Native plants · Mississippi
Native plants of Pike County
304 plant species are recorded as native to Mississippi in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Pike County by USDA PLANTS. 154 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
Pike County, Mississippi
- Native species
- 304 Typical Mississippi county: 241 (median of 82 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 154 Typical Mississippi county: 116
- Share by type (all 304 native species)
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Percent of the 304 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (48%), followed by trees (19%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 154
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 elm Ulmus americana | Tree | 120 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| 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 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 |
| bighead rush Juncus megacephalus | Grass or grass-like | 3.1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8b |
| bigleaf snowbell Styrax grandifolius | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| blunt spikerush Eleocharis obtusa | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| bluntleaf bedstraw Galium obtusum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| bursting-heart Euonymus americanus | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| cardinalflower Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower (forb) | 5.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| Chickasaw plum Prunus angustifolia | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| climbing hempvine Mikania scandens | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common blue violet Viola sororia | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| common evening primrose Oenothera biennis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| common rush Juncus effusus | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| common winterberry Ilex verticillata | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| coon's tail Ceratophyllum demersum | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| coral greenbrier Smilax walteri | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6b |
| crimsoneyed rosemallow Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| deerberry Vaccinium stamineum | Shrub | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| delta arrowhead Sagittaria platyphylla | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6a |
| ditch stonecrop Penthorum sedoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| dwarf huckleberry Gaylussacia dumosa | Shrub | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| dwarf St. Johnswort Hypericum mutilum | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| eastern gamagrass Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| flowering dogwood Cornus florida | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| forked rush Juncus dichotomus | Grass or grass-like | 2.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 8b |
| fringeleaf wild petunia Ruellia humilis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| graybark grape Vitis cinerea | Vine | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6b |
| groundnut Apios americana | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| hairy white oldfield aster Symphyotrichum pilosum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| haspan flatsedge Cyperus haspan | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| hop sedge Carex lupulina | Grass or grass-like | 4.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| jointed spikesedge Eleocharis equisetoides | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| lanceleaf greenbrier Smilax smallii | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6b |
| 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 |
| 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 pine Pinus taeda | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 6b |
| longleaf woodoats Chasmanthium sessiliflorum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 7a |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| poverty rush Juncus tenuis | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| prairie willow Salix humilis | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| purpletop tridens Tridens flavus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Low | 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 |
| redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| ridged yellow flax Linum striatum | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| roundhead rush Juncus validus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 7a |
| roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| shallow sedge Carex lurida | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sharpwing monkeyflower Mimulus alatus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| slender woodoats Chasmanthium laxum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| slippery elm Ulmus rubra | Tree | 85 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3a |
| smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| smooth sumac Rhus glabra | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| 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 waternymph Najas guadalupensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| Spanish moss Tillandsia usneoides | Vine | — | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 9b |
| spotted St. Johnswort Hypericum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| spruce pine Pinus glabra | Tree | 90 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| stiff dogwood Cornus foemina | Tree | 16 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| stiff marsh bedstraw Galium tinctorium | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| summer grape Vitis aestivalis | Vine | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| swamp chestnut oak Quercus michauxii | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| swamp tupelo Nyssa biflora | Tree | 115 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5b |
| sweetbay Magnolia virginiana | Tree | 60 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 9a |
| sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| taperleaf water horehound Lycopus rubellus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| trumpet creeper Campsis radicans | Vine | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens | Vine | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | 120 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| two-wing silverbell Halesia diptera | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 8a |
| valdivia duckweed Lemna valdiviana | Wildflower (forb) | 1 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| variable panicgrass Dichanthelium commutatum | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| 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 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 |
| water oak Quercus nigra | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| waterthread pondweed Potamogeton diversifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| wax myrtle Morella cerifera | Tree | 10 ft | Sun | High | Zone 7a |
