Family
|
Scientific name
|
Common names
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Range within Georgia
|
Conservation status
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Taxaceae
|
Torreya taxifolia Arn.
|
Florida Torreya, Stinking Cedar
|
Decatur County, Georgia
|
Critically Endangered
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus echinata Mill.
|
Shortleaf Pine
|
Piedmont and Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus elliottii Engelm.
|
Slash Pine
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus glabra Walter
|
Spruce Pine
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus palustris Mill.
|
Longleaf Pine
|
Coastal Plain, Ridge and Valley Province
|
Endangered
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus pungens Lamb.
|
Table Mountain Pine
|
Upper Piedmont, Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus rigida Mill.
|
Pitch Pine
|
Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus serotina Michx.
|
Pond Pine
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus strobus L.
|
Eastern White Pine
|
Upper Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus taeda L.
|
Loblolly Pine
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Pinus virginiana Mill.
|
Virginia Pine
|
Upper Piedmont, Ridge and Valley Province, Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Pinaceae
|
Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.
|
Eastern Hemlock
|
Ridge and Valley Province, Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Near Threatened
|
Pinaceae
|
Tsuga caroliniana Engelm.
|
Carolina Hemlock
|
Rabun County, Georgia, Habersham County, Georgia
|
Near Threatened
|
Taxodiaceae
|
Taxodium ascendens Brongn.
|
Pond Cypress
|
Coastal Plain
|
G5 - Secure
|
Taxodiaceae
|
Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.
|
Bald Cypress
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Cupressaceae
|
Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) B.S.A.
|
Atlantic White Cedar
|
Southwest Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Cupressaceae
|
Juniperus virginiana L.
|
Eastern Red Cedar
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Arecaceae
|
Sabal palmetto (Walt.) Lodd. ex Schult. & Schult.f.
|
Cabbage Palmetto
|
Outer Coastal Plain
|
G5 - Secure
|
Salicaceae
|
Populus deltoides W.Bartram ex Marshall
|
Eastern Cottonwood
|
Scattered state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Salicaceae
|
Populus heterophylla L.
|
Swamp Cottonwood
|
Infrequently along Savannah River and coastal area
|
Least Concern
|
Salicaceae
|
Salix caroliniana Michx.
|
Coastal Plain Willow
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Salicaceae
|
Salix floridana Chapm.
|
Florida Willow
|
Early County and Pulaski County
|
Vulnerable
|
Salicaceae
|
Salix nigra Marshall
|
Black Willow
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Salicaceae
|
Salix sericea Marshall
|
Silky Willow
|
A few counties in the Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Myricaceae
|
Myrica cerifera L.
|
Waxmyrtle, Southern Bayberry
|
Coastal Plain, lower Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Myricaceae
|
Myrica caroliniensis P. Mill.
|
Evergreen Bayberry
|
Coastal Plain
|
|
Myricaceae
|
Myrica inodora W.Bartram
|
Odorless Bayberry
|
Infrequently in pine lowlands in southwest Georgia
|
G4 - Apparently Secure
|
Leitneriaceae
|
Leitneria floridana Chapm.
|
Corkwood
|
Lower Coastal Plain
|
Near Threatened
|
Juglandaceae
|
Carya aquatica (Michx. f.) Nutt.
|
Water Hickory
|
Lower Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Juglandaceae
|
Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K.Koch
|
Bitternut Hickory
|
Scattered state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Juglandaceae
|
Carya glabra (Miller) Sweet
|
Pignut Hickory
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Juglandaceae
|
Carya laciniosa (Michaux f.) Loudon
|
Shellbark Hickory
|
Infrequently in northwest Georgia
|
Least Concern
|
Juglandaceae
|
Carya ovalis (Wangenh.) Sarg.
|
False Pignut Hickory, Red Hickory
|
State-wide
|
G5 - Secure
|
Juglandaceae
|
Carya ovata (Miller) K. Koch var. ovata
|
Shagbark Hickory
|
Piedmont to south-west Coastal Plain
|
G5 - Secure
|
Juglandaceae
|
Carya pallida (Ashe) Engelm. & Graebner
|
Sand Hickory
|
Scattered state-wide, more often in highlands or Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Juglandaceae
|
Carya tomentosa (Poiret) Nutt.
