Pawpaw – Asimina triloba Native
Native in 74 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Tennessee native plants
USDA PLANTS records 343 plants as native to Tennessee (TN) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Tennessee native plant list
This list has 343 Tennessee natives that nurseries routinely sell: 94 trees, 45 shrubs, 98 wildflowers, 89 grasses and sedges, 8 ferns and 9 vines. The most widespread include Northern Spicebush, Pawpaw and American Beech, each recorded as native in at least 73 of Tennessee's 95 counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 74 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in 72 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 73 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in 71 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 54 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Native
Native in 73 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 69 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Wild Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata Native
Native in 72 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in 71 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 67 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Muscadine – Vitis rotundifolia Native
Native in 51 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in 72 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Silky Dogwood – Cornus amomum Native
Native in 65 of Tennessee’s 95 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 68 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in 66 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea Native
Native in 61 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Trumpet Vine – Campsis radicans Native
Native in 47 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Sour Gum/Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Native
Native in 71 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 95 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
American Hazelnut – Corylus americana Native
Native in 64 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in 67 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native
Native in 65 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
New York Fern – Thelypteris noveboracensis Native
Native in 60 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Wisteria – Wisteria frutescens Native
Native in 38 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in 66 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Laurel – Kalmia latifolia Native
Native in 58 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 65 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 65 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 39 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 38 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A vine for full sun.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in 65 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 57 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 63 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 64 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Interrupted Fern – Osmunda claytoniana Native
Native in 22 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 37 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Sourwood Tree – Oxydendrum arboreum Native
Native in 65 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 35 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers and fall colour.
Cane Reed – Arundinaria gigantea Native
Native in 55 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 61 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Shallow Sedge – Carex lurida Native
Native in 63 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Common Maidenhair – Adiantum capillus-veneris Native
Native in 15 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in 37 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in 64 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 49 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 61 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 62 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Crested Woodfern – Dryopteris cristata Native
Native in 3 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Catbird Grape – Vitis palmata Native
Native in 12 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A vine for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in 64 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 47 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Sharpwing Monkeyflower – Mimulus alatus Native
Native in 61 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 61 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Riverbank Grape – Vitis riparia Native
Native in 8 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A vine for sun or part shade.
Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum Native
Native in 64 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Stiff Dogwood – Cornus foemina Native
Native in 47 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in 61 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Sea Oats – Chasmanthium latifolium Native
Native in 61 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 63 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in 46 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 61 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 61 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Native
Native in 62 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Highbush Blueberry – Vaccinium corymbosum Native
Native in 45 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 60 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Frank's Sedge – Carex frankii Native
Native in 60 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 61 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Mountain Azalea – Rhododendron canescens Native
Native in 44 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 14 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium coelestinum Native
Native in 60 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in 57 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in 61 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 43 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 59 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native
Native in 54 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Native
Native in 59 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Virginia Sweetspire – Itea virginica Native
Native in 43 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 59 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
White Edge Sedge – Carex debilis Native
Native in 54 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 58 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in 41 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 58 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 51 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in 57 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Hercules's Club – Aralia spinosa Native
Native in 39 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 58 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 50 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 55 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Swamp Rose – Rosa palustris Native
Native in 39 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 58 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 50 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in 55 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Blackhaw – Viburnum prunifolium Native
Native in 37 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 58 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 49 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Hazel Alder – Alnus serrulata Native
Native in 55 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Chickasaw Plum – Prunus angustifolia Native
Native in 36 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 57 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Fringed Sedge – Carex crinita Native
Native in 48 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Shumard Red Oak – Quercus shumardii Native
Native in 54 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in 35 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Bearded Beggarticks – Bidens aristosa Native
Native in 56 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 48 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Swamp Chestnut Oak – Quercus michauxii Native
Native in 54 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Beautyberry – Callicarpa americana Native
Native in 32 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 56 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 47 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Southern Red Oak – Quercus falcata Native
Native in 53 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Common Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Native