| white oak Quercus alba | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| whitegrass Leersia virginica | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 150
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 bluehearts Buchnera americana
- American buckwheat vine Brunnichia ovata
- American white waterlily Nymphaea odorata
- American wild carrot Daucus pusillus
- anglestem primrose-willow Ludwigia leptocarpa
- arrowhead rattlebox Crotalaria sagittalis
- Atlantic goldenrod Solidago arguta
- Atlantic pigeonwings Clitoria mariana
- axilflower Mecardonia acuminata
- beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
- bigtop lovegrass Eragrostis hirsuta
- birdfoot violet Viola pedata
- Bosc's panicgrass Dichanthelium boscii
- bristly greenbrier Smilax tamnoides
- camphor pluchea Pluchea camphorata
- Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
- Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis
- Carolina canarygrass Phalaris caroliniana
- Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
- Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
- Carolina lily Lilium michauxii
- Carolina ponysfoot Dichondra carolinensis
- chinquapin Castanea pumila
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- clasping milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis
- claspingleaf St. Johnswort Hypericum gymnanthum
- climbing dogbane Trachelospermum difforme
- clustered beaksedge Rhynchospora glomerata
- coastal plain panicgrass Dichanthelium longiligulatum
- common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
- common carpetgrass Axonopus fissifolius
- creeping lespedeza Lespedeza repens
- crossvine Bignonia capreolata
- crowpoison Nothoscordum bivalve
- cylindricfruit primrose-willow Ludwigia glandulosa
- cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
- devil's grandmother Elephantopus tomentosus
- dogfennel Eupatorium capillifolium
- early buttercup Ranunculus fascicularis
- eastern marsh fern Thelypteris palustris
- eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
- eastern silver aster Symphyotrichum concolor
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- Florida paspalum Paspalum floridanum
- Florida yellow flax Linum floridanum
- flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
- foxtail clubmoss Lycopodiella alopecuroides
- fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata
- giant ironweed Vernonia gigantea
- globe beaksedge Rhynchospora globularis
- globe flatsedge Cyperus echinatus
- goldenclub Orontium aquaticum
- great ragweed Ambrosia trifida
- greater marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum walteri
- greenvein lady's tresses Spiranthes praecox
- hairy bedstraw Galium pilosum
- hairy clustervine Jacquemontia tamnifolia
- hairy pinweed Lechea mucronata
- handsome Harry Rhexia virginica
- heartleaf skullcap Scutellaria ovata
- Heller's cudweed Pseudognaphalium helleri
- herbwilliam Ptilimnium capillaceum
- hoary skullcap Scutellaria incana
- hogwort Croton capitatus
- humped bladderwort Utricularia gibba
- juniper leaf Polypremum procumbens
- lace grass Eragrostis capillaris
- largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
- lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
- leathery rush Juncus coriaceus
- little lady's tresses Spiranthes tuberosa
- lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
- man of the earth Ipomoea pandurata
- marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
- marsh mermaidweed Proserpinaca palustris
- Maryland goldenaster Chrysopsis mariana
- Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana
- Maryland milkwort Polygala mariana
- meadow garlic Allium canadense
- Mexican plum Prunus mexicana
- narrow plumegrass Saccharum baldwinii
- narrowleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- netted chainfern Woodwardia areolata
- nits and lice Hypericum drummondii
- openflower rosette grass Dichanthelium laxiflorum
- palespike lobelia Lobelia spicata
- pine barren flatsedge Cyperus retrorsus
- poorjoe Diodia teres
- purple passionflower Passiflora incarnata
- Ravenel's rosette grass Dichanthelium ravenelii
- red hickory Carya ovalis
- redring milkweed Asclepias variegata
- rosemallow Hibiscus lasiocarpos
- rough false pennyroyal Hedeoma hispida
- rough Mexican clover Richardia scabra
- roundfruit hedgehyssop Gratiola virginiana
- 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
- sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
- singlehead pussytoes Antennaria solitaria
- slender threeseed mercury Acalypha gracilens
- smallflower thoroughwort Eupatorium semiserratum
- smallhead doll's daisy Boltonia diffusa
- smooth elephantsfoot Elephantopus nudatus
- snakemouth orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides
- southern crab apple Malus angustifolia
- southern twayblade Listera australis
- sparselobe grapefern Botrychium biternatum
- spotted beebalm Monarda punctata
- spotted pondweed Potamogeton pulcher
- spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
- spotted water hemlock Cicuta maculata
- spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
- spurred butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- stinking camphorweed Pluchea foetida
- tall lespedeza Lespedeza stuevei
- Texas vervain Verbena halei
- thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum
- twining snoutbean Rhynchosia tomentosa
- twoflower melicgrass Melica mutica
- velvetleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium viridiflorum
- Venus' pride Houstonia purpurea
- Viola ×primulifolia Viola ×primulifolia
- violet lespedeza Lespedeza violacea
- violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea
- Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
- Virginia chainfern Woodwardia virginica
- Virginia groundcherry Physalis virginiana
- Virginia marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum virginicum
- Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
- Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
- Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria
- Virginia tephrosia Tephrosia virginiana
- watershield Brasenia schreberi
- white snakeroot Ageratina altissima
- white thoroughwort Eupatorium album
- whitehair rosette grass Dichanthelium villosissimum
- whitetinge sedge Carex albicans
- whorled marshpennywort Hydrocotyle verticillata
- wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens
- willowleaf aster Symphyotrichum praealtum
- woman's tobacco Antennaria plantaginifolia
- woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica
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 | Pike County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 304 | 241 | 1,473 |
| Garden-ready natives | 154 | 116 | 528 |
| Tree | 57 | — | 164 |
| Shrub | 15 | — | 63 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 147 | — | 770 |
| Grass or grass-like | 50 | — | 358 |
| Vine | 27 | — | 72 |
| Fern | 8 | — | 46 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Pike County.
- Amite County, MS 165 garden-ready
- Lawrence County, MS 107 garden-ready
- Lincoln County, MS 71 garden-ready
- Walthall County, MS 85 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
- Pike County (county FIPS 28113), Mississippi. 304 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