Native range
Native plants of Louisiana
146 wild species and 18 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Louisiana, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 116 garden forms of them are listed apart below, each naming its wild parent.
Showing 1 to 60 of 164 plants
How this list is made
Derived from each plant's native-range record, checked against Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS with every decision on a ledger; Louisiana is read off the record's own range, and the order is how many of the state's counties record each plant, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 164 plants, 149 have been checked against outside sources (5 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.
Range data from the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 4.0, adapted) and USDA PLANTS. How the native range is credited.
American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Flava (Yellow Trumpet)
Campsis radicans f. flava
Full sunZones 4–926 ftModerate
FoliageRed Maple
Acer rubrum
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Full sunZones 4–926 ftModerate
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Part shadeZones 5–102 ftModerate
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate
Possumhaw Holly
Ilex decidua
Full sunZones 5–912 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Full sunZones 4–93 ftHigh
FoliageBald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Full sunZones 4–959 ftHigh
Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Full sunZones 4–935 ftModerate
Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Full sunZones 5–969 ftModerate
Hardy Hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos
Full sunZones 5–94 ftHigh
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Part sunZones 6–106 ftModerate
Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Full sunZones 8–1060 ftModerate
Crossvine
Bignonia capreolata
Full sunZones 5–943 ftModerate
FoliageEastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–945 ftModerate
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Part sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageHoneylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Southern Wax Myrtle
Myrica cerifera
Full sunZones 7–1117 ftModerate
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
Full sunZones 7–920 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Full sunZones 7–1059 ftModerate
Cherokee Sedge
Carex cherokeensis
Part shadeZones 6–91.5 ftModerate
Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
Part sunZones 5–94.5 ftModerate
FoliageRoyal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Full sunZones 5–957 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Part sunZones 4–923 ftModerate
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Part shadeZones 3–925 ftModerate
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Full sunZones 4–940 ftModerate
FoliageChristmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Full shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
Part shadeZones 4–816 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Full sunZones 5–935 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Carolina Jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
Full sunZones 6–1015 ftModerate
Common Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Northern Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Blue Wood Sedge
Carex flaccosperma
Part shadeZones 5–88 inModerate
Common Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Full sunZones 5–817 ftModerate
Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Full sunZones 3–88 ftModerate
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Full sunZones 4–915 ftModerate
Swamp Sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
Full sunZones 5–96 ftModerate
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
FoliageSensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Part shadeZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Common Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Full sunZones 3–817 ftModerate
Eastern Bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Part shadeZones 3–932 ftModerate
American Linden
Tilia americana
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow
White Oak
Quercus alba
Full sunZones 3–965 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Full sunZones 3–912 ftModerate
Indian Pink
Spigelia marilandica
Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate
Wild Bee Balm
Monarda fistulosa
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
FoliageLady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Prairie Blazing Star
Liatris pycnostachya
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Southern Blue Flag
Iris virginica
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Recorded across Louisiana
How many of the state's 64 counties record each wild species growing wild, from USDA PLANTS: a plant recorded in many counties is widespread in Louisiana; one recorded in few may be local, or simply under-recorded. A county's absence is not evidence a plant is absent. 141 of the wild species carry a county record here.
- American Elderberry