|
Mockernut Hickory, White Hickory
|
Common state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Juglandaceae
|
Juglans cinerea L.
|
Butternut, White Walnut
|
Mountains.
|
Endangered
|
Juglandaceae
|
Juglans nigra L.
|
Black Walnut
|
Scattered state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Betulaceae
|
Alnus serrulata (Aiton) Wiild.
|
Hazel Alder, Tag Alder
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Betulaceae
|
Betula alleghaniensis Britton
|
Yellow Birch
|
Mountain slopes above 3–4500 feet elevation
|
Least Concern
|
Betulaceae
|
Betula lenta L.
|
Black Birch, Sweet Birch
|
Mountainous areas of Ridge and Valley Province and Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Betulaceae
|
Betula nigra L.
|
River Birch
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Betulaceae
|
Carpinus caroliniana Walter
|
American Hornbeam, Ironwood, Musclewood
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Betulaceae
|
Ostrya virginiana (Miller) K. Koch
|
Eastern Hophornbeam
|
Piedmont and mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Castanea dentata
|
American Chestnut
|
Before Chestnut blight, mountains and Piedmont
|
Critically Endangered
|
Fagaceae
|
Castanea pumila
|
Allegheny Chinquapin
|
Sporadically state-wide
|
G5 - Secure
|
Fagaceae
|
Fagus grandifolia
|
American Beech
|
Common in mountains and Piedmont, less common in Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus alba
|
White Oak, Stave Oak
|
Common state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus arkansana
|
Arkansas Oak
|
Small, local stands in southwest Georgia
|
Vulnerable
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus austrina Small
|
Bluff Oak, Bastard White Oak
|
Scattered in lower Coastal Plain
|
Vulnerable
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus chapmanii Sarg.
|
Chapman Oak
|
Uncommon, appears in lower Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus coccinea Muenchh.
|
Scarlet Oak
|
Mountains and Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus falcata Michaux
|
Southern Red Oak, Spanish Oak
|
Common state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus geminata Small
|
Sand Live Oak
|
Lower Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus georgiana M. A. Curtis
|
Georgia Oak
|
Granite outcrops in the Piedmont
|
Endangered
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus hemisphaerica Bartram ex Willd.
|
Laurel Oak, Darlington Oak
|
Common throughout the Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus incana Bartram
|
Bluejack Oak
|
Common throughout the Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus laevis Walter
|
Turkey Oak
|
Common throughout the Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus laurifolia Michaux
|
Diamond Leaf Oak, Swamp Laurel Oak
|
Common in the Coastal Plain and occasionally in the Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus lyrata Walter
|
Overcup Oak
|
Common in the Coastal Plain and occasionally in the Piedmont and Ridge and Valley Province
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus margaretta Ashe
|
Sand Post Oak, Scrub Post Oak
|
Coastal Plain and Georgia Sandhills
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus marilandica Muenchh.
|
Blackjack Oak
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus michauxii Nutt.
|
Swamp Chestnut Oak, Basket Oak
|
Scattered throughout state, particularly Coastal Plain and Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus muehlenbergii Engelm.
|
Chinquapin Oak
|
Uncommon, appearing in localities in northwest and southwest Georgia.
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus myrtifolia Willd.
|
Myrtle Oak
|
Occasional along outer Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus nigra L.
|
Water Oak
|
State-wide, more common in Coastal Plain and Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus oglethorpensis W.Duncan
|
Oglethrope Oak
|
Restricted to a few counties in the Piedmont near South Carolina
|
Endangered
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus pagoda Raf.
|
Cherrybark Oak
|
Coastal Plain and Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus phellos L.
|
Willow Oak
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus montana Willd.
|
Chestnut Oak, Rock Chestnut Oak
|
Mountains and upper Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus rubra L.
|
Northern Red Oak
|
Common in Piedmont and mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus shumardii Buckley
|
Shumard Oak
|
Most common in Coastal Plain, but also found in Piedmont and Ridge and Valley Province
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus stellata Wangenh.
|
Post Oak
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus velutina Lam.
