Native plants · Mississippi
Native plants of Perry County
339 plant species are recorded as native to Mississippi in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Perry County by USDA PLANTS. 147 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 2 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Perry County, Mississippi
- Native species
- 339 Typical Mississippi county: 241 (median of 82 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 147 Typical Mississippi county: 116
- Share by type (all 339 native species)
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Percent of the 339 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (49%), followed by trees (19%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 147
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alternateleaf dogwood Cornus alternifolia | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| 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 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 wisteria Wisteria frutescens | Vine | 50 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| 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 walnut Juglans nigra | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| bog rush Juncus biflorus | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| buckthorn bully Sideroxylon lycioides | Tree | 9.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| Canada goldenrod Solidago altissima | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| 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 elephantsfoot Elephantopus carolinianus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.7 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Carolina redroot Lachnanthes caroliana | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8b |
| 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 |
| 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 doghobble Leucothoe axillaris | Shrub | 6.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 7b |
| 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 blue violet Viola sororia | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| common persimmon Diospyros virginiana | Tree | 55 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| common selfheal Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common serviceberry Amelanchier arborea | Tree | 36 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| cucumber tree Magnolia acuminata | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| deerberry Vaccinium stamineum | Shrub | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| ditch stonecrop Penthorum sedoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| dwarf huckleberry Gaylussacia dumosa | Shrub | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| dwarf palmetto Sabal minor | Tree | 9 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| eastern redbud Cercis canadensis | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| eastern swampprivet Forestiera acuminata | Tree | 33 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| 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 |
| greater bladder sedge Carex intumescens | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| green arrow arum Peltandra virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| Gulf Sebastian-bush Ditrysinia fruticosa | Shrub | 12 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| hairawn muhly Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 8a |
| hairy lespedeza Lespedeza hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| haspan flatsedge Cyperus haspan | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| hazel alder Alnus serrulata | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana | Tree | 45 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| Indian woodoats Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass or grass-like | 4.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | 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 |
| lanceleaf greenbrier Smilax smallii | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6b |
| 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 |
| little barley Hordeum pusillum | Grass or grass-like | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| loblolly bay Gordonia lasianthus | Tree | 65 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 7a |
| loblolly pine Pinus taeda | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6b |
| longleaf pine Pinus palustris | Tree | 120 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| 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 |
| mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia | Tree | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| muscadine Vitis rotundifolia | Vine | 30 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| narrowleaf silkgrass Pityopsis graminifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 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 |
| 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 |
| peppervine Nekemias arborea | Vine | 1 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| pond cypress Taxodium ascendens | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 8a |
| possumhaw Viburnum nudum | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| prairie wedgescale Sphenopholis obtusata | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| purpletop tridens Tridens flavus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| red buckeye Aesculus pavia | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| red chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5b |
| 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 |
| river birch Betula nigra | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| roundleaf goldenrod Solidago patula | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| sarvis holly Ilex amelanchier | Tree | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 8b |