Native in 32 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 54 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in 44 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Tulip Tree – Liriodendron tulipifera Native
Native in 53 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Rough-Leaf Dogwood – Cornus drummondii Native
Native in 31 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 51 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 44 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana Native
Native in 52 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Bushy St. Johnswort – Hypericum densiflorum Native
Native in 24 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 7 ft that tolerates shade.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 51 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in 43 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in 52 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Smooth Azalea – Rhododendron arborescens Native
Native in 23 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 18 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 50 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in 42 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Red Oak – Quercus rubra Native
Native in 51 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 81 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Silky Willow – Salix sericea Native
Native in 21 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata Native
Native in 50 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 42 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in 50 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Witherod Viburnum – Viburnum cassinoides Native
Native in 21 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 48 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 42 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 50 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Steeplebush – Spiraea tomentosa Native
Native in 20 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with summer flowers and fall colour.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 46 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 41 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 49 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Bristly Dewberry – Rubus hispidus Native
Native in 18 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 46 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 41 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Post Oak – Quercus stellata Native
Native in 49 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Beaked Hazelnut – Corylus cornuta Native
Native in 11 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Smooth Phlox – Phlox glaberrima Native
Native in 45 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in 41 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Sweet Gum – Liquidambar styraciflua Native
Native in 49 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Canadian Serviceberry – Amelanchier canadensis Native
Native in 11 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 23 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in 45 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 39 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 48 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Loosestrife – Decodon verticillatus Native
Native in 8 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Maryland Senna – Senna marilandica Native
Native in 44 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 37 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in 47 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Hobblebush – Viburnum lantanoides Native
Native in 6 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Sunflower – Helianthus angustifolius Native
Native in 43 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Whiteroot Rush – Juncus brachycarpus Native
Native in 36 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Blackjack Oak – Quercus marilandica Native
Native in 47 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Swamp Azalea – Rhododendron viscosum Native
Native in 5 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with showy flowers.
Crimsoneyed Rosemallow – Hibiscus moscheutos Native
Native in 41 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Slender Woodoats – Chasmanthium laxum Native
Native in 35 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
River/Red Birch – Betula nigra Native
Native in 47 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Rose Spirea – Spiraea douglasii Native
Native in 3 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 7 ft for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia virginica Native
Native in 41 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Squarrose Sedge – Carex squarrosa Native
Native in 34 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in 47 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Alderleaf Buckthorn – Rhamnus alnifolia Native
Native in 2 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 39 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Inland Rush – Juncus interior Native
Native in 32 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
American Holly – Ilex opaca Native
Native in 45 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An evergreen tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Sandcherry – Prunus pumila Native
Native in 2 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
American Water-Willow – Justicia americana Native
Native in 38 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 31 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Willow Oak – Quercus phellos Native
Native in 45 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
White Meadowsweet – Spiraea alba Native
Native in 2 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 38 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Eastern Gamagrass – Tripsacum dactyloides Native
Native in 30 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 42 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Canada Yew – Taxus canadensis Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 5 ft that tolerates shade.
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod – Solidago rugosa Native
Native in 38 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 30 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Virginia Pine – Pinus virginiana Native
Native in 42 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An evergreen tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Eastern Baccharis – Baccharis halimifolia Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 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.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 36 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Prickly Bog Sedge – Carex atlantica Native
Native in 28 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 40 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Elliott's Blueberry – Vaccinium elliottii Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Nodding Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in 36 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Drooping Sedge – Carex prasina Native
Native in 26 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Cucumber Tree – Magnolia acuminata Native
Native in 39 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 34 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Greenwhite Sedge – Carex albolutescens Native
Native in 26 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Overcup Oak – Quercus lyrata Native
Native in 39 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Alder – Alnus viridis subsp. crispa Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 34 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Thinfruit Sedge – Carex flaccosperma Native
Native in 25 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 38 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Summersweet – Clethra alnifolia Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Golden Ragwort – Packera aurea Native
Native in 34 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 24 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 37 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in 32 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Thicket Sedge – Carex abscondita Native
Native in 24 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Possumhaw – Ilex decidua Native
Native in 35 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 31 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Gray's Sedge – Carex grayi Native
Native in 23 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Butternut – Juglans cinerea Native
Native in 34 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Pale Touch-Me-Not – Impatiens pallida Native
Native in 31 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An annual that tolerates shade.
