Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in all 67 of Alabama’s counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Alabama native plants
USDA PLANTS records 335 plants as native to Alabama (AL) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Alabama native plant list
This list has 335 Alabama natives that nurseries routinely sell: 95 trees, 52 shrubs, 88 wildflowers, 83 grasses and sedges, 7 ferns and 10 vines. The most widespread include Cane Reed, Eastern Redcedar and Red Maple, each recorded as native in all 67 Alabama counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
Cane Reed – Arundinaria gigantea Native
Native in all 67 of Alabama’s counties. A shrub up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 51 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Shallow Sedge – Carex lurida Native
Native in 46 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in all 67 of Alabama’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in 65 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in all 67 of Alabama’s counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in all 67 of Alabama’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 44 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in 38 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in 63 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Muscadine – Vitis rotundifolia Native
Native in 62 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Native
Native in 66 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 62 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 42 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Sea Oats – Chasmanthium latifolium Native
Native in 34 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea Native
Native in 57 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Trumpet Vine – Campsis radicans Native
Native in 44 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Hazel Alder – Alnus serrulata Native
Native in 66 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Hercules's Club – Aralia spinosa Native
Native in 61 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 42 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Slender Woodoats – Chasmanthium laxum Native
Native in 33 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
New York Fern – Thelypteris noveboracensis Native
Native in 38 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Wisteria – Wisteria frutescens Native
Native in 27 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Post Oak – Quercus stellata Native
Native in 66 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Virginia Sweetspire – Itea virginica Native
Native in 60 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in 39 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Eastern Gamagrass – Tripsacum dactyloides Native
Native in 29 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Common Maidenhair – Adiantum capillus-veneris Native
Native in 24 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Coral Greenbrier – Smilax walteri Native
Native in 24 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Sour Gum/Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Native
Native in 66 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 95 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in 59 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 38 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in 28 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 4 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 11 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A vine for full sun.
Sweet Gum – Liquidambar styraciflua Native
Native in 66 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Elliott's Blueberry – Vaccinium elliottii Native
Native in 58 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 37 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 27 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Crested Woodfern – Dryopteris cristata Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 7 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Native
Native in 65 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Stiff Dogwood – Cornus foemina Native
Native in 57 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in 34 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 25 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Catbird Grape – Vitis palmata Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A vine for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 65 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Chickasaw Plum – Prunus angustifolia Native
Native in 55 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 34 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 25 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 65 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Mountain Azalea – Rhododendron canescens Native
Native in 54 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 14 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 32 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 24 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Bayhops – Ipomoea pes-caprae Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with showy flowers.
Loblolly Pine – Pinus taeda Native
Native in 65 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Mountain Laurel – Kalmia latifolia Native
Native in 54 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
American Water-Willow – Justicia americana Native
Native in 30 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in 24 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Southern Red Oak – Quercus falcata Native
Native in 65 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 53 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in 29 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Frank's Sedge – Carex frankii Native
Native in 21 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Tulip Tree – Liriodendron tulipifera Native
Native in 65 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 50 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 27 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 21 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 64 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Baccharis – Baccharis halimifolia Native
Native in 42 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 23 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 21 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in 64 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Silky Dogwood – Cornus amomum Native
Native in 36 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in 22 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Needlepod Rush – Juncus scirpoides Native
Native in 20 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial rush that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in 63 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Southern Wax Myrtle – Myrica cerifera Native
Native in 36 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 21 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 19 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in 63 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Wax Myrtle – Morella cerifera Native
Native in 36 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Smooth Phlox – Phlox glaberrima Native
Native in 20 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in 19 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in 63 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Common Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Native
Native in 31 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Wild Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata Native
Native in 20 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 18 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Willow Oak – Quercus phellos Native
Native in 63 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 30 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Crimsoneyed Rosemallow – Hibiscus moscheutos Native
Native in 19 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Greenwhite Sedge – Carex albolutescens Native
Native in 18 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Blackjack Oak – Quercus marilandica Native
Native in 62 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 29 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 18 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Thinfruit Sedge – Carex flaccosperma Native
Native in 18 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in 62 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Dwarf Palmetto – Sabal minor Native
Native in 26 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 9 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea Native
Native in 17 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 18 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Water Oak – Quercus nigra Native
Native in 61 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Highbush Blueberry – Vaccinium corymbosum Native
Native in 25 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium coelestinum Native
Native in 17 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Fringed Sedge – Carex crinita Native
Native in 17 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Native
Native in 60 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
American Beautyberry – Callicarpa americana Native
Native in 24 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 17 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 17 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
River/Red Birch – Betula nigra Native
Native in 60 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Summersweet – Clethra alnifolia Native
Native in 19 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Sharpwing Monkeyflower – Mimulus alatus Native
Native in 17 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 16 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Possumhaw – Ilex decidua Native
Native in 59 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Bedstraw St. Johnswort – Hypericum galioides Native
Native in 18 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 2.5 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Tenangle Pipewort – Eriocaulon decangulare Native
Native in 17 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial for full sun, with showy fruit.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in 15 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Sourwood Tree – Oxydendrum arboreum Native
Native in 58 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 35 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers and fall colour.
