lithospermum canescens
- hoary ticktrefoil Desmodium canescens
- Kral's sedge Carex kraliana
- lace grass Eragrostis capillaris
- lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
- little lady's tresses Spiranthes tuberosa
- longstyle sweetroot Osmorhiza longistylis
- low spearwort Ranunculus pusillus
- marsh blue violet Viola cucullata
- Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana
- Maryland milkwort Polygala mariana
- mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
- Mead's sedge Carex meadii
- meadow garlic Allium canadense
- nakedflower ticktrefoil Desmodium nudiflorum
- narrowleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- narrowleaf pinweed Lechea tenuifolia
- narrowleaf vervain Verbena simplex
- New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
- nits and lice Hypericum drummondii
- Nuttall's prairie parsley Polytaenia nuttallii
- pale dock Rumex altissimus
- pale Indian plantain Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
- palespike lobelia Lobelia spicata
- Parlin's pussytoes Antennaria parlinii
- pear hawthorn Crataegus calpodendron
- pink fuzzybean Strophostyles umbellata
- pink thoroughwort Fleischmannia incarnata
- pointedleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium glutinosum
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- prairie rosinweed Silphium terebinthinaceum
- prostrate ticktrefoil Desmodium rotundifolium
- purple milkwort Polygala sanguinea
- queendevil Hieracium gronovii
- rice button aster Symphyotrichum dumosum
- richweed Collinsonia canadensis
- rosepink Sabatia angularis
- rough barnyardgrass Echinochloa muricata
- roundleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium rotundifolium
- roundseed St. Johnswort Hypericum sphaerocarpum
- roundstem false foxglove Agalinis gattingeri
- rusty blackhaw Viburnum rufidulum
- Sampson's snakeroot Orbexilum pedunculatum
- seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
- sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
- sharpleaf St. Johnswort Hypericum virgatum
- sharpscale sedge Carex oxylepis
- shortbeak sedge Carex brevior
- sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
- silver plumegrass Saccharum alopecuroides
- silvery everlasting Gamochaeta argyrinea
- small skullcap Scutellaria parvula
- smallflower thoroughwort Eupatorium semiserratum
- smooth yellow false foxglove Aureolaria flava
- soft goldenaster Chrysopsis pilosa
- southern annual saltmarsh aster Symphyotrichum divaricatum
- spoonleaf purple everlasting Gamochaeta purpurea
- spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
- spurred butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- starry rosinweed Silphium asteriscus
- stiff cowbane Oxypolis rigidior
- stiff yellow flax Linum medium
- swamp leather flower Clematis crispa
- Swan's sedge Carex swanii
- tall thistle Cirsium altissimum
- tuberous stoneseed Lithospermum tuberosum
- Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
- white baneberry Actaea pachypoda
- white fawnlily Erythronium albidum
- white thoroughwort Eupatorium album
- white turtlehead Chelone glabra
- wholeleaf rosinweed Silphium integrifolium
- whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata
- wild comfrey Cynoglossum virginianum
- winged lythrum Lythrum alatum
- yellowfruit horse-gentian Triosteum angustifolium
- zigzag spiderwort Tradescantia subaspera
Also listed as native and introduced here 1
PLANTS labels these species both native and introduced in this state: some forms are native and others were brought in from elsewhere. Most gardeners should choose plants from the main list.
- annual ragweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
Compared with Mississippi
The typical county is the median of the 82 Mississippi 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 | Chickasaw County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 251 | 241 | 1,473 |
| Garden-ready natives | 100 | 116 | 528 |
| Tree | 31 | — | 164 |
| Shrub | 7 | — | 63 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 164 | — | 770 |
| Grass or grass-like | 31 | — | 358 |
| Vine | 14 | — | 72 |
| Fern | 4 | — | 46 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Chickasaw County.
- Calhoun County, MS 90 garden-ready
- Clay County, MS 105 garden-ready
- Lee County, MS 172 garden-ready
- Monroe County, MS 102 garden-ready
- Pontotoc County, MS 179 garden-ready
- Webster County, MS 96 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
- Chickasaw County (county FIPS 28017), Mississippi. 251 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