Needlepod Rush – Juncus scirpoides Native
Native in 22 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial rush that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 34 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 30 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Twisted Sedge – Carex torta Native
Native in 21 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Coastal Plain Willow – Salix caroliniana Native
Native in 32 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 33 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 30 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 20 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Ohio Buckeye – Aesculus glabra Native
Native in 32 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 68 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Gay Feather – Liatris spicata Native
Native in 29 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in 20 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Yellow Wood – Cladrastis kentukea Native
Native in 31 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in 29 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Riverbank Wildrye – Elymus riparius Native
Native in 20 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Great Laurel – Rhododendron maximum Native
Native in 30 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An evergreen tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Atlantic Camas – Camassia scilloides Native
Native in 28 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Canadian Rush – Juncus canadensis Native
Native in 19 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Water Oak – Quercus nigra Native
Native in 28 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 28 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Nuttall's Reedgrass – Calamagrostis coarctata Native
Native in 19 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Cockspur Hawthorn – Crataegus crus-galli Native
Native in 27 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata Native
Native in 26 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Upright Sedge – Carex stricta Native
Native in 19 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in 27 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 24 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Bushy Bluestem – Andropogon glomeratus Native
Native in 18 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Cherrybark Oak – Quercus pagoda Native
Native in 26 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Halberdleaf Rosemallow – Hibiscus laevis Native
Native in 23 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Cattail Sedge – Carex typhina Native
Native in 18 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern White Pine – Pinus strobus Native
Native in 26 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An evergreen tree up to 150 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 21 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Greater Straw Sedge – Carex normalis Native
Native in 18 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Shortleaf Pine – Pinus echinata Native
Native in 26 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Illinois Bundleflower – Desmanthus illinoensis Native
Native in 21 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 18 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa Native
Native in 25 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 20 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in 18 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Pin Oak – Quercus palustris Native
Native in 24 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 17 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Squarestem Spikerush – Eleocharis quadrangulata Native
Native in 17 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Shellbark Hickory – Carya laciniosa Native
Native in 24 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 17 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Sugarcane Plumegrass – Saccharum giganteum Native
Native in 17 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Canadian Hemlock – Tsuga canadensis Native
Native in 23 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An evergreen tree up to 105 ft that tolerates shade.
Roundleaf Goldenrod – Solidago patula Native
Native in 17 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall flowers and fall colour.
Ravenfoot Sedge – Carex crus-corvi Native
Native in 16 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Green Hawthorn – Crataegus viridis Native
Native in 22 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea Native
Native in 16 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Graceful Sedge – Carex gracillima Native
Native in 12 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Loblolly Pine – Pinus taeda Native
Native in 22 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Virginia Iris – Iris virginica Native
Native in 16 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in 12 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Water Tupelo – Nyssa aquatica Native
Native in 20 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea Native
Native in 15 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 10 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Pecan – Carya illinoinensis Native
Native in 19 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 15 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Giant Cutgrass – Zizaniopsis miliacea Native
Native in 9 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor Native
Native in 19 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 14 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Knotgrass – Paspalum distichum Native
Native in 9 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum Native
Native in 18 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 130 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
New York Ironweed – Vernonia noveboracensis Native
Native in 13 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Melic Mannagrass – Glyceria melicaria Native
Native in 9 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Swamp Tupelo – Nyssa biflora Native
Native in 17 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 115 ft for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 13 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Hairawn Muhly – Muhlenbergia capillaris Native
Native in 8 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Planertree – Planera aquatica Native
Native in 16 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 50 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 13 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in 8 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Sandbar Willow – Salix interior Native
Native in 16 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Missouri Ironweed – Vernonia missurica Native
Native in 12 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Short's Sedge – Carex shortiana Native
Native in 7 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Bigtooth Aspen – Populus grandidentata Native
Native in 14 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 10 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in 6 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Arborvitae – Thuja occidentalis Native
Native in 13 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade.
