Native Plants by County

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Note: This is not intended to be a complete list of native species for each County. It is an abbreviated list that includes the more common or commonly available species. For a more complete list of Virginia native plants, visit the Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora

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Scientific Name Common Name Plant Form
Abdra brachycarpa Short-fruited whitlow-grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Abies balsamea Northern balsam, Balsam fir Large Trees, Medium Trees
Acalypha gracilens Slender three-seeded mercury, Short-stalk copperleaf, Slender copperleaf, Three-seeded mercury, Shortsalk copperleaf Herbs
Acalypha rhomboidea Common three-seeded mercury, Common copperleaf Herbs
Acalypha virginica Virginia three-seeded mercury, Virginia copperleaf Herbs
Acer floridanum Southern sugar maple, Florida maple Large Trees, Medium Trees
Acer negundo var. negundo Eastern boxelder Medium Trees
Acer nigrum Black maple Large Trees
Acer pensylvanicum Striped maple Shrubs & Small Trees
Acer rubrum Red maple Large Trees
Acer saccharinum Silver maple Large Trees
Acer saccharum Sugar maple Large Trees
Acer spicatum Mountain maple Shrubs & Small Trees
Achillea borealis Common yarrow Herbs
Achillea millefolium Common yarrow Herbs
Aconitum uncinatum Blue monkshood Herbs
Actaea pachypoda White baneberry, Dolls'-eyes Herbs
Actaea podocarpa Mountain black cohosh, Late black cohosh Herbs
Actaea racemosa Common black cohosh, Bugbane Herbs
Adiantum pedatum Northern maidenhair fern Fern & Fern Allies
Aesculus flava Yellow buckeye, Sweet buckeye, Yellow buckeye Large Trees
Aesculus sylvatica Painted buckeye Shrubs & Small Trees
Agalinis obtusifolia Ten-lobe false foxglove Herbs
Agalinis purpurea Purple false foxglove Herbs
Agalinis setacea Threadleaf false foxglove Herbs
Agalinis tenuifolia Slender false foxglove, Slender-leaf false foxglove Herbs
Agastache nepetoides Yellow giant hyssop Herbs
Agastache scrophulariifolia Purple giant hyssop Herbs
Ageratina altissima White snakeroot Herbs
Ageratina aromatica Small white snakeroot, Lesser snakeroot Herbs
Agrimonia gryposepala Tall hairy agrimony Herbs
Agrimonia microcarpa Low agrimony Herbs
Agrimonia parviflora Small-flowered agrimony, Harvest-lice Herbs
Agrimonia pubescens Downy agrimony Herbs
Agrimonia rostellata Woodland agrimony Herbs
Agrostis elliottiana Elliott's bentgrass, Southern bentgrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Agrostis hyemalis Winter bentgrass, Ticklegrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Agrostis perennans Autumn bentgrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Aletris farinosa White colicroot Herbs
Alisma subcordatum Southern water-plantain Herbs
Allium canadense var. canadense Wild onion, Meadow onion Herbs
Allium cernuum Nodding onion Herbs
Allium tricoccum Ramps, Wild leek, Rampscallions Herbs
Alnus serrulata Smooth alder, Hazel alder Shrubs & Small Trees
Alopecurus carolinianus Carolina foxtail grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Amaranthus cannabinus Tidal-marsh amaranth, Water-hemp Herbs
Amaranthus retroflexus Rough pigweed, Red-root amaranth Herbs
Amauropelta noveboracensis New york fern Fern & Fern Allies
Ambrosia artemisiifolia Common ragweed Herbs
Ambrosia trifida Giant ragweed Herbs
Amelanchier arborea Downy serviceberry Medium Trees
Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry Medium Trees
Amelanchier laevis Smooth serviceberry Medium Trees
Amelanchier obovalis Coastal plain serviceberry Shrubs & Small Trees
Amelanchier spicata Running serviceberry, Dwarf serviceberry Shrubs & Small Trees
Amianthium muscitoxicum Fly-poison Herbs
Ammannia coccinea Scarlet ammannia, Purple ammannia Herbs
Ammannia latifolia Scarlet ammannia, Purple ammannia Herbs
Amorpha fruticosa False indigo-bush, Tall indigo-bush Shrubs & Small Trees
Amphicarpaea bracteata var. bracteata Hog-peanut Herbs, Vines
Amphicarpaea bracteata var. comosa American hog-peanut, Lowland hog-peanut, American hogpeanut Herbs, Vines
Amsonia tabernaemontana Blue star Herbs
Anchistea virginica Virginia chain fern Fern & Fern Allies
Andersonglossum virginianum Wild comfrey Herbs
Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem, Turkeyfoot Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Andropogon glomeratus Bushy bluestem, Broomsedge, Bluestem, Bushy beardgrass, Bush beard grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Andropogon gyrans Bushy bluestem, Broomsedge, Bluestem, Bushy beardgrass, Bush beard grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Andropogon hirsutior Bushy bluestem, Broomsedge, Bluestem, Bushy beardgrass, Bush beard grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Andropogon virginicus Bushy bluestem, Broomsedge, Bluestem, Bushy beardgrass, Bush beard grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Anemone acutiloba Sharp-lobed hepatica, Sharp-lobed liverleaf Herbs
Anemone lancifolia Lanceleaf anemone, Mountain anemone Herbs
Anemone quinquefolia var. quinquefolia Wood anemone Herbs
Anemone virginiana var. virginiana Tall anemone, Thimbleweed Herbs
Angelica triquinata Filmy angelica, Mountain angelica Herbs
Angelica venenosa Hairy angelica Herbs
Antennaria howellii ssp. neodioica Howell's pussytoes Herbs
Antennaria neglecta Field pussytoes Herbs
Antennaria parlinii ssp. fallax Big-head pussytoes Herbs
Antennaria parlinii ssp. parlinii Parlin's pussytoes Herbs
Antennaria plantaginifolia Plantain-leaved pussytoes Herbs
Antennaria solitaria Single-head pussytoes Herbs
Antennaria virginica Shale-barren pussytoes Herbs
Apios americana Groundnut Herbs, Vines
Aplectrum hyemale Puttyroot, Adam-and-eve Herbs
Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading dogbane Herbs
Apocynum cannabinum Indian hemp, Hemp dogbane Herbs
Apocynum sibiricum Clasping-leaved dogbane Herbs
Aquilegia canadensis Wild columbine, Eastern red columbine Herbs
Arabidopsis lyrata ssp. lyrata Lyre-leaf rock cress Herbs
Aralia nudicaulis Wild sarsaparilla Herbs
Aralia racemosa Spikenard, American spikenard Herbs
Aralia spinosa Devil's walking-stick Medium Trees, Shrubs & Small Trees
Arisaema dracontium Green dragon Herbs
Arisaema triphyllum ssp. pusillum Common jack-in-the-pulpit Herbs
Aristida curtissii Curtiss' three-awn grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Aristida dichotoma Fork-tip three-awn grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Aristida longespica Long-awned slim-spike, Three-awn grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Aristida oligantha Prairie three-awn grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Aristida purpurascens Long-awned slim-spike, Three-awn grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Aristida virgata Wandlike three-awn grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Arnica acaulis Leopard's-bane Herbs
Arnoglossum atriplicifolium Pale indian-plantain Herbs
Aronia arbutifolia Red chokeberry Shrubs & Small Trees
Aronia melanocarpa Black chokeberry Shrubs & Small Trees
Aronia prunifolia Purple chokeberry Shrubs & Small Trees
Aruncus dioicus var. dioicus Goat's-beard Herbs
Arundinaria gigantea Giant cane, River cane Shrubs & Small Trees
Arundinaria tecta Switch cane, Small cane Shrubs & Small Trees
Asarum canadense Common wild ginger Herbs
Asclepias amplexicaulis Clasping milkweed, Sand milkweed, Blunt-leaved milkweed Herbs
Asclepias exaltata Tall milkweed Herbs
Asclepias incarnata var. pulchra Swamp milkweed, Swamp butterfly weed, Marsh milkweed Herbs
Asclepias quadrifolia Whorled milkweed Herbs
Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed Herbs
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly milkweed, Common butterfly weed, Butterfly weed, Common butterfly-weed Herbs
Asclepias variegata White milkweed Herbs
Asclepias verticillata Whorled milkweed Herbs
Asclepias viridiflora Green milkweed, Green-flowered milkweed, Green comet milkweed, Wand milkweed Herbs
Asimina triloba Pawpaw, Common pawpaw Medium Trees
Asplenium montanum Mountain spleenwort Fern & Fern Allies
Asplenium pinnatifidum Lobed spleenwort Fern & Fern Allies
Asplenium platyneuron Ebony spleenwort Fern & Fern Allies
Asplenium resiliens Blackstem spleenwort Herbs
Asplenium rhizophyllum Walking fern Fern & Fern Allies
Asplenium trichomanes ssp. trichomanes Maidenhair spleenwort Fern & Fern Allies
Astilbe biternata Appalachian false goat's-beard Herbs
Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis Canada milkvetch Herbs
Athyrium asplenioides Southern lady fern Fern & Fern Allies
Atriplex mucronata Sea-beach orach Herbs
Aureolaria flava Smooth yellow false foxglove, Smooth oak-leach Herbs
Aureolaria laevigata Entire-leaf yellow false foxglove, Appalachian oak-leach Herbs
Aureolaria pedicularia Fern-leaf yellow false foxglove, Annual oak-leach Herbs
Aureolaria virginica Downy yellow false foxglove, Downy oak-leach Herbs
Avenella flexuosa Wavy hairgrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Axonopus furcatus Big carpetgrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Baccharis halimifolia High-tide bush, Groundsel tree Shrubs & Small Trees
