Native plants · Mississippi
Native plants of Lamar County
349 plant species are recorded as native to Mississippi in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Lamar County by USDA PLANTS. 132 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
Lamar County, Mississippi
- Native species
- 349 Typical Mississippi county: 241 (median of 82 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 132 Typical Mississippi county: 116
- Share by type (all 349 native species)
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Percent of the 349 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (53%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (17%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 132
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 beech Fagus grandifolia | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| American bur-reed Sparganium americanum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| American holly Ilex opaca | Tree | 40 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American pokeweed Phytolacca americana | Wildflower (forb) | 7.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| bedstraw St. Johnswort Hypericum galioides | Shrub | 2.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 7a |
| big bluestem Andropogon gerardii | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 2b |
| bigleaf snowbell Styrax grandifolius | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 4b |
| black cherry Prunus serotina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| black willow Salix nigra | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1b |
| blackgum Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | 95 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| blackjack oak Quercus marilandica | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| blue mistflower Conoclinium coelestinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| broadleaf arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| calico aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| Canadian lousewort Pedicularis canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Carolina ash Fraxinus caroliniana | Tree | 39 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 7b |
| Carolina redroot Lachnanthes caroliana | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8b |
| cat greenbrier Smilax glauca | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Chickasaw plum Prunus angustifolia | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| climbing hempvine Mikania scandens | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| coastal sweetpepperbush Clethra alnifolia | Shrub | 16 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| comfortroot Hibiscus aculeatus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8b |
| common evening primrose Oenothera biennis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| common goldstar Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| common persimmon Diospyros virginiana | Tree | 55 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| deerberry Vaccinium stamineum | Shrub | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| dwarf huckleberry Gaylussacia dumosa | Shrub | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides | Tree | 190 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| eastern redbud Cercis canadensis | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| eggleaf rosette grass Dichanthelium ovale | Grass or grass-like | 1.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| Elliott's blueberry Vaccinium elliottii | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| 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 |
| frost grape Vitis vulpina | Vine | 83 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| giant cane Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| graybark grape Vitis cinerea | Vine | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6b |
| green arrow arum Peltandra virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| groundnut Apios americana | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| Gulf Sebastian-bush Ditrysinia fruticosa | Shrub | 12 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| hairy white oldfield aster Symphyotrichum pilosum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| hazel alder Alnus serrulata | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana | Tree | 45 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| late purple aster Symphyotrichum patens | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| loblolly pine Pinus taeda | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6b |
| longleaf pine Pinus palustris | Tree | 120 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| longspike tridens Tridens strictus | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 2a |
| marsh seedbox Ludwigia palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa | Tree | 85 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| mountain azalea Rhododendron canescens | Shrub | 14 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| 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 |
| New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| panicledleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium paniculatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6a |
| parsley hawthorn Crataegus marshallii | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| post oak Quercus stellata | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| purple lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| 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 |
| redbay Persea borbonia | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza capitata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| sassafras Sassafras albidum | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| sawtooth blackberry Rubus argutus | Shrub | 8.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| shortbeard plumegrass Saccharum brevibarbe | Grass or grass-like | 6.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6b |
| 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 |
| slender little bluestem Schizachyrium tenerum | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8b |
| smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| smooth phlox Phlox glaberrima | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum | Tree | 35 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| southern magnolia Magnolia grandiflora | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| southern red oak Quercus falcata | Tree | 75 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides | Vine | — | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 9b |
| splitbeard bluestem Andropogon ternarius | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| 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 |
| stiff dogwood Cornus foemina | Tree | 16 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| summer grape Vitis aestivalis | Vine | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum | Shrub | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| swamp titi Cyrilla racemiflora | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 6b |
| sweetbay Magnolia virginiana | Tree | 60 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 9a |
| sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| switchgrass Panicum virgatum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| taperleaf water horehound Lycopus rubellus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| tenangle pipewort Eriocaulon decangulare | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6b |
| trumpet creeper Campsis radicans | Vine | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| trumpetweed Eutrochium fistulosum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | 120 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| turkey oak Quercus laevis | Tree | 40 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| two-wing silverbell Halesia diptera | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 8a |
| velvet panicum Dichanthelium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 4.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Virginia iris Iris virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8b |
| Virginia sweetspire Itea virginica | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| Virginia water horehound Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| water oak Quercus nigra | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| white fringetree Chionanthus virginicus | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| white oak Quercus alba | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| wrinkled jointtail grass Coelorachis rugosa | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6b |
| wrinkleleaf goldenrod Solidago rugosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| yaupon Ilex vomitoria | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 8a |
| yellow passionflower Passiflora lutea | Vine | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 217
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.
