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Native plants of Tallahatchie County

123 plant species are recorded as native to Mississippi in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Tallahatchie County by USDA PLANTS. 59 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

Tallahatchie County, Mississippi

Native species
123 Typical Mississippi county: 241 (median of 82 counties)
Garden-ready natives
59 Typical Mississippi county: 116
Share by type (all 123 native species)
Percent of the 123 native species in each growth type
Tree 13% (16)
Shrub 2% (2)
Wildflower (forb) 60% (74)
Grass or grass-like 12% (15)
Vine 11% (14)
Fern 2% (2)

Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (60%), followed by trees (13%).

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 zones 8a to 8b (2023 map).

The native plant list

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

Garden-ready natives 59

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

Garden-ready native plants of Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
PlantType HeightLight Water useHardy to
American bittersweet Celastrus scandens Vine 15 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 3b
American elm Ulmus americana Tree 120 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 2b
American plum Prunus americana Tree 24 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
American snowbell Styrax americanus Tree 10 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 5b
black cherry Prunus serotina Tree 80 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
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
boxelder Acer negundo Tree 60 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 2b
broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia Wildflower (forb) 5 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
broom sedge Carex scoparia Grass or grass-like 2.5 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 3b
calico aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum Wildflower (forb) 4 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis Wildflower (forb) 5 ft Sun Medium Zone 12b
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
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
copper iris Iris fulva Wildflower (forb) 3.3 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 5a
cucumber tree Magnolia acuminata Tree 100 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 5b
cup plant Silphium perfoliatum Wildflower (forb) 6 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 2b
delta arrowhead Sagittaria platyphylla Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun High Zone 6a
devil's darning needles Clematis virginiana Vine 15 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
disk waterhyssop Bacopa rotundifolia Wildflower (forb) 1 in Sun High Zone 4a
eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides Tree 190 ft Sun High Zone 3a
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
green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica Tree 80 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 2b
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
halberdleaf rosemallow Hibiscus laevis Wildflower (forb) 8 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 6a
heartleaf peppervine Ampelopsis cordata Vine 2 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 6b
hop sedge Carex lupulina Grass or grass-like 4.3 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
Illinois bundleflower Desmanthus illinoensis Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 5b
Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum Wildflower (forb) 3.3 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3a
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
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
peppervine Nekemias arborea Vine 1 in Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 6a
possumhaw Ilex decidua Tree 33 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5b
prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 4b
rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides Grass or grass-like 4.9 ft Sun High Zone 4a
shortbristle horned beaksedge Rhynchospora corniculata Grass or grass-like 6.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 6a
Shumard's oak Quercus shumardii Tree 100 ft Sun Medium Zone 5a
silver maple Acer saccharinum Tree 90 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 2b
smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica Wildflower (forb) 3.9 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
spotted St. Johnswort Hypericum punctatum Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
stiff dogwood Cornus foemina Tree 16 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 7a
swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides Wildflower (forb) — Sun Medium Zone 10b
sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua Tree 100 ft Sun High Zone 5a
velvet panicum Dichanthelium scoparium Grass or grass-like 4.3 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3b
Virginia dayflower Commelina virginica Wildflower (forb) 3.5 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5b
Virginia wildrye Elymus virginicus Grass or grass-like 2.5 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4b
water hickory Carya aquatica Tree 85 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 5b
water oak Quercus nigra Tree 90 ft Sun High Zone 5a
white doll's daisy Boltonia asteroides Wildflower (forb) 8 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
willow oak Quercus phellos Tree 100 ft Sun High Zone 5a
yellow passionflower Passiflora lutea Vine 16 ft Shade-tolerant Low Zone 5a

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.

  • Alabama supplejack Berchemia scandens
  • Amazon sprangletop Leptochloa panicoides
  • American buckwheat vine Brunnichia ovata
  • American ginseng Panax quinquefolius
  • American hogpeanut Amphicarpaea bracteata
  • American spikenard Aralia racemosa
  • annual marsh elder Iva annua
  • aquatic milkweed Asclepias perennis
  • axilflower Mecardonia acuminata
  • beach false foxglove Agalinis fasciculata
  • beaked cornsalad Valerianella radiata
  • beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
  • bigbract verbena Verbena bracteata
  • bigseed alfalfa dodder Cuscuta indecora
  • broad beechfern Phegopteris hexagonoptera
  • camphor pluchea Pluchea camphorata
  • Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis
  • Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
  • Carolina leaf-flower Phyllanthus caroliniensis
  • common threeseed mercury Acalypha rhomboidea
  • common yellow oxalis Oxalis stricta
  • creeping lespedeza Lespedeza repens
  • cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
  • Dillenius' ticktrefoil Desmodium glabellum
  • eyebane Chamaesyce nutans
  • floating primrose-willow Ludwigia peploides
  • gaping grass Steinchisma hians
  • giant ironweed Vernonia gigantea
  • great ragweed Ambrosia trifida
  • green dragon Arisaema dracontium
  • Guadeloupe cucumber Melothria pendula
  • herbwilliam Ptilimnium capillaceum
  • hogwort Croton capitatus
  • lanceleaf fogfruit Phyla lanceolata
  • largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
  • largeflower bellwort Uvularia grandiflora
  • lateflowering thoroughwort Eupatorium serotinum
  • leathery rush Juncus coriaceus
  • lesser duckweed Lemna aequinoctialis
  • longstyle sweetroot Osmorhiza longistylis
  • pale Indian plantain Arnoglossum atriplicifolium
  • poorjoe Diodia teres
  • prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
  • purple passionflower Passiflora incarnata
  • reflexed sedge Carex retroflexa
  • rice button aster Symphyotrichum dumosum
  • rough barnyardgrass Echinochloa muricata
  • seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
  • slimflower scurfpea Psoralidium tenuiflorum
  • smooth false buttonweed Spermacoce glabra
  • southern annual saltmarsh aster Symphyotrichum divaricatum
  • spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
  • spotted water hemlock Cicuta maculata
  • spring lady's tresses Spiranthes vernalis
  • starry rosinweed Silphium asteriscus
  • tall thistle Cirsium altissimum
  • three-lobe violet Viola triloba
  • Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
  • Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
  • white vervain Verbena urticifolia
  • whitestar Ipomoea lacunosa
  • wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens
  • yellow thistle Cirsium horridulum
  • 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, Tallahatchie County and Mississippi
MeasureTallahatchie CountyTypical countyStatewide
Native species 123 241 1,473
Garden-ready natives 59 116 528
Tree 16 — 164
Shrub 2 — 63
Wildflower (forb) 74 — 770
Grass or grass-like 15 — 358
Vine 14 — 72
Fern 2 — 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
Tallahatchie County (county FIPS 28135), Mississippi. 123 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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