Crosby Arboretum

The Crosby Arboretum is dedicated to educating the public about their environment. This mission is carried out by preserving, protecting, and displaying plants native to the Pearl River Drainage Basin ecosystem, providing environmental and botanical research opportunities, and offering cultural, scientific, and recreational programs. The Arboretum displays three basic habitats found in this ecosystem. They are a Savanna exhibit, a Woodland exhibit, and an Aquatic exhibit. Both drastic and subtle changes in landscape patterns can be observed within each exhibit. In addition to the 104-acre interpretive site, the Arboretum also maintains collectively over 1,000 acres of off-site natural areas that are preserved for scientific study.


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Acalypha gracilens
Slender Threeseed Mercury

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Acer floridanum
Southern Sugar Maple, Florida Maple, Caddo Maple, Rock Maple

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Acer rubrum
Red Maple, Scarlet Maple, Soft Maple

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Acer rubrum var. drummondii
Drummond's Maple, Drummond Red Maple, Swamp Maple

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Aesculus pavia
Red Buckeye, Scarlet Buckeye , Firecracker Plant

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Agalinis fasciculata
Beach False Foxglove

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Agalinis purpurea
Purple False Foxglove, Purple Gerardia, Gerardia

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Agalinis tenuifolia
Slenderleaf False Foxglove

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water:

Aletris aurea
Golden Colicroot, Colicroot, Star Grass, Yellow Colic Root

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Aletris farinosa
White Colicroot, Colic Root, Unicorn Root

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist, Dry

Aletris lutea
Yellow Colicroot, Yellow Colic-root

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Alnus serrulata
Smooth Alder, Hazel Alder, Brookside Alder, Tag Alder, Common Alder, Black Alder

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Amelanchier arborea
Common Serviceberry, Downy Serviceberry, Shadbush, Juneberry, Junebush, Shadblow, Sarvis

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Amorpha fruticosa
Indigo Bush, False Indigo Bush, False Indigo, Desert False Indigo

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Andropogon virginicus
Broomsedge, Broomsedge Bluestem, Yellowsedge Bluestem, Whiskey Grass, Popotillo Pajon

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Aralia spinosa
Devil's Walking Stick, Hercules Club, Angelica Tree, Pigeon Tree, Shotbush, Prickly Elder, Prickly Ash

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Aronia arbutifolia
Red Chokeberry, Red Chokecherry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Arundinaria gigantea
Giant Cane, River Cane, Switch Cane, American Bamboo

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Asclepias lanceolata
Fewflower Milkweed, Few-flower Milkweed, Red Milkweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Asclepias longifolia
Longleaf Milkweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Baccharis halimifolia
Groundseltree, Sea-myrtle, Consumptionweed, Eastern Baccharis, Groundsel, Groundsel Bush, Salt Marsh-elder, Salt Bush, Florida Groundsel Bush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Balduina uniflora
Oneflower Honeycombhead

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Bartonia paniculata
Twining Screwstem

Duration: Annual
Habit: Vine
Light:
Water:

Betula nigra
River Birch, Red Birch, Black Birch, Water Birch

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Bidens aristosa
Bearded Beggarticks, Tickseed Sunflower

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Bigelowia nudata
Pineland Rayless Goldenrod

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Buchnera americana
American Bluehearts, Bluehearts

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Callicarpa americana
American Beautyberry , French Mulberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Calopogon pallidus
Pale Grass-pink

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Calopogon tuberosus
Tuberous Grasspink, Grass Pink

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Canna flaccida
Bandanna Of The Everglades, Golden Canna

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Carex glaucescens
Southern Waxy Sedge

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light:
Water:

Carphephorus odoratissimus
Vanillaleaf, Vanilla Plant

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Carpinus caroliniana
American Hornbeam, Blue Beech, Water Beech, Musclewood, Ironwood

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Carya glabra
Pignut Hickory, Sweet Pignut Hickory, Coast Pignut Hickory, Pignut, Sweet Pignut, Smoothbark Hickory, Broom Hickory, Red Hickory, Swamp Hickory, Switch Hickory, Switchbud Hickory

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Castanea pumila
Allegheny Chinquapin, Allegheny Chinkapin, Chinquapin, Chinkapin

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Ceanothus americanus
New Jersey Tea, Redroot

