Family
|
Scientific name
|
Common names
|
Range within Georgia
|
Conservation status
|
Taxaceae
|
Torreya taxifolia
Arn.
[1]: 39
[2]
|
Florida Torreya,
Stinking Cedar
|
Decatur County, Georgia
|
Critically Endangered
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus echinata
Mill.
[1]: 42–43
|
Shortleaf Pine
|
Piedmont and
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus elliottii
Engelm.
[1]: 43–44
|
Slash Pine
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus glabra
Walter
[1]: 44–45
|
Spruce Pine
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus palustris
Mill.
[1]: 45–46
|
Longleaf Pine
|
Coastal Plain,
Ridge and Valley Province
|
Endangered
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus pungens
Lamb.
[1]: 47
|
Table Mountain Pine
|
Upper Piedmont,
Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus rigida
Mill.
[1]: 48
|
Pitch Pine
|
Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus serotina
Michx.
[1]: 49–50
|
Pond Pine
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus strobus
L.
[1]: 50–51
|
Eastern White Pine
|
Upper Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus taeda
L.
[1]: 51–52
|
Loblolly Pine
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus virginiana
Mill.
[1]: 52–53
|
Virginia Pine
|
Upper Piedmont,
Ridge and Valley Province,
Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Tsuga canadensis (
L.)
Carr.
[1]: 53–54
|
Eastern Hemlock
|
Ridge and Valley Province,
Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Near Threatened
|
Pinaceae
|
Tsuga caroliniana
Engelm.
[1]: 54
|
Carolina Hemlock
|
Rabun County, Georgia,
Habersham County, Georgia
|
Near Threatened
|
Taxodiaceae
|
Taxodium ascendens
Brongn.
[1]: 55–56
|
Pond Cypress
|
Coastal Plain
|
G5 - Secure
|
Taxodiaceae
|
Taxodium distichum (
L.)
Rich.
[1]: 56–57
|
Bald Cypress
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Cupressaceae
|
Chamaecyparis thyoides (
L.) B.S.A.
[1]: 58–59
|
Atlantic White Cedar
|
Southwest Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Cupressaceae
|
Juniperus virginiana
L.
[1]: 59–60
|
Eastern Red Cedar
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Arecaceae
|
Sabal palmetto (
Walt.)
Lodd. ex
Schult. &
Schult.f.
[1]: 61–62
|
Cabbage Palmetto
|
Outer Coastal Plain
|
G5 - Secure
|
Salicaceae
|
Populus deltoides
W.Bartram ex
Marshall
[1]: 62–63
|
Eastern Cottonwood
|
Scattered state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Salicaceae
|
Populus heterophylla
L.
[1]: 63–64
|
Swamp Cottonwood
|
Infrequently along
Savannah River and coastal area
|
Least Concern
|
Salicaceae
|
Salix caroliniana
Michx.
[1]: 64–65
|
Coastal Plain Willow
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Salicaceae
|
Salix floridana
Chapm.
[1]: 65
|
Florida Willow
|
Early County and
Pulaski County
|
Vulnerable
|
Salicaceae
|
Salix nigra
Marshall
[1]: 65–66
|
Black Willow
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Salicaceae
|
Salix sericea
Marshall
[1]: 66
|
Silky Willow
|
A few counties in the
Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Myricaceae
|
Myrica cerifera
L.
[1]: 67–68
|
Waxmyrtle,
Southern Bayberry
|
Coastal Plain,
lower Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Myricaceae
|
Myrica caroliniensis
P. Mill.
|
Evergreen Bayberry
|
Coastal Plain
|
|
Myricaceae
|
Myrica inodora
W.Bartram
[1]: 68
|
Odorless Bayberry
|
Infrequently in pine lowlands in southwest Georgia
|
G4 - Apparently Secure
|
Leitneriaceae
|
Leitneria floridana
Chapm.
[1]: 69–70
|
Corkwood
|
Lower Coastal Plain
|
Near Threatened
|
Juglandaceae
|
Carya aquatica (
Michx. f.)
Nutt.
