Georgia Coastal Plain - DRAFT

A (hopefully) helpful guide to plants commonly found in the Coastal Plain of Georgia.

Carolina buckthorn 1
Frangula caroliniana
false indigo 2
Amorpha fruticosa
red chokeberry 3
Aronia arbutifolia
American plum 4
Prunus americana
Carolina laurelcherry 5
Prunus caroliniana
black cherry 6
Prunus serotina
Peach 7
Prunus persica
Mayhaw 3
Crataegus aestivalis
swamp rose 8
Rosa palustris
Supplejack 3
Berchemia scandens
Carolina buckthorn 1
Frangula caroliniana
Water Elm 9
Planera aquatica
spotted wintergreen 8
Chimaphila maculata
Smooth Azalea 10
Rhododendron arborescens
Mountain Azalea 3
Rhododendron canescens
pinkster flower 11
Rhododendron periclymenoides
swamp azalea 12
Rhododendron viscosum
Georgia plume 13
Elliottia racemosa
fetterbush lyonia 14
Lyonia lucida
fetterbush 8
Eubotrys racemosa
dangleberry 15
Gaylussacia frondosa
red maple 16
Acer rubrum
sparkleberry 17
Vaccinium arboreum
Red Buckeye 18
Aesculus pavia
deerberry 19
Vaccinium stamineum
Sweet Pepperbush 20
Clethra alnifolia
Gum bumelia 21
Sideroxylon lanuginosum
Two-wing Silverbell 3
Halesia diptera
Swamp titi 22
Cyrilla racemiflora
Buckwheat tree 23
Cliftonia monophylla
American persimmon 24
Diospyros virginiana
Sweetleaf 9
Symplocos tinctoria
Loblolly bay 25
Gordonia lasianthus
Water Tupelo 9
Nyssa aquatica
Swamp tupelo
Nyssa biflora
White Tupelo 26
Nyssa ogeche
Black Tupelo 27
Nyssa sylvatica
partridgeberry 2
Mitchella repens
yellow jessamine 28
Gelsemium sempervirens
strawberry bush 29
Euonymus americanus
common hoptree 30
Ptelea trifoliata
boxelder maple 31
Acer negundo
red maple 16
Acer rubrum
Red Buckeye 18
Aesculus pavia
white oak 32
Quercus alba
Chapman Oak 33
Quercus chapmanii
overcup oak 34
Quercus lyrata
sand post oak 23
Quercus margarettae
swamp chestnut oak 35
Quercus michauxii
post oak 36
Quercus stellata
sand live oak 37
Quercus geminata
southern live oak 38
Quercus virginiana
scarlet oak 39
Quercus coccinea
southern red oak 8
Quercus falcata
bluejack oak 40
Quercus incana
American turkey oak 41
Quercus laevis
laurel oak 33
Quercus laurifolia
blackjack oak 42
Quercus marilandica
Myrtle Oak 37
Quercus myrtifolia
water oak 43
Quercus nigra
cherrybark oak 44
Quercus pagoda
willow oak 45
Quercus phellos
Shumard's oak 46
Quercus shumardii
black oak 47
Quercus velutina
Alleghany Chinkapin 48
Castanea pumila
American beech 49
Fagus grandifolia
southern bayberry 50
Morella caroliniensis
wax myrtle 51
Morella cerifera
American hophornbeam 52
Ostrya virginiana
smooth alder 51
Alnus serrulata
pignut hickory 51
Carya glabra
mockernut 53
Carya tomentosa
Carolina Ash
Fraxinus caroliniana
green ash 54
Fraxinus pennsylvanica
American trumpet vine 55
Campsis radicans
cross vine 56
Bignonia capreolata
devil's walkingstick 35
Aralia spinosa
basswood 57
Tilia americana
sassafras 8
Sassafras albidum
Red Bay 58
Persea borbonia
Swamp Bay 59
Persea palustris
Small-Flower Pawpaw 3
Asimina parviflora
common pawpaw 60
Asimina triloba
southern magnolia 61
Magnolia grandiflora
umbrella magnolia
Magnolia tripetala
sweetbay magnolia 8
Magnolia virginiana
white poplar 62
Populus alba
eastern cottonwood 63
Populus deltoides
Gulf Sebastian-bush 9
Ditrysinia fruticosa
lizard's tail 41
Saururus cernuus
American sycamore 64
Platanus occidentalis
Carolina holly 65
Ilex ambigua
dahoon 66
Ilex cassine
Large Gallberry 3
Ilex coriacea
gallberry 37
Ilex glabra
Myrtle Dahoon 67
Ilex myrtifolia
American holly 3
Ilex opaca
Yaupon Holly 3
Ilex vomitoria
witchhazel 69
Hamamelis virginiana

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