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Cephalanthus occidentalis
Common Buttonbush, Buttonbush, Button Willow, Honey Bells, Honeybells, Honey Balls, Honeyballs, Button-bush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Cercis canadensis
Eastern Redbud, Redbud

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Chamaecrista fasciculata
Partridge Pea, Sleepingplant, Sensitive Plant

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Chamaecyparis thyoides
Atlantic White Cedar

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Chaptalia tomentosa
Woolly Sunbonnets

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Chionanthus virginicus
White Fringetree, Fringe Tree, Snowflower Tree, Flowering Ash, Old Man's Beard, Grandfather Graybeard, Grancy Graybeard

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Chrysopsis mariana
Maryland Goldenaster, Maryland Golden-aster

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Cirsium muticum
Swamp Thistle

Duration: Biennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Cleistes divaricata
Rosebud Orchid

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Clematis crispa
Swamp Leatherflower, Curly Clematis, Blue-jasmine, Curlflower, Curly Virgin's Bower, Marsh Clematis

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Clethra alnifolia
Coastal Pepperbush, Coastal Sweet Pepperbush, Coastal Sweet Pepper, Alderleaf Pepperbush, Alderleaf Clethra, Clethra, Summer Sweet

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Cliftonia monophylla
Buckwheat Tree, Buckwheat Bush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Cnidoscolus urens var. stimulosus
Finger Rot, Tread Softly

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Coreopsis lanceolata
Lanceleaf Coreopsis, Lance-leaved Coreopsis, Lanceleaf Tickseed, Sand Coreopsis

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Coreopsis linifolia
Texas Tickseed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Cornus florida
Flowering Dogwood, Virginia Dogwood, Florida Dogwood, White Cornel, Arrowwood, American Boxwood, False Box, St. Peter's Crown, Corona De San Pedro

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Crataegus marshallii
Parsley Hawthorn, Parsleyleaf Hawthorn

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Crataegus opaca
Mayhaw, Western Mayhaw, May Hawthorn, Riverflat Hawthorn, Applehaw, May Haw

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Crinum americanum
American Crinum Lily, Seven Sisters, Swamp Lily, Southern Swamp Lily, String Lily, Crinum Lily

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Croton capitatus
Hogwort, Texas Goatweed

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Cuscuta pentagona
Fiveangled Dodder

Duration: Annual
Habit: Vine
Light:
Water:

Cyrilla racemiflora
Titi, Swamp Titi, Black Titi, White Titi, Red Titi, Leatherwood, Swamp Cyrilla, American Cyrilla, Burnwood Bark, Palo Colorado

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Diodia teres
Poorjoe

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Diospyros virginiana
Common Persimmon, Eastern Persimmon, Possumwood, Date Plum, Winter Plum, Jove's Fruit

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Drosera brevifolia
Dwarf Sundew, Spatulate-leaved Sundew

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Drosera capillaris
Pink Sundew

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Drosera intermedia
Spoonleaf Sundew

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Eleocharis ovata
Ovate Spikerush

Duration: Annual
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water:

Erigeron philadelphicus
Philadelphia Fleabane, Fleabane Daisy

Duration: Biennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Erigeron vernus
Early Whitetop Fleabane

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Eriocaulon compressum
Flattened Pipewort, Hat Pins

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Eriocaulon decangulare
Ten-angle Pipewort, Pipewort

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Erythrina herbacea
Coralbean, Cherokee Bean, Red Cardinal

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Euonymus americanus
American Strawberry Bush, Strawberry Bush, Brook Euonymus, Hearts-a-burstin, Bursting Heart, Wahoo

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Eupatorium capillifolium
Dogfennel, Dog Fennel

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Eupatorium perfoliatum
Common Boneset

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Eupatorium rotundifolium
Roundleaf Thoroughwort

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Eutrochium fistulosum
Joe-pye Weed, Trumpetweed, Queen Of The Meadow, Hollow Joe-pye Weed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist, Dry

Fagus grandifolia
American Beech, White Beech, Red Beech, Ridge Beech, Beechnut Tree

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Galium tinctorium
Stiff Marsh Bedstraw

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Gaylussacia dumosa
Dwarf Huckleberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Gelsemium sempervirens
Carolina Jessamine, Yellow Jessamine, Evening Trumpetflower, Poor Man's Rope