Baptisia australis Blue wild indigo, False blue indigo Herbs
Baptisia tinctoria Yellow wild indigo, Horsefly weed Herbs
Bartonia virginica Yellow bartonia, Yellow screwstem Herbs
Berberis canadensis American barberry, Allegheny barberry Shrubs & Small Trees
Berchemia scandens Supplejack, American rattan Vines
Betula alleghaniensis Yellow birch Large Trees
Betula lenta var. lenta Sweet birch, Black birch, Cherry birch Large Trees, Medium Trees
Betula nigra River birch, Red birch Large Trees
Bidens bipinnata Spanish needles Herbs
Bidens cernua Nodding beggar-ticks, Nodding bur-marigold Herbs
Bidens comosa Three-lobe beggar-ticks Herbs
Bidens connata Purple-stem beggar-ticks Herbs
Bidens discoidea Small beggar-ticks Herbs
Bidens frondosa Devil's beggar-ticks Herbs
Bidens laevis Smooth bur-marigold, Showy bur-marigold Herbs
Bidens trichosperma Tall swamp marigold, Crowned beggar-ticks Herbs
Bidens vulgata Tall beggar-ticks, Big devil's beggar-ticks Herbs
Bignonia capreolata Cross-vine Vines
Blephilia ciliata Downy wood mint Herbs
Boechera canadensis Sicklepod, Canada rock cress Herbs
Boechera laevigata Smooth rock cress Herbs
Boehmeria cylindrica False nettle Herbs
Bolboschoenus robustus Saltmarsh bulrush Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Boltonia asteroides Aster-like boltonia, Star boltonia, White doll's daisy Herbs
Boltonia caroliniana Carolina doll's-daisy Herbs
Borrichia frutescens Seaside oxeye, Sea oxeye Herbs
Botrychium matricariifolium Daisyleaf grape fern, Daisyleaf moonwort Fern & Fern Allies
Botrypus virginianus Rattlesnake fern Fern & Fern Allies
Boykinia aconitifolia Brook saxifrage, Allegheny brookfoam, Eastern boykinia Herbs
Brachyelytrum aristosum Northern shorthusk Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Brachyelytrum erectum Bearded shorthusk, Common shorthusk Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Bromus latiglumis Riverbank brome, Auricled brome, Hairy woodbrome Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Bromus nottowayanus Nottoway valley brome grass, Satin brome Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Bromus pubescens Common eastern brome grass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Bryodesma rupestre Rock spikemoss Fern & Fern Allies
Bulbostylis capillaris Common hairsedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Cakile edentula American sea rocket Herbs
Calamagrostis canadensis Bluejoint reedgrass, Canada reedgrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Calamagrostis coarctata Nuttall's reedgrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Calamagrostis porteri ssp. porteri Porter's reedgrass Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Callicarpa americana American beauty-berry, French-mulberry Shrubs & Small Trees
Caltha palustris var. palustris Marsh marigold, Cowslip Herbs
Calystegia sepium Hedge bindweed Herbs
Campanula americana Tall bellflower Herbs
Campanula divaricata Southern harebell, Appalachian bellflower Herbs
Campsis radicans Trumpet-creeper, Trumpet creeper, Trumpet vine, Hellvine, Cow-itch, Foxglove vine, Devil's shoestring Vines
Capnoides sempervirens Pale corydalis, Pink corydalis, Rock harlequin Herbs
Cardamine angustata Slender toothwort Herbs
Cardamine bulbosa Spring cress, Bulbous bittercress Herbs
Cardamine concatenata Cut-leaf toothwort Herbs
Cardamine diphylla Crinkleroot, Two-leaf toothwort Herbs
Cardamine parviflora Sand bittercress, Small-flowered bittercress Herbs
Cardamine pensylvanica Pennsylvania bittercress Herbs
Cardamine rotundifolia American bittercress, Mountain watercress Herbs
Carex abscondita Thicket sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Carex aestivalis Summer sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Carex aggregata Glomerate sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Carex alata Broad-winged sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Carex albicans var. albicans White-tinged sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Carex albicans var. australis Southern white-tinged sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Carex albolutescens Greenish-white sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Carex albursina White bear sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Carex amphibola Eastern narrow-leaved sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes
Carex annectens Yellow-fuited sedge Grasses, Sedges & Rushes