|
Black Oak
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Fagaceae
|
Quercus virginiana Miller
|
Live Oak
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least concern
|
Ulmaceae
|
Celtis laevigata Willd.
|
Sugarberry
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Ulmaceae
|
Celtis occidentalis L.
|
Hackberry
|
Northwest Georgia and Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Ulmaceae
|
Celtis tenuifolia Nutt.
|
Georgia Hackberry
|
Rocky sites throughout the state
|
G5 - Secure
|
Ulmaceae
|
Planera aquatica (Walter) J. Gmelin.
|
Water-elm, Planer-tree
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Ulmaceae
|
Ulmus alata Michaux
|
Winged Elm
|
Common state-wide at lower elevations
|
Least Concern
|
Ulmaceae
|
Ulmus americana L.
|
American Elm
|
Common state-wide
|
Endangered
|
Ulmaceae
|
Ulmus rubra Muhlenb.
|
Slippery Elm
|
Primarily Piedmont and Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Ulmaceae
|
Ulmus serotina Sarg.
|
September Elm
|
Floyd County, Georgia
|
Least Concern
|
Moraceae
|
Morus rubra L.
|
Red mulberry
|
Sporadically throughout Georgia
|
Least Concern
|
Magnoliaceae
|
Liriodendron tulipifera L.
|
Yellow-poplar, Tulip-poplar
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Magnoliaceae
|
Magnolia acuminata L.
|
Cucumbertree
|
Blue Ridge Mountains and occasionally Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Magnoliaceae
|
Magnolia fraseri Walter
|
Fraser Magnolia
|
Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Magnoliaceae
|
Magnolia grandiflora L.
|
Southern Magnolia, Bull Bay
|
Native to Coastal Plain, but planted throughout the state
|
Least Concern
|
Magnoliaceae
|
Magnolia macrophylla Michaux
|
Bigleaf Magnolia
|
Uncommon, found in upper Piedmont and southwestern counties of the Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Magnoliaceae
|
Magnolia pyramidata Bartram
|
Pyramid Magnolia
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Magnoliaceae
|
Magnolia tripetala L.
|
Umbrella Magnolia
|
Occasionally appears in Piedmont and lower mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Magnoliaceae
|
Magnolia virginiana L.
|
Sweetbay
|
Coastal Plain and Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Illiciaceae
|
Illicium floridanum Ellis
|
Anise-tree
|
Decatur County
|
Least Concern
|
Annonaceae
|
Asimina triloba Ellis
|
Pawpaw
|
Mountains and Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Lauraceae
|
Persea borbonia (L.) A. Sprengel
|
Red Bay
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Lauraceae
|
Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees
|
Sassafras
|
Scattered state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Hamamelidaceae
|
Hamamelis virginiana L.
|
Witch-hazel
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Hamamelidaceae
|
Liquidambar styraciflua L.
|
Sweetgum
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Platanaceae
|
Platanus occidentalis L.
|
Sycamore, Planetree
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Amelanchier arborea (Michaus f.) Fern.
|
Downy Serviceberry, Shadbush
|
Mountains and Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Malus angustifolia (Aiton) Michaux
|
Southern Crab Apple
|
State-wide but less common in Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Malus coronaria L.
|
Sweet Crab Apple
|
Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Prunus americana Marshall
|
American Plum
|
Sporadically in Blue Ridge Mountains, Ridge and Valley, Piedmont, and sometimes in southwestern Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Prunus angustifolia Marshall
|
Chickasaw Plum
|
Scattered state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Prunus caroliniana (Miller) Aiton
|
Carolina Laurel Cherry
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Prunus pensylvanica L. f.
|
Pin Cherry, Fire Cherry
|
Higher elevations in the Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Prunus serotina Ehrh.
|
Black Cherry
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Prunus umbellata Elliott
|
Flatwoods Plum, Hog Plum
|
Piedmont and Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Rosaceae
|
Sorbus americana Marshall
|
American Mountain-Ash, Rowan
|
Higher elevations in the Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Leguminosae
|
Cercis canadensis L.
