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Is this plant native here?

Native here means a flora or atlas for your state lists it as native. A plant can be native to the United States and still not native to your state.

  • Check the verdict for your state, not a "US native" tag.
  • A county record shows where it was found growing, not that it is native there.
  • Some verdicts are estimated from combined sources. The plant page says when.

Examples from Florida

  • Native here

    Royal Fern Osmunda spectabilis

    • Native to Florida (state-specific source). Recorded in 66 Florida counties.

      Source: Atlas of Florida Plants. Scope: FL.

    • Sold by native-plant nurseries (dated listing).

      Source: Nursery listing, observed 2026-10 re. Scope: Official product and dated 2026 nursery catalog evidence. This is not a claim of current stock or availability at every local garden center. Species and cultivar evidence remain distinct..

  • Native nearby, not here

    Black Locust Robinia pseudoacacia

    • Not native to Florida, though recorded growing wild in 18 Florida counties.

      Source: Atlas of Florida Plants. Scope: FL.

    • Native in North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, South Carolina, Kentucky, Alabama, Virginia.

      Source: Quercus native status by state. Scope: NC, TN, GA, SC, KY, AL, VA.

More detail

How Quercus decides

Each state uses its own sources. North Carolina uses the state flora. Tennessee uses a state source when there is one, else the atlas with other evidence. Georgia, South Carolina and Kentucky combine regional sources, and those verdicts are marked estimated.

How Quercus works in Florida

Growing wild is not the same as native

Floras record plants that escaped from gardens or farms. Those records count where a plant grows, so a plant can be in your county and still be introduced.

“State occurrence alone does not establish nativity; combined regional evidence is labeled estimated.”

Source: Quercus native-status rule (southeast-native-synthesis-1). Scope: Georgia, South Carolina and Kentucky verdicts.

Natives sold by nurseries

Reviewed 2026-10-16. Examples chosen by rule from Florida data.