Native Plants of Ohio
2,491 native plants and wildflowers grow naturally in Ohio. Filter for the bees, or for plants the deer and rabbits tend to leave alone.
Welcome! If you love gardening and want to help nature thrive, you've come to the right place. Ohio is home to nearly 2,500 native plants, each one perfectly suited to our climate and soil. These plants have grown here for thousands of years, and they're wonderful additions to any yard.
Planting natives is one of the best things you can do for your garden and your community. Bees, butterflies, and birds depend on these plants for food and shelter. You probably already know some of them, like milkweed, trilliums, and bloodroot. Come explore what grows naturally here and discover how rewarding native gardening can be.
Adam and Eve
Aplectrum hyemale
OrchidaceaeForb/herbAllegheny blackberry
Rubus allegheniensis
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeSubshrub
Allegheny monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
ScrophulariaceaeForb/herb
American basswood
Tilia americana
TiliaceaeTree
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
FagaceaeTree
American bellflower
Campanulastrum americanum
CampanulaceaeAmerican bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
StaphyleaceaeTree, Shrub
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
AsteraceaeForb/herb
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
Orobanchaceae
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
FagaceaeAmerican columbo
Frasera caroliniensis
Gentianaceae
American elm
Ulmus americana
UlmaceaeTreeAmerican hogpeanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Fabaceae
American holly
Ilex opaca
AquifoliaceaeTree, Shrub
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
BetulaceaeTree, ShrubAmerican lopseed
Phryma leptostachya
VerbenaceaeForb/herb
American lotus
Nelumbo lutea
NelumbonaceaeForb/herbAmerican mannagrass
Glyceria grandis
PoaceaeGraminoid
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
Phytolaccaceae☀ Part shadeForb/herbAmerican senna
Senna hebecarpa
FabaceaeForb/herb
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
Platanaceae☀ Full sunTreeAmerican water horehound
Lycopus americanus
Lamiaceae☀ Full sunForb/herb
American white waterlily
Nymphaea odorata
NymphaeaceaeForb/herb
American witchhazel
Hamamelis virginiana
HamamelidaceaeTree, Shrub
Annual ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Arborvitae
Thuja occidentalis
CupressaceaeTreeAshy sunflower
Helianthus mollis
AsteraceaeAtlantic camas
Camassia scilloides
LiliaceaeForb/herbAutumn goldenrod
Solidago sphacelata
AsteraceaeForb/herbAwlfruit sedge
Carex stipata
CyperaceaeGraminoid
Azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
RubiaceaeForb/herbBalsam willow
Salix pyrifolia
SalicaceaeBeechdrops
Epifagus virginiana
OrobanchaceaeForb/herbBeggarslice
Hackelia virginiana
BoraginaceaeForb/herbBig bluestem
Andropogon gerardii
PoaceaeGraminoidBigleaf snowbell
Styrax grandifolius
StyracaceaeTree, ShrubBigtooth aspen
Populus grandidentata
SalicaceaeTreeBitternut hickory
Carya cordiformis
JuglandaceaeBlack baneberry
Actaea racemosa
RanunculaceaeForb/herb
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeTree, Shrub
Black locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Fabaceae☀ Full sunTreeBlack oak
Quercus velutina
FagaceaeBlack raspberry
Rubus occidentalis
RosaceaeSubshrub
Black walnut
Juglans nigra
Juglandaceae☀ Full sunTreeBlack willow
Salix nigra
Salicaceae
Blackeyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Asteraceae☀ Full sunForb/herb
Blackgum
Nyssa sylvatica
CornaceaeTree
Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium
CaprifoliaceaeTree, Shrub
Blanketflower
Gaillardia aristata
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
PapaveraceaeForb/herbBlue ash
Fraxinus quadrangulata
OleaceaeTreeBlue cohosh
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Berberidaceae
Blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
AsteraceaeForb/herbBlue spruce
Picea pungens
PinaceaeTreeBlue wild indigo
Baptisia australis
FabaceaeForb/herbBlunt broom sedge
Carex tribuloides
CyperaceaeGraminoidBluntleaf sandwort
Moehringia lateriflora
CaryophyllaceaeForb/herbBog yellowcress
Rorippa palustris
Brassicaceae☀ Full sunForb/herb
Boxelder
Acer negundo
Aceraceae☀ Full sunTreeBristly greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
SmilacaceaeBroad beechfern
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
ThelypteridaceaeForb/herbBroad looseflower sedge
Carex laxiflora
CyperaceaeBroadfruit bur-reed
Sparganium eurycarpum
SparganiaceaeForb/herbBroadleaf arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
AlismataceaeBroadleaf cattail
Typha latifolia
Typhaceae☀ Full sunForb/herbBrowneyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Bur oak
Quercus macrocarpa
FagaceaeShrub, TreeBurningbush
Euonymus atropurpureus
CelastraceaeTree, Shrub
Butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
AsclepiadaceaeForb/herbButternut
Juglans cinerea
JuglandaceaeTree
Butterweed
Packera glabella
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Button eryngo
Eryngium yuccifolium
ApiaceaeForb/herbCalico aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Canada germander
Teucrium canadense
LamiaceaeForb/herbCanada goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
Asteraceae☀ Full sunForb/herb
Canada goldenrod
Solidago altissima
AsteraceaeForb/herbCanada lily
Lilium canadense
LiliaceaeForb/herb
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
LiliaceaeForb/herbCanadian clearweed
Pilea pumila
UrticaceaeForb/herb
Canadian honewort
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Apiaceae
Canadian lousewort
Pedicularis canadensis
ScrophulariaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herbCanadian white violet
Viola canadensis
ViolaceaeCanadian wildginger
Asarum canadense
AristolochiaceaeForb/herbCanadian woodnettle
Laportea canadensis
UrticaceaeForb/herb
Cardinalflower
Lobelia cardinalis
CampanulaceaeForb/herb
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
SolanaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herbCarolina rose
Rosa carolina
RosaceaeSubshrubCelandine poppy
Stylophorum diphyllum
PapaveraceaeForb/herbChestnut oak
Quercus montana
FagaceaeTree
Chinquapin oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
FagaceaeTree
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
DryopteridaceaeForb/herb
Climbing dayflower
Commelina diffusa
CommelinaceaeForb/herbClimbing rose
Rosa setigera
RosaceaeVine, SubshrubClubmoss
Huperzia × bartleyi
LycopodiaceaeCommon blue wood aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Asteraceae
Common boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Asteraceae