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Geranium maculatum
Spotted Geranium, Wild Geranium, Cranesbill

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Gordonia lasianthus
Gordonia, Loblolly Bay

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Halesia diptera
Two-wing Silverbell, Two-winged Silverbell, Silverbell, American Snowdrop Tree, Snowdrop Tree, Snowbell, Cowlicks

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Hamamelis virginiana
Witch-hazel, American Witch-hazel, Common Witch-hazel, Winterbloom, Snapping Hazelnut, Striped Alder, Spotted Alder, Tobacco-wood, Water-witch

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Helenium vernale
Savanna Sneezeweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Helianthus angustifolius
Swamp Sunflower, Narrowleaf Sunflower, Narrow-leaved Sunflower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Hibiscus aculeatus
Comfortroot, Big Thicket Hibiscus, Pineland Hibiscus

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Hibiscus lasiocarpos
Woolly Rose-mallow, Woolly Mallow, Rose-mallow, False Cotton

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Hydrangea quercifolia
Oakleaf Hydrangea, Oak-leaf Hydrangea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade
Water: Moist

Hypericum crux-andreae
St. Peter's-wort, Atlantic St. Peter's-wort, St. Peter's Cross, St. John's-wort

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Hypericum gentianoides
Orangegrass, Pineweed

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Hypericum gymnanthum
Claspingleaf St. John's-wort

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Hypericum tetrapetalum
Fourpetal St. John's-wort

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Hypoxis hirsuta
Common Goldstar, Yellow Star-grass, Eastern Yellow Star-grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Ilex amelanchier
Sarvis Holly, Swamp Holly

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Ilex coriacea
Baygall Bush, Large Gallberry, Gallberry, Tall Inkberry Holly, Inkberry Holly, Shining Inkberry, Inkberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Ilex decidua
Possumhaw, Possumhaw Holly, Deciduous Holly, Meadow Holly, Prairie Holly, Swamp Holly, Welk Holly, Deciduous Yaupon, Bearberry, Winterberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Ilex glabra
Inkberry, Gallberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Ilex myrtifolia
Myrtle Dahoon, Myrtle Leaf Holly, Myrtle Holly

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Ilex opaca
American Holly, White Holly, Prickly Holly, Evergreen Holly, Christmas Holly, Yule Holly

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Dry

Ilex verticillata
Common Winterberry, Winterberry, Michigan Holly, Black Alder

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist, Dry

Ilex vomitoria
Yaupon, Yaupon Holly, Cassina

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Illicium floridanum
Florida Anisetree, Florida Anise, Anise Tree, Stinkbush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Ipomoea pandurata
Man Of The Earth, Wild Potato, Wild Sweet Potato, Manroot

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Iris fulva
Copper Iris, Red Iris

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Iris virginica
Virginia Iris, Great Blue Flag, Southern Blue Flag

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Itea virginica
Virginia Sweetspire, Tassel-white, Virginia Willow

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Juncus effusus
Common Rush, Soft Rush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Wet, Moist

Juncus tenuis
Poverty Rush, Path Rush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Kalmia latifolia
Mountain Laurel, Calico Bush, Kalmia, Mountain-laurel

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Lachnanthes caroliana
Carolina Redroot, Paint Root

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Lespedeza capitata
Roundhead Lespedeza, Roundhead Bush-clover, Round-headed Lespedeza, Round-headed Bush-clover

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Leucothoe axillaris
Coastal Doghobble, Coast Leucothoe

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Liatris aspera
Tall Blazing Star, Tall Gayfeather, Tall Liatris, Rough Blazing Star, Rough Gayfeather, Rough Liatris, Button Snakeroot

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Liatris spicata
Dense Blazing Star, Dense Gayfeather, Dense Liatris, Marsh Blazing Star, Marsh Gayfeather, Marsh Liatris

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Liatris squarrosa
Scaly Blazing Star, Scaly Gayfeather, Scaly Liatris

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Lilium catesbaei
Pine Lily, Southern Red Lily, Catesby's Lily

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Liquidambar styraciflua
Sweetgum, American Sweetgum, Red Gum, White Gum, Star-leaved Gum, Starleaf Gum, Alligator Tree, Satin Walnut, Bilsted, Liquidambar

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Liriodendron tulipifera
Tulip Tree, Tulip Poplar, Yellow Poplar