- Adam's needle Yucca filamentosa
- American black nightshade Solanum americanum
- American bluehearts Buchnera americana
- American white waterlily Nymphaea odorata
- American wild carrot Daucus pusillus
- anisescented goldenrod Solidago odora
- annual marsh elder Iva annua
- arrowfeather threeawn Aristida purpurascens
- arrowleaf violet Viola sagittata
- Atlantic pigeonwings Clitoria mariana
- Atlantic poison oak Toxicodendron pubescens
- axilflower Mecardonia acuminata
- azure blue sage Salvia azurea
- beach false foxglove Agalinis fasciculata
- beaked cornsalad Valerianella radiata
- beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
- bearded skeletongrass Gymnopogon ambiguus
- bent sedge Carex styloflexa
- bigleaf magnolia Magnolia macrophylla
- birdfoot violet Viola pedata
- blackseed speargrass Piptochaetium avenaceum
- bluejacket Tradescantia ohiensis
- brownish beaksedge Rhynchospora capitellata
- button eryngo Eryngium yuccifolium
- camphorweed Heterotheca subaxillaris
- Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
- Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis
- Canby's bulrush Schoenoplectus etuberculatus
- Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
- Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
- Carolina larkspur Delphinium carolinianum
- Carolina vetch Vicia caroliniana
- Carolina wild petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
- Cherokee sedge Carex cherokeensis
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- churchmouse threeawn Aristida dichotoma
- clasping Venus' looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
- clustered beaksedge Rhynchospora glomerata
- clustered mille graines Oldenlandia uniflora
- coastal false asphodel Triantha racemosa
- coastal plain panicgrass Dichanthelium longiligulatum
- common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
- cone-cup spikerush Eleocharis tuberculosa
- creeping eryngo Eryngium prostratum
- creeping lespedeza Lespedeza repens
- crested yellow orchid Platanthera cristata
- crossvine Bignonia capreolata
- crowpoison Nothoscordum bivalve
- cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
- cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
- devil's grandmother Elephantopus tomentosus
- devil's-tongue Opuntia humifusa
- dogfennel Eupatorium capillifolium
- downy lobelia Lobelia puberula
- downy phlox Phlox pilosa
- downy yellow false foxglove Aureolaria virginica
- dwarf sundew Drosera brevifolia
- dwarf umbrella-sedge Fuirena pumila
- eastern marsh fern Thelypteris palustris
- eastern milkpea Galactia regularis
- eastern silver aster Symphyotrichum concolor
- eastern smooth beardtongue Penstemon laevigatus
- Elliott's bluestem Andropogon gyrans
- Elliott's rush Juncus elliottii
- elmleaf goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia
- erect centella Centella erecta
- false aloe Manfreda virginica
- fewflower milkweed Asclepias lanceolata
- field pansy Viola bicolor
- flattened pipewort Eriocaulon compressum
- Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum
- Florida yellow flax Linum floridanum
- flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
- flypoison Amianthium muscitoxicum
- foxtail clubmoss Lycopodiella alopecuroides
- giant ironweed Vernonia gigantea
- globe beaksedge Rhynchospora globularis
- goldenclub Orontium aquaticum
- grassy arrowhead Sagittaria graminea
- greater tickseed Coreopsis major
- green antelopehorn Asclepias viridis
- green carpetweed Mollugo verticillata
- greenvein lady's tresses Spiranthes praecox
- hairy bedstraw Galium pilosum
- hairy fimbry Fimbristylis puberula
- hairy pinweed Lechea mucronata
- hairy skullcap Scutellaria elliptica
- hairy small-leaf ticktrefoil Desmodium ciliare
- handsome Harry Rhexia virginica
- harvestbells Gentiana saponaria
- heartwing sorrel Rumex hastatulus
- Heller's cudweed Pseudognaphalium helleri
- Heller's rosette grass Dichanthelium oligosanthes
- herbwilliam Ptilimnium capillaceum
- hogwort Croton capitatus
- hyssopleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium hyssopifolium
- intermediate mermaidweed Proserpinaca intermedia
- juniper leaf Polypremum procumbens
- justiceweed Eupatorium leucolepis
- lanceleaf blanketflower Gaillardia aestivalis
- largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
- Leggett's pinweed Lechea pulchella
- lesser snakeroot Ageratina aromatica
- little floating bladderwort Utricularia radiata
- little lady's tresses Spiranthes tuberosa
- lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
- longbeak arrowhead Sagittaria australis
- longbeak beaksedge Rhynchospora scirpoides
- lowland rotala Rotala ramosior
- maidencane Panicum hemitomon
- man of the earth Ipomoea pandurata
- manyflower marshpennywort Hydrocotyle umbellata
- marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
- Maryland goldenaster Chrysopsis mariana
- Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana
- meadow garlic Allium canadense
- mudbabies Echinodorus tenellus
- narrowfruit horned beaksedge Rhynchospora inundata
