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NATIVE AND HIGHLY ADAPTED TREES, SHRUBS AND
PERENNIALS IN CARTERET COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Researched and compiled by Carteret County
Master Gardener Volunteers,
Sharon Bailey and Carolyn Hoss, 1999
Revised by Carolyn Hoss and Claire Honodel, 2006
LARGE TREES—50 Feet or More
Common Name
American holly
Bald cypress
Laurel oak
Live oak
Longleaf pine
Pond cypress
Red Maple
Southern magnolia
Southern red oak
Botanical Name
Ilex opaca
Taxodium distichum
Quercus laurifolia
Quercus virginiana
Pinus palustris
Taxodium ascendens
Acer rubrum
Magnolia grandiflora
Quercus falcata
Special Characteristics
E, SF-white, YLI
FC, long-lived, W
Sweet gum
Liquidamber styraciflua
FC, fruitless var. available
Sycamore
Tulip poplar
Platanus occidentalis
Liriodendron tulipifera
Exfoliating bark
Late SF-yellow
Tupelo, Black gum
Water oak
Nyssa sylvatica
Quercus nigra
FC, M, W, used in decoys
E, long-lived, stately, AW
E, long-lived, stately, AW
E, large attractive pinecones
FC, long-lived, W
FC, SF-red
E, late SF-white, F
AW, W
KEY
AuF Autumn flowerin
AW
Attracts wildlife
D
Drought toleran
E
Evergreen
F
Fragrant
FC
Fall color
SF
Spring flowering
ST
Salt tolerant
SuF Summer
flowering
W
Tolerates wet
areas
WI
Winter interest
YLI
Year-long
interest
AW
This list includes ground covers, vines, ferns, grasses and aquatic plants. One
asterisk designates that the plant is native to North Carolina, but not to Carteret
County. Two asterisks mean the plant is native to the southeast, but not to North Carolina.
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service
303 College Circle, Morehead City, N.C. 28557
Anne Edwards, Horticulture Extension Agent w 252­222­6352
http://carteret.ces.ncsu.edu
MEDIUM TREES—20 to 50 Feet
Common Name
Black cherry
Carolina cherry laurel
Dogwood
Eastern red cedar
Margaretta or Post oak
Pawpaw
Red bay
Sassafras
Sourwood
Botanical Name
Prunus serotina
Prunus caroliniana
Cornus florida
Juniperus virginiana
Quercus margaretta
Asimina triloba
Persea borbonia
Sassafras albidum
Oxydendrum arboreum
Special Characteristics
SF-white, AW
E, SF-white
SF-white, YLI
E, low maintenance
AW
SF-maroon, edible fruit
E, fragrant culinary leaves
FC, SF-yellow, culinary
FC, SuF-white, YLI
Sweet Bay magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
SF-white, F, semi-evergreen
KEY
AW
Attracts wildlife
AuF Autumn flowerin
D
Drought toleran
E
Evergreen
F
Fragrant
FC
Fall color
SF
Spring flowering
ST
Salt tolerant
SuF Summer
flowering
W
Tolerates wet
areas
WI
Winter interest
YLI
Year-long intere
SMALL TREES—10 to 20 Feet
Common Name
Georgia fever tree (rare)
**
Loblolly bay
Botanical Name
Pinckneya bracteata
Special Characteristics
SuF-pink, YLI
Gordonia lasianthus
Persimmon
Possum haw
Red buckeye
Redbud
Serviceberry
Tea olive
Titi, Leatherwood
Wax myrtle
Diospyros virginiana
Ilex decidua
Aesculus pavia
Cercis canadensis
Amelanchier canadensis
Osmanthus americanus
Cyrilla racemiflora
Myrica cerifera
SuF-white, W, F, semievergreen
SF-white, edible fruit
SF-white, AW, WI
SuF-red
FC, FC-deep pink
Early SF-pink, white
E, SF-white, ST, F
FC, SuF-white
E, fast-growing, AW, leaves
fragrant
Witch hazel
Yaupon holly
Hamamelis virginiana
Ilex vomitoria
FC, early SF-orange, yellow
E, WI-red berries, SF-white,
culinary leaves (tea), dwarf
varieties up to 10 ft.