| sassafras Sassafras albidum | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| saw greenbrier Smilax bona-nox | Vine | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| sawtooth blackberry Rubus argutus | Shrub | 8.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| sharpwing monkeyflower Mimulus alatus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| shortleaf pine Pinus echinata | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| silver maple Acer saccharinum | Tree | 90 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 2b |
| slender little bluestem Schizachyrium tenerum | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8b |
| sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum | Tree | 35 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| southern catalpa Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | 66 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5b |
| 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 |
| southern waxy sedge Carex glaucescens | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6a |
| 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 |
| 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 cottonwood Populus heterophylla | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| swamp doghobble Eubotrys racemosus | Shrub | 13 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| trumpet creeper Campsis radicans | Vine | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens | Vine | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| variable panicgrass Dichanthelium commutatum | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Virginia dayflower Commelina virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Virginia iris Iris virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8b |
| Virginia threeseed mercury Acalypha virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 10b |
| water oak Quercus nigra | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| wax myrtle Morella cerifera | Tree | 10 ft | Sun | High | Zone 7a |
| 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 |
| whiteroot rush Juncus brachycarpus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| winged sumac Rhus copallinum | Tree | 8 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| winter bentgrass Agrostis hyemalis | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| wreath goldenrod Solidago caesia | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 192
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 black nightshade Solanum americanum
- American bluehearts Buchnera americana
- anisescented goldenrod Solidago odora
- aquatic milkweed Asclepias perennis
- arrowfeather threeawn Aristida purpurascens
- Atlantic pigeonwings Clitoria mariana
- Atlantic poison oak Toxicodendron pubescens
- Baldwin's flatsedge Cyperus croceus
- beaked cornsalad Valerianella radiata
- beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
- bigleaf magnolia Magnolia macrophylla
- birdfoot violet Viola pedata
- blood panicgrass Dichanthelium consanguineum
- branched foldwing Dicliptera brachiata
- bristly greenbrier Smilax tamnoides
- bristly scaleseed Spermolepis echinata
- broad beechfern Phegopteris hexagonoptera
- brownish beaksedge Rhynchospora capitellata
- button eryngo Eryngium yuccifolium
- Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
- Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis
- cankerweed Prenanthes serpentaria
- Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
- Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
- Carolina vetch Vicia caroliniana
- Carolina wild petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- clasping Venus' looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
- clustered beaksedge Rhynchospora glomerata
- coastal false asphodel Triantha racemosa
- coastal plain sedge Carex crebriflora
- coastal sandbur Cenchrus spinifex
- combleaf yellow false foxglove Aureolaria pectinata
- common threeseed mercury Acalypha rhomboidea
- common yellow oxalis Oxalis stricta
- cone-cup spikerush Eleocharis tuberculosa
- creeping lespedeza Lespedeza repens
- crested yellow orchid Platanthera cristata
- crossvine Bignonia capreolata
- crowpoison Nothoscordum bivalve
- cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
- devil's grandmother Elephantopus tomentosus
- dogfennel Eupatorium capillifolium
- downy danthonia Danthonia sericea
- downy lobelia Lobelia puberula
- downy phlox Phlox pilosa
- downy yellow false foxglove Aureolaria virginica
- drumheads Polygala cruciata
- eastern blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium atlanticum
- eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
- eastern purple bladderwort Utricularia purpurea
- eastern silver aster Symphyotrichum concolor
- eastern smooth beardtongue Penstemon laevigatus
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- Elliott's bluestem Andropogon gyrans
- elmleaf goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia
- false aloe Manfreda virginica
- false flowering spurge Euphorbia pubentissima
- false spotted St. Johnswort Hypericum pseudomaculatum
- Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum
- Florida yellow flax Linum floridanum
- flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
- forked bluecurls Trichostema dichotomum
- fragrant spikesedge Kyllinga odorata
- fringed nutrush Scleria ciliata
- giant ironweed Vernonia gigantea
- globe beaksedge Rhynchospora recognita
- globe flatsedge Cyperus echinatus
- goldenclub Orontium aquaticum
- green adder's-mouth orchid Malaxis unifolia
- Guadeloupe cucumber Melothria pendula
- hairy bedstraw Galium pilosum
- hairy umbrella-sedge Fuirena squarrosa
- handsome Harry Rhexia virginica
- heartleaf skullcap Scutellaria ovata
- heartwing sorrel Rumex hastatulus
