Native Plants of New Hampshire
1,983 native plants and wildflowers grow naturally in New Hampshire. Filter for the bees, or for plants the deer and rabbits tend to leave alone.
Welcome to our guide to New Hampshire's native plants. You belong here, and so do these plants. New Hampshire is home to nearly 2,000 native species that have thrived in our soil and climate for thousands of years. Whether you have a sprawling yard or a small corner garden, there's a native plant waiting for you to discover it.
When you plant natives, you're giving a gift to your neighborhood. Bees, birds, and butterflies depend on these plants for food and shelter. Plants like our beautiful red maple, eastern white pine, and balsam fir aren't just lovely to look at, they're essential helpers in your garden. Let's explore what grows naturally right here at home.
Allegheny blackberry
Rubus allegheniensis
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeSubshrub
Allegheny monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
ScrophulariaceaeForb/herbAllegheny serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
RosaceaeTree, ShrubAlpine ladyfern
Athyrium americanum
DryopteridaceaeForb/herbAlpine sweetgrass
Anthoxanthum monticola
PoaceaeGraminoidAlpine violet
Viola labradorica
ViolaceaeAlternateleaf dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
Cornaceae
American basswood
Tilia americana
TiliaceaeTree
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
FagaceaeTreeAmerican bur-reed
Sparganium americanum
SparganiaceaeForb/herb
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
AsteraceaeForb/herb
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
Fagaceae
American elm
Ulmus americana
UlmaceaeTreeAmerican fly honeysuckle
Lonicera canadensis
CaprifoliaceaeShrubAmerican ginseng
Panax quinquefolius
AraliaceaeForb/herbAmerican golden saxifrage
Chrysosplenium americanum
SaxifragaceaeForb/herbAmerican hogpeanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Fabaceae
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
BetulaceaeTree, ShrubAmerican marshpennywort
Hydrocotyle americana
ApiaceaeForb/herbAmerican mountain ash
Sorbus americana
RosaceaeTree, Shrub
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
Phytolaccaceae☀ Part shadeForb/herbAmerican red raspberry
Rubus idaeus
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeSubshrubAmerican spikenard
Aralia racemosa
AraliaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herb
American white waterlily
Nymphaea odorata
NymphaeaceaeForb/herb
American witchhazel
Hamamelis virginiana
HamamelidaceaeTree, Shrub
Annual ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis
CupressaceaeTreeArching dewberry
Rubus recurvicaulis
RosaceaeAtlantic white cedar
Chamaecyparis thyoides
CupressaceaeTree
Azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
RubiaceaeForb/herb
Balsam fir
Abies balsamea
Pinaceae☀ Full sunTreeBalsam willow
Salix pyrifolia
Salicaceae
Beaked hazelnut
Corylus cornuta
BetulaceaeTree, ShrubBear oak
Quercus ilicifolia
FagaceaeBearberry willow
Salix uva-ursi
SalicaceaeBebb willow
Salix bebbiana
SalicaceaeBeechdrops
Epifagus virginiana
OrobanchaceaeForb/herbBigelow's sedge
Carex bigelowii
CyperaceaeGraminoidBigfruit hawthorn
Crataegus macrosperma
Rosaceae
Bigleaf aster
Eurybia macrophylla
AsteraceaeForb/herbBigleaf lupine
Lupinus polyphyllus
Fabaceae☀ Full sunForb/herbBigtooth aspen
Populus grandidentata
SalicaceaeTreeBlack ash
Fraxinus nigra
OleaceaeTree
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeTree, ShrubBlack chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
RosaceaeShrub
Black crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
Empetraceae☀ Full sunSubshrub, ShrubBlack huckleberry
Gaylussacia baccata
EricaceaeShrub
Black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Fabaceae☀ Full sunTreeBlack oak
Quercus velutina
FagaceaeBlack raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
RosaceaeSubshrubBlack spruce
Picea mariana
PinaceaeTree
Blackeyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae☀ Full sunForb/herb
Blackgum
Nyssa sylvatica
CornaceaeTreeBlackseed plantain
Plantago rugelii
PlantaginaceaeForb/herbBlister sedge
Carex vesicaria
Cyperaceae
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
PapaveraceaeForb/herbBlue mountainheath
Phyllodoce caerulea
Ericaceae☀ Full sunSubshrub, ShrubBlue skullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora
LamiaceaeForb/herb
Bluebead
Clintonia borealis
LiliaceaeBluejoint
Calamagrostis canadensis
PoaceaeGraminoidBlunt spikerush
Eleocharis obtusa
Cyperaceae
Bog blueberry
Vaccinium uliginosum
Ericaceae☀ Part shadeSubshrub, ShrubBog laurel
Kalmia polifolia
EricaceaeShrubBog rosemary
Andromeda polifolia
EricaceaeShrub, SubshrubBoreal bog sedge
Carex magellanica
CyperaceaeGraminoidBottle gentian
Gentiana clausa
GentianaceaeForb/herb
Boxelder
Acer negundo
Aceraceae☀ Full sunTreeBristly dewberry
Rubus hispidus
RosaceaeSubshrubBristly sarsaparilla
Aralia hispida
AraliaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herbBroadleaf arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
AlismataceaeBroadleaf cattail
Typha latifolia
Typhaceae☀ Full sunForb/herbBroom sedge
Carex scoparia
CyperaceaeBrownish sedge
Carex brunnescens
CyperaceaeGraminoid
Bunchberry dogwood
Cornus canadensis
CornaceaeCalico aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
AsteraceaeForb/herbCanada goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
Asteraceae☀ Full sunForb/herbCanada lettuce
Lactuca canadensis
AsteraceaeForb/herbCanada lily
Lilium canadense
LiliaceaeForb/herb
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
LiliaceaeForb/herbCanada toadflax
Nuttallanthus canadensis
ScrophulariaceaeForb/herbCanada yew
Taxus canadensis
TaxaceaeShrub
Canadian honewort
Cryptotaenia canadensis
ApiaceaeCanadian woodnettle
Laportea canadensis
UrticaceaeForb/herb
Cardinalflower
Lobelia cardinalis
CampanulaceaeForb/herb
Carolina springbeauty
Claytonia caroliniana
PortulacaceaeForb/herbCatberry
Ilex mucronata
AquifoliaceaeShrub, TreeCheckered rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera tesselata
OrchidaceaeForb/herb
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Rosaceae
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
DryopteridaceaeForb/herb
Clasping Venus' looking-glass
Triodanis perfoliata
CampanulaceaeForb/herbClaspleaf twistedstalk
Streptopus amplexifolius
Liliaceae☀ Part shadeForb/herbCoastal jointweed
Polygonella articulata
Polygonaceae
Coastal sweetpepperbush
Clethra alnifolia
ClethraceaeShrubCommon blue violet
Viola sororia
ViolaceaeCommon blue wood aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Asteraceae
Common boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Asteraceae