Inkberry – Ilex glabra Native
Native in 18 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 8 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Halberdleaf Rosemallow – Hibiscus laevis Native
Native in 16 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Sugarcane Plumegrass – Saccharum giganteum Native
Native in 15 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
American Holly – Ilex opaca Native
Native in 57 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Shining Fetterbush – Lyonia lucida Native
Native in 17 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 7 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea Native
Native in 16 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Thicket Sedge – Carex abscondita Native
Native in 15 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in 57 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Hazelnut – Corylus americana Native
Native in 15 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata Native
Native in 15 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native
Native in 14 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Shortleaf Pine – Pinus echinata Native
Native in 57 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Smooth Azalea – Rhododendron arborescens Native
Native in 15 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 18 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 14 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Prickly Bog Sedge – Carex atlantica Native
Native in 14 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 52 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Coast Leucothoe – Leucothoe axillaris Native
Native in 13 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 7 ft that tolerates shade.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 14 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native
Native in 12 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in 51 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Southern Bayberry – Morella caroliniensis Native
Native in 13 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 7 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 14 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Forked Rush – Juncus dichotomus Native
Native in 11 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 49 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 12 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 14 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 11 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 48 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Large Gallberry – Ilex coriacea Native
Native in 11 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 12 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 13 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 11 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Red Oak – Quercus rubra Native
Native in 48 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 81 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Azalea – Rhododendron viscosum Native
Native in 9 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with showy flowers.
Illinois Bundleflower – Desmanthus illinoensis Native
Native in 13 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 10 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 47 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Rough-Leaf Dogwood – Cornus drummondii Native
Native in 8 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in 13 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Giant Cutgrass – Zizaniopsis miliacea Native
Native in 10 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Swamp Tupelo – Nyssa biflora Native
Native in 45 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 115 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Beaked Hazelnut – Corylus cornuta Native
Native in 7 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 12 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Gray's Sedge – Carex grayi Native
Native in 10 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Laurel Oak – Quercus laurifolia Native
Native in 43 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Bushy St. Johnswort – Hypericum densiflorum Native
Native in 7 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 7 ft that tolerates shade.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 11 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Squarestem Spikerush – Eleocharis quadrangulata Native
Native in 10 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Sweet Bay Magnolia – Magnolia virginiana Native
Native in 43 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 60 ft for sun or part shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Dwarf Fothergilla – Fothergilla gardenii Native
Native in 7 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 11 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Haspan Flatsedge – Cyperus haspan Native
Native in 9 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Pawpaw – Asimina triloba Native
Native in 41 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Swamp Loosestrife – Decodon verticillatus Native
Native in 7 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 11 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 9 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 41 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in 6 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Carolina Redroot – Lachnanthes caroliana Native
Native in 10 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Canadian Rush – Juncus canadensis Native
Native in 8 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Coastal Plain Willow – Salix caroliniana Native
Native in 40 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 33 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Spanish Bayonet – Yucca aloifolia Native
Native in 6 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 15 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata Native
Native in 10 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 8 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in 38 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Blackhaw – Viburnum prunifolium Native
Native in 5 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Virginia Iris – Iris virginica Native
Native in 10 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 7 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum Native
Native in 37 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 130 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Saw Palmetto – Serenoa repens Native
Native in 5 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 7 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Nodding Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in 9 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Squarrose Sedge – Carex squarrosa Native
Native in 7 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 37 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Canadian Serviceberry – Amelanchier canadensis Native
Native in 4 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 23 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 9 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Whiteroot Rush – Juncus brachycarpus Native
Native in 7 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Water Tupelo – Nyssa aquatica Native
Native in 37 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Swamp Rose – Rosa palustris Native
Native in 4 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 9 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 6 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Overcup Oak – Quercus lyrata Native
Native in 35 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Sarvis Holly – Ilex amelanchier Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia virginica Native
Native in 9 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in 6 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Parsley Hawthorn – Crataegus marshallii Native
Native in 33 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Scentless Bayberry – Morella inodora Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 23 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Gay Feather – Liatris spicata Native
Native in 8 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Knotgrass – Paspalum distichum Native
Native in 6 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Virginia Pine – Pinus virginiana Native
Native in 32 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Silky Willow – Salix sericea Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 8 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 6 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Water Hickory – Carya aquatica Native
Native in 32 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 85 ft for sun or part shade.