[1]: 71–72
|
Water Hickory
|
Lower Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Juglandaceae
|
Carya cordiformis (
Wangenh.)
K.Koch
[1]: 72
|
Bitternut Hickory
|
Scattered state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Juglandaceae
|
Carya glabra (
Miller) Sweet
[1]: 73
|
Pignut Hickory
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Juglandaceae
|
Carya laciniosa (Michaux f.) Loudon
[1]: 74
|
Shellbark Hickory
|
Infrequently in northwest Georgia
|
Least Concern
|
Juglandaceae
|
Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg.
[1]: 75
|
False Pignut Hickory,
Red Hickory
|
State-wide
|
G5 - Secure
|
Juglandaceae
|
Carya ovata (Miller) K. Koch var. ovata
[1]: 75
|
Shagbark Hickory
|
Piedmont to south-west
Coastal Plain
|
G5 - Secure
|
Juglandaceae
|
Carya pallida (Ashe) Engelm. & Graebner
[1]: 76–77
|
Sand Hickory
|
Scattered state-wide, more often in highlands or
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Juglandaceae
|
Carya tomentosa (Poiret) Nutt.
[1]: 77–78
|
Mockernut Hickory,
White Hickory
|
Common state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Juglandaceae
|
Juglans cinerea L.
[1]: 78–79
|
Butternut,
White Walnut
|
Mountains.
|
Endangered
|
Juglandaceae
|
Juglans nigra L.
[1]: 80
|
Black Walnut
|
Scattered state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Betulaceae
|
Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Wiild.
[1]: 81–82
|
Hazel Alder,
Tag Alder
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Betulaceae
|
Betula alleghaniensis Britton
[1]: 82–83
|
Yellow Birch
|
Mountain slopes above 3–4500 feet elevation
|
Least Concern
|
Betulaceae
|
Betula lenta L.
[1]: 83–84
|
Black Birch,
Sweet Birch
|
Mountainous areas of
Ridge and Valley Province and
Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Betulaceae
|
Betula nigra L.
[1]: 84–85
|
River Birch
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Betulaceae
|
Carpinus caroliniana Walter
[1]: 85–86
|
American Hornbeam,
Ironwood,
Musclewood
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Betulaceae
|
Ostrya virginiana (Miller) K. Koch
[1]: 86–87
|
Eastern Hophornbeam
|
Piedmont and mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Castanea dentata
[1]: 88–89
|
American Chestnut
|
Before
Chestnut blight, mountains and
Piedmont
|
Critically Endangered
|
Fagaceae
|
Castanea pumila
[1]: 89–90
|
Allegheny Chinquapin
|
Sporadically state-wide
|
G5 - Secure
|
Fagaceae
|
Fagus grandifolia
[1]: 90–91
|
American Beech
|
Common in mountains and
Piedmont, less common in
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus alba
[1]: 93–94
|
White Oak,
Stave Oak
|
Common state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus arkansana
[1]: 94–95
|
Arkansas Oak
|
Small, local stands in southwest Georgia
|
Vulnerable
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus austrina Small
[1]: 95–96
|
Bluff Oak,
Bastard White Oak
|
Scattered in lower
Coastal Plain
|
Vulnerable
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus chapmanii Sarg.
[1]: 96
|
Chapman Oak
|
Uncommon, appears in lower
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
[1]: 96–97
|
Scarlet Oak
|
Mountains and
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus falcata Michaux
[1]: 98
|
Southern Red Oak,
Spanish Oak
|
Common state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus geminata Small
[1]: 99
|
Sand Live Oak
|
Lower
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus georgiana M. A. Curtis
[1]: 99
|
Georgia Oak
|
Granite
outcrops in the
Piedmont
|
Endangered
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willd.
