Native plants · Tennessee
Native plants of Cannon County
360 plant species are recorded as native to Tennessee in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Cannon County by USDA PLANTS. 117 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
Cannon County, Tennessee
- Native species
- 360 Typical Tennessee county: 450 (median of 95 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 117 Typical Tennessee county: 182
- Share by type (all 360 native species)
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Percent of the 360 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (60%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (18%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 117
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 basswood Tilia americana | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| American hazelnut Corylus americana | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American plum Prunus americana | Tree | 24 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| autumn bluegrass Poa autumnalis | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6b |
| Bailey's sedge Carex baileyi | Grass or grass-like | 2.1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| bearded beggarticks Bidens aristosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| bigtooth aspen Populus grandidentata | Tree | 65 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 2b |
| black maple Acer nigrum | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| black willow Salix nigra | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1b |
| blackgum Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | 95 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| blue cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| blunt spikerush Eleocharis obtusa | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| bristly buttercup Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | 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 |
| calico aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Canada germander Teucrium canadense | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| cardinalflower Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower (forb) | 5.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| chinquapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| climbing rose Rosa setigera | Vine | 16 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| common hackberry Celtis occidentalis | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 2b |
| common hoptree Ptelea trifoliata | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| 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 sneezeweed Helenium autumnale | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| common spikerush Eleocharis palustris | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| cup plant Silphium perfoliatum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 2b |
| deerberry Vaccinium stamineum | Shrub | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| devil's darning needles Clematis virginiana | Vine | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | 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 |
| dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| downy yellow violet Viola pubescens | Wildflower (forb) | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 redbud Cercis canadensis | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| false daisy Eclipta prostrata | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 10b |
| fowl mannagrass Glyceria striata | Grass or grass-like | 5.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| fox sedge Carex vulpinoidea | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Frank's sedge Carex frankii | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea | Wildflower (forb) | 8.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| greater bladder sedge Carex intumescens | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| green bulrush Scirpus atrovirens | Grass or grass-like | 5.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 2a |
| groundnut Apios americana | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | 12 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| hop sedge Carex lupulina | Grass or grass-like | 4.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | 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 |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| inland rush Juncus interior | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower (forb) | 9.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| Kentucky yellowwood Cladrastis kentukea | Tree | 40 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| limestone bittercress Cardamine douglassii | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| limestone meadow sedge Carex granularis | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| littleleaf buttercup Ranunculus abortivus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Maryland senna Senna marilandica | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5b |
| mountain azalea Rhododendron canescens | Shrub | 14 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia | Tree | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| needle spikerush Eleocharis acicularis | Grass or grass-like | 8 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| New York fern Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| nodding fescue Festuca subverticillata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| northern maidenhair Adiantum pedatum | Fern | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| northern spicebush Lindera benzoin | Tree | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| panicledleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium paniculatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6a |
| pawpaw Asimina triloba | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| 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 |
| purplehead sneezeweed Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| purpletop tridens Tridens flavus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| rattlesnake fern Botrychium virginianum | Fern | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| rock elm Ulmus thomasii | Tree | 90 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza capitata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| sassafras Sassafras albidum | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| September elm Ulmus serotina | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| shallow sedge Carex lurida | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| shrubby St. Johnswort Hypericum prolificum | Shrub | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| slender spikerush Eleocharis tenuis | Grass or grass-like | 2.9 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum | Tree | 35 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| spotted St. Johnswort Hypericum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| squarrose sedge Carex squarrosa | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| St. Peterswort Hypericum crux-andreae | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6b |
| strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| swamp sunflower Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower (forb) | 5.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| tapertip rush Juncus acuminatus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| trumpetweed Eutrochium fistulosum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| umbrella-tree Magnolia tripetala | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| variable panicgrass Dichanthelium commutatum | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Virginia bluebells Mertensia virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Virginia water horehound Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| white ash Fraxinus americana | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| white doll's daisy Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| white edge sedge Carex debilis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6a |
| wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| wild sweetwilliam Phlox maculata | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| winter bentgrass Agrostis hyemalis | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| woodland bluegrass Poa sylvestris | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| yellow buckeye Aesculus flava | Tree | 65 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| yellow flatsedge Cyperus flavescens | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11b |
| yellow fumewort Corydalis flavula | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| 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 243
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.