Witherod Viburnum – Viburnum cassinoides Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in 8 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 6 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in 30 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Turtleweed – Batis maritima Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 1 in for full sun.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 7 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 5 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana Native
Native in 29 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Bushy Seaside Tansy – Borrichia frutescens Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 2.6 ft for full sun.
Swamp Sunflower – Helianthus angustifolius Native
Native in 7 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in 5 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Cucumber Tree – Magnolia acuminata Native
Native in 29 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Carolina Desert-Thorn – Lycium carolinianum Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A shrub up to 9 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod – Solidago rugosa Native
Native in 7 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Hairawn Muhly – Muhlenbergia capillaris Native
Native in 5 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Shumard Red Oak – Quercus shumardii Native
Native in 29 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Clasping Coneflower – Dracopis amplexicaulis Native
Native in 6 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in 5 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Spruce Pine – Pinus glabra Native
Native in 27 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 90 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 6 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 5 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 26 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 6 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Ravenfoot Sedge – Carex crus-corvi Native
Native in 5 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum Native
Native in 26 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja coccinea Native
Native in 6 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in 5 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Yaupon – Ilex vomitoria Native
Native in 26 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Atlantic Camas – Camassia scilloides Native
Native in 5 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Jointed Spikesedge – Eleocharis equisetoides Native
Native in 4 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in 25 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 5 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
St. Augustine Grass – Stenotaphrum secundatum Native
Native in 4 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Cockspur Hawthorn – Crataegus crus-galli Native
Native in 25 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Pale Purple Coneflower – Echinacea pallida Native
Native in 5 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
White Edge Sedge – Carex debilis Native
Native in 4 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Missouri River Willow – Salix eriocephala Native
Native in 25 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 52 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 5 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Bitter Panicgrass – Panicum amarum Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in 25 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 4 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Cherrybark Oak – Quercus pagoda Native
Native in 24 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 4 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Nuttall's Reedgrass – Calamagrostis coarctata Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Redbay – Persea borbonia Native
Native in 24 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 4 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Southern Magnolia – Magnolia grandiflora Native
Native in 24 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 4 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Pecan – Carya illinoinensis Native
Native in 19 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Hairy Chaffhead – Carphephorus paniculatus Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Annual Wildrice – Zizania aquatica Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Shellbark Hickory – Carya laciniosa Native
Native in 18 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Kurapia – Phyla nodiflora Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Bushy Bluestem – Andropogon glomeratus Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Bean Tree – Catalpa bignonioides Native
Native in 17 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Largeleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton amplifolius Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
California Bulrush – Schoenoplectus californicus Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Swampprivet – Forestiera acuminata Native
Native in 17 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Maryland Senna – Senna marilandica Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 17 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
New York Ironweed – Vernonia noveboracensis Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Greater Straw Sedge – Carex normalis Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Slash Pine – Pinus elliottii Native
Native in 15 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Bur Marigold – Bidens laevis Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Gulf Coast Spikerush – Eleocharis cellulosa Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Canadian Hemlock – Tsuga canadensis Native
Native in 14 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 105 ft that tolerates shade.