[1]: 100
|
Laurel Oak,
Darlington Oak
|
Common throughout the
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus incana Bartram
[1]: 101
|
Bluejack Oak
|
Common throughout the
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus laevis Walter
[1]: 102
|
Turkey Oak
|
Common throughout the
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus laurifolia Michaux
[1]: 103
|
Diamond Leaf Oak,
Swamp Laurel Oak
|
Common in the
Coastal Plain and occasionally in the
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus lyrata Walter
[1]: 104
|
Overcup Oak
|
Common in the
Coastal Plain and occasionally in the
Piedmont and
Ridge and Valley Province
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus margaretta Ashe
[1]: 105
|
Sand Post Oak,
Scrub Post Oak
|
Coastal Plain and
Georgia Sandhills
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus marilandica Muenchh.
[1]: 105–106
|
Blackjack Oak
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
[1]: 106–107
|
Swamp Chestnut Oak,
Basket Oak
|
Scattered throughout state, particularly
Coastal Plain and
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm.
[1]: 107–108
|
Chinquapin Oak
|
Uncommon, appearing in localities in northwest and southwest Georgia.
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus myrtifolia Willd.
[1]: 108
|
Myrtle Oak
|
Occasional along outer
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus nigra L.
[1]: 109
|
Water Oak
|
State-wide, more common in
Coastal Plain and
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus oglethorpensis W.Duncan
[1]: 110
|
Oglethrope Oak
|
Restricted to a few counties in the
Piedmont near South Carolina
|
Endangered
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus pagoda Raf.
[1]: 111
|
Cherrybark Oak
|
Coastal Plain and
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus phellos L.
[1]: 112
|
Willow Oak
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus montana Willd.
[1]: 112–113
|
Chestnut Oak,
Rock Chestnut Oak
|
Mountains and upper
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus rubra L.
[1]: 113–114
|
Northern Red Oak
|
Common in
Piedmont and mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus shumardii Buckley
[1]: 114–115
|
Shumard Oak
|
Most common in
Coastal Plain, but also found in
Piedmont and
Ridge and Valley Province
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus stellata Wangenh.
[1]: 115–116
|
Post Oak
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus velutina Lam.
[1]: 116–117
|
Black Oak
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus virginiana Miller
[1]: 117–118
|
Live Oak
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least concern
|
Ulmaceae
|
Celtis laevigata Willd.
[1]: 119
|
Sugarberry
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Ulmaceae
|
Celtis occidentalis L.
[1]: 120
|
Hackberry
|
Northwest Georgia and
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Ulmaceae
|
Celtis tenuifolia Nutt.
[1]: 121
|
Georgia Hackberry
|
Rocky sites throughout the state
|
G5 - Secure
|
Ulmaceae
|
Planera aquatica (Walter) J. Gmelin.
[1]: 121–122
|
Water-elm,
Planer-tree
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Ulmaceae
|
Ulmus alata Michaux
[1]: 122–123
|
Winged Elm
|
Common state-wide at lower elevations
|
Least Concern
|
Ulmaceae
|
Ulmus americana L.
[1]: 124–125
|
American Elm
|
Common state-wide
|
Endangered
|
Ulmaceae
|
Ulmus rubra Muhlenb.
[1]: 125–126
|
Slippery Elm
|
Primarily
Piedmont and
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Ulmaceae
|
Ulmus serotina Sarg.
[1]: 126–127
|
September Elm
|
Floyd County, Georgia
|
Least Concern
|
Moraceae
|
Morus rubra L.
[1]: 127–128
|
Red mulberry
|
Sporadically throughout Georgia
|
Least Concern
|
Magnoliaceae
|
Liriodendron tulipifera L.
[1]: 129–130
|
Yellow-poplar,
Tulip-poplar
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Magnoliaceae
|
Magnolia acuminata L.
[1]: 131
|
Cucumbertree
|
Blue Ridge Mountains and occasionally
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Magnoliaceae
|
Magnolia fraseri Walter
[1]: 132
|
Fraser Magnolia
|
Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Magnoliaceae
|
Magnolia grandiflora L.
[1]: 133
|
Southern Magnolia,
Bull Bay
|
Native to
Coastal Plain, but planted throughout the state
|
Least Concern
|
Magnoliaceae
|
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
[1]: 134
|
Bigleaf Magnolia
|
Uncommon, found in upper
Piedmont and southwestern counties of the
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Magnoliaceae
|
Magnolia pyramidata Bartram
[1]: 135
|
Pyramid Magnolia
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Magnoliaceae
|
Magnolia tripetala L.