- Heller's cudweed Pseudognaphalium helleri
- hogwort Croton capitatus
- honeyvine Cynanchum laeve
- hyssopleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium hyssopifolium
- jumpseed Polygonum virginianum
- juniper leaf Polypremum procumbens
- justiceweed Eupatorium leucolepis
- largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
- largeleaf grass of Parnassus Parnassia grandifolia
- lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
- leathery rush Juncus coriaceus
- lesser marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum tubulosum
- lesser snakeroot Ageratina aromatica
- lined sedge Carex striatula
- little floatingheart Nymphoides cordata
- little lady's tresses Spiranthes tuberosa
- lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
- longbeak beaksedge Rhynchospora scirpoides
- man of the earth Ipomoea pandurata
- Maryland goldenaster Chrysopsis mariana
- Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana
- meadow garlic Allium canadense
- Mexican plum Prunus mexicana
- nakedflower ticktrefoil Desmodium nudiflorum
- narrowleaf bluecurls Trichostema setaceum
- narrowleaf primrose-willow Ludwigia linearis
- narrowleaf whitetop aster Sericocarpus linifolius
- neckweed Veronica peregrina
- nits and lice Hypericum drummondii
- nodding beaksedge Rhynchospora inexpansa
- Oklahoma grasspink Calopogon oklahomensis
- palespike lobelia Lobelia spicata
- Pickering's dawnflower Stylisma pickeringii
- pine barren flatsedge Cyperus retrorsus
- pineywoods dropseed Sporobolus junceus
- pink fuzzybean Strophostyles umbellata
- pink sundew Drosera capillaris
- pitchfork crowngrass Paspalum bifidum
- Plukenet's flatsedge Cyperus plukenetii
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- procession flower Polygala incarnata
- prostrate blue violet Viola walteri
- purple meadowparsnip Thaspium trifoliatum
- purple passionflower Passiflora incarnata
- queen's-delight Stillingia sylvatica
- queendevil Hieracium gronovii
- redring milkweed Asclepias variegata
- rice button aster Symphyotrichum dumosum
- rosepink Sabatia angularis
- rough false pennyroyal Hedeoma hispida
- roundleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium rotundifolium
- roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
- Sampson's snakeroot Orbexilum pedunculatum
- sand hickory Carya pallida
- seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
- sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
- sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
- sessileleaf bellwort Uvularia sessilifolia
- shaggy hedgehyssop Gratiola pilosa
- sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
- sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
- sleepy silene Silene antirrhina
- slender goldentop Euthamia caroliniana
- slender Indiangrass Sorghastrum elliottii
- slender yellow woodsorrel Oxalis dillenii
- smallflower thoroughwort Eupatorium semiserratum
- smallhead doll's daisy Boltonia diffusa
- smooth ticktrefoil Desmodium laevigatum
- snakemouth orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides
- southern crab apple Malus angustifolia
- southern whitetop Doellingeria sericocarpoides
- spiked crested coralroot Hexalectris spicata
- spindleroot Ludwigia hirtella
- spotted beebalm Monarda punctata
- spotted pondweed Potamogeton pulcher
- spring coralroot Corallorhiza wisteriana
- spurred butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- stalked wild petunia Ruellia pedunculata
- starry rosinweed Silphium asteriscus
- stiff yellow flax Linum medium
- stinking camphorweed Pluchea foetida
- striped gentian Gentiana villosa
- swamp leather flower Clematis crispa
- tall thimbleweed Anemone virginiana
- tapered rosette grass Dichanthelium acuminatum
- tenlobe false foxglove Agalinis obtusifolia
- terrestrial water-starwort Callitriche terrestris
- thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum
- thymeleaf pinweed Lechea minor
- trailing arbutus Epigaea repens
- trailing pearlwort Sagina decumbens
- tuberous grasspink Calopogon tuberosus
- twining snoutbean Rhynchosia tomentosa
- violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea
- Virginia bunchflower Veratrum virginicum
- Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
- Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
- Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
- Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria
- Virginia tephrosia Tephrosia virginiana
- whip nutrush Scleria triglomerata
- white colicroot Aletris farinosa
- white fringed orchid Platanthera blephariglottis
- white thoroughwort Eupatorium album
- white vervain Verbena urticifolia
- whitehair rosette grass Dichanthelium villosissimum
- whitemouth dayflower Commelina erecta
- wild Job's tears Onosmodium virginianum
- wild yam Dioscorea villosa
- woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica
- woollysheath threeawn Aristida lanosa
- yankeeweed Eupatorium compositifolium
- yellow fringed orchid Platanthera ciliaris
- yellow thistle Cirsium horridulum
Also listed as native and introduced here 2
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
- Mexican teaDysphania ambrosioides
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 | Perry County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 339 | 241 | 1,473 |
| Garden-ready natives | 147 | 116 | 528 |
| Tree | 65 | — | 164 |
| Shrub | 23 | — | 63 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 165 | — | 770 |
| Grass or grass-like | 52 | — | 358 |
| Vine | 29 | — | 72 |
| Fern | 5 | — | 46 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Perry County.
- Forrest County, MS 246 garden-ready
- Greene County, MS 128 garden-ready
- Jones County, MS 142 garden-ready
- Stone County, MS 144 garden-ready
- Wayne County, MS 160 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
- Perry County (county FIPS 28111), Mississippi. 339 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