Native plants · Mississippi
Native plants of Neshoba County
114 plant species are recorded as native to Mississippi in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Neshoba County by USDA PLANTS. 50 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
Neshoba County, Mississippi
- Native species
- 114 Typical Mississippi county: 241 (median of 82 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 50 Typical Mississippi county: 116
- Share by type (all 114 native species)
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Percent of the 114 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (60%), followed by trees (15%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 50
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 beech Fagus grandifolia | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| 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 witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| bigleaf snowbell Styrax grandifolius | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| bluntleaf bedstraw Galium obtusum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| bog rush Juncus biflorus | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| calico aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| Carolina elephantsfoot Elephantopus carolinianus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.7 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Carolina rose Rosa carolina | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| cat greenbrier Smilax glauca | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| 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 |
| common rush Juncus effusus | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| devil's walkingstick Aralia spinosa | Tree | 20 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| ditch stonecrop Penthorum sedoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| frost grape Vitis vulpina | Vine | 83 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea | Wildflower (forb) | 8.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| lanceleaf loosestrife Lysimachia lanceolata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| late purple aster Symphyotrichum patens | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| muscadine Vitis rotundifolia | Vine | 30 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| parsley hawthorn Crataegus marshallii | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| possumhaw Ilex decidua | Tree | 33 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| prairie wedgescale Sphenopholis obtusata | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| red maple Acer rubrum | Tree | 68 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sassafras Sassafras albidum | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| shallow sedge Carex lurida | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| smooth blue aster Symphyotrichum laeve | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| sweetbay Magnolia virginiana | Tree | 60 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 9a |
| sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| velvet panicum Dichanthelium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 4.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Virginia threeseed mercury Acalypha virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 10b |
| 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 |
| whiteroot rush Juncus brachycarpus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| willow oak Quercus phellos | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 64
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.
- American bluehearts Buchnera americana
- American wild carrot Daucus pusillus
- arrowleaf violet Viola sagittata
- beaked cornsalad Valerianella radiata
- broad beechfern Phegopteris hexagonoptera
- camphor pluchea Pluchea camphorata
- Carolina sedge Carex caroliniana
- Cherokee sedge Carex cherokeensis
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- climbing dogbane Trachelospermum difforme
- coastal plain panicgrass Dichanthelium longiligulatum
- common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
- creeping lespedeza Lespedeza repens
- crippled cranefly Tipularia discolor
- cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
- cylindricfruit primrose-willow Ludwigia glandulosa
- dogfennel Eupatorium capillifolium
- downy danthonia Danthonia sericea
- downy phlox Phlox pilosa
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- giant ironweed Vernonia gigantea
- great ragweed Ambrosia trifida
- green dragon Arisaema dracontium
- hairyfruit chervil Chaerophyllum tainturieri
- heartwing sorrel Rumex hastatulus
- Heller's cudweed Pseudognaphalium helleri
- herbwilliam Ptilimnium capillaceum
- hogwort Croton capitatus
- largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
- lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
- Maryland goldenaster Chrysopsis mariana
- Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana
- Maryland milkwort Polygala mariana
- meadow garlic Allium canadense
- narrowleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- narrowleaf whitetop aster Sericocarpus linifolius
- New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
- pineywoods dropseed Sporobolus junceus
- purple passionflower Passiflora incarnata
- redring milkweed Asclepias variegata
- rice button aster Symphyotrichum dumosum
- roundleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium rotundifolium
- roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
- sandpaper vervain Verbena scabra
- seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
- shrubby lespedeza Lespedeza frutescens
- sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
- sleepy silene Silene antirrhina
- slender yellow woodsorrel Oxalis dillenii
- smallflower thoroughwort Eupatorium semiserratum
- smallhead doll's daisy Boltonia diffusa
- soft goldenaster Chrysopsis pilosa
- southern annual saltmarsh aster Symphyotrichum divaricatum
- spoonleaf purple everlasting Gamochaeta purpurea
- spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- stiff cowbane Oxypolis rigidior
- swamp leather flower Clematis crispa
- Texas vervain Verbena halei
- Venus' pride Houstonia purpurea
- white snakeroot Ageratina altissima
- wholeleaf rosinweed Silphium integrifolium
- woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica
- yellow thistle Cirsium horridulum
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 | Neshoba County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 114 | 241 | 1,473 |
| Garden-ready natives | 50 | 116 | 528 |
| Tree | 17 | — | 164 |
| Shrub | 3 | — | 63 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 68 | — | 770 |
| Grass or grass-like | 13 | — | 358 |
| Vine | 9 | — | 72 |
| Fern | 4 | — | 46 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Neshoba County.
- Attala County, MS 94 garden-ready
- Kemper County, MS 156 garden-ready
- Lauderdale County, MS 178 garden-ready
- Leake County, MS 108 garden-ready
- Newton County, MS 145 garden-ready
- Scott County, MS 219 garden-ready
- Winston County, MS 149 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
- Neshoba County (county FIPS 28099), Mississippi. 114 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