Native Plants for the Baton Rouge Area
ShrubsAmorpha fruiticosa False Indigo
Callicarpa americana American Beautyberry Cephalanthus occidentalis Button Bush Ditrysinia fruticosa Gulf Sebastian-bush Erythrina herbacea Coralbean Euonymus americanus American strawberry-bush Hamamelis virginiana Witchhazel Hibiscus coccinea Scarlet Rose Mallow Hibiscus moscheutos Swamp Rose-Mallow Hydrangea quercifolia Oakleaf Hydrangea Hypericum hypericoides St. Andrew's Cross Ilex verticillata Winterberry Ilex vomitoria Yaupon Illicium floridanum Florida Anise Itea virginica Virginia Sweetspire Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel Lindera benzoin Spicebush Malus angustifolia Southern Crabapple Morella cerifera Wax Myrtle Morus rubra Red Mulberry Osmanthus americanus American Olive Photinia pyrifolia Red Chokeberry Prunus caroliniana Cherry Laurel Ptelea trifoliata Common Hoptree Rhododendron canescens Piedmont Azalea Rhus copallina Winged Sumac Sabal minor Dwarf Palmetto Sambucus nigra Common Elderberry Stewartia malacodendron Silky Camellia Styrax grandifolius Bigleaf Snowbell Symplocos tinctoria Horse Sugar Vaccinium arboreum Farkleberry Vaccinium elliotii Elliot's Blueberry Viburnum dentatum Arrowood Viburnum Yucca filamentosa Adam's Needle FernsAsplenium platyneuron Ebony Spleenwort
Athryium filix-femina Lady Fern Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive Fern Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon Fern Osmunda regalis Royal Fern Phegopteris hexagonoptera Broad Beech Fern Pleopeltis polypodiodes Resurrection Fern Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas Fern Pteridium aquilinum Bracken Thelypteris kunthii Southern Shield Fern Thelypteris palustris Marsh Fern Woodwardia areolata Netted Chainfern Woodwardia virginica Virginia Chainfern FlowersAgalinis fasciculata Beach False Foxglove
Ageretina altissima White Snakeroot Amsonia tabernaemontana Eastern Bluestar Arisaema dracontium Green Dragon Arisaema triphylum Jack-in-the-Pulpit Asclepias perennis Aquatic Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa Butterflyweed Milkweed Asclepias variegata Redring Milkweed Asclepias virdis Green Milkweed Baptisia alba White Wild Indigo Boehmeria cylindrica False Nettle Centrosema virginiana Butterfly Pea Chamaecrista fasciculata Partridge Pea Claytonia virginica Spring Beauty Clitoria mariana Butterfly Pea Conoclinium coelestinum Blue Mistflower Coreopsis tinctoria Garden Coreopsis Corydalis micrantha Smallflower Fumewort Crinum americanum Swamp Lily Delphinium carolinianum Carolina Larkspur Dracopis amplexicaulis Clasping Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Purple Coneflower Eryngium yuccifolium Rattlesnake Master Eupatorium perfoliatum Common Boneset Gaillardia pulchella Indian Blanket Gentiana saponaria Soapwort Gentian Helianthus angustifolius Swamp Sunflower Helianthus hirsutus Hairy Sunflower Helianthus strumosus Paleleaf Woodland Sunflower Helianthus tuberosa Jerusalem Artichoke Houstonia micrantha Southern Bluet Houstonia pusilla Tiny Bluet Hydrolea uniflora Ovate False Fiddleleaf Hymenocallis caroliniana Carolina Spiderlily Impatiens capensis Jewelweed Iris giganticaerulea Giant Blue Iris Liatris pycnostachya Prairie Blazing Star Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal Flower Lobelia spicata Spiked Lobelia Ludwigia leptocarpa Angle-stemmed Primrose Willow Malvaviscus arboreus Turk's Cap Mimulus alatus Sharpwing Monkeyflower Mitchella repens Partridgeberry Monarda fistulosa Wild Bergamont Monarda punctata Spotted Beebalm Oenothera speciosa Showy Evening Primrose Opuntia humifusa Prickly Pear Penstemon digitalis Foxglove Penstemon Phlox divaricata Wild Blue Phlox Phlox pilosa Fragrant Phlox Physostegia virginiana Obedient Plant Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple Polygonatum biflorum Smooth Solomon's Seal Pycnanthemum albescens Whiteleaf Mountainmint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Narrowleaf Mountainmint Rhexia mariana Maryland Meadowbeauty Rudbeckia hirta Brown-eyed Susan Ruellia carolinensis Carolina Petunia Salvia azurea Blue Sage Salvia coccinea Tropical Sage Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaf Sage Smallanthus uvedalia Bearsfoot Solidago altissima Late Goldenrod Solidago caesia Wreath Goldenrod Spigelia marilandica Indian Pink Stokesia laevis Stoke's Aster Symphiotricum sp. Aster Tradescantia sp. Spiderwort Trillium foetidissimum Mississippi River Wakerobin Verbesina virginica White Crownbeard Verbesina walteri Carolina Crownbeard Vernonia gigantea Ironweed Viola primulifolia Primrose-leaved Violet Viola walteri Walter's Violet |