KEY
AW
Attracts wildlife
AuF
Autumn flowering
D
E
F
FC
SF
ST
SuF
W,ST
Drought tolerant
Evergreen
Fragrant
Fall color
Spring flowering
Salt tolerant
Summer flowering
Tolerates wet
areas
WI
Winter interest
YLI
Year-long interest
SHRUBS—Up to 10 Feet
Common Name
American beauty berry
Botanical Name
Callicarpa americana
Special Characteristics
FC, SF-white, fuchsia berries
in fall
Bear grass
Cabbage palmetto*
Carolina allspice
Coastal, dwarf azalea
Yucca filamentosa
Sabal palmetto
Lindera benzoin
Rhododendron
atlanticum
Ilex cassine
Ilex vomitoria
E, SuF-white, ST, AW
E, ST, wind resistant
FC, SF-white, berries, AW, F
SF-white, F, W
Dahoon
Dwarf yaupon holly
Fetterbush, leucothoe
Fringe tree, old man’s
beard
Leucothoe axillaris
Chionanthus virginicus
Groundsel tree
Hearts-a-bustin’
High bush blueberry
Hydrangea
Inkberry holly
Lyonia, fetterbush
New Jersey tea
Red chokeberry
Smooth sumac*
Spanish dagger
St. John’s wort
Swamp honeysuckle
Swamp rose
Baccharis halimifolia
Euonymus Americana
Vaccinium corymbosum
Hydrangea sp.
Ilex glabra
Lyonia lucida
Ceanothus americanus
Sorbus arbutifolia
Rhus glabra
Yucca aloifolia
Hypericum sp.
Rhododendron viscosum
Rosa palustris
Sweet pepper bush
Sweet shrub*
Virginia sweet spire
Wax myrtle (myrkle)
Wild azalea
Clethra alnifolia
Calycanthus floridus
Itea virginica
Myrica cerifera
Rhododendron
nudiflorum
Ilex verticillata
Fothergilla gardenii
Zenobia pulverulenta
Winter berry, black alder
Witch alder
Zenobia
E, SF-white, red berries, AW
E, SF-white, red berries, AW,
culinary leaves (tea)
E, SF-white, AW
FC, SF-white
E, AF-white
SF-white, attractive fruit, WI
FC, very early SF-white, AW
SuF-white, WI, ST
E, SF-white, berries, AW
E, SF-pink, AW
SF-white, W, AW
FC, SF-white/pink, AW, F
FC, SuF-white, AW
E, SuF-white, ST, AW
SuF-yellow
SF-white, W
SuF-pink, winter red hips,
AW, W
FC, SF-white, AW, ST
SF-maroon, F
FC, SF-white, AW, F
E, ST, AW, leaves fragrant
SF & SuF-white/pink, W
Red berries, AW, W
FC, SF-white
SF, SuF-white, W
KEY
AuF
Autumn flowering
AW
D
E
F
FC
Attracts wildlife
Drought tolerant
Evergreen
Fragrant
Fall color
SF
SuF
Spring flowering
Summer flowering
ST
W
Salt tolerant
Tolerates wet
areas
WI
Winter interest
YLI
Year-long interest
PERENNIALS
Common Name
Black eyed susan
Blanket flower
Blazing Star
Blue star*
Butterfly weed, swamp
milkweed
Cardinal flower
Botanical Name
Rudbeckia spp.
Gaillardia pulchella
Liatris spicata
Amsonia
tabernaemontana
Asclepias tuberose
Special Characteristics
SuF-yellow, AW
SuF-red/yellow, sun
AuF-lavendar, AW
SuF-blue, sun, W
AuF
AW
D
E
KEY
Autumn flowerin
Attracts wildlife
Drought toleran
Evergreen
Late SF-orange, AW
F
Fragrant
Lobelia cardinalis,
SuF—AuF-red/blue, W
FC
Fall color
SF—SuF-reds, pinks
SF
Spring flowering
ST
Salt tolerant
Carolina wild pink,
Carolina fire pink
Columbine*
L. puberula
Silene caroliniana/ S.
virginica
Aquilegia canadensis
Common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
SF-red/yellow, partial
shade
SF-white/pink, D, sun
Coreopsis
Coreopsis spp.
SuF-yellow, AW, sun
Dotted horsemint
Mondarda punctata
False blue indigo*
Hardy ageratum
Joe Pye weed
Native hibiscus**
Partridge pea
Phlox
Baptisia australis
Eupatorium coelestinum
Eupatorium fistulousum
Hibiscus coccineus
Cassia fasciculata
Phlox spp.
Prickly pear cactus
Opuntia compressa, O.
drummondii
Echinacea purpurea
Leiophyllum buxifolium
Kosteletskya virginica
SuF—AuF-pinks, purples,
AW
SF-blue
AuF-blue/purple, AW
AuF-pink, A, W
SuF—AuF-red, AW, W
SuF-yellow
SF—SuF-white/blue/pink,
AW
SuF-yellow (compressa)
Purple cone flower*
Sand myrtle
Seashore mallow,
Marsh mallow
Seaside goldenrod
Spiderwort, dayflower
Sunflower
Swamp mallow
Trilisia
Turtlehead*
Zephyr lily, rain lily
Solidago sempervirens
Tradescantia spp.