California Poppy – Eschscholzia californica Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Gulf Cordgrass – Spartina spartinae Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Planertree – Planera aquatica Native
Native in 14 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 50 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass – Cladium mariscus subsp. jamaicense Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Nutmeg Hickory – Carya myristiciformis Native
Native in 12 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 95 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Golden Ragwort – Packera aurea Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in 12 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Seaoats – Uniola paniculata Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Dahoon – Ilex cassine Native
Native in 11 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 26 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Moss Pink – Phlox subulata Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and fall colour.
Seashore Dropseed – Sporobolus virginicus Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Pond Cypress – Taxodium ascendens Native
Native in 11 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Pale Touch-Me-Not – Impatiens pallida Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An annual that tolerates shade.
Upright Sedge – Carex stricta Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Yellow Wood – Cladrastis kentukea Native
Native in 11 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Robbins' Pondweed – Potamogeton robbinsii Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Washington Hawthorn – Crataegus phaenopyrum Native
Native in 10 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Roundleaf Goldenrod – Solidago patula Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall flowers and fall colour.
Big Cordgrass – Spartina cynosuroides Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Butternut – Juglans cinerea Native
Native in 9 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Spring Spiderlily – Hymenocallis liriosme Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Southern Live Oak – Quercus virginiana Native
Native in 9 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Needlegrass Rush – Juncus roemerianus Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial rush for full sun and wet soil.
Swamp Chestnut Oak – Quercus michauxii Native
Native in 9 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Bearded Beggarticks – Bidens aristosa Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Ohio Buckeye – Aesculus glabra Native
Native in 7 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 68 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Copper Iris – Iris fulva Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Troublesome Sedge – Carex molesta Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Atlantic White Cedar – Chamaecyparis thyoides Native
Native in 6 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Crowned Beggarticks – Bidens coronata Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Twisted Sedge – Carex torta Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Burr Oak – Quercus macrocarpa Native
Native in 6 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Texas Red Oak – Quercus texana Native
Native in 6 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 110 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Jesuit's Bark – Iva frutescens Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa Native
Native in 6 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Missouri Ironweed – Vernonia missurica Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Eastern White Pine – Pinus strobus Native
Native in 5 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 150 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Carolina Ash – Fraxinus caroliniana Native
Native in 4 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 39 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Green Hawthorn – Crataegus viridis Native
Native in 4 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Lob Lolly Bay – Gordonia lasianthus Native
Native in 4 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 65 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with early summer flowers.
May Hawthorn – Crataegus aestivalis Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 26 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Pond Pine – Pinus serotina Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor Native
Native in 3 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Pumpkin Ash – Fraxinus profunda Native
Native in 2 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Ogeechee Tupelo – Nyssa ogeche Native
Native in 1 of Alabama’s 67 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 253 of these 335 plants as native in fewer than half of Alabama’s counties. The map on each card shows where. A county with no record may never have been surveyed for that plant, so look at the counties around yours too, or use the county checker for an address-level answer.
Alabama’s own list regulates 28 plants. None of them is on this page. Alabama noxious weeds has each one, with the rule cited.
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Use our “Is it native” tool for free.Compiled from USDA PLANTS, retrieved June 13, 2026. If you spot a plant we have wrong, tell us at [email protected].
