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Georgia Wildlife Federation
Georgia's Native Plants

TREES AND SHRUBS

Aesculus parviflora BOTTLEBRUSH BUCKEYE
Aesculus pavia RED BUCKEYE
Agarista populifolia PIPESTEM LEUCOTHOE
Aralia spinosa DEVIL'S WALKINGSTICK
Asimina triloba PAWPAW
Callicarpa americana AMERICAN BEAUTYBERRY
Calycanthus floridus SWEETSHRUB
Carpinus caroliniana MUSCLEWOOD
Cephalanthus occidentalis BUTTONBUSH
Cercis canadensis EASTERN REDBUD
Chionanthus virginicus GRANCEY GREY-BEARD
Cladrastis kentuckea AMERICAN YELLOWWOOD
Clethra alnifolia SUMMERSWEET
Cornus amomum SILKY DOGWOOD
Cornus florida FLOWERING DOGWOOD
Crataegus marshallii PARSLEY HAWTHORN
Diospyros virginiana AMERICAN PERSIMMON
Dirca palustris LEATHERWOOD
Euonymous americanus HEARTS-A-BUSTIN'
Fagus grandifolia AMERICAN BEECH
Fothergilla major FOTHERGILLA
Hydrangea quercifolia OAKLEAF HYDRANGEA
Ilex opaca AMERICAN HOLLY
Ilex verticillata WINTERBERRY
Itea virginica VIRGINIA SWEETSPIRE
Juniperus virginiana EASTERN REDCEDAR
Kalmia latifolia MOUNTAIN LAUREL
Lindera benzoin SPICEBUSH
Liriodendrontulipifera TULIPTREE
Magnolia macrophylla BIGLEAF MAGNOLIA
Magnolia virginiana SWEETBAY MAGNOLIA
Myrica cerifera WAX MYRTLE
Nyssa ogeche OGEECHEE-LIME
Osmanthus americanus DEVILWOOD
Oxydendron arboreum SOURWOOD
Pinckeya bracteata FEVERTREE
Prunus serotina BLACK CHERRY
Rhamnus caroliniana CAROLINA BUCKTHORN
Rhododendron canescens PIEDMONT AZALEA
Rosa carolina CAROLINA ROSE
Sambucus canadensis ELDERBERRY
Sassafras albidum SASSAFRAS
Taxodium distchum BALD CYPRESS
Viburnum acerifolium MAPLELEAF VIBURNUM
Viburnum rafinesquianum DOWNY ARROWWOOD
Viburnum rufidulum BLACKHAW
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis HERCULES' CLUB

Perennials, Grasses and Ferns

Aquilegia canadensis COLUMBINE
Asclepias incarnata SWAMP MILKWEED
Asclepias tuberosa BUTTERFLYWEED
Chasmanthium latiolium RIVEROATS
Dicentra eximia  FRINGED BLEEDING HEART
Lobelia cardinalis CARDINAL FLOWER
Opuntia humifusa PRICKLYPEAR
Passiflora incarnata PASSIONFLOWER
Podophyllum peltatum MAYAPPLE
Polystichum acrostichoides CHRISTMAS FERN
Stylophorum diphyllum  CELANDINE POPPY
Tradescantia virginiana SPIDERWORT
Xanthorhiza simplicissima YELLOWROOT

For information on Georgia's milkweeds (Asclepias spp.), visit the Monarch's Across Georgia website.

VINES

Bignonia capreolata CROSSVINE

Decumaria barbara CLIMBING HYDRANGEA

Lonicera sempervirens CORAL HONEYSUCKLE

Wisteria frutescens AMERICAN WISTERIA