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Lobelia cardinalis
Cardinal Flower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Lobelia floridana
Florida Lobelia

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Lobelia puberula
Downy Lobelia

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Lobelia spicata
Pale-spike Lobelia

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Ludwigia peploides
Floating Primrose-willow, Water-primrose, Creeping Water-primrose

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Lyonia lucida
Shining Fetterbush, Fetterbush Lyonia, Shinyleaf, Fetterbush, Staggerbush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Magnolia acuminata
Cucumbertree, Cucumber Tree, Mountain Magnolia

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Magnolia grandiflora
Southern Magnolia, Evergreen Magnolia, Loblolly Magnolia, Great Laurel Magnolia, Big Laurel, Bull Bay

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Magnolia macrophylla
Bigleaf Magnolia

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Magnolia virginiana
Sweetbay, Sweetbay Magnolia, Southern Sweetbay, Swampbay, Swamp Magnolia, Sweet Magnolia, Small Magnolia, Laurel Magnolia, White Bay, White Laurel, Swamp Laurel, Beaver Tree

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Malus angustifolia
Southern Crabapple, Narrowleaf Crabapple, Wild Crabapple, Southern Crab, Narrowleaf Crab, Wild Crab

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Mikania scandens
Climbing Hempvine, Climbing Hempweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Light: Shade
Water: Wet

Morella cerifera
Wax Myrtle , Southern Wax Myrtle, Southern Bayberry, Eastern Bayberry, Bayberry, Candleberry, Tallow Shrub

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Nothoscordum bivalve
Crowpoison, False Garlic, Crow Poison

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water:

Nuphar lutea
Yellow Pond Lily, Yellow Cow Lily, Cow Lily, Spatter Dock, Wakas

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Nymphaea odorata
American White Water-lily, Fragrant White Water-lily, Fragrant Water-lily, White Water-lily, Sweet-scented White Water-lily, Sweet-scented Water-lily, Beaver Root

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet

Nymphoides aquatica
Big Floatingheart, Floating Hearts

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Nyssa ogeche
Ogeechee Tupelo, Ogeechee Lime

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Nyssa sylvatica
Tupelo, Blackgum, Black Tupelo, Sourgum, Pepperidge, Tupelo Gum, Beetlebung

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Orontium aquaticum
Goldenclub, Neverwet

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Osmanthus americanus
American Olive, Devilwood, Wild Olive

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Osmunda cinnamomea
Cinnamon Fern

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Fern
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Oxalis stricta
Common Yellow Oxalis, Yellow Wood-sorrel, Upright Yellow Wood-sorrel, Yellow Woodsorrel

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Oxypolis filiformis
Water Cowbane

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Panicum virgatum
Switchgrass, Wand Panic Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Paspalum plicatulum
Brownseed Paspalum, Brownseed Paspale

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Peltandra virginica
Tuckahoe, Green Arrow Arum, Arrow Arum, Green Arum

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Persea borbonia
Redbay, Red Bay, Sweet Bay, Silk Bay, Red Bay Persea, Laurel Tree

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Persea palustris
Swamp Bay, Swampbay

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
Light:
Water:

Phlox pilosa
Downy Phlox, Prairie Phlox, Fragrant Phlox

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Physostegia virginiana
Fall Obedient Plant, False Dragonhead, Virginia Lions-heart

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Pinguicula lutea
Yellow Butterwort

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Pinus elliottii
Slash Pine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Pinus glabra
Spruce Pine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Pinus palustris
Longleaf Pine, Georgia Pine, Longleaf Yellow Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Longstraw Pine, Hill Pine, Hard Pine, Heart Pine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Pinus taeda
Loblolly Pine, Oldfield Pine, Bull Pine, Rosemary Pine

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Pluchea foetida
Stinking Camphorweed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Pogonia ophioglossoides
Rose Pogonia, Snake-mouth Orchid, Beard Flower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Wet, Moist

Polygala cruciata
Drumheads, Candy Root, Crossleaf Milkwort, Cross-leaved Milkwort

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Polygala incarnata
Procession Flower, Pink Milkwort

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Polygala lutea
Orange Milkwort, Candy Weed

Duration: Biennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Polygala mariana
Maryland Milkwort

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Polygala nana
Candyroot, Bachelor's Buttons, Bachelor's Button

