Native range
Native plants of Mississippi
157 wild species and 19 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Mississippi, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 133 garden forms of them are listed apart below, each naming its wild parent.
Showing 1 to 60 of 176 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; Mississippi 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 176 plants, 160 have been checked against outside sources (6 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.
Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Full sunZones 5–969 ftModerate
FoliageRed Maple
Acer rubrum
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Part shadeZones 5–102 ftModerate
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Part sunZones 6–106 ftModerate
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate
Flava (Yellow Trumpet)
Campsis radicans f. flava
Full sunZones 4–926 ftModerate
Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Full sunZones 4–926 ftModerate
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Full sunZones 4–940 ftModerate
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate
Possumhaw Holly
Ilex decidua
Full sunZones 5–912 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
White Oak
Quercus alba
Full sunZones 3–965 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Part shadeZones 3–925 ftModerate
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageChristmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Full shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Part sunZones 4–923 ftModerate
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Full sunZones 5–935 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
FoliageEastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–945 ftModerate
American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Part shadeZones 3–932 ftModerate
Crossvine
Bignonia capreolata
Full sunZones 5–943 ftModerate
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Northern Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
FoliageBald Cypress
Taxodium distichum
Full sunZones 4–959 ftHigh
Oakleaf Hydrangea
Hydrangea quercifolia
Part sunZones 5–96 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Full sunZones 4–93 ftHigh
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Hollow Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium fistulosum
Full sunZones 4–86 ftModerate
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Full sunZones 3–912 ftModerate
Common Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Full sunZones 3–817 ftModerate
FoliageLady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Indian Pink
Spigelia marilandica
Part shadeZones 5–91.5 ftModerate
Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
FoliageRiver Birch
Betula nigra
Full sunZones 4–949 ftHigh
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
Part shadeZones 4–816 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Wild Bee Balm
Monarda fistulosa
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
FoliageRoyal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Full sunZones 5–957 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
Part sunZones 5–1030 ftHigh
FoliageSensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Part shadeZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow
Common Persimmon
Diospyros virginiana
Full sunZones 4–935 ftModerate
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Full sunZones 3–939 ftModerate
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow
Southern Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
Full sunZones 7–1059 ftModerate
Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
Part sunZones 5–94.5 ftModerate
Carolina Jessamine
Gelsemium sempervirens
Full sunZones 6–1015 ftModerate
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Part sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate
Common Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Full sunZones 5–817 ftModerate
FoliageHoneylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Southern Wax Myrtle
Myrica cerifera
Full sunZones 7–1117 ftModerate
FoliageCinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Part shadeZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Full sunZones 3–917 ftModerate
Yaupon Holly
Ilex vomitoria
Full sunZones 7–920 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Full sunZones 4–915 ftModerate
False Solomon's Seal
Maianthemum racemosum
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
Recorded across Mississippi
How many of the state's 82 counties record each wild species growing wild, from USDA PLANTS: a plant recorded in many counties is widespread in Mississippi; one recorded in few may be local, or simply under-recorded. A county's absence is not evidence a plant is absent. 147 of the wild species carry a county record here.
- Sweetgum
- Red Maple
