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Native plants of Tennessee

1,844 species are recorded as native to Tennessee in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS and recorded in the state by USDA PLANTS, 606 of them with growing traits. County lists cover 95 of the state’s 95 counties; the typical county has 450.

State summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Tennessee at a glance

Native species statewide
1,844 Of 2,492 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Tennessee (before this site’s scope)
Garden-ready natives
606 With PLANTS growing records
Typical county
450 Median native species per county; 182 garden-ready
Share by type (all 1,844 native species)
Percent of the 1,844 native species in each growth type
Tree 10% (189)
Shrub 5% (88)
Wildflower (forb) 54% (988)
Grass or grass-like 23% (420)
Vine 4% (81)
Fern 4% (78)

Wildflowers: 988 · grasses and grass-like: 420 · trees: 189 · shrubs: 88 · vines: 81 · ferns: 78.

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.

Native plants by county

95 Tennessee counties with PLANTS county records
CountyNative speciesGarden-readyHardiness zones
Anderson County 639 243 7a–7b
Bedford County 283 117 7b
Benton County 397 194 7b
Bledsoe County 591 231 7a–7b
Blount County 941 360 7a–7b
Bradley County 309 117 7b–8a
Campbell County 529 230 7a–7b
Cannon County 360 117 7b
Carroll County 425 198 7b
Carter County 628 258 6b–7b
Cheatham County 647 262 7a–7b
Chester County 204 98 7b
Claiborne County 460 155 7a–7b
Clay County 446 159 7a
Cocke County 493 173 7b
Coffee County 819 303 7b
Crockett County 111 65 7b
Cumberland County 898 332 7a
Davidson County 851 298 7a–7b
Decatur County 408 142 7b
DeKalb County 351 138 7b
Dickson County 663 249 7b
Dyer County 207 119 7b–8a
Fayette County 395 178 8a
Fentress County 601 234 7a
Franklin County 879 309 7b
Gibson County 164 98 7b
Giles County 254 104 7b
Grainger County 487 187 7a–7b
Greene County 303 110 7a–7b
Grundy County 803 300 7a–7b
Hamblen County 143 53 7b
Hamilton County 575 214 7b–8a
Hancock County 122 39 7a
Hardeman County 373 166 7b
Hardin County 713 294 7b
Hawkins County 469 190 7a–7b
Haywood County 450 223 7b–8a
Henderson County 247 106 7b
Henry County 530 233 7b
Hickman County 497 170 7b
Houston County 400 149 7b
Humphreys County 415 160 7b
Jackson County 357 125 7a–7b
Jefferson County 228 95 7b
Johnson County 472 208 7a
Knox County 899 328 7b
Lake County 329 174 7b
Lauderdale County 380 184 8a
Lawrence County 405 154 7b
Lewis County 622 216 7b
Lincoln County 290 115 7b
Loudon County 394 167 7b
Macon County 251 91 7b
Madison County 265 120 7b
Marion County 704 265 7b–8a
Marshall County 308 103 7b
Maury County 473 182 7b
McMinn County 224 71 7b
McNairy County 419 183 7b
Meigs County 391 133 7b
Monroe County 662 273 7b
Montgomery County 954 371 7a–7b
Moore County 152 54 7b
Morgan County 690 245 7a–7b
Obion County 464 235 7b
Overton County 521 183 7a
Perry County 340 115 7b
Pickett County 258 87 7a
Polk County 744 276 7b–8a
Putnam County 592 215 7a–7b
Rhea County 514 183 7a–7b
Roane County 789 308 7a–7b
Robertson County 396 173 7a–7b
Rutherford County 691 266 7b
Scott County 580 222 7a
Sequatchie County 277 98 7b
Sevier County 818 303 7a–7b
Shelby County 657 289 8a
Smith County 231 80 7b
Stewart County 898 358 7a–7b
Sullivan County 341 133 7a–7b
Sumner County 697 265 7b
Tipton County 451 216 8a
Trousdale County 131 48 7b
Unicoi County 494 199 7a
Union County 415 162 7b
Van Buren County 642 227 7a–7b
Warren County 445 175 7b
Washington County 287 123 7a–7b
Wayne County 452 154 7b
Weakley County 238 119 7b
White County 545 211 7b
Williamson County 636 241 7b
Wilson County 411 154 7b

Garden-ready natives of Tennessee

Statewide list. A species native somewhere in Tennessee may not be native in your county: use the county lists above to narrow it.

Tree 152

Shrub 55

Wildflower (forb) 196

Grass or grass-like 169

Vine 25

Fern 9

Also listed as native and introduced here 7

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.

Look up a Tennessee ZIP

Matches your ZIP to the county it mostly lies in, then lists the plants recorded as native to your state (Kew’s World Checklist and USDA PLANTS) and recorded in that county by USDA PLANTS.

Territories: Puerto Rico · U.S. Virgin Islands

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
Tennessee: 1,844 native species in this site’s scope; county lists for 95 counties.
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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