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Polygala ramosa
Low Pinebarren Milkwort, Yellow Savanna Milkwort

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Polypremum procumbens
Juniper Leaf, Rustweed

Duration: Annual, Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Pontederia cordata
Pickerelweed, Pickerel Rush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Prunus angustifolia
Chickasaw Plum, Sandhill Plum

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Dry

Prunus serotina
Black Cherry, Wild Black Cherry, Rum Cherry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Pteridium aquilinum
Western Bracken Fern, Bracken Fern, Western Bracken, Bracken

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Fern
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist, Dry

Ptilimnium capillaceum
Herbwilliam

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Pyrrhopappus carolinianus
Carolina Desert-chicory, Texas Dandelion, False Dandelion

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Quercus alba
White Oak, Northern White Oak, Eastern White Oak, Stave Oak, Ridge White Oak, Forked-leaf White Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Quercus falcata
Southern Red Oak, Bottomland Red Oak, Three-lobed Red Oak, Spanish Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Quercus incana
Bluejack Oak, Sandjack Oak, Upland Willow Oak, Cinnamon Oak, Shin Oak, Turkey Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Quercus laurifolia
Laurel Oak, Swamp Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak, Diamond-leaf Oak, Laurel-leaf Oak, Water Oak, Obtusa Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Quercus marilandica
Blackjack Oak, Barren Oak, Black Oak, Jack Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Quercus michauxii
Swamp Chestnut Oak, Basket Oak, Cow Oak, Swamp Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Quercus nigra
Water Oak, Possum Oak, Duck Oak, Punk Oak, Spotted Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Quercus pagoda
Cherrybark Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light:
Water:

Quercus phellos
Willow Oak, Swamp Willow Oak, Pin Oak, Peach Oak

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Quercus virginiana
Coastal Live Oak, Southern Live Oak, Virginia Live Oak, Live Oak, Encino

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Rhapidophyllum hystrix
Needle Palm, Blue Palmetto

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Rhexia alifanus
Savanna Meadow Beauty

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Rhexia lutea
Yellow Meadow Beauty

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Rhexia mariana
Maryland Meadow Beauty, Pale Meadow Beauty

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Rhexia petiolata
Fringed Meadow Beauty

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Rhexia virginica
Handsome-harry, Virginia Meadow Beauty, Meadow-beauty

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Rhododendron austrinum
Orange Azalea, Florida Azalea, Yellow Azalea

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Rhododendron canescens
Mountain Azalea, Wild Azalea, Honeysuckle Azalea, Piedmont Azalea, Sweet Azalea, Hoary Azalea, Southern Pinxterflower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Rhus copallinum
Winged Sumac, Shining Sumac, Flameleaf Sumac, Mountain Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Wing-rib Sumac, Black Sumac, Upland Sumac

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun
Water: Dry

Rhynchospora colorata
Whitetop Sedge, White-topped Sedge, Starrush Whitetop, Star Sedge, Star Rush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Wet

Rhynchospora corniculata
Shortbristle Horned Beaksedge, Horned Beakrush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water:

Rhynchospora glomerata
Clustered Beaksedge, Cluster Beak-rush

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light:
Water:

Rubus argutus
Sawtooth Blackberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Subshrub
Light:
Water:

Rubus trivialis
Southern Dewberry, Dewberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Rudbeckia hirta
Black-eyed Susan, Common Black-eyed Susan, Brown-eyed Susan, Blackeyed Susan

Duration: Annual, Biennial, Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist, Dry

Sabal minor
Dwarf Palmetto, Bush Palmetto, Palmetto

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Sabatia brachiata
Narrowleaf Rose Gentian

Duration: Biennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Sabatia campestris
Texas Star, Rose Gentian, Meadow Pink, Prairie Rose-gentian, Prairie Sabatia

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Sagittaria graminea
Grassy Arrowhead, Grass-leaf Arrowhead

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Salix nigra
Black Willow, Gulf Black Willow, Swamp Willow, Sauz

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Salvia azurea
Pitcher Sage, Big Blue Sage, Azure Sage, Giant Blue Sage, Blue Sage

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Salvia lyrata
Lyreleaf Sage, Cancer Weed

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist, Dry

Sarracenia alata
Yellow Trumpets, Yellow Pitcher Plant, Yellow Trumpet, Flycatcher, Trumpet Pitcher Plant