Bigleaf Aster – Eurybia macrophylla Native
Native in 10 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Necklace Sedge – Carex projecta Native
Native in 6 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pitch Pine – Pinus rigida Native
Native in 13 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 10 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 5 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Bean Tree – Catalpa bignonioides Native
Native in 12 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja coccinea Native
Native in 10 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 4 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Burr Oak – Quercus macrocarpa Native
Native in 12 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in 7 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Crested Sedge – Carex cristatella Native
Native in 3 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Table Mountain Pine – Pinus pungens Native
Native in 12 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun.
Moss Pink – Phlox subulata Native
Native in 7 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and fall colour.
Forked Rush – Juncus dichotomus Native
Native in 3 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Water Hickory – Carya aquatica Native
Native in 12 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 85 ft for sun or part shade.
Sawtooth Sunflower – Helianthus grosseserratus Native
Native in 7 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Jointed Spikesedge – Eleocharis equisetoides Native
Native in 3 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Swampprivet – Forestiera acuminata Native
Native in 11 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 33 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Copper Iris – Iris fulva Native
Native in 6 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in 2 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Pumpkin Ash – Fraxinus profunda Native
Native in 11 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 5 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
California Bulrush – Schoenoplectus californicus Native
Native in 2 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Washington Hawthorn – Crataegus phaenopyrum Native
Native in 9 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in 5 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Hairy Sedge – Carex lacustris Native
Native in 2 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Texas Red Oak – Quercus texana Native
Native in 8 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 110 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 4 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 2 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Missouri River Willow – Salix eriocephala Native
Native in 7 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 52 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bottle Gentian – Gentiana clausa Native
Native in 4 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Pin Cherry – Prunus pensylvanica Native
Native in 7 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Largeleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton amplifolius Native
Native in 4 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 5 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Pale Purple Coneflower – Echinacea pallida Native
Native in 4 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Haspan Flatsedge – Cyperus haspan Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Parsley Hawthorn – Crataegus marshallii Native
Native in 5 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 3 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Southern Magnolia – Magnolia grandiflora Native
Native in 5 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Marsh Marigold – Caltha palustris Native
Native in 3 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Muskingum Sedge – Carex muskingumensis Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Mountain Ash – Sorbus americana Native
Native in 4 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Skunk Cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus Native
Native in 3 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Sand Lovegrass – Eragrostis trichodes Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Red Spruce – Picea rubens Native
Native in 3 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An evergreen tree up to 110 ft that tolerates shade.
California Poppy – Eschscholzia californica Native
Native in 2 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Sweet Bay Magnolia – Magnolia virginiana Native
Native in 3 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An evergreen tree up to 60 ft for sun or part shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 2 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Cedar Elm – Ulmus crassifolia Native
Native in 2 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Carolina Redroot – Lachnanthes caroliana Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Fraser Fir – Abies fraseri Native
Native in 2 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. An evergreen tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Paper Birch – Betula papyrifera Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Rough Avens – Geum laciniatum Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Silverweed – Potentilla anserina Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Silverweed Cinquefoil – Argentina anserina Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Star Duckweed – Lemna trisulca Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Tenangle Pipewort – Eriocaulon decangulare Native
Native in 1 of Tennessee’s 95 counties. A perennial for full sun, with showy fruit.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 247 of these 343 plants as native in fewer than half of Tennessee’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.
