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Native plants of Prentiss County

150 plant species are recorded as native to Mississippi in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Prentiss County by USDA PLANTS. 58 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

Prentiss County, Mississippi

Native species
150 Typical Mississippi county: 241 (median of 82 counties)
Garden-ready natives
58 Typical Mississippi county: 116
Share by type (all 150 native species)
Percent of the 150 native species in each growth type
Tree 11% (17)
Shrub 4% (6)
Wildflower (forb) 67% (101)
Grass or grass-like 11% (16)
Vine 5% (7)
Fern 2% (3)

Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (67%), followed by trees (11%).

Recorded native ranges can include long-established populations that spread from gardens; check your state’s native plant society list for local guidance. How native status is decided.

ZIP codes mainly in this county fall in USDA hardiness zone 8a (2023 map).

The native plant list

Cold hardiness is estimated from each plant’s PLANTS minimum temperature. How we estimate it.

Garden-ready natives 58

Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.

Garden-ready native plants of Prentiss County, Mississippi
PlantType HeightLight Water useHardy to
American hazelnut Corylus americana Shrub 10 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4a
beaked agrimony Agrimonia rostellata Wildflower (forb) 2.3 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4a
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
butterfly milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun Low Zone 4a
butternut Juglans cinerea Tree 80 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
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
ditch stonecrop Penthorum sedoides Wildflower (forb) 2.6 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4b
eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides Tree 190 ft Sun High Zone 3a
eastern gamagrass Tripsacum dactyloides Grass or grass-like 5 ft Sun High Zone 5a
eastern purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea Wildflower (forb) 1.2 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
fall panicgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum Grass or grass-like 3.3 ft Sun High Zone 3a
flowering dogwood Cornus florida Tree 30 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 4b
fowl mannagrass Glyceria striata Grass or grass-like 5.7 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3b
giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea Wildflower (forb) 8.2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4a
golden tickseed Coreopsis tinctoria Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 12b
groundnut Apios americana Vine 1 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5a
hairy lespedeza Lespedeza hirta Wildflower (forb) 6 ft Sun Low Zone 6a
harvestlice Agrimonia parviflora Wildflower (forb) 6 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4a
hazel alder Alnus serrulata Tree 30 ft Sun High Zone 5a
heartleaf peppervine Ampelopsis cordata Vine 2 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 6b
Illinois bundleflower Desmanthus illinoensis Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 5b
Indian woodoats Chasmanthium latifolium Grass or grass-like 4.6 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
jewelweed Impatiens capensis Wildflower (forb) 4.9 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 10b
lanceleaf loosestrife Lysimachia lanceolata Wildflower (forb) 2.5 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5a
Missouri ironweed Vernonia missurica Wildflower (forb) 6 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus Shrub 3 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 4b
northern maidenhair Adiantum pedatum Fern 1.3 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3b
oakleaf hydrangea Hydrangea quercifolia Shrub 6 ft Sun 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
prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 4b
red maple Acer rubrum Tree 68 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 2b
river birch Betula nigra Tree 70 ft Sun High Zone 4a
sassafras Sassafras albidum Tree 75 ft Sun Low Zone 4b
sharpwing monkeyflower Mimulus alatus Wildflower (forb) 2.3 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 5a
smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica Wildflower (forb) 3.9 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum Tree 35 ft Shade-tolerant Low 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
sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Tree 100 ft Sun High Zone 5a
switchgrass Panicum virgatum Grass or grass-like 5 ft Sun Medium Zone 3a
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 pine Pinus virginiana Tree 70 ft Sun Low Zone 5a
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
wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa Wildflower (forb) 4.9 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4a
willow oak Quercus phellos Tree 100 ft Sun High Zone 5a
winged sumac Rhus copallinum Tree 8 ft Sun Low Zone 4b
woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus Grass or grass-like 4.9 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4a

Other native species recorded here 92

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.