- Blue Mistflower
- American Beautyberry
- Tulip Tree
- Flava (Yellow Trumpet)
- Trumpet Vine
- Black Gum
- Flowering Dogwood
- Possumhaw Holly
- American Elderberry
- White Oak
- American Hornbeam
- Virginia Creeper
- Christmas Fern
- Eastern Redbud
- American Holly
- Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
- Eastern Red Cedar
- American Hophornbeam
- Crossvine
- New Jersey Tea
- Northern Sea Oats
- Bald Cypress
- Oakleaf Hydrangea
- Soft Rush
- Butterfly Weed
- Hollow Joe Pye Weed
- Smooth Sumac
- Common Witch Hazel
- Lady Fern
- Indian Pink
- Rattlesnake Master
- River Birch
- Red Buckeye
- Wild Bee Balm
- Royal Fern
- Willow Oak
- Sweetbay Magnolia
- Sensitive Fern
- Switchgrass
- Common Persimmon
- Silver Maple
- Little Bluestem
- Southern Magnolia
- Virginia Sweetspire
- Carolina Jessamine
- Cardinal Flower
- Carolina Rose
- Common Pawpaw
- Honeylocust
- Mayapple
- Southern Wax Myrtle
- Cinnamon Fern
- Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
- Smooth Hydrangea
- White Fringetree
- Yaupon Holly
- Coral Honeysuckle
- False Solomon's Seal
- Purple Lovegrass
- Cherokee Sedge
- Hardy Hibiscus
- Smooth Solomon's Seal
- Cucumbertree Magnolia
- Possumhaw Viburnum
- Purple Coneflower
- Spicebush
- Downy Serviceberry
- Maidenhair Fern
- Red Chokeberry
- White Wild Indigo
- Woodland Phlox
- Allegheny Spurge
- American Linden
- Northern Red Oak
- Silky Dogwood
- Indiangrass
- Adam's Needle
- Blue Wood Sedge
- White Turtlehead
- Wild Ginger
- Common Hackberry
- Eastern Bluestar
- Inkberry Holly
- New England Aster
- Chinkapin Oak
- Mountain Laurel
- Coast Leucothoe
- Common Black-Eyed Susan
- Purple Prairie Clover
- Southern Blue Flag
- Swamp Sunflower
- Whorled Milkweed
- Culver's Root
- Swamp Azalea
- Summersweet
- White-Tinged Sedge
- American Hazelnut
- Common Sneezeweed
- Dwarf Crested Iris
- Live Oak
- Winterberry
- Blackhaw
- Golden Alexanders
- Gray-Headed Coneflower
- Pink Muhly Grass
- American Alumroot
- Dense Blazing Star
- Smooth Blue Aster
- Sugar Maple
- Arrowwood
- Green and Gold
- Wild Geranium
- Brome-Like Sedge
- Creeping Jacob's Ladder
- Pagoda Dogwood
- Clustered Mountain Mint
- False Sunflower
- Garden Phlox
- Goatsbeard
- Gray's Sedge
- Shrubby St. John's Wort
- Carolina Allspice
- Kentucky Coffeetree
- Woodland Stonecrop
- Fragrant Sumac
- Great Blue Lobelia
- Mapleleaf Viburnum
- Mountain Stewartia
- Perennial Black-Eyed Susan
- Prairie Blazing Star
- Sweet Joe Pye Weed
- Texas Sedge
- Tropical Sage
- Annual Phlox
- Aromatic Aster
- Brown-Eyed Susan
- Eastern Red Columbine
- Foxglove Beardtongue
- Lavender Annual Phlox
- Peach Annual Phlox
- Purple Annual Phlox
- Red Annual Phlox
- Sideoats Grama
- Virginia Bluebells
- White Annual Phlox
Garden forms of Mississippi natives
133 garden forms, each a named selection of a species that grows wild in Mississippi 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
- Alma Pötschke
- Amazing Grace
- Amethyst Falls Wisteria
- Annabelle
- Appalachian Red
- Aquavita Juniper
- Athena Gold False Sunflower
- Autumn Bride Coral Bells
- Autumn Colors
- Baby Joe Dwarf Joe Pye Weed
- Barbara Ann Climbing Hydrangea
- Bayside Bonito Southern Wax Myrtle
- 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
- Bronze Wave Coral Bells
- Bubblegum Pink Garden Phlox
- Candy Stripe
- Caramel
- Carol Mountain Laurel
- Carousel Mountain Laurel
- Cherokee Brave
- Cherokee Chief
- Cherokee Princess
- Cherry Brandy
- Citronelle
- Claire Grace
- Cloud Nine
- Coconut Lime
- Color Guard Yucca
- Coral Flame
- Crème Brûlée
- Crimson Trumpet
- Dakota Burgundy Beardtongue
- David
- Densa Inkberry
- Denver Daisy
- Designer Threads Golden Needles Coreopsis
- Designer Threads Heartstrings Coreopsis
- Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis
- 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
- Goldsturm
- 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
- Moonbeam
- New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'
- New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'
- Nicky
- Northwind
- October Skies
- Orange Perfection
- Peve Minaret
- Pink Double Delight
- Pink Spire
- PowWow Wild Berry
- Prairie Sun
- Purple Beauty
- Purple Dome
- Purple Phlox
- Raydon's Favorite
- Red Sprite
- Red Wings
- River Mist
- Robert Poore
- Route 66
- Royal White Redbud
- Ruby Falls
- Ruby Spice
- Sarah Mountain Laurel
- Scarlet Flame
- Screaming Yellow
- Shamrock Inkberry Holly
- Shawnee Brave
- Shenandoah
- Sienna Sunset
- Sixteen Candles
- Snow Flurry
- Snowcicle Hydrangea
- Starfire
- The Rising Sun
- Toto Gold
- Twilight Zone
- Vanilla Spice
- White Delight
- White Flame
- White Swan
- Winter Gold
- Winter Red
- Zagreb
Plant groups native to Mississippi
19 plant groups sold under one name whose wild species grow in Mississippi; the count beside each is how many of its wild species the record finds in the state.
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