|
Redbud, Judas Tree
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Leguminosae
|
Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd
|
Yellowwood
|
Rarely, in Ridge and Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains
|
G4 - Apparently Secure
|
Leguminosae
|
Gleditsia aquatica Marshall
|
Waterlocust
|
Confined to swamps of the Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Leguminosae
|
Gleditsia triacanthos L.
|
Honeylocust
|
Scattered state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Leguminosae
|
Robinia pseudoacacia L.
|
Black Locust
|
Originally limited to mountains, but has been cultivated elsewhere in the state
|
Least Concern
|
Rutaceae
|
Ptelea trifoliata L.
|
Common Hoptree, Wafer Ash
|
Scattered throughout the state
|
Least Concern
|
Rutaceae
|
Zanthoxylum americanum Miller
|
Prickly-ash, Toothache-tree
|
Limited to a few counties in the Piedmont and upper Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Rutaceae
|
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis L.
|
Hercules'-club, Toothache-tree
|
Restricted to coastal counties and Southwest Georgia.
|
Least Concern
|
Anacardiaceae
|
Cotinus obovatus Raf.
|
Smoketree
|
Known from a single location on Pigeon Mountain
|
Least Concern
|
Anacardiaceae
|
Rhus copallinum L.
|
Winged Sumac, Dwarf Sumac, Shining Sumac
|
State-wide
|
G5 - Secure
|
Anacardiaceae
|
Rhus glabra L.
|
Smooth Sumac
|
Mountains and Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Anacardiaceae
|
Rhus typhina L.
|
Staghorn Sumac
|
Known from a single location on Yonah Mountain
|
Least Concern
|
Anacardiaceae
|
Toxicodendron vernix (L.) Kuntze
|
Poison Sumac, Thunderwood
|
Scattered throughout the state
|
Least Concern
|
Cyrillaceae
|
Cliftonia monophylla (Lam.) Britton ex Sarg.
|
Titi, Buckwheat-tree
|
Lower Coastal Plain
|
G4 - Apparently Secure
|
Cyrillaceae
|
Cyrilla racemiflora L.
|
Swamp Cyrilla, Red Titi
|
Wet areas of the Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex ambigua (Michaux) Torrey
|
Carolina Holly
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex amelanchier M. A. Curtis
|
Sarvis Holly
|
Found in a few Coastal Plain counties
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex cassine L.
|
Dahoon
|
Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex coriacea (Pursh) Chapman
|
Large Gallberry
|
Scattered throughout the Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex decidua Walter
|
Possumhaw
|
State-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex longipes Chapman ex Trel.
|
Georgia Holly
|
Uncommonly appears in Ridge and Valley
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex montana Torrey & Gray
|
Mountain Winterberry
|
Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex myrtifolia Walter
|
Myrtle-leaved Holly
|
Frequently in Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex opaca Aiton
|
American Holly
|
Common state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex verticillata (L.) Gray
|
Common Winterberry
|
Blue Ridge Mountains and Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Aquifoliaceae
|
Ilex vomitoria Aiton
|
Yaupon
|
Outer Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Celastraceae
|
Euonymus atropurpureus Jacq.
|
Eastern Wahoo, Burningbush
|
Infrequent, appearing in scattered counties
|
Least Concern
|
Staphyleaceae
|
Staphylea trifolia L.
|
Bladdernut
|
Scattered in Ridge and Valley, Piedmont, and Cumberland Plateau
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer floridanum (Chapman) Pax.
|
Florida Maple, Southern Sugar Maple
|
Occasionally in Ridge and Valley and Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer leucoderme Small
|
Chalk Maple
|
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer negundo L.
|
Boxelder
|
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer nigrum Michaux f.
|
Black Maple
|
Dade County, Georgia and Walker County, Georgia
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer pensylvanicum L.
|
Striped Maple
|
Higher elevations of the Blue Ridge Mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer rubrum L.
|
Red Maple
|
Common state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer saccharinum L.
|
Silver Maple
|
Infrequently state-wide
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer saccharum Marsh.
|
Sugar Maple
|
Blue Ridge Mountains, Ridge and Valley, and upper Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Aceraceae
|
Acer spicatum L.