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| Plant | Scientific name | Type | Light | Native counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Beautyberry | Callicarpa americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 24 of 67 |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 66 of 67 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 7 of 67 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 12 of 67 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 34 of 67 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 4 of 67 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 51 of 67 |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 15 of 67 |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca | Tree | Tolerates shade | 57 of 67 |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 65 of 67 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 47 of 67 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 17 of 67 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 29 of 67 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 30 of 67 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 4 of 67 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 13 of 67 |
| American Water-Willow | Justicia americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 30 of 67 |
| American Wisteria | Wisteria frutescens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 27 of 67 |
| Annual Wildrice | Zizania aquatica | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 11 of 67 |
| Atlantic Camas | Camassia scilloides | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 5 of 67 |
| Atlantic White Cedar | Chamaecyparis thyoides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 67 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 5 of 67 |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 37 of 67 |
| Bayhops | Ipomoea pes-caprae | Vine | Sun or part shade | 2 of 67 |
| Beaked Hazelnut | Corylus cornuta | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 67 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 17 of 67 |
| Bearded Beggarticks | Bidens aristosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 67 |
| Bedstraw St. Johnswort | Hypericum galioides | Shrub | Full sun | 18 of 67 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 67 |
| Big Cordgrass | Spartina cynosuroides | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 67 |
| Bitter Panicgrass | Panicum amarum | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 67 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 25 of 67 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 65 of 67 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 57 of 67 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 6 of 67 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 64 of 67 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 11 of 67 |
| Blackhaw | Viburnum prunifolium | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 5 of 67 |
| Blackjack Oak | Quercus marilandica | Tree | Full sun | 62 of 67 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 22 of 67 |
| Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 17 of 67 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 15 of 67 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 38 of 67 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 52 of 67 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 21 of 67 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 38 of 67 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 44 of 67 |
| Bur Marigold | Bidens laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 67 |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 67 |
| Bushy Bluestem | Andropogon glomeratus | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Bushy Seaside Tansy | Borrichia frutescens | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 67 |
| Bushy St. Johnswort | Hypericum densiflorum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 7 of 67 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 51 of 67 |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea | Tree | Full sun | 9 of 67 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 50 of 67 |
| California Bulrush | Schoenoplectus californicus | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 67 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 67 |
| Canadian Hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 67 |
| Canadian Rush | Juncus canadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 8 of 67 |
| Canadian Serviceberry | Amelanchier canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 67 |
| Cane Reed | Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | Full sun | 67 of 67 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 42 of 67 |
| Carolina Ash | Fraxinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 67 |
| Carolina Desert-Thorn | Lycium carolinianum | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 67 |
| Carolina Redroot | Lachnanthes caroliana | Perennial | Full sun | 10 of 67 |
| Catbird Grape | Vitis palmata | Vine | Sun or part shade | 3 of 67 |
| Cherrybark Oak | Quercus pagoda | Tree | Full sun | 24 of 67 |
| Chickasaw Plum | Prunus angustifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 55 of 67 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 57 of 67 |
| Clasping Coneflower | Dracopis amplexicaulis | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 67 |
| Coast Leucothoe | Leucothoe axillaris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 13 of 67 |
| Coastal Plain Willow | Salix caroliniana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 40 of 67 |
| Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | Full sun | 25 of 67 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 29 of 67 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 23 of 67 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 6 of 67 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 32 of 67 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 65 of 67 |
| Common Maidenhair | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Fern | Tolerates shade | 24 of 67 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 24 of 67 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 67 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 67 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 31 of 67 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 59 of 67 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 14 of 67 |
| Copper Iris | Iris fulva | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 67 |
| Coral Greenbrier | Smilax walteri | Vine | Tolerates shade | 24 of 67 |
| Crested Woodfern | Dryopteris cristata | Fern | Tolerates shade | 3 of 67 |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower | Full sun | 19 of 67 |
| Crowned Beggarticks | Bidens coronata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 67 |
| Cucumber Tree | Magnolia acuminata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 29 of 67 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 67 |