[1]: 135–136
|
Umbrella Magnolia
|
Occasionally appears in
Piedmont and lower mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Magnoliaceae
|
Magnolia virginiana L.
[1]: 136
|
Sweetbay
|
Coastal Plain and
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Illiciaceae
|
Illicium floridanum Ellis
[1]: 137
|
Anise-tree
|
Decatur County
|
Least Concern
|
Annonaceae
|
Asimina triloba Ellis
[1]: 138
|
Pawpaw
|
Mountains and
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Lauraceae
|
Persea borbonia (L.) A. Sprengel
[1]: 140–141
|
Red Bay
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Lauraceae
|
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
[1]: 141
|
Sassafras
|
Scattered state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Hamamelidaceae
|
Hamamelis virginiana L.
[1]: 142–143
|
Witch-hazel
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Hamamelidaceae
|
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
[1]: 143–144
|
Sweetgum
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Platanaceae
|
Platanus occidentalis L.
[1]: 144–145
|
Sycamore,
Planetree
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Amelanchier arborea (Michaus f.) Fern.
[1]: 146–147
|
Downy Serviceberry,
Shadbush
|
Mountains and
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Malus angustifolia (Aiton) Michaux
[1]: 148
|
Southern Crab Apple
|
State-wide but less common in
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Malus coronaria L.
[1]: 149
|
Sweet Crab Apple
|
Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Prunus americana Marshall
[1]: 150–151
|
American Plum
|
Sporadically in
Blue Ridge Mountains,
Ridge and Valley,
Piedmont, and sometimes in southwestern
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Prunus angustifolia Marshall
[1]: 151–152
|
Chickasaw Plum
|
Scattered state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Prunus caroliniana (Miller) Aiton
[1]: 152–153
|
Carolina Laurel Cherry
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Prunus pensylvanica L. f.
[1]: 153–154
|
Pin Cherry,
Fire Cherry
|
Higher elevations in the
Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Prunus serotina Ehrh.
[1]: 154–155
|
Black Cherry
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Prunus umbellata Elliott
[1]: 155
|
Flatwoods Plum,
Hog Plum
|
Piedmont and
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Sorbus americana Marshall
[1]: 155–156
|
American Mountain-Ash,
Rowan
|
Higher elevations in the
Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Leguminosae
|
Cercis canadensis L.
[1]: 157–158
|
Redbud,
Judas Tree
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Leguminosae
|
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd
[1]: 158–159
|
Yellowwood
|
Rarely, in
Ridge and Valley and
Blue Ridge Mountains
|
G4 - Apparently Secure
|
Leguminosae
|
Gleditsia aquatica Marshall
[1]: 159
|
Waterlocust
|
Confined to swamps of the
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Leguminosae
|
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
[1]: 159–160
|
Honeylocust
|
Scattered state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Leguminosae
|
Robinia pseudoacacia L.
[1]: 161–162
|
Black Locust
|
Originally limited to mountains, but has been cultivated elsewhere in the state
|
Least Concern
|
Rutaceae
|
Ptelea trifoliata L.
[1]: 162–163
|
Common Hoptree,
Wafer Ash
|
Scattered throughout the state
|
Least Concern
|
Rutaceae
|
Zanthoxylum americanum Miller
[1]: 163–164
|
Prickly-ash,
Toothache-tree
|
Limited to a few counties in the
Piedmont and upper
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Rutaceae
|
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L.
[1]: 164–165
|
Hercules'-club,
Toothache-tree
|
Restricted to coastal counties and Southwest Georgia.
|
Least Concern
|
Anacardiaceae
|
Cotinus obovatus Raf.
[1]: 166–167
|
Smoketree
|
Known from a single location on
Pigeon Mountain
|
Least Concern
|
Anacardiaceae
|
Rhus copallinum L.
[1]: 167–168
|
Winged Sumac,
Dwarf Sumac,
Shining Sumac
|
State-wide
|
G5 - Secure
|
Anacardiaceae
|
Rhus glabra L.
[1]: 168–169
|
Smooth Sumac
|
Mountains and
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Anacardiaceae
|
Rhus typhina L.
[1]: 169–170
|
Staghorn Sumac
|
Known from a single location on
Yonah Mountain
|
Least Concern
|
Anacardiaceae
|
Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze
[1]: 170–171
|
Poison Sumac,
Thunderwood
|
Scattered throughout the state
|
Least Concern
|
Cyrillaceae
|
Cliftonia monophylla (Lam.) Britton ex Sarg.
[1]: 171–172
|
Titi,
Buckwheat-tree
|
Lower
Coastal Plain
|
G4 - Apparently Secure
|
Cyrillaceae
|
Cyrilla racemiflora L.
[1]: 172–173
|
Swamp Cyrilla,
Red Titi
|
Wet areas of the
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex ambigua (Michaux) Torrey
[1]: 175–176
|
Carolina Holly
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex amelanchier M. A. Curtis
[1]: 176
|
Sarvis Holly
|
Found in a few
Coastal Plain counties
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex cassine L.
[1]: 176–177
|
Dahoon
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex coriacea (Pursh) Chapman
[1]: 177–178
|
Large Gallberry
|
Scattered throughout the
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex decidua Walter
[1]: 178–179
|
Possumhaw
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex longipes Chapman ex Trel.
[1]: 179
|
Georgia Holly
|
Uncommonly appears in
Ridge and Valley
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex montana Torrey & Gray
[1]: 179
|
Mountain Winterberry
|
Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
[1]: 179–180
|
Myrtle-leaved Holly
|
Frequently in
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex opaca Aiton
[1]: 180–181
|
American Holly
|
Common state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray
[1]: 181
|
Common Winterberry
|
Blue Ridge Mountains and
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex vomitoria Aiton
[1]: 181–182
|
Yaupon
|
Outer
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Celastraceae
|
Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq.
[1]: 182–183
|
Eastern Wahoo,
Burningbush
|
Infrequent, appearing in scattered counties
|
Least Concern
|
Staphyleaceae
|
Staphylea trifolia L.
[1]: 183–184
|
Bladdernut
|
Scattered in
Ridge and Valley,
Piedmont, and
Cumberland Plateau
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer floridanum (Chapman) Pax.
[1]: 185–186
|
Florida Maple,
Southern Sugar Maple
|
Occasionally in
Ridge and Valley and
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer leucoderme Small
[1]: 187
|
Chalk Maple
|
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer negundo L.
[1]: 187–188
|
Boxelder
|
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer nigrum Michaux f.
[1]: 189
|
Black Maple
|
Dade County, Georgia and
Walker County, Georgia
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer pensylvanicum L.
[1]: 189–190
|
Striped Maple
|
Higher elevations of the
Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer rubrum L.
[1]: 190–191
|
Red Maple
|
Common state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer saccharinum L.
[1]: 191–192
|
Silver Maple
|
Infrequently state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer saccharum Marsh.
[1]: 192–193
|
Sugar Maple
|
Blue Ridge Mountains,
Ridge and Valley, and upper
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer spicatum L.
[1]: 193–194
|
Mountain Maple
|
Towns County, Georgia and
Union County, Georgia at higher elevations
|
Least Concern
|
Hippocastanaceae
|
Aesculus flava Solander ex Hope
[1]: 195–196
|
Yellow Buckeye
|
Higher elevations in the mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Hippocastanaceae
|
Aesculus glabra Willd.
[1]: 197
|
Ohio Buckeye,
Fetid Buckeye
|
Walker County, Georgia
|
Least Concern
|
Hippocastanaceae
|
Aesculus parviflora Walter
[1]: 197–198
|
Bottlebrush Buckeye
|
Southwestern Georgia along the
Chattahoochee River
|
Least Concern
|
Hippocastanaceae
|
Aesculus pavia L.