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water: Wet

Sarracenia psittacina
Parrot Pitcherplant, Parrot Pitcher Plant

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Sassafras albidum
Sassafras, White Sassafras, Ague Tree, Cinnamon Wood, Mitten Tree, Saloop, Smelling Stick

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Saururus cernuus
Lizard's Tail, Lizard Tail, Breastweed, Water Dragon

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Scirpus cyperinus
Woolgrass, Cottongrass Bulrush, Marsh Bulrush, Teddybear Paws

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Scutellaria integrifolia
Helmet-flower, Rough Skullcap, Common Large Skullcap, Tall Skullcap

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Serenoa repens
Saw Palmetto

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Narrowleaf Blue-eyed Grass, Narrow-leaf Blue-eyed-grass, Bermuda Blue-eyed Grass, Blue-eyed Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Smilax laurifolia
Laurel Greenbriar

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Smilax pumila
Sarsaparilla Vine, Wild Sarsaparilla, Dwarf Smilax, Dwarf Greenbriar

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Smilax smallii
Lance-leaf Greenbriar, Southern Smilax, Jacksonvine, Jacksonbriar

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Solidago altissima
Tall Goldenrod, Late Goldenrod, Canadian Goldenrod, Canada Goldenrod

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Solidago gigantea
Giant Goldenrod, Smooth Goldenrod, Tall Goldenrod, Late Goldenrod, Early Goldenrod

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Part-shade
Water:

Solidago odora var. odora
Anisescented Goldenrod

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Solidago patula
Roundleaf Goldenrod

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Solidago rugosa
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod, Wrinkle-leaf Goldenrod, Rough-leaved Goldenrod, Roughleaf Goldenrod, Rough-stemmed Goldenrod, Roughstem Goldenrod

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Wet

Spiranthes cernua
Nodding Ladies'-tresses, Ladies'-tresses, Nodding Lady's Tresses

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Spiranthes praecox
Greenvein Ladies'-tresses, Greenvein Lady's Tresses

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Stokesia laevis
Stokes Aster

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Stylosanthes biflora
Sidebeak Pencilflower

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Styrax americanus
American Snowbell, American Snowbells, American Silverbells, Big-leaf Snowbell, Storax

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Symplocos tinctoria
Horse Sugar, Common Sweetleaf, Sweetleaf, Yellowwood, Wild Laurel

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet

Taxodium ascendens
Pond Cypress

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun
Water: Moist

Taxodium distichum
Bald Cypress, Baldcypress, Common Bald Cypress, Southern Bald Cypress, Deciduous Cypress, Southern Cypress, Swamp Cypress, Red Cypress, White Cypress, Yellow Cypress, Gulf Cypress, Tidewater Red Cypress

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Sun, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Toxicodendron radicans
Eastern Poison Ivy, Poison Ivy

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub, Vine
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Ulmus alata
Winged Elm, Wahoo Elm, Cork Elm, Witch Elm

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Vaccinium arboreum
Farkleberry, Tree Sparkleberry, Sparkleberry, Winter Huckleberry, Huckleberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Tree
Light: Part-shade
Water: Dry

Vaccinium darrowii
Darrow's Blueberry, Evergreen Blueberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Vaccinium elliottii
Elliott's Blueberry, Mayberry

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light:
Water:

Viburnum nudum
Possumhaw Viburnum, Possumhaw

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Viola septemloba
Southern Coastal Violet

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Vitis rotundifolia
Muscadine, Scuppernong Grape

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Light: Part-shade
Water: Moist

Wisteria frutescens
American Wisteria, Texas Wisteria, Kentucky Wisteria

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Vine
Light: Sun, Shade, Part-shade
Water: Moist

Woodwardia areolata
Netted Chainfern, Chain Fern, Netted Chain Fern

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Fern
Light: Shade, Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Woodwardia virginica
Virginia Chainfern, Virginia Chain Fern

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb, Fern
Light: Part-shade
Water: Wet, Moist

Xyris ambigua
Coastal Plain Yelloweyed Grass, Coastalplain Yelloweyed Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Xyris difformis
Bog Yelloweyed Grass

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water:

Zigadenus glaberrimus
Sandbog Deathcamas, Camas, Large-flowered Zigadenus

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Light:
Water: