Native plants · Tennessee
Native plants of Washington County
287 plant species are recorded as native to Tennessee in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Washington County by USDA PLANTS. 123 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
Washington County, Tennessee
- Native species
- 287 Typical Tennessee county: 450 (median of 95 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 123 Typical Tennessee county: 182
- Share by type (all 287 native species)
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Percent of the 287 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (40%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (20%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 123
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis | Tree | 35 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 bellflower Campanulastrum americanum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 12b |
| American chestnut Castanea dentata | Tree | 115 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American elm Ulmus americana | Tree | 120 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| American water horehound Lycopus americanus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| American wisteria Wisteria frutescens | Vine | 50 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| arborvitae Thuja occidentalis | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| arrowleaf tearthumb Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| autumn bluegrass Poa autumnalis | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 6b |
| beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| big bluestem Andropogon gerardii | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 2b |
| bigtooth aspen Populus grandidentata | Tree | 65 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata | Shrub | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| black raspberry Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium | Tree | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| blunt broom sedge Carex tribuloides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| blunt spikerush Eleocharis obtusa | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| bottle gentian Gentiana clausa | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| broadleaf arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| burningbush Euonymus atropurpureus | Tree | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | — |
| bursting-heart Euonymus americanus | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| bushy St. Johnswort Hypericum densiflorum | Shrub | 6.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 8a |
| Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canadian lousewort Pedicularis canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Carolina buckthorn Frangula caroliniana | Tree | 20 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 4b |
| Carolina elephantsfoot Elephantopus carolinianus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.7 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| Carolina hemlock Tsuga caroliniana | Tree | 65 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7b |
| Carolina rose Rosa carolina | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| chestnut oak Quercus montana | Tree | 73 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | 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 |
| common blue wood aster Symphyotrichum cordifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| common cowparsnip Heracleum maximum | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common goldstar Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 spikerush Eleocharis palustris | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| cursed buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 12b |
| deertongue Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis | Tree | 105 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| eastern redbud Cercis canadensis | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| eastern white pine Pinus strobus | Tree | 150 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| fall panicgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| false indigo bush Amorpha fruticosa | Shrub | 15 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| field horsetail Equisetum arvense | Fern | 11 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| fox sedge Carex vulpinoidea | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| fringed sedge Carex crinita | Grass or grass-like | 5.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| frost grape Vitis vulpina | Vine | 83 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| giant cane Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| grassleaf rush Juncus marginatus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| great laurel Rhododendron maximum | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| green arrow arum Peltandra virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| harvestlice Agrimonia parviflora | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana | Tree | 45 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| horseflyweed Baptisia tinctoria | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 7b |
| Indian woodoats Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass or grass-like | 4.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| interrupted fern Osmunda claytoniana | Fern | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| Kentucky coffeetree Gymnocladus dioicus | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| maleberry Lyonia ligustrina | Shrub | 9 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 5a |
| mountain false indigo Amorpha glabra | Shrub | 16 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia | Tree | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| mountain magnolia Magnolia fraseri | Tree | 75 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6a |
| narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| New York fern Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| nimblewill Muhlenbergia schreberi | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| northern maidenhair Adiantum pedatum | Fern | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Pennsylvania bittercress Cardamine pensylvanica | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| peppervine Nekemias arborea | Vine | 1 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| pitch pine Pinus rigida | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| possumhaw Viburnum nudum | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| purple lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| purplehead sneezeweed Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| purplestem aster Symphyotrichum puniceum | Wildflower (forb) | 8.1 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| scarlet oak Quercus coccinea | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| shallow sedge Carex lurida | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Short's sedge Carex shortiana | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| shortleaf pine Pinus echinata | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| silky dogwood Cornus amomum | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| silky willow Salix sericea | Tree | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| slippery elm Ulmus rubra | Tree | 85 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3a |
| smooth azalea Rhododendron arborescens | Shrub | 18 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| sourwood Oxydendrum arboreum | Tree | 35 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 6a |
| southern arrowwood Viburnum dentatum | Tree | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | — | Zone 5a |
| splitbeard bluestem Andropogon ternarius | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| striped maple Acer pensylvanicum | Tree | 35 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 2b |
| sugarberry Celtis laevigata | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| summer grape Vitis aestivalis | Vine | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| swamp rose Rosa palustris | Shrub | 8.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sweet birch Betula lenta | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Table Mountain pine Pinus pungens | Tree | 50 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5b |
| tapertip rush Juncus acuminatus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| upland bentgrass Agrostis perennans | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| 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 sweetspire Itea virginica | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| Virginia wildrye Elymus virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| white ash Fraxinus americana | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| wingleaf primrose-willow Ludwigia decurrens | Wildflower (forb) | 4.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| wirestem muhly Muhlenbergia frondosa | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| zigzag goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 164
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.