[1]: 198–199
|
Red Buckeye
|
Common in the
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Hippocastanaceae
|
Aesculus sylvatica Bartram
[1]: 199
|
Painted Buckeye,
Georgia Buckeye
|
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Sapindaceae
|
Sapindus marginatus Willd.
[1]: 200–201
|
Florida Soapberry
|
Rarely on the islands of
Liberty County, Georgia
|
|
Rhamnaceae
|
Frangula caroliniana (
Walter)
A.Gray
[1]: 201–202
|
Carolina Buckthorn
|
Scattered throughout the state, mostly in
Ridge and Valley and
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Tiliaceae
|
Tilia americana Miller
[1]: 202–203
|
Basswood,
Linden
|
State-wide, but mostly the mountains and
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Theaceae
|
Franklinia alatamaha Bartram ex Marshall
[1]: 204–205
|
Franklinia,
Franklin-tree
|
Extinct in the wild for about 200 years. Cultivated in the
Coastal Plain
|
Extinct in the wild
|
Theaceae
|
Gordonia lasianthus (L.) Ellis
[1]: 205–206
|
Loblolly-bay,
Gordonia
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Theaceae
|
Stewartia malacodendron L.
[1]: 206–207
|
Virginia Stewartia,
Silky Camellia
|
Uncommon, scattered in the
Coastal Plain and
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Theaceae
|
Stewartia ovata (Cav.) Weatherby
[1]: 207
|
Mountain Stewartia,
Mountain-Camellia
|
Scattered state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Araliaceae
|
Aralia spinosa L.
[1]: 208–209
|
Devil's-walkingstick
|
Common state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Nyssaceae
|
Nyssa aquatica L.
[1]: 209–210
|
Water Tupelo
|
Wetlands of the
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Nyssaceae
|
Nyssa ogeche Bartram ex Marshall
[1]: 210–211
|
Ogeechee Tupelo,
Ogeechee-lime
|
Rivers of the lower
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Nyssaceae
|
Nyssa sylvatica Marshall var. sylvatica
[1]: 211–212
|
Black Tupelo,
Blackgum
|
Common state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Nyssaceae
|
Nyssa biflora Walter
[1]: 212–213
|
Swamp Tupelo,
Swamp Black Gum
|
Swamps of the
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Cornaceae
|
Cornus alternifolia L. f.
[1]: 214–215
|
Alternate-leaf Dogwood
|
Mountains and
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Cornaceae
|
Cornus drummondii C. A. Meyer
[1]: 215–216
|
Roughleaf Dogwood
|
Dade County, Georgia
|
Least Concern
|
Cornaceae
|
Cornus florida L.
[1]: 216–217
|
Flowering Dogwood
|
Common state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Cornaceae
|
Cornus foemina Miller
[1]: 217
|
Swamp Dogwood
|
Piedmont and
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Clethraceae
|
Clethra acuminata Michaux
[1]: 218–219
|
Cinnamon Clethra,
Sweet Pepperbush
|
White County, Georgia,
Union County, Georgia,
Towns County, Georgia, and
Rabun County, Georgia
|
G4 - Apparently Secure
|
Ericaceae
|
Elliottia racemosa Muhlenb. ex Elliott
[1]: 219–220
|
Elliottia,
Georgia Plume
|
Tattnall County, Georgia
|
G2 - Imperiled
|
Ericaceae
|
Kalmia latifolia L.
[1]: 220–221
|
Mountain Laurel
|
Common in mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Ericaceae
|
Lyonia ferruginea (Walter) Nutt.
[1]: 221–222
|
Tree Lyonia,
Staggerbush
|
Coast and flatwoods of lower
Coastal Plain
|
G5 - Secure
|
Ericaceae
|
Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
[1]: 222–223
|
Sourwood
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Ericaceae
|
Rhododendron catawbiense Michaux
[1]: 224
|
Purple Rhododendron
|
Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Ericaceae
|
Rhododendron maximum L.