Tennessee’s own list regulates 13 plants. None of them is on this page. Tennessee invasive plants 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderleaf Buckthorn | Rhamnus alnifolia | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 2 of 95 |
| American Arborvitae | Thuja occidentalis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 95 |
| American Beautyberry | Callicarpa americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 32 of 95 |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 73 of 95 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 37 of 95 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 49 of 95 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 32 of 95 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 10 of 95 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 47 of 95 |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 64 of 95 |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca | Tree | Tolerates shade | 45 of 95 |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 59 of 95 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 55 of 95 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 15 of 95 |
| American Mountain Ash | Sorbus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 95 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 52 of 95 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 47 of 95 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 4 of 95 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 30 of 95 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 36 of 95 |
| American Water-Willow | Justicia americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 38 of 95 |
| American Wisteria | Wisteria frutescens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 38 of 95 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 38 of 95 |
| Atlantic Camas | Camassia scilloides | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 28 of 95 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 20 of 95 |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 18 of 95 |
| Beaked Hazelnut | Corylus cornuta | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 11 of 95 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 95 |
| Bearded Beggarticks | Bidens aristosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 56 of 95 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 39 of 95 |
| Bigleaf Aster | Eurybia macrophylla | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 95 |
| Bigtooth Aspen | Populus grandidentata | Tree | Full sun | 14 of 95 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 52 of 95 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 58 of 95 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 50 of 95 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 35 of 95 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 63 of 95 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 60 of 95 |
| Blackhaw | Viburnum prunifolium | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 37 of 95 |
| Blackjack Oak | Quercus marilandica | Tree | Full sun | 47 of 95 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 68 of 95 |
| Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 60 of 95 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 95 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 44 of 95 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 66 of 95 |
| Bottle Gentian | Gentiana clausa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 95 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 48 of 95 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 59 of 95 |
| Bristly Dewberry | Rubus hispidus | Shrub | Full sun | 18 of 95 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 39 of 95 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 34 of 95 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 20 of 95 |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 95 |
| Bushy Bluestem | Andropogon glomeratus | Grass | Full sun | 18 of 95 |
| Bushy St. Johnswort | Hypericum densiflorum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 24 of 95 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 54 of 95 |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea | Tree | Full sun | 34 of 95 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 69 of 95 |
| California Bulrush | Schoenoplectus californicus | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 95 |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 95 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 58 of 95 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 59 of 95 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 5 of 95 |
| Canada Yew | Taxus canadensis | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 95 |
| Canadian Hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 23 of 95 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 15 of 95 |
| Canadian Rush | Juncus canadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 19 of 95 |
| Canadian Serviceberry | Amelanchier canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 11 of 95 |
| Cane Reed | Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | Full sun | 55 of 95 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 58 of 95 |
| Carolina Redroot | Lachnanthes caroliana | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 95 |
| Catbird Grape | Vitis palmata | Vine | Sun or part shade | 12 of 95 |
| Cattail Sedge | Carex typhina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 18 of 95 |
| Cedar Elm | Ulmus crassifolia | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 95 |
| Cherrybark Oak | Quercus pagoda | Tree | Full sun | 26 of 95 |
| Chickasaw Plum | Prunus angustifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 36 of 95 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 5 of 95 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 61 of 95 |
| Coastal Plain Willow | Salix caroliniana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 32 of 95 |
| Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | Full sun | 27 of 95 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 67 of 95 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 95 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 20 of 95 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 5 of 95 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 50 of 95 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 34 of 95 |
| Common Maidenhair | Adiantum capillus-veneris | Fern | Tolerates shade | 15 of 95 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 50 of 95 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 65 of 95 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 46 of 95 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 64 of 95 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 32 of 95 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 41 of 95 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 17 of 95 |