- narrowleaf primrose-willow Ludwigia linearis
- netted chainfern Woodwardia areolata
- netted nutrush Scleria reticularis
- nits and lice Hypericum drummondii
- nodding beaksedge Rhynchospora inexpansa
- northern dewberry Rubus flagellaris
- pine barren flatsedge Cyperus retrorsus
- pineywoods dropseed Sporobolus junceus
- pink fuzzybean Strophostyles umbellata
- pink sundew Drosera capillaris
- poison sumac Toxicodendron vernix
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
- procession flower Polygala incarnata
- prostrate blue violet Viola walteri
- prostrate sandmat Chamaesyce prostrata
- purple meadowparsnip Thaspium trifoliatum
- purple passionflower Passiflora incarnata
- queendevil Hieracium gronovii
- red lovegrass Eragrostis secundiflora
- rice button aster Symphyotrichum dumosum
- robin's plantain Erigeron pulchellus
- rosepink Sabatia angularis
- rough boneset Eupatorium pilosum
- rough false pennyroyal Hedeoma hispida
- roundleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium rotundifolium
- roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
- Sampson's snakeroot Orbexilum pedunculatum
- seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
- sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
- sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
- shortbeak beaksedge Rhynchospora nitens
- shortleaf skeletongrass Gymnopogon brevifolius
- sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
- silver plumegrass Saccharum alopecuroides
- slender goldentop Euthamia caroliniana
- slender Indiangrass Sorghastrum elliottii
- slender rose gentian Sabatia campanulata
- slender wedgescale Sphenopholis intermedia
- slender yellow woodsorrel Oxalis dillenii
- slimpod rush Juncus diffusissimus
- slimspike threeawn Aristida longespica
- small Venus' looking-glass Triodanis biflora
- Small's yelloweyed grass Xyris smalliana
- smallflower thoroughwort Eupatorium semiserratum
- smallfruit spikerush Eleocharis microcarpa
- smallhead doll's daisy Boltonia diffusa
- smooth elephantsfoot Elephantopus nudatus
- smooth ticktrefoil Desmodium laevigatum
- smooth yellow false foxglove Aureolaria flava
- snakemouth orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides
- snowy orchid Platanthera nivea
- soft thistle Cirsium carolinianum
- southern bladderwort Utricularia juncea
- southern crab apple Malus angustifolia
- southern cutgrass Leersia hexandra
- southern whitetop Doellingeria sericocarpoides
- spindleroot Ludwigia hirtella
- spoonleaf purple everlasting Gamochaeta purpurea
- spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
- spurred butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- starry rosinweed Silphium asteriscus
- stinking camphorweed Pluchea foetida
- tall blazing star Liatris aspera
- tenlobe false foxglove Agalinis obtusifolia
- Texas star Sabatia campestris
- Texas vervain Verbena halei
- thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum
- thymeleaf pinweed Lechea minor
- trailing arbutus Epigaea repens
- trailing lespedeza Lespedeza procumbens
- trailing pearlwort Sagina decumbens
- tuberous grasspink Calopogon tuberosus
- twining snoutbean Rhynchosia tomentosa
- twoflower melicgrass Melica mutica
- velvetleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium viridiflorum
- Virginia bunchflower Veratrum virginicum
- Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
- Virginia chainfern Woodwardia virginica
- Virginia groundcherry Physalis virginiana
- Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
- Virginia tephrosia Tephrosia virginiana
- watershield Brasenia schreberi
- white colicroot Aletris farinosa
- white snakeroot Ageratina altissima
- white thoroughwort Eupatorium album
- whitehair rosette grass Dichanthelium villosissimum
- whitemouth dayflower Commelina erecta
- whorled milkwort Polygala verticillata
- wild Job's tears Onosmodium virginianum
- wild yam Dioscorea villosa
- woman's tobacco Antennaria plantaginifolia
- woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica
- woodland sunflower Helianthus divaricatus
- Wright's rosette grass Dichanthelium wrightianum
- yellow fringed orchid Platanthera ciliaris
- yellow thistle Cirsium horridulum
- zigzag iris Iris brevicaulis
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 | Lamar County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 349 | 241 | 1,473 |
| Garden-ready natives | 132 | 116 | 528 |
| Tree | 53 | — | 164 |
| Shrub | 22 | — | 63 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 186 | — | 770 |
| Grass or grass-like | 61 | — | 358 |
| Vine | 20 | — | 72 |
| Fern | 7 | — | 46 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Lamar County.
- Covington County, MS 115 garden-ready
- Forrest County, MS 246 garden-ready
- Jefferson Davis County, MS 82 garden-ready
- Marion County, MS 121 garden-ready
- Pearl River County, MS 163 garden-ready
- Stone County, MS 144 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
- Lamar County (county FIPS 28073), Mississippi. 349 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