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 on the first page, each naming its wild parent.

Showing 61 to 120 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.

Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Part shadeZones 4–99.5 ftModerate
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Full sunZones 3–917 ftModerate
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
Part sunZones 5–1030 ftHigh
Foliage
River Birch
Betula nigra
Full sunZones 4–949 ftHigh
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate
Woodland Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate
Pink Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow
Foliage
Cinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Part shadeZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Possumhaw Viburnum
Viburnum nudum
Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate
Clustered Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum muticum
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
Full sunZones 4–99 ftModerate
Adam's Needle
Yucca filamentosa
Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Full sunZones 3–939 ftModerate
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate
Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Foliage
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Full sunZones 3–859 ftModerate
White-Tinged Sedge
Carex albicans
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Pale Purple Coneflower
Echinacea pallida
Full sunZones 3–102.5 ftModerate
Tropical Sage
Salvia coccinea
Full sunZones 8–102.5 ftModerate
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Full sunZones 3–94.5 ftLow
Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
Part shadeZones 4–95 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Gaura
Oenothera lindheimeri
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow
Hollow Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium fistulosum
Full sunZones 4–86 ftModerate
Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Lavender Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Peach Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Purple Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Red Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
White Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium
Full sunZones 3–913 ftModerate
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
False Sunflower
Heliopsis
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Shrubby St. John's Wort
Hypericum prolificum
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Cucumbertree Magnolia
Magnolia acuminata
Full sunZones 4–865 ftModerate
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Part sunZones 5–96 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Texas Sedge
Carex texensis
Part shadeZones 5–912 inLow
Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Full sunZones 5–750 ftModerate
Brome-Like Sedge
Carex bromoides
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
Part shadeZones 3–84.5 ftModerate
Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
Common Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Full sunZones 3–84 ftHigh
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Full sunZones 3–83 ftLow
Dense Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Roundleaf Ragwort
Packera obovata
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Mexican Hat
Ratibida columnifera
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow
Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Full sunZones 3–863 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Smooth Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Inkberry Holly
Ilex glabra
Full sunZones 4–97 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Gray-Headed Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs

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