- Flava (Yellow Trumpet)
- Red Maple
- Trumpet Vine
- Blue Mistflower
- Buttonbush
- Possumhaw Holly
- Soft Rush
- Bald Cypress
- Common Persimmon
- Sweetgum
- Hardy Hibiscus
- American Beautyberry
- Live Oak
- Crossvine
- Eastern Red Cedar
- Virginia Creeper
- Cardinal Flower
- Honeylocust
- Southern Wax Myrtle
- Yaupon Holly
- Southern Magnolia
- Cherokee Sedge
- Virginia Sweetspire
- Royal Fern
- Purple Lovegrass
- Willow Oak
- Eastern Redbud
- Flowering Dogwood
- American Hornbeam
- Black Gum
- Christmas Fern
- Little Bluestem
- Red Buckeye
- American Holly
- Carolina Jessamine
- Common Black-Eyed Susan
- Northern Sea Oats
- Blue Wood Sedge
- Common Pawpaw
- Arrowwood
- Coral Honeysuckle
- Swamp Sunflower
- Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
- Sensitive Fern
- Mayapple
- Common Witch Hazel
- Eastern Bluestar
- American Hophornbeam
- American Linden
- Switchgrass
- White Oak
- Smooth Sumac
- Indian Pink
- Wild Bee Balm
- Lady Fern
- Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
- Prairie Blazing Star
- Rattlesnake Master
- Southern Blue Flag
- Butterfly Weed
- Spicebush
- White Fringetree
- New Jersey Tea
- Sweetbay Magnolia
- River Birch
- Tulip Tree
- Woodland Phlox
- Pink Muhly Grass
- Cinnamon Fern
- Possumhaw Viburnum
- Clustered Mountain Mint
- Red Chokeberry
- Adam's Needle
- Foxglove Beardtongue
- Silver Maple
- Whorled Milkweed
- Downy Serviceberry
- Indiangrass
- Carolina Rose
- Smooth Solomon's Seal
- Sugar Maple
- White-Tinged Sedge
- Pale Purple Coneflower
- Tropical Sage
- Fragrant Sumac
- Swamp Azalea
- Gaura
- Hollow Joe Pye Weed
- Annual Phlox
- Lavender Annual Phlox
- Peach Annual Phlox
- Purple Annual Phlox
- Red Annual Phlox
- White Annual Phlox
- Blackhaw
- Golden Alexanders
- False Sunflower
- Shrubby St. John's Wort
- Winterberry
- Cucumbertree Magnolia
- Oakleaf Hydrangea
- Texas Sedge
- Chinkapin Oak
- Brome-Like Sedge
- Mapleleaf Viburnum
- Purple Prairie Clover
- Common Sneezeweed
- Purple Coneflower
- Dense Blazing Star
- Roundleaf Ragwort
- Mexican Hat
- Northern Red Oak
- Smooth Blue Aster
- Creeping Phlox
- Garden Phlox
- Inkberry Holly
- Gray-Headed Coneflower
- Great Blue Lobelia
- Bur Oak
- Maidenhair Fern
- Brown-Eyed Susan
- Sideoats Grama
- Smooth Hydrangea
- Summersweet
- Swamp Milkweed
- American Alumroot
- American Hazelnut
- Coast Leucothoe
- Buffalograss
- Wild Geranium
- Boston Fern
- Culver's Root
- Mountain Laurel
- Prairie Junegrass
- Allegheny Spurge
- Dotted Blazing Star
- False Solomon's Seal
- Green and Gold
- Sweet Joe Pye Weed
- Wild Ginger
Garden forms of Louisiana natives
116 garden forms, each a named selection of a species that grows wild in Louisiana and each naming its wild parent. A garden form is not the wild plant, so it is listed here and never counted above.
- Alba Gayfeather
- Alice Oakleaf Hydrangea
- Amazing Grace
- Amethyst Falls Wisteria
- Annabelle
- Appalachian Red
- Aquavita Juniper
- Athena Gold False Sunflower
- Autumn Colors
- Baby Joe Dwarf Joe Pye Weed
- Barbara Ann Climbing Hydrangea
- Bayside Bonito Southern Wax Myrtle
- Belleza Dark Pink Gaura
- Berry Heavy
- Berry Poppins
- Berry Scape Aronia
- Blackhawks Big Bluestem
- Blackjack Gold Black-Eyed Susan
- Blaze
- Blue Blaze Viburnum
- Blue Moon Wisteria
- Blue Moon Woodland Phlox
- Blue Muffin Viburnum
- Blue Paradise
- Bordeaux Dwarf Yaupon Holly
- Brandywine Viburnum
- Bridesmaid Mountain Laurel
- Bright Eyes
- Bubblegum Pink Garden Phlox
- Candy Stripe
- Carol Mountain Laurel
- Carousel Mountain Laurel
- Cherokee Brave
- Cherokee Chief
- Cherokee Princess
- Cherry Brandy
- Claire Grace
- Cloud Nine
- Coconut Lime
- Color Guard Yucca
- Coral Flame
- Crimson Comet Buttonbush
- Crimson Trumpet
- Dakota Burgundy Beardtongue
- David
- Densa Inkberry
- Denver Daisy
- DreamScape Hydrangea
- Dressed To Thrill Crossvine
- Drummond's Pink
- Early Sunrise
- Elf Mountain Laurel
- Emerald Blue
- Emerald Pink
- Eye Candy Moss Phlox
- Eye Shadow Moss Phlox
- Falling Waters
- Fireworks Goldenrod
- Flame Thrower
- Forest Pansy
- Goldilocks
- Green Jewel
- Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac
- Hearts of Gold
- Heavy Metal
- Henry's Garnet Sweetspire
- Hummingbird
- Incrediball Hydrangea
- Indian Summer
- Invincibelle Spirit II Hydrangea
- Jeana
- Laura
- Lavender Twist
- Little Gem Magnolia
- Little Henry Sweetspire
- Luminary Ultraviolet
- Luna Pink Swirl
- Luna White
- Magnus
- Major Wheeler
- Nicky
- Northwind
- Orange Perfection
- Peve Minaret
- Pink Double Delight
- Pink Spire
- PowWow Wild Berry
- Prairie Sun
- Purple Beauty
- Purple Phlox
- Red Sprite
- Red Wings
- River Mist
- Robert Poore
- Royal White Redbud
- Ruby Falls
- Ruby Spice
- Sarah Mountain Laurel
- Scarlet Flame
- Screaming Yellow
- Shamrock Inkberry Holly
- Shawnee Brave
- Shenandoah
- Sixteen Candles
- Snowcicle Hydrangea
- Starfire
- Sugar Shack Buttonbush
- The Rising Sun
- Toto Gold
- Twilight Zone
- Vanilla Spice
- White Delight
- White Flame
- White Swan
- Winter Gold
- Winter Red
Plant groups native to Louisiana
18 plant groups sold under one name whose wild species grow in Louisiana; the count beside each is how many of its wild species the record finds in the state.
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