TreesAcer barbatum Southern Sugar Maple
Acer negundo Boxelder Acer rubrum Red Maple Aesculus pavia Red Buckeye Aralia spinosa Devil's Walkingstick Asimina triloba Pawpaw Betula nigra River Birch Carpinus carolinianus American Hornbeam Carya alba Mockernut Hickory Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory Carya glabra Pignut Hickory Carya illinoiensis Sweet Pecan Catalpa bignonioides Southern Catalpa Celtis laevigata Southern Hackberry Cercis canadensis Redbud Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree Cornus drummondii Roughleaf Dogwood Cornus florida Flowering Dogwood Crataegus marshallii Parsley Hawthorn Diospyros virginiana Common Persimmon Fagus grandifolia American Beech Frangula caroliniana Carolina Buckthorn Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green Ash Gleditsia triacanthos Honey Locust Halesia diptera Two-wing Silverbell Ilex decidua Possumhaw Ilex opaca American Holy Juniperus virginiana Eastern Red Cedar Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip Tree Magnolia grandifolia Southern Magnolia Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay Magnolia Nyssa sylvatica Black Gum Ostrya virginiana Hophornbeam Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood Pinus elliotii Slash Pine Pinus glabra Spruce Pine Pinus palustris Longleaf Pine Pinus taeda Loblolly Pine Platanus occidentalis American Sycamore Populus deltoids Cottonwood Prunus angustifolia Chickasaw plum Prunus mexicana Mexican Plum Prunus serotina Black Cherrry Quercus alba White Oak Quercus falcata Southern Red Oak Quercus laurifolia Laurel Oak Quercus michauxii Basket Oak Quercus nigra Water Oak Quercus pagoda Cherrybark Oak Quercus phellos Willow Oak Quercus shummardii Shumard's Oak Quercus similis Delta Post Oak Quercus stellata Post Oak Quercus virginiana Live Oak Robinia pseudoacacia Black Locust Salix nigra Black Willow Sassafras albidum Sassafras Styrax americanus American Snowbell Tilia americana var caroliniana American Basswood Quercus texana Nuttall's Oak GrassesAndropogon gerardii Big Bluestem
Andropogon glomeratus Bushy Bluestem Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge Bluestem Carex cherokeensis Cherokee sedge Carex lupulina hop sedge Chasmanthium latifolium Inland Seaoats Chasmanthium sessiliflorum Longleaf Woodoats Juncus effusus common rush Muhlenbergia capillaris Gulf Muhly Panicum virgatum Panic Grass Saccharum giganteum Sugarcane Plumegrass Schizachyrium scoparium Little Bluestem VinesBignonia capreolata Crossvine
Campsis radicans Trumpet Creeper Clematis crispa Swamp Leatherflower Clematis virginiana Virgin's Bower Decumaria barbara Woodvamp Dioscorea villosa Wild Yam Gelsemium sempervirens Yellow Jesamine Ipomoea pandurata Wild Potato Vine Isotrema tomentosum Wooly Dutchman's Pipe Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet Honeysuckle Matelea gonocarpos Angularfruit Milkvine Mikania scandens Climging Hempvine Mikania cordifolia Heartleaf Hempvine Parthenocissus quinquefolia Viginia Creeper Passiflora incarnata Purple Passionflower Passiflora lutea Yellow Passionflower Rosa carolina Carolina Rose Rubus trivialis Southern Dewberry Vitis rotundifolia Muscadine Wisteria frutescens American Wisteria Aquatic PlantsEchinodorus cordifoliusCreeping Burhead
Heteranthera limosaBlue Mudplantain Nelumbo luteaAmerican Lotus Nuphar luteaSpatterdock Nymphaea odorataAmerican White Waterlily Orontium aquaticumGolden Club Pontederia cordataPickerelweed Saggitaria lancifoliaBull-tongue Arrowhead Sagittaria latifoliaDuck Potato Saururus cernuusLizards Tail Typha angustifolianarrowleaf cattail Typha latifoliabroadleaf cattail |
Canps Native Plant Database
The CANPS Native Plant Database is an ongoing effort to compile critical information on plants native to our area for the purposes of propagation, landscaping and understanding Louisiana's most beautiful native plants. In addition to growth characteristics and requirements, the database will include a number of suggested mixes for rain gardens, butterfly gardens, xeric landscaping and more.
The database is being managed online via collaborative Google Drive technology (see link below). Become a volunteer and you can help add to the list and be a part of the progress.
The database is being managed online via collaborative Google Drive technology (see link below). Become a volunteer and you can help add to the list and be a part of the progress.