- Adam and Eve Aplectrum hyemale
- Alabama lipfern Cheilanthes alabamensis
- Allegheny monkeyflower Mimulus ringens
- allegheny vine Adlumia fungosa
- American alumroot Heuchera americana
- American ginseng Panax quinquefolius
- American lopseed Phryma leptostachya
- American marshpennywort Hydrocotyle americana
- American spikenard Aralia racemosa
- angularfruit milkvine Matelea gonocarpos
- Apocynum ×floribundum Apocynum ×floribundum
- Appalachian polypody Polypodium appalachianum
- Atlantic goldenrod Solidago arguta
- bald spikerush Eleocharis erythropoda
- bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata
- bay forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
- beaked panicgrass Panicum anceps
- beggarslice Hackelia virginiana
- black baneberry Actaea racemosa
- blackstem spleenwort Asplenium resiliens
- Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium pallidum
- bluntlobe cliff fern Woodsia obtusa
- Bosc's panicgrass Dichanthelium boscii
- bristly greenbrier Smilax tamnoides
- broad beechfern Phegopteris hexagonoptera
- broadleaf sedge Carex platyphylla
- brown widelip orchid Liparis liliifolia
- bulblet bladderfern Cystopteris bulbifera
- Canadian wildginger Asarum canadense
- Canadian woodnettle Laportea canadensis
- Carolina coralbead Cocculus carolinus
- Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
- Carolina lily Lilium michauxii
- Carolina springbeauty Claytonia caroliniana
- Carolina vetch Vicia caroliniana
- Carolina wild petunia Ruellia caroliniensis
- carpenter's square Scrophularia marilandica
- cedarglade St. Johnswort Hypericum frondosum
- chinquapin Castanea pumila
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- clammy groundcherry Physalis heterophylla
- common dittany Cunila origanoides
- common moonseed Menispermum canadense
- cornel-leaf whitetop Doellingeria infirma
- cream avens Geum virginianum
- crippled cranefly Tipularia discolor
- Curtiss' milkwort Polygala curtissii
- cutleaf grapefern Botrychium dissectum
- cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
- dwarf ginseng Panax trifolius
- early bluegrass Poa cuspidata
- eastern bottlebrush grass Elymus hystrix
- eastern gray beardtongue Penstemon canescens
- eastern hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula
- eastern leatherwood Dirca palustris
- eastern sweetshrub Calycanthus floridus
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- feathery false lily of the valley Maianthemum racemosum
- field pansy Viola bicolor
- fiveangled dodder Cuscuta pentagona
- flowering spurge Euphorbia corollata
- forked bluecurls Trichostema dichotomum
- fox grape Vitis labrusca
- fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica
- Gattinger's panicgrass Panicum gattingeri
- gaywings Polygala paucifolia
- glade fern Diplazium pycnocarpon
- goldenclub Orontium aquaticum
- goldenseal Hydrastis canadensis
- Great Plains flatsedge Cyperus lupulinus
- great yellow woodsorrel Oxalis grandis
- Greek valerian Polemonium reptans
- hairy angelica Angelica venenosa
- hairy bedstraw Galium pilosum
- hairy forked nailwort Paronychia fastigiata
- hairy lipfern Cheilanthes lanosa
- hairy skullcap Scutellaria elliptica
- hairy wildrye Elymus villosus
- hairy woodland brome Bromus pubescens
- hairyseed paspalum Paspalum pubiflorum
- hemlock waterparsnip Sium suave
- highland doghobble Leucothoe fontanesiana
- hoary mock orange Philadelphus pubescens
- Indian cucumber Medeola virginiana
- intermediate woodfern Dryopteris intermedia
- king of the meadow Thalictrum pubescens
- lace grass Eragrostis capillaris
- large whorled pogonia Isotria verticillata
- leafy bulrush Scirpus polyphyllus
- leathery rush Juncus coriaceus
- lesser rattlesnake plantain Goodyera repens