- agueweed Gentianella quinquefolia
- American beakgrain Diarrhena americana
- American bladdernut Staphylea trifolia
- American cancer-root Conopholis americana
- American ginseng Panax quinquefolius
- American hogpeanut Amphicarpaea bracteata
- American lopseed Phryma leptostachya
- American stoneseed Lithospermum latifolium
- anisescented goldenrod Solidago odora
- ashy sunflower Helianthus mollis
- azure bluet Houstonia caerulea
- beaked cornsalad Valerianella radiata
- beggarslice Hackelia virginiana
- black edge sedge Carex nigromarginata
- blackstem spleenwort Asplenium resiliens
- blisterwort Ranunculus recurvatus
- bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
- bloody butcher Trillium recurvatum
- blue ash Fraxinus quadrangulata
- bluntlobe cliff fern Woodsia obtusa
- Bosc's panicgrass Dichanthelium boscii
- broad beechfern Phegopteris hexagonoptera
- broad looseflower sedge Carex laxiflora
- brownish beaksedge Rhynchospora capitellata
- bulblet bladderfern Cystopteris bulbifera
- Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis
- Canadian clearweed Pilea pumila
- Canadian honewort Cryptotaenia canadensis
- Canadian wildginger Asarum canadense
- Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
- Carolina leaf-flower Phyllanthus caroliniensis
- Carolina springbeauty Claytonia caroliniana
- carpenter's square Scrophularia marilandica
- cedarglade St. Johnswort Hypericum frondosum
- cheerful sunflower Helianthus ×laetiflorus
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- clammy groundcherry Physalis heterophylla
- clammy hedgehyssop Gratiola neglecta
- clasping Venus' looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
- clustered mountainmint Pycnanthemum muticum
- combleaf yellow false foxglove Aureolaria pectinata
- common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
- common threeseed mercury Acalypha rhomboidea
- common woodrush Luzula multiflora
- crinkleroot Cardamine diphylla
- crossvine Bignonia capreolata
- crowpoison Nothoscordum bivalve
- curlytop knotweed Polygonum lapathifolium
- Curtiss' milkwort Polygala curtissii
- cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
- dogtooth violet Erythronium americanum
- downy danthonia Danthonia sericea
- downy lobelia Lobelia puberula
- downy yellow false foxglove Aureolaria virginica
- dwarf crested iris Iris cristata
- dwarf larkspur Delphinium tricorne
- early blue violet Viola ×palmata
- early bluegrass Poa cuspidata
- early meadow-rue Thalictrum dioicum
- eastern blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium atlanticum
- eastern false rue anemone Enemion biternatum
- eastern gray beardtongue Penstemon canescens
- eastern greenviolet Hybanthus concolor
- eastern marsh fern Thelypteris palustris
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- elmleaf goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia
- erect knotweed Polygonum erectum
- fall phlox Phlox paniculata
- fan clubmoss Lycopodium digitatum
- feathery false lily of the valley Maianthemum racemosum
- fernleaf phacelia Phacelia bipinnatifida
- fewflower nutrush Scleria pauciflora
- field pansy Viola bicolor
- flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
- fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum
- fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata
- gall of the earth Prenanthes trifoliolata
- giant ironweed Vernonia gigantea
- glade fern Diplazium pycnocarpon
- goldenseal Hydrastis canadensis
- great Indian plantain Arnoglossum reniforme
- great waterleaf Hydrophyllum appendiculatum
- great yellow woodsorrel Oxalis grandis
- greater marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum walteri
- greater tickseed Coreopsis major
- hairy alumroot Heuchera villosa
- hairy lipfern Cheilanthes lanosa
- hairy sunflower Helianthus hirsutus
- hairy wildrye Elymus villosus
- hairy woodland brome Bromus pubescens
- harbinger of spring Erigenia bulbosa
- harvestbells Gentiana saponaria
- heartleaf groundcherry Physalis cordata
- heartleaf hedgenettle Stachys cordata
- heartleaf skullcap Scutellaria ovata
- hedgehog woodrush Luzula echinata
- hirsute sedge Carex complanata
- hoary skullcap Scutellaria incana
- husk tomato Physalis pubescens
- hyssopleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium hyssopifolium
- Indian-tobacco Lobelia inflata
- James' sedge Carex jamesii
- jumpseed Polygonum virginianum
- juniper leaf Polypremum procumbens
- largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
- largeflower bellwort Uvularia grandiflora
- largeseed forget-me-not Myosotis macrosperma
- leathery rush Juncus coriaceus
- lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora
- licorice bedstraw Galium circaezans
- longleaf groundcherry Physalis longifolia
- longsepal beardtongue Penstemon calycosus
- low spikesedge Kyllinga pumila
- lowland bladderfern Cystopteris protrusa
- man of the earth Ipomoea pandurata
- meadow garlic Allium canadense
- meadow zizia Zizia aptera
- Mexican plum Prunus mexicana
- Miami mist Phacelia purshii
- Michaux's croton Croton michauxii
- moccasin flower Cypripedium acaule
- nakedflower ticktrefoil Desmodium nudiflorum
- narrowleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- narrowleaf whitetop aster Sericocarpus linifolius
- navel cornsalad Valerianella umbilicata
- neckweed Veronica peregrina
- netted chainfern Woodwardia areolata
- nodding wakerobin Trillium flexipes
- October lady's tresses Spiranthes ovalis
- oneseed bur cucumber Sicyos angulatus
- orange coneflower Rudbeckia fulgida
- pale dock Rumex altissimus
- palegreen orchid Platanthera flava
- paleleaf woodland sunflower Helianthus strumosus
- parasol whitetop Doellingeria umbellata
- pineland threeseed mercury Acalypha ostryifolia
- pipevine Aristolochia macrophylla
- pitcher's stitchwort Minuartia patula
- plantainleaf sedge Carex plantaginea
- poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata
- prairie broomweed Amphiachyris dracunculoides
- purple cliffbrake Pellaea atropurpurea
- purple false foxglove Agalinis purpurea
- purplerocket Iodanthus pinnatifidus
- queendevil Hieracium gronovii
- rabbit-tobacco Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
- rattlesnakeweed Hieracium venosum
- ribbed sedge Carex virescens
- rice button aster Symphyotrichum dumosum
- richweed Collinsonia canadensis
- richwoods sedge Carex oligocarpa
- rock buttercup Ranunculus micranthus
- rock polypody Polypodium virginianum
- rosepink Sabatia angularis
- rosy sedge Carex rosea
- rough boneset Eupatorium pilosum
- roundleaf ragwort Packera obovata
- roundleaf thoroughwort Eupatorium rotundifolium
- roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
- rue anemone Thalictrum thalictroides
- Sampson's snakeroot Orbexilum pedunculatum
- satincurls Clematis catesbyana
- scentless mock orange Philadelphus inodorus
- Seneca snakeroot Polygala senega
- sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
- Short's aster Symphyotrichum shortii
- showy goldenrod Solidago erecta
- shrubby lespedeza Lespedeza frutescens
- sidebeak pencilflower Stylosanthes biflora
- silver false spleenwort Deparia acrostichoides
- singlehead pussytoes Antennaria solitaria
- slender rose gentian Sabatia campanulata
- slender toothwort Cardamine angustata
- slender woodland sedge Carex digitalis
- slender yelloweyed grass Xyris torta
- slenderleaf false foxglove Agalinis tenuifolia
- small green wood orchid Platanthera clavellata
- small woodland sunflower Helianthus microcephalus
- Small's ragwort Packera anonyma
- smallflower baby blue eyes Nemophila aphylla
- smallflower thoroughwort Eupatorium semiserratum
- smooth forked nailwort Paronychia canadensis
- smooth rockcress Arabis laevigata
- smooth small-leaf ticktrefoil Desmodium marilandicum
- smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum
- spindleroot Ludwigia hirtella
- spoonleaf purple everlasting Gamochaeta purpurea
- spreading sedge Carex laxiculmis
- spring coralroot Corallorhiza wisteriana
- squirrel corn Dicentra canadensis
- St. Andrew's cross Hypericum hypericoides
- star chickweed Stellaria pubera
- starved panicgrass Dichanthelium depauperatum
- stemless evening primrose Oenothera triloba
- stiff cowbane Oxypolis rigidior
- strawberry-tomato Physalis grisea
- Swan's sedge Carex swanii
- sweetscented joe pye weed Eutrochium purpureum
- tall rattlesnakeroot Prenanthes altissima
- tall tickseed Coreopsis tripteris
- tenlobe false foxglove Agalinis obtusifolia
- Tennessee bladderfern Cystopteris tennesseensis
- tiny bluet Houstonia pusilla
- toadshade Trillium sessile
- twinleaf Jeffersonia diphylla
- twoflower dwarfdandelion Krigia biflora
- twoflower melicgrass Melica mutica
- upland boneset Eupatorium sessilifolium
- vasevine Clematis viorna
- Venus' pride Houstonia purpurea
- violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea
- Virginia buttonweed Diodia virginiana
- Virginia dwarfdandelion Krigia virginica
- Virginia pennywort Obolaria virginica
- Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
- Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria
- Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica
- walking fern Asplenium rhizophyllum
- waxyleaf meadow-rue Thalictrum revolutum
- weak rush Juncus debilis
- white arrowleaf aster Symphyotrichum urophyllum
- white baneberry Actaea pachypoda
- white bear sedge Carex albursina
- white bergamot Monarda clinopodia
- white blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium albidum
- white crownbeard Verbesina virginica
- white vervain Verbena urticifolia
- whiteflower leafcup Polymnia canadensis
- whitehair rosette grass Dichanthelium villosissimum
- whitestar Ipomoea lacunosa
- whitetinge sedge Carex albicans
- whorled milkwort Polygala ambigua
- whorled rosinweed Silphium trifoliatum
- whorled yellow loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia
- widowsfrill Silene stellata
- wild comfrey Cynoglossum virginianum
- wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens
- Willdenow's sedge Carex willdenowii
- wingstem Verbesina alternifolia
- woodland stonecrop Sedum ternatum
- yellow fringed orchid Platanthera ciliaris
- yellow giant hyssop Agastache nepetoides
- zigzag spiderwort Tradescantia subaspera
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.
- climbing false buckwheatPolygonum scandens
- Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
Compared with Tennessee
The typical county is the median of the 95 Tennessee 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 | Cannon County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 360 | 450 | 1,844 |
| Garden-ready natives | 117 | 182 | 606 |
| Tree | 33 | — | 189 |
| Shrub | 12 | — | 88 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 215 | — | 988 |
| Grass or grass-like | 64 | — | 420 |
| Vine | 14 | — | 81 |
| Fern | 22 | — | 78 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Cannon County.
- Coffee County, TN 303 garden-ready
- DeKalb County, TN 138 garden-ready
- Rutherford County, TN 266 garden-ready
- Warren County, TN 175 garden-ready
- Wilson County, TN 154 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
- Cannon County (county FIPS 47015), Tennessee. 360 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