| Dahoon | Ilex cassine | Tree | Tolerates shade | 11 of 67 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 67 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 11 of 67 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 27 of 67 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 17 of 67 |
| Dwarf Fothergilla | Fothergilla gardenii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 7 of 67 |
| Dwarf Palmetto | Sabal minor | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 26 of 67 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 67 |
| Eastern Baccharis | Baccharis halimifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 42 of 67 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 37 of 67 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 49 of 67 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 64 of 67 |
| Eastern Gamagrass | Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass | Full sun | 29 of 67 |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 60 of 67 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 67 of 67 |
| Eastern Swampprivet | Forestiera acuminata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 17 of 67 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 63 of 67 |
| Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus | Tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 67 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 12 of 67 |
| Elliott's Blueberry | Vaccinium elliottii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 58 of 67 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 67 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 4 of 67 |
| Forked Rush | Juncus dichotomus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 11 of 67 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 19 of 67 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 18 of 67 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 67 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 6 of 67 |
| Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 21 of 67 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 3 of 67 |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 17 of 67 |
| Gay Feather | Liatris spicata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 67 |
| Giant Cutgrass | Zizaniopsis miliacea | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 67 |
| Golden Ragwort | Packera aurea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 2 of 67 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 6 of 67 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 27 of 67 |
| Gray's Sedge | Carex grayi | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 10 of 67 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 14 of 67 |
| Greater Straw Sedge | Carex normalis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 67 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 37 of 67 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 17 of 67 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 6 of 67 |
| Green Hawthorn | Crataegus viridis | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 67 |
| Greenwhite Sedge | Carex albolutescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 18 of 67 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 3 of 67 |
| Gulf Coast Spikerush | Eleocharis cellulosa | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Gulf Cordgrass | Spartina spartinae | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Hairawn Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 67 |
| Hairy Chaffhead | Carphephorus paniculatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 67 |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 16 of 67 |
| Haspan Flatsedge | Cyperus haspan | Sedge | Full sun | 9 of 67 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 66 of 67 |
| Hercules's Club | Aralia spinosa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 61 of 67 |
| Highbush Blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 25 of 67 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 48 of 67 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 24 of 67 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 63 of 67 |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 13 of 67 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 67 |
| Inkberry | Ilex glabra | Shrub | Full sun | 18 of 67 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 39 of 67 |
| Jamaica Swamp Sawgrass | Cladium mariscus subsp. jamaicense | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Jesuit's Bark | Iva frutescens | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 67 |
| Jointed Spikesedge | Eleocharis equisetoides | Sedge | Full sun | 4 of 67 |
| Knotgrass | Paspalum distichum | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 67 |
| Kurapia | Phyla nodiflora | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 3 of 67 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 18 of 67 |
| Large Gallberry | Ilex coriacea | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 11 of 67 |
| Largeleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton amplifolius | Perennial | Full sun | 3 of 67 |
| Laurel Oak | Quercus laurifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 43 of 67 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 67 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 21 of 67 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 14 of 67 |
| Lob Lolly Bay | Gordonia lasianthus | Tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 67 |
| Loblolly Pine | Pinus taeda | Tree | Full sun | 65 of 67 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 4 of 67 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 5 of 67 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 11 of 67 |
| Maryland Senna | Senna marilandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 67 |
| May Hawthorn | Crataegus aestivalis | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 67 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 42 of 67 |
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Missouri Ironweed | Vernonia missurica | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 67 |
| Missouri River Willow | Salix eriocephala | Tree | Tolerates shade | 25 of 67 |
| Moss Pink | Phlox subulata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 67 |
| Mountain Azalea | Rhododendron canescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 54 of 67 |
| Mountain Laurel | Kalmia latifolia | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 54 of 67 |
| Muscadine | Vitis rotundifolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 62 of 67 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 5 of 67 |
| Needlegrass Rush | Juncus roemerianus | Rush | Full sun | 1 of 67 |
| Needlepod Rush | Juncus scirpoides | Rush | Tolerates shade | 20 of 67 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 53 of 67 |
| New York Fern | Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 38 of 67 |
| New York Ironweed | Vernonia noveboracensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 67 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 67 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 29 of 67 |
| Nutmeg Hickory | Carya myristiciformis | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 67 |