|
Mountain Maple
|
Towns County, Georgia and Union County, Georgia at higher elevations
|
Least Concern
|
Hippocastanaceae
|
Aesculus flava Solander ex Hope
|
Yellow Buckeye
|
Higher elevations in the mountains
|
Least Concern
|
Hippocastanaceae
|
Aesculus glabra Willd.
|
Ohio Buckeye, Fetid Buckeye
|
Walker County, Georgia
|
Least Concern
|
Hippocastanaceae
|
Aesculus parviflora Walter
|
Bottlebrush Buckeye
|
Southwestern Georgia along the Chattahoochee River
|
Least Concern
|
Hippocastanaceae
|
Aesculus pavia L.
|
Red Buckeye
|
Common in the Coastal Plain
|
Least Concern
|
Hippocastanaceae
|
Aesculus sylvatica Bartram
|
Painted Buckeye, Georgia Buckeye
|
Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Sapindaceae
|
Sapindus marginatus Willd.
|
Florida Soapberry
|
Rarely on the islands of Liberty County, Georgia
|
|
Rhamnaceae
|
Frangula caroliniana (Walter) A.Gray
|
Carolina Buckthorn
|
Scattered throughout the state, mostly in Ridge and Valley and Piedmont
|
Least Concern
|
Tiliaceae
|
Tilia americana Miller
|
Basswood, Linden
|
State-wide, but mostly the mountains and Piedmont
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Least Concern
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Theaceae
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Franklinia alatamaha Bartram ex Marshall
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Franklinia, Franklin-tree
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Extinct in the wild for about 200 years. Cultivated in the Coastal Plain
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Extinct in the wild
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Theaceae
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Gordonia lasianthus (L.) Ellis
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Loblolly-bay, Gordonia
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Coastal Plain
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Least Concern
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Theaceae
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Stewartia malacodendron L.
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Virginia Stewartia, Silky Camellia
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Uncommon, scattered in the Coastal Plain and Piedmont
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Least Concern
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Theaceae
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Stewartia ovata (Cav.) Weatherby
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Mountain Stewartia, Mountain-Camellia
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Scattered state-wide
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Least Concern
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Araliaceae
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Aralia spinosa L.
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Devil's-walkingstick
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Common state-wide
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Least Concern
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Nyssaceae
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Nyssa aquatica L.
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Water Tupelo
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Wetlands of the Coastal Plain
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Least Concern
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Nyssaceae
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Nyssa ogeche Bartram ex Marshall
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Ogeechee Tupelo, Ogeechee-lime
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Rivers of the lower Coastal Plain
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Least Concern
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Nyssaceae
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Nyssa sylvatica Marshall var. sylvatica
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Black Tupelo, Blackgum
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Common state-wide
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Least Concern
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Nyssaceae
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Nyssa biflora Walter
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Swamp Tupelo, Swamp Black Gum
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Swamps of the Coastal Plain
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Least Concern
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Cornaceae
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Cornus alternifolia L. f.
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Alternate-leaf Dogwood
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Mountains and Piedmont
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Least Concern
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Cornaceae
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Cornus drummondii C. A. Meyer
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Roughleaf Dogwood
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Dade County, Georgia
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Least Concern
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Cornaceae
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Cornus florida L.
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Flowering Dogwood
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Common state-wide
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Least Concern
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Cornaceae
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Cornus foemina Miller
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Swamp Dogwood
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Piedmont and Coastal Plain
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Least Concern
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Clethraceae
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Clethra acuminata Michaux
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Cinnamon Clethra, Sweet Pepperbush
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White County, Georgia, Union County, Georgia, Towns County, Georgia, and Rabun County, Georgia
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G4 - Apparently Secure
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Ericaceae
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Elliottia racemosa Muhlenb. ex Elliott
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Elliottia, Georgia Plume
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Tattnall County, Georgia
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G2 - Imperiled
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Ericaceae
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Kalmia latifolia L.
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Mountain Laurel
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Common in mountains
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Least Concern
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Ericaceae
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Lyonia ferruginea (Walter) Nutt.