  • American ginseng Panax quinquefolius
  • arrowhead rattlebox Crotalaria sagittalis
  • Atlantic pigeonwings Clitoria mariana
  • Atlantic poison oak Toxicodendron pubescens
  • beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
  • bearded shorthusk Brachyelytrum erectum
  • blisterwort Ranunculus recurvatus
  • bloody butcher Trillium recurvatum
  • blue skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora
  • Bosc's panicgrass Dichanthelium boscii
  • bride's feathers Aruncus dioicus
  • broad beechfern Phegopteris hexagonoptera
  • button eryngo Eryngium yuccifolium
  • Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis
  • Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
  • Carolina wild petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
  • clasping milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis
  • common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
  • crippled cranefly Tipularia discolor
  • Culver's root Veronicastrum virginicum
  • cylindricfruit primrose-willow Ludwigia glandulosa
  • devil's grandmother Elephantopus tomentosus
  • downy lobelia Lobelia puberula
  • downy pagoda-plant Blephilia ciliata
  • elmleaf goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia
  • fairywand Chamaelirium luteum
  • fall phlox Phlox paniculata
  • false aloe Manfreda virginica
  • feathery false lily of the valley Maianthemum racemosum
  • fewflower ticktrefoil Desmodium pauciflorum
  • flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
  • great ragweed Ambrosia trifida
  • Greek valerian Polemonium reptans
  • green carpetweed Mollugo verticillata
  • groovestem Indian plantain Arnoglossum plantagineum
  • Guadeloupe cucumber Melothria pendula
  • hairy angelica Angelica venenosa
  • hairy skullcap Scutellaria elliptica
  • handsome Harry Rhexia virginica
  • juniper leaf Polypremum procumbens
  • largeflower bellwort Uvularia grandiflora
  • lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
  • lesser yellow lady's slipper Cypripedium parviflorum
  • lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
  • man of the earth Ipomoea pandurata
  • marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
  • Maryland meadowbeauty Rhexia mariana
  • Maryland sanicle Sanicula marilandica
  • narrowleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
  • narrowleaf whitetop aster Sericocarpus linifolius
  • New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
  • nits and lice Hypericum drummondii
  • Nuttall's ticktrefoil Desmodium nuttallii
  • pale Indian plantain Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
  • palespike lobelia Lobelia spicata
  • poorjoe Diodia teres
  • prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
  • purple meadowparsnip Thaspium trifoliatum
  • rice button aster Symphyotrichum dumosum
  • rosepink Sabatia angularis
  • rough barnyardgrass Echinochloa muricata
  • roundleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium rotundifolium
  • roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
  • seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
  • sessileleaf bellwort Uvularia sessilifolia
  • shrubby lespedeza Lespedeza frutescens
  • sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
  • slender threeseed mercury Acalypha gracilens
  • Small's blacksnakeroot Sanicula smallii
  • smallhead doll's daisy Boltonia diffusa
  • smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum
  • southern whitetop Doellingeria sericocarpoides
  • sparselobe grapefern Botrychium biternatum
  • spoonleaf purple everlasting Gamochaeta purpurea
  • spotted water hemlock Cicuta maculata
  • spurred butterfly pea Centrosema virginianum
  • stiff cowbane Oxypolis rigidior
  • tall thimbleweed Anemone virginiana
  • tall thistle Cirsium altissimum
  • trailing lespedeza Lespedeza procumbens
  • twining snoutbean Rhynchosia tomentosa
  • Virginia tephrosia Tephrosia virginiana
  • weak stellate sedge Carex seorsa
  • white baneberry Actaea pachypoda
  • white snakeroot Ageratina altissima
  • white thoroughwort Eupatorium album
  • wholeleaf rosinweed Silphium integrifolium
  • whorled milkwort Polygala verticillata
  • widowsfrill Silene stellata
  • wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens
  • woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica
  • yellowfruit horse-gentian Triosteum angustifolium
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.

Native species counts, Prentiss County and Mississippi
MeasurePrentiss CountyTypical countyStatewide
Native species 150 241 1,473
Garden-ready natives 58 116 528
Tree 17 — 164
Shrub 6 — 63
Wildflower (forb) 101 — 770
Grass or grass-like 16 — 358
Vine 7 — 72
Fern 3 — 46

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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
Prentiss County (county FIPS 28117), Mississippi. 150 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

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