| Nuttall's Reedgrass | Calamagrostis coarctata | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 67 |
| Ogeechee Tupelo | Nyssa ogeche | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 67 |
| Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 67 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 25 of 67 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 11 of 67 |
| Overcup Oak | Quercus lyrata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 35 of 67 |
| Pale Purple Coneflower | Echinacea pallida | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 67 |
| Pale Touch-Me-Not | Impatiens pallida | Annual | Tolerates shade | 2 of 67 |
| Parsley Hawthorn | Crataegus marshallii | Tree | Tolerates shade | 33 of 67 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 15 of 67 |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | Tree | Tolerates shade | 41 of 67 |
| Pecan | Carya illinoinensis | Tree | Full sun | 19 of 67 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 67 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 12 of 67 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 67 |
| Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 10 of 67 |
| Planertree | Planera aquatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 67 |
| Pond Cypress | Taxodium ascendens | Tree | Sun or part shade | 11 of 67 |
| Pond Pine | Pinus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 67 |
| Possumhaw | Ilex decidua | Tree | Tolerates shade | 59 of 67 |
| Post Oak | Quercus stellata | Tree | Full sun | 66 of 67 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 21 of 67 |
| Prickly Bog Sedge | Carex atlantica | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 14 of 67 |
| Pumpkin Ash | Fraxinus profunda | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 67 |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 67 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 67 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 67 |
| Ravenfoot Sedge | Carex crus-corvi | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 5 of 67 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 67 of 67 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 62 of 67 |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Tree | Sun or part shade | 48 of 67 |
| Redbay | Persea borbonia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 24 of 67 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 67 |
| River/Red Birch | Betula nigra | Tree | Full sun | 60 of 67 |
| Robbins' Pondweed | Potamogeton robbinsii | Perennial | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Rough-Leaf Dogwood | Cornus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 67 |
| Roundleaf Goldenrod | Solidago patula | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 67 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 63 of 67 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 6 of 67 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Sarvis Holly | Ilex amelanchier | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 67 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 63 of 67 |
| Saw Palmetto | Serenoa repens | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 5 of 67 |
| Scarlet Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 6 of 67 |
| Scentless Bayberry | Morella inodora | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 67 |
| Sea Oats | Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass | Tolerates shade | 34 of 67 |
| Seaoats | Uniola paniculata | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Seashore Dropseed | Sporobolus virginicus | Grass | Sun or part shade | 2 of 67 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 38 of 67 |
| Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 46 of 67 |
| Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 17 of 67 |
| Shellbark Hickory | Carya laciniosa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 18 of 67 |
| Shining Fetterbush | Lyonia lucida | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 17 of 67 |
| Shortleaf Pine | Pinus echinata | Tree | Full sun | 57 of 67 |
| Shumard Red Oak | Quercus shumardii | Tree | Full sun | 29 of 67 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 67 |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 36 of 67 |
| Silky Willow | Salix sericea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 67 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 26 of 67 |
| Slash Pine | Pinus elliottii | Tree | Full sun | 15 of 67 |
| Slender Woodoats | Chasmanthium laxum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 33 of 67 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 30 of 67 |
| Smooth Azalea | Rhododendron arborescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 15 of 67 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 5 of 67 |
| Smooth Phlox | Phlox glaberrima | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 20 of 67 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 62 of 67 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 67 |
| Sour Gum/Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 66 of 67 |
| Sourwood Tree | Oxydendrum arboreum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 58 of 67 |
| Southern Bayberry | Morella caroliniensis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 13 of 67 |
| Southern Live Oak | Quercus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 67 |
| Southern Magnolia | Magnolia grandiflora | Tree | Tolerates shade | 24 of 67 |
| Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 65 of 67 |
| Southern Wax Myrtle | Myrica cerifera | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 36 of 67 |
| Spanish Bayonet | Yucca aloifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 67 |
| Spring Spiderlily | Hymenocallis liriosme | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Spruce Pine | Pinus glabra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 27 of 67 |
| Squarestem Spikerush | Eleocharis quadrangulata | Sedge | Full sun | 10 of 67 |
| Squarrose Sedge | Carex squarrosa | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 67 |
| St. Augustine Grass | Stenotaphrum secundatum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 4 of 67 |
| Stiff Dogwood | Cornus foemina | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 57 of 67 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 25 of 67 |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 26 of 67 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 41 of 67 |
| Sugarcane Plumegrass | Saccharum giganteum | Grass | Full sun | 15 of 67 |
| Summersweet | Clethra alnifolia | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 19 of 67 |
| Swamp Azalea | Rhododendron viscosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 9 of 67 |
| Swamp Chestnut Oak | Quercus michauxii | Tree | Full sun | 9 of 67 |
| Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 7 of 67 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 4 of 67 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 34 of 67 |
| Swamp Sunflower | Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 67 |
| Swamp Tupelo | Nyssa biflora | Tree | Full sun | 45 of 67 |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 67 |