[1]: 225
|
Rosebay Rhododendron
|
Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Ericaceae
|
Vaccinium arboreum Marshall
[1]: 225–226
|
Huckleberry,
Sparkleberry
|
Common state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Sapotaceae
|
Sideroxylon lanuginosum
[1]: 227–228
|
Gum Bumelia
|
Coastal Plain
|
G4 - Apparently Secure
|
Sapotaceae
|
Sideroxylon lycioides (L.) Pers.
[1]: 228–229
|
Buckthorn Bumelia
|
Ridge and Valley and
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Sapotaceae
|
Sideroxylon tenax (L.) Willd.
[1]: 229
|
Tough Bumelia
|
Coastal counties
|
G3 - Vulnerable
|
Ebenaceae
|
Diospyros virginiana L.
[1]: 230–231
|
Persimmon
|
State-wide
|
G5 - Secure
|
Styracaceae
|
Halesia carolina L.
[1]: 231–232
|
Carolina Silverbell
|
Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Styracaceae
|
Halesia diptera Ellis
[1]: 232–233
|
Two-wing Silverbell
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Styracaceae
|
Halesia carolina L.
[1]: 233
|
Little Silverbell
|
Sporadically in
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Styracaceae
|
Styrax americanus Lam.
[1]: 233–234
|
American Snowbell
|
Piedmont and
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Styracaceae
|
Styrax grandifolius Aiton
[1]: 234–235
|
Bigleaf Snowbell
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Symplocos
|
Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Her
[1]: 235–236
|
Horse-sugar,
Sweetleaf
|
State-wide
|
G5 - Secure
|
Oleaceae
|
Chionanthus virginicus L.
[1]: 237
|
Fringe Tree,
Old-man's-beard
|
Occasional throughout the state
|
G5 - Secure
|
Oleaceae
|
Forestiera acuminata (Michaux) Poiret
[1]: 238
|
Swamp-privet
|
Scattered localities in the
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Oleaceae
|
Fraxinus americana L.
[1]: 239
|
White Ash
|
Mountains and
Piedmont
|
Critically Endangered
|
Oleaceae
|
Fraxinus caroliniana Miller
[1]: 240–241
|
Carolina Ash
|
Coastal Plain
|
Endangered
|
Oleaceae
|
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall
[1]: 241–242
|
Green Ash
|
State-wide
|
Critically Endangered
|
Oleaceae
|
Fraxinus profunda (Bush) Bush
[1]: 242–243
|
Pumpkin Ash
|
Infrequently along the coast
|
Critically Endangered
|
Oleaceae
|
Fraxinus quadrangulata Michaux
[1]: 243
|
Blue Ash
|
Northwest Georgia
|
Critically Endangered
|
Oleaceae
|
Cartrema americana (L.) Gray
[1]: 243–244
|
Devilwood
|
Coastal Plain
|
G5 - Secure
|
Bignoniaceae
|
Catalpa bignonioides Walter
[1]: 245–246
|
Southern Catalpa,
Indian-bean
|
Native to southwest Georgia, now found state-wide
|
G4 - Apparently Secure
|
Rubiaceae
|
Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
[1]: 246–247
|
Buttonbush
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Rubiaceae
|
Pinckneya bracteata (Bartram) Raf.
[1]: 247–248
|
Pinckneya,
Fever-tree
|
Wet areas of the
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Caprifoliaceae
|
Sambucus canadensis L.
[1]: 249–250
|
Elderberry,
American Elder
|
Common state-wide
|
T5 - Secure Subspecies
|
Caprifoliaceae
|
Viburnum nudum L.
[1]: 250–251
|
Possumhaw Virbunum
|
Scattered state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Caprifoliaceae
|
Viburnum obovatum Walter
[1]: 251–252
|
Virbunum,
Small-leaf Virbunum
|
Coastal Plain
|
G5 - Secure
|
Caprifoliaceae
|
Viburnum prunifolium L.
[1]: 252–253
|
Blackhaw
|
Scattered in the
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Caprifoliaceae
|
Viburnum rufidulum Raf.
[1]: 253–254
|
Rusty Blackhaw
|
Scattered state-wide
|
Least Concern
|