| Copper Iris | Iris fulva | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 6 of 95 |
| Crested Sedge | Carex cristatella | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 95 |
| Crested Woodfern | Dryopteris cristata | Fern | Tolerates shade | 3 of 95 |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower | Full sun | 41 of 95 |
| Cucumber Tree | Magnolia acuminata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 39 of 95 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 34 of 95 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 43 of 95 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 51 of 95 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 56 of 95 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 61 of 95 |
| Drooping Sedge | Carex prasina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 26 of 95 |
| Eastern Baccharis | Baccharis halimifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 95 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 42 of 95 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 37 of 95 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 64 of 95 |
| Eastern Gamagrass | Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass | Full sun | 30 of 95 |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 62 of 95 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 49 of 95 |
| Eastern Swampprivet | Forestiera acuminata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 11 of 95 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 55 of 95 |
| Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus | Tree | Sun or part shade | 26 of 95 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 65 of 95 |
| Elliott's Blueberry | Vaccinium elliottii | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 95 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 41 of 95 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 39 of 95 |
| Forked Rush | Juncus dichotomus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 3 of 95 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 1 of 95 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 61 of 95 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 65 of 95 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 14 of 95 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 31 of 95 |
| Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 60 of 95 |
| Fraser Fir | Abies fraseri | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 95 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 95 |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 48 of 95 |
| Gay Feather | Liatris spicata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 29 of 95 |
| Giant Cutgrass | Zizaniopsis miliacea | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 95 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 46 of 95 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 95 |
| Golden Ragwort | Packera aurea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 34 of 95 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 31 of 95 |
| Graceful Sedge | Carex gracillima | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 12 of 95 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 41 of 95 |
| Gray's Sedge | Carex grayi | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 23 of 95 |
| Great Laurel | Rhododendron maximum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 30 of 95 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 54 of 95 |
| Greater Straw Sedge | Carex normalis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 18 of 95 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 21 of 95 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 61 of 95 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 57 of 95 |
| Green Hawthorn | Crataegus viridis | Tree | Full sun | 22 of 95 |
| Greenwhite Sedge | Carex albolutescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 26 of 95 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 54 of 95 |
| Hairawn Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 95 |
| Hairy Sedge | Carex lacustris | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 95 |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 23 of 95 |
| Haspan Flatsedge | Cyperus haspan | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 95 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 55 of 95 |
| Hercules's Club | Aralia spinosa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 39 of 95 |
| Highbush Blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 45 of 95 |
| Hobblebush | Viburnum lantanoides | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 6 of 95 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 38 of 95 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 42 of 95 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 72 of 95 |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 21 of 95 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 95 |
| Inland Rush | Juncus interior | Rush | Sun or part shade | 32 of 95 |
| Interrupted Fern | Osmunda claytoniana | Fern | Tolerates shade | 22 of 95 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 72 of 95 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 58 of 95 |
| Jointed Spikesedge | Eleocharis equisetoides | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 95 |
| Knotgrass | Paspalum distichum | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 95 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 28 of 95 |
| Largeleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton amplifolius | Perennial | Full sun | 4 of 95 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 48 of 95 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 50 of 95 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 63 of 95 |
| Loblolly Pine | Pinus taeda | Tree | Full sun | 22 of 95 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 95 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 6 of 95 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 17 of 95 |
| Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 95 |
| Maryland Senna | Senna marilandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 44 of 95 |
| Melic Mannagrass | Glyceria melicaria | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 95 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 58 of 95 |
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 95 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 1 of 95 |
| Missouri Ironweed | Vernonia missurica | Wildflower | Full sun | 12 of 95 |
| Missouri River Willow | Salix eriocephala | Tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 95 |
| Moss Pink | Phlox subulata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 95 |