| Sweet Bay Magnolia | Magnolia virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 43 of 67 |
| Sweet Gum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | Full sun | 66 of 67 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 3 of 67 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 11 of 67 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 25 of 67 |
| Tenangle Pipewort | Eriocaulon decangulare | Perennial | Full sun | 17 of 67 |
| Texas Red Oak | Quercus texana | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 67 |
| Thicket Sedge | Carex abscondita | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 15 of 67 |
| Thinfruit Sedge | Carex flaccosperma | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 18 of 67 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 19 of 67 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 3 of 67 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 8 of 67 |
| Troublesome Sedge | Carex molesta | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 67 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 44 of 67 |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | Full sun | 65 of 67 |
| Turtleweed | Batis maritima | Shrub | Full sun | 2 of 67 |
| Twisted Sedge | Carex torta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 67 |
| Upright Sedge | Carex stricta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 67 |
| Virginia Bluebells | Mertensia virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 9 of 67 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 65 of 67 |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 67 |
| Virginia Pine | Pinus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 32 of 67 |
| Virginia Sweetspire | Itea virginica | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 60 of 67 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 13 of 67 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 2 of 67 |
| Washington Hawthorn | Crataegus phaenopyrum | Tree | Full sun | 10 of 67 |
| Water Hickory | Carya aquatica | Tree | Sun or part shade | 32 of 67 |
| Water Oak | Quercus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 61 of 67 |
| Water Tupelo | Nyssa aquatica | Tree | Full sun | 37 of 67 |
| Wax Myrtle | Morella cerifera | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 36 of 67 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 67 of 67 |
| Western Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 67 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 67 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 67 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 4 of 67 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 9 of 67 |
| Whiteroot Rush | Juncus brachycarpus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 7 of 67 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 67 |
| Wild Blue Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 20 of 67 |
| Willow Oak | Quercus phellos | Tree | Full sun | 63 of 67 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 67 of 67 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 17 of 67 |
| Witherod Viburnum | Viburnum cassinoides | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 67 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 28 of 67 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 67 |
| Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 67 |
| Yaupon | Ilex vomitoria | Tree | Sun or part shade | 26 of 67 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 18 of 67 |
| Yellow Wood | Cladrastis kentukea | Tree | Sun or part shade | 11 of 67 |
Where this comes from
- Native range
- USDA PLANTS county distribution layer, the same records behind the county checker.
- Sold by nurseries
- USDA PLANTS plant characteristics, Commercial Availability “Routinely Available”. It is a national flag, so a plant here can still be hard to find at a garden centre near you.
- Plant details
- USDA PLANTS: growth habit and duration from the plant profile; shade and wet-soil tolerance, bloom period, mature height and showy flowers, fruit or fall colour from the plant characteristics.
- Left out
- Any plant a state regulates as invasive or noxious, or that GRIIS flags as invasive in the lower 48, even where it is native. So is any species USDA records as both native and introduced in the lower 48, because the form nurseries sell is usually the introduced one.
- Photos
- Public domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA, credited under each photo.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov), retrieved June 13, 2026. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Questions
What plants are native to Alabama?
This page lists the 335 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Alabama and routinely available from nurseries: 95 trees, 52 shrubs, 88 wildflowers, 83 grasses and sedges, 7 ferns and 10 vines. They are a small part of Alabama's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Alabama counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Alabama?
This page lists 95 trees native to Alabama that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Eastern Redcedar, Red Maple and American Beech, each recorded as native in at least 66 of Alabama's 67 counties.
What shrubs are native to Alabama?
This page lists 52 shrubs native to Alabama that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Cane Reed, Winged Sumac and Smooth Sumac, each recorded as native in at least 62 of Alabama's 67 counties.
What wildflowers are native to Alabama?
This page lists 88 wildflowers native to Alabama that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Butterfly Weed, Broadleaf Cattail and Cardinalflower, each recorded as native in at least 42 of Alabama's 67 counties.
Is my plant native to Alabama?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Alabama: the page lists only natives that nurseries routinely sell, and it leaves out any plant a state regulates as invasive. For a county-level answer on any plant, enter its name in Ezina's checker. Every answer links the record it came from.
Is a plant native to Alabama native everywhere in Alabama?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 253 of the 335 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Alabama's 67 counties. A county with no record may simply never have been surveyed for that plant, so read each card's map as where the plant is known to grow wild rather than as a boundary.
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Add a plant
Snap a photo or type the name. Ezina matches it to a library of about 40,000 species and starts a care plan tailored to your zone, the local weather, and the time of year.
Get a care plan
A schedule built from local rain, temperature, and sun, not a fixed weekly cadence. You get a single notification when a plant actually needs water. Easily add treatments for diseases and pests.
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Our garden planner Dig helps you understand what works best for your location and makes suggestions based off your long term goals.
Compiled from peer-reviewed research, USDA documentation,
and direct scientific observation across the United States.