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Tree Lyonia, Staggerbush
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Coast and flatwoods of lower Coastal Plain
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G5 - Secure
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Ericaceae
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Oxydendrum arboreum (L.) DC.
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Sourwood
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State-wide
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Least Concern
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Ericaceae
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Rhododendron catawbiense Michaux
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Purple Rhododendron
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Blue Ridge Mountains
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Least Concern
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Ericaceae
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Rhododendron maximum L.
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Rosebay Rhododendron
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Mountains
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Least Concern
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Ericaceae
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Vaccinium arboreum Marshall
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Huckleberry, Sparkleberry
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Common state-wide
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Least Concern
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Sapotaceae
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Sideroxylon lanuginosum
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Gum Bumelia
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Coastal Plain
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G4 - Apparently Secure
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Sapotaceae
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Sideroxylon lycioides (L.) Pers.
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Buckthorn Bumelia
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Ridge and Valley and Piedmont
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Least Concern
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Sapotaceae
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Sideroxylon tenax (L.) Willd.
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Tough Bumelia
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Coastal counties
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G3 - Vulnerable
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Ebenaceae
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Diospyros virginiana L.
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Persimmon
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State-wide
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G5 - Secure
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Styracaceae
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Halesia carolina L.
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Carolina Silverbell
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Mountains
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Least Concern
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Styracaceae
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Halesia diptera Ellis
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Two-wing Silverbell
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Coastal Plain
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Least Concern
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Styracaceae
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Halesia carolina L.
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Little Silverbell
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Sporadically in Coastal Plain
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Least Concern
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Styracaceae
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Styrax americanus Lam.
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American Snowbell
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Piedmont and Coastal Plain
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Least Concern
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Styracaceae
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Styrax grandifolius Aiton
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Bigleaf Snowbell
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State-wide
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Least Concern
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Symplocos
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Symplocos tinctoria (L.) L'Her
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Horse-sugar, Sweetleaf
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State-wide
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G5 - Secure
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Oleaceae
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Chionanthus virginicus L.
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Fringe Tree, Old-man's-beard
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Occasional throughout the state
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G5 - Secure
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Oleaceae
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Forestiera acuminata (Michaux) Poiret
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Swamp-privet
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Scattered localities in the Coastal Plain
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Least Concern
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Oleaceae
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Fraxinus americana L.
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White Ash
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Mountains and Piedmont
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Critically Endangered
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Oleaceae
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Fraxinus caroliniana Miller
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Carolina Ash
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Coastal Plain
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Endangered
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Oleaceae
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Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall
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Green Ash
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State-wide
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Critically Endangered
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Oleaceae
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Fraxinus profunda (Bush) Bush
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Pumpkin Ash
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Infrequently along the coast
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Critically Endangered
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Oleaceae
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Fraxinus quadrangulata Michaux
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Blue Ash
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Northwest Georgia
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Critically Endangered
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Oleaceae
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Cartrema americana (L.) Gray
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Devilwood
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Coastal Plain
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G5 - Secure
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Bignoniaceae
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Catalpa bignonioides Walter
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Southern Catalpa, Indian-bean
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Native to southwest Georgia, now found state-wide
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G4 - Apparently Secure
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Rubiaceae
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Cephalanthus occidentalis L.
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Buttonbush
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State-wide
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Least Concern
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Rubiaceae
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Pinckneya bracteata (Bartram) Raf.
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Pinckneya, Fever-tree
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Wet areas of the Coastal Plain
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Least Concern
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Caprifoliaceae
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Sambucus canadensis L.
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Elderberry, American Elder
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Common state-wide
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T5 - Secure Subspecies
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Caprifoliaceae
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Viburnum nudum L.
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Possumhaw Virbunum
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Scattered state-wide
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Least Concern
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Caprifoliaceae
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Viburnum obovatum Walter
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Virbunum, Small-leaf Virbunum
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Coastal Plain
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G5 - Secure
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Caprifoliaceae
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Viburnum prunifolium L.
|
Blackhaw
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Scattered in the Piedmont
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Least Concern
|
Caprifoliaceae
|
Viburnum rufidulum Raf.
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Rusty Blackhaw
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Scattered state-wide
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Least Concern
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