Helianthus augustifolius,
H. atrororubens
Hibiscus moscheutos
Trilisia paniculata
Chelone glabra
Zephyrantles atamasco
SuF-purple, W, sun
SF-white,/pink, D
SuF-pink, W
SuF-yellow, AW, W
SF—SuF, pink, blue, white
SuF-yellow, W
SuF—AuF-pink, white, W,
AuF-lavender, AW, W
SuF-white/rose
SF-- AuF-white, pink;
blooms after rains
SuF Summer
flowering
W
Tolerates wet
areas
WI
Winter interest
YLI
Year-long intere
GROUND COVERS
Common Name
Green and gold*
Moss pink
Partridge berry
Pink wood sorrel
Pixie moss
Violet
Wild ginger
Botanical Name
Chrysogonum
virginianum
Pholox nivalis
Mitchella repens
Oxalis violacea, O.
dellenii
Pyxidanthera barbulata
Viola spp.
Hexastylis
arifolia/virginica
Special Characteristics
SF-gold
SF-pink
Early SF-white, red berries,
AW, W, shade
SF-pink
AW
KEY
Attracts wildlife
D
Drought toleran
SF
Summer
flowering
W
Tolerates wet
areas
SF-white, D
SF-white or purple
SF-maroon/brown, shade
VINES
Common Name
Butterfly pea
Coral honeysuckle
Leatherflower
Botanical Name
Clitoria mariana
Lonicera semperviren
Clematis crispa*, C.
virona
Vitus rotundifolia
Wisteria frutescens
Passiflora incarnata
Vitus aestivalis
Special Characteristics
SuF-blue, lavender
E, blooms all year-red, AW
AuF-white, W
Trumpet vine, cow-itch
vine
Campsis radicans
SuF-pink/orange, AW
Virgin’s bower
Virginia creeper
Clematis virginiana
Parthenocissus
quinquefolia
AuF-white
FC
Yellow jessamine
Gelsemium
sempervirens
E, early SF-yellow, F
Muscadine grape
Native wisteria
Passionflower, May pop
Summer grape, pigeon
grape
AW, edible fruit, ST
SF-purple
SuF-purple, edible fruit, AW
AW, edible fruit
AuF
AW
E
KEY
Autumn flowerin
Attracts wildlife
Evergreen
F
Fragrant
FC
Fall color
SF
Spring flowering
SuF Summer
flowering
FERNS
Common Name
Bracken
Chain
Botanical Name
Pteridium aquiline
Woodwardia virginica
Special Characteristics
Shade
Shade, W
Christmas
Polystichum
acrostichoides
Osmunda cinnamonea
Thelypteris palustris
Osmunda regalis
Dryopteris ludoviciana
Shade, E
Cinnamon
Marsh
Royal
Southern shield
KEY
E
Evergreen
W
Tolerates wet
areas
Shade
Shade, W
Shade, W
Shade, W
GRASSES
Common Name
Purple muhly
Botanical Name
Muhlenbergia
capillaries*, M.
expansa, M. schreberi
Special Characteristics
W, D, beautiful pinkish
plumes in fall
Sea Oats
Uniola paniculata
White-topped sedge
Dichromena latifolia
Beautiful seed heads, grows
on dunes, protected
W, unusual white bracts
D
W
KEY
Drought toleran
Tolerates wet
areas
AQUATIC PLANTS
Common Name
Cattail
Duck potato, arrowhead
Botanical Name
Typhus latifolia
Sagittaria falcata
Special Characteristics
Brown seed head, W
SuF-white, W
Golden club
Orontium aquaticum
Lizard’s tail
Marsh milkweed
Pickerelweed
Saururus cernuous
Asclepias lanceolata
Pontederia cordata
Swamp spider lily
Vernal iris
Waterlily
Hymenocallis
crassifolia
Iris verna
Nymphaea odorata
SF-yellow; in bogs, stream
edges
SuF-white, W
SuF-pink, W
SF—SuF-blue, shallow
waters
SuF-white, W
Yellow pond lily
Nuphar luteum
Early SF-purple
SuF-white/pink; in ponds,
pools, streams
SuF-yellow; located in
ponds, swamps, streams
KEY
SF
Spring flowering
SuF Summer
flowering
W
Tolerates wet
areas
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