- lesser yellow lady's slipper Cypripedium parviflorum
- limber honeysuckle Lonicera dioica
- lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
- longleaf summer bluet Houstonia longifolia
- low spikesedge Kyllinga pumila
- lowland bladderfern Cystopteris protrusa
- lowland rotala Rotala ramosior
- lyrate rockcress Arabis lyrata
- maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
- marginal woodfern Dryopteris marginalis
- marsh bristlegrass Setaria parviflora
- matricary grapefern Botrychium matricariifolium
- meadow spikemoss Selaginella apoda
- moccasin flower Cypripedium acaule
- mountain holly Ilex montana
- mountain silverbell Halesia tetraptera
- mountain spleenwort Asplenium montanum
- mucronate sprangletop Leptochloa panicea
- narrowleaf cowwheat Melampyrum lineare
- New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
- nodding onion Allium cernuum
- northern evening primrose Oenothera parviflora
- northern selaginella Selaginella rupestris
- oneseed bur cucumber Sicyos angulatus
- partridgeberry Mitchella repens
- pinesap Monotropa hypopitys
- pink thoroughwort Fleischmannia incarnata
- poverty dropseed Sporobolus vaginiflorus
- prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
- purple cliffbrake Pellaea atropurpurea
- queendevil Hieracium gronovii
- reflexed flatsedge Cyperus refractus
- rough flatsedge Cyperus retrofractus
- sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
- shining clubmoss Huperzia lucidula
- showy skullcap Scutellaria serrata
- sicklepod Arabis canadensis
- slimspike threeawn Aristida longespica
- small green wood orchid Platanthera clavellata
- smooth forked nailwort Paronychia canadensis
- smooth rockcress Arabis laevigata
- smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum
- spiked crested coralroot Hexalectris spicata
- spotted beebalm Monarda punctata
- spring coralroot Corallorhiza wisteriana
- sticky catchfly Silene caroliniana
- stiff cowbane Oxypolis rigidior
- striped cream violet Viola striata
- striped prince's pine Chimaphila maculata
- summer coralroot Corallorhiza maculata
- tall thimbleweed Anemone virginiana
- thinleaf late purple aster Symphyotrichum phlogifolium
- twinleaf Jeffersonia diphylla
- twistedstalk Streptopus lanceolatus
- upland boneset Eupatorium sessilifolium
- vasevine Clematis viorna
- Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria
- Virginia tephrosia Tephrosia virginiana
- walking fern Asplenium rhizophyllum
- wallrue Asplenium ruta-muraria
- waxyleaf meadow-rue Thalictrum revolutum
- white bear sedge Carex albursina
- white bergamot Monarda clinopodia
- white colicroot Aletris farinosa
- wild hydrangea Hydrangea arborescens
- wingstem Verbesina alternifolia
- wiry panicgrass Panicum flexile
- witchgrass Panicum capillare
- wood anemone Anemone quinquefolia
- woodland sunflower Helianthus divaricatus
- yellow fairybells Prosartes lanuginosa
- yellowroot Xanthorhiza simplicissima
- zigzag spiderwort Tradescantia subaspera
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.
- 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 | Washington County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 287 | 450 | 1,844 |
| Garden-ready natives | 123 | 182 | 606 |
| Tree | 44 | — | 189 |
| Shrub | 23 | — | 88 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 115 | — | 988 |
| Grass or grass-like | 56 | — | 420 |
| Vine | 18 | — | 81 |
| Fern | 31 | — | 78 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Washington County.
- Carter County, TN 258 garden-ready
- Greene County, TN 110 garden-ready
- Sullivan County, TN 133 garden-ready
- Unicoi County, TN 199 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
- Washington County (county FIPS 47179), Tennessee. 287 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