| Mountain Alder | Alnus viridis subsp. crispa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 95 |
| Mountain Azalea | Rhododendron canescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 44 of 95 |
| Mountain Laurel | Kalmia latifolia | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 58 of 95 |
| Muscadine | Vitis rotundifolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 51 of 95 |
| Muskingum Sedge | Carex muskingumensis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 95 |
| Necklace Sedge | Carex projecta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 95 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 18 of 95 |
| Needlepod Rush | Juncus scirpoides | Rush | Tolerates shade | 22 of 95 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 57 of 95 |
| New York Fern | Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 60 of 95 |
| New York Ironweed | Vernonia noveboracensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 95 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 24 of 95 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 36 of 95 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 74 of 95 |
| Nuttall's Reedgrass | Calamagrostis coarctata | Grass | Full sun | 19 of 95 |
| Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 32 of 95 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 27 of 95 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 44 of 95 |
| Overcup Oak | Quercus lyrata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 39 of 95 |
| Pale Purple Coneflower | Echinacea pallida | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 95 |
| Pale Touch-Me-Not | Impatiens pallida | Annual | Tolerates shade | 31 of 95 |
| Paper Birch | Betula papyrifera | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 95 |
| Parsley Hawthorn | Crataegus marshallii | Tree | Tolerates shade | 5 of 95 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 50 of 95 |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | Tree | Tolerates shade | 74 of 95 |
| Pecan | Carya illinoinensis | Tree | Full sun | 19 of 95 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 61 of 95 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 48 of 95 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 10 of 95 |
| Pin Cherry | Prunus pensylvanica | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 95 |
| Pin Oak | Quercus palustris | Tree | Full sun | 24 of 95 |
| Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 26 of 95 |
| Pitch Pine | Pinus rigida | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 95 |
| Planertree | Planera aquatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 16 of 95 |
| Possumhaw | Ilex decidua | Tree | Tolerates shade | 35 of 95 |
| Post Oak | Quercus stellata | Tree | Full sun | 49 of 95 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 62 of 95 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 95 |
| Prickly Bog Sedge | Carex atlantica | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 28 of 95 |
| Pumpkin Ash | Fraxinus profunda | Tree | Sun or part shade | 11 of 95 |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 95 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 51 of 95 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 29 of 95 |
| Ravenfoot Sedge | Carex crus-corvi | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 16 of 95 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 64 of 95 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 57 of 95 |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Tree | Sun or part shade | 51 of 95 |
| Red Spruce | Picea rubens | Tree | Tolerates shade | 3 of 95 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 47 of 95 |
| River/Red Birch | Betula nigra | Tree | Full sun | 47 of 95 |
| Riverbank Grape | Vitis riparia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 8 of 95 |
| Riverbank Wildrye | Elymus riparius | Grass | Tolerates shade | 20 of 95 |
| Rose Spirea | Spiraea douglasii | Shrub | Full sun | 3 of 95 |
| Rough Avens | Geum laciniatum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 95 |
| Rough-Leaf Dogwood | Cornus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 31 of 95 |
| Roundleaf Goldenrod | Solidago patula | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 17 of 95 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 71 of 95 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 37 of 95 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 95 |
| Sand Lovegrass | Eragrostis trichodes | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 95 |
| Sandbar Willow | Salix interior | Tree | Full sun | 16 of 95 |
| Sandcherry | Prunus pumila | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 2 of 95 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 65 of 95 |
| Sawtooth Sunflower | Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 95 |
| Scarlet Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 95 |
| Sea Oats | Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass | Tolerates shade | 61 of 95 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 47 of 95 |
| Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 63 of 95 |
| Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 61 of 95 |
| Shellbark Hickory | Carya laciniosa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 24 of 95 |
| Short's Sedge | Carex shortiana | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 7 of 95 |
| Shortleaf Pine | Pinus echinata | Tree | Full sun | 26 of 95 |
| Shumard Red Oak | Quercus shumardii | Tree | Full sun | 54 of 95 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 95 |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 65 of 95 |
| Silky Willow | Salix sericea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 21 of 95 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 40 of 95 |
| Silverweed | Potentilla anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 95 |
| Silverweed Cinquefoil | Argentina anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 95 |
| Skunk Cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 95 |
| Slender Woodoats | Chasmanthium laxum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 35 of 95 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 61 of 95 |
| Smooth Azalea | Rhododendron arborescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 23 of 95 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 30 of 95 |
| Smooth Phlox | Phlox glaberrima | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 45 of 95 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 43 of 95 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 24 of 95 |
| Sour Gum/Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 71 of 95 |
| Sourwood Tree | Oxydendrum arboreum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 65 of 95 |
| Southern Magnolia | Magnolia grandiflora | Tree | Tolerates shade | 5 of 95 |
| Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 53 of 95 |
| Squarestem Spikerush | Eleocharis quadrangulata | Sedge | Full sun | 17 of 95 |
| Squarrose Sedge | Carex squarrosa | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 34 of 95 |
| Star Duckweed | Lemna trisulca | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 95 |
| Steeplebush | Spiraea tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 20 of 95 |
| Stiff Dogwood | Cornus foemina | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 47 of 95 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 73 of 95 |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 64 of 95 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 50 of 95 |
| Sugarcane Plumegrass | Saccharum giganteum | Grass | Full sun | 17 of 95 |
| Summersweet | Clethra alnifolia | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 95 |
| Swamp Azalea | Rhododendron viscosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 5 of 95 |
| Swamp Chestnut Oak | Quercus michauxii | Tree | Full sun | 54 of 95 |
| Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 8 of 95 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 38 of 95 |
| Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 39 of 95 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 57 of 95 |
| Swamp Sunflower | Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 43 of 95 |
| Swamp Tupelo | Nyssa biflora | Tree | Full sun | 17 of 95 |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 19 of 95 |
| Sweet Bay Magnolia | Magnolia virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 95 |
| Sweet Gum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | Full sun | 49 of 95 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 49 of 95 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 30 of 95 |
| Table Mountain Pine | Pinus pungens | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 95 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 61 of 95 |
| Tenangle Pipewort | Eriocaulon decangulare | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 95 |
| Texas Red Oak | Quercus texana | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 95 |
| Thicket Sedge | Carex abscondita | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 24 of 95 |
| Thinfruit Sedge | Carex flaccosperma | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 25 of 95 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 18 of 95 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 2 of 95 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 10 of 95 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 47 of 95 |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | Full sun | 53 of 95 |
| Twisted Sedge | Carex torta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 21 of 95 |
| Upright Sedge | Carex stricta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 19 of 95 |
| Virginia Bluebells | Mertensia virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 41 of 95 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 37 of 95 |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 16 of 95 |
| Virginia Pine | Pinus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 42 of 95 |
| Virginia Sweetspire | Itea virginica | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 43 of 95 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 61 of 95 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 71 of 95 |
| Washington Hawthorn | Crataegus phaenopyrum | Tree | Full sun | 9 of 95 |
| Water Hickory | Carya aquatica | Tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 95 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 13 of 95 |
| Water Oak | Quercus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 28 of 95 |
| Water Tupelo | Nyssa aquatica | Tree | Full sun | 20 of 95 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 67 of 95 |
| Western Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Tree | Full sun | 25 of 95 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 66 of 95 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 95 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 54 of 95 |
| White Meadowsweet | Spiraea alba | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 95 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 51 of 95 |
| Whiteroot Rush | Juncus brachycarpus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 36 of 95 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 61 of 95 |
| Wild Blue Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 72 of 95 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 95 |
| Willow Oak | Quercus phellos | Tree | Full sun | 45 of 95 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 46 of 95 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 42 of 95 |
| Witherod Viburnum | Viburnum cassinoides | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 21 of 95 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 41 of 95 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 45 of 95 |
| Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 38 of 95 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 42 of 95 |
| Yellow Wood | Cladrastis kentukea | Tree | Sun or part shade | 31 of 95 |
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 Tennessee?
This page lists the 343 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Tennessee and routinely available from nurseries: 94 trees, 45 shrubs, 98 wildflowers, 89 grasses and sedges, 8 ferns and 9 vines. They are a small part of Tennessee's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Tennessee counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Tennessee?
This page lists 94 trees native to Tennessee that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Pawpaw, American Beech and Hophornbeam, each recorded as native in at least 72 of Tennessee's 95 counties.
What shrubs are native to Tennessee?
This page lists 45 shrubs native to Tennessee that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Northern Spicebush, Button Bush and Silky Dogwood, each recorded as native in at least 65 of Tennessee's 95 counties.
What wildflowers are native to Tennessee?
This page lists 98 wildflowers native to Tennessee that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Jack in the Pulpit, Wild Blue Phlox and Blue Eyed Grass, each recorded as native in at least 68 of Tennessee's 95 counties.
Is my plant native to Tennessee?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Tennessee: 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 Tennessee native everywhere in Tennessee?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 247 of the 343 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Tennessee's 95 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.
Explore new options
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.