South Carolina Plant Atlas

From the hemlocks of Oconee County to the palmetto trees of the coast, plants in South Carolina are distributed in patterns across the landscape. The plant distribution maps in this atlas are a compilation of information from the herbariums at the University of South Carolina, Clemson University, and others.

Open the attached "SC PLANT ATLAS" file (click the down-arrow to the right of the file name and "open") to see a distribution map for any of South Carolina's 3000-plus vascular plant species.

Also see the pages below for information about two important subsets of the South Carolina flora - our rare "endangered plants" and our all-too-common "invasive plants."