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 on the first page, each naming its wild parent.

Showing 61 to 120 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.

Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow
Cherokee Sedge
Carex cherokeensis
Part shadeZones 6–91.5 ftModerate
Hardy Hibiscus
Hibiscus moscheutos
Full sunZones 5–94 ftHigh
Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Cucumbertree Magnolia
Magnolia acuminata
Full sunZones 4–865 ftModerate
Possumhaw Viburnum
Viburnum nudum
Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate
Purple Coneflower
Echinacea purpurea
Full sunZones 3–83 ftLow
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Part shadeZones 4–99.5 ftModerate
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate
Foliage
Maidenhair Fern
Adiantum
Full shadeZones 3–81.5 ftHigh
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
Full sunZones 4–99 ftModerate
White Wild Indigo
Baptisia alba
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow
Woodland Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate
Allegheny Spurge
Pachysandra procumbens
Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Linden
Tilia americana
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Full sunZones 3–863 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
Part shadeZones 4–88.5 ftModerate
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Adam's Needle
Yucca filamentosa
Full sunZones 5–102.5 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blue Wood Sedge
Carex flaccosperma
Part shadeZones 5–88 inModerate
White Turtlehead
Chelone glabra
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftHigh
Foliage
Wild Ginger
Asarum
Full shadeZones 4–86 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate
Eastern Bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Inkberry Holly
Ilex glabra
Full sunZones 4–97 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Full sunZones 5–750 ftModerate
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
Part shadeZones 5–99 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Coast Leucothoe
Leucothoe axillaris
Part shadeZones 5–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Common Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Purple Prairie Clover
Dalea purpurea
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
Southern Blue Flag
Iris virginica
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Swamp Sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
Full sunZones 5–96 ftModerate
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Culver's Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
Part shadeZones 4–95 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Summersweet
Clethra alnifolia
Part shadeZones 3–96 ftHigh
White-Tinged Sedge
Carex albicans
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
Common Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Full sunZones 3–84 ftHigh
Dwarf Crested Iris
Iris cristata
Part shadeZones 4–88 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Live Oak
Quercus virginiana
Full sunZones 8–1060 ftModerate
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium
Full sunZones 3–913 ftModerate
Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
Full sunZones 3–82 ftModerate
Gray-Headed Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Pink Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow
American Alumroot
Heuchera americana
Part shadeZones 4–92 ftModerate
Dense Blazing Star
Liatris spicata
Full sunZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Smooth Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Foliage
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Full sunZones 3–859 ftModerate
Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Full sunZones 3–88 ftModerate
Green and Gold
Chrysogonum virginianum
Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Brome-Like Sedge
Carex bromoides
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Creeping Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
Part shadeZones 3–720 ftModerate
Clustered Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum muticum
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
False Sunflower
Heliopsis
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate

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