Native Plants of Pennsylvania
3,056 native plants and wildflowers grow naturally in Pennsylvania. Filter for the bees, or for plants the deer and rabbits tend to leave alone.
Welcome! If you love gardening, you're in for a treat. Pennsylvania is home to nearly 3,000 native plant species, and many of them are easy to grow right in your own yard. From the cheerful Virginia springbeauty that blooms in spring to the reliable Christmas fern that stays green all year, there's something wonderful for every garden.
When you plant natives like common milkweed and skunk cabbage, you're doing something special. You're creating a home for bees, butterflies, and birds that depend on these plants to survive. It's gardening that feels good and looks beautiful too.
Adam and Eve
Aplectrum hyemale
OrchidaceaeForb/herbAllegheny blackberry
Rubus allegheniensis
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeSubshrub
Allegheny monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
ScrophulariaceaeForb/herbAlpine violet
Viola labradorica
ViolaceaeAlternateleaf dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
CornaceaeAmerican alumroot
Heuchera americana
SaxifragaceaeForb/herb
American basswood
Tilia americana
TiliaceaeTree
American beech
Fagus grandifolia
FagaceaeTreeAmerican bladdernut
Staphylea trifolia
StaphyleaceaeTree, Shrub
American burnweed
Erechtites hieraciifolius
AsteraceaeForb/herb
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
Orobanchaceae
American chestnut
Castanea dentata
FagaceaeAmerican dunegrass
Leymus mollis
PoaceaeGraminoid
American elm
Ulmus americana
UlmaceaeTreeAmerican false pennyroyal
Hedeoma pulegioides
LamiaceaeForb/herbAmerican golden saxifrage
Chrysosplenium americanum
SaxifragaceaeForb/herbAmerican hazelnut
Corylus americana
BetulaceaeAmerican hogpeanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Fabaceae
American holly
Ilex opaca
AquifoliaceaeTree, Shrub
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
BetulaceaeTree, Shrub
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
Phytolaccaceae☀ Part shadeForb/herb
American skunkcabbage
Lysichiton americanus
AraceaeForb/herbAmerican spikenard
Aralia racemosa
AraliaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herb
American sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
Platanaceae☀ Full sunTree
American witchhazel
Hamamelis virginiana
HamamelidaceaeTree, Shrub
Annual ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
AsteraceaeForb/herbArching dewberry
Rubus recurvicaulis
RosaceaeArrowleaf violet
Viola sagittata
ViolaceaeAwlfruit sedge
Carex stipata
CyperaceaeGraminoid
Azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
RubiaceaeForb/herbBear oak
Quercus ilicifolia
FagaceaeBeechdrops
Epifagus virginiana
OrobanchaceaeForb/herbBeggarslice
Hackelia virginiana
BoraginaceaeForb/herbBigfruit hawthorn
Crataegus macrosperma
RosaceaeBigtooth aspen
Populus grandidentata
SalicaceaeTreeBitternut hickory
Carya cordiformis
JuglandaceaeBlack baneberry
Actaea racemosa
RanunculaceaeForb/herb
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeTree, ShrubBlack huckleberry
Gaylussacia baccata
EricaceaeShrub
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, ShrubBlisterwort
Ranunculus recurvatus
RanunculaceaeForb/herb
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
PapaveraceaeForb/herbBlue cohosh
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Berberidaceae
Blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
AsteraceaeForb/herbBlue Ridge blueberry
Vaccinium pallidum
EricaceaeSubshrub, ShrubBlue skullcap
Scutellaria lateriflora
LamiaceaeForb/herbBlunt spikerush
Eleocharis obtusa
Cyperaceae
Boxelder
Acer negundo
Aceraceae☀ Full sunTreeBristly buttercup
Ranunculus hispidus
RanunculaceaeForb/herb
British Columbia wildginger
Asarum caudatum
AristolochiaceaeForb/herbBroad beechfern
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
ThelypteridaceaeForb/herbBroad looseflower sedge
Carex laxiflora
CyperaceaeBroadleaf arrowhead
Sagittaria latifolia
AlismataceaeBroom sedge
Carex scoparia
CyperaceaeBrowneyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
AsteraceaeForb/herbBulbous bittercress
Cardamine bulbosa
BrassicaceaeForb/herb
Butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
AsclepiadaceaeForb/herbCalico aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Canada germander
Teucrium canadense
LamiaceaeForb/herb
Canada goldenrod
Solidago altissima
AsteraceaeForb/herbCanada goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
Asteraceae☀ Full sunForb/herbCanada lettuce
Lactuca canadensis
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Canada mayflower
Maianthemum canadense
LiliaceaeForb/herbCanadian clearweed
Pilea pumila
UrticaceaeForb/herb
Canadian honewort
Cryptotaenia canadensis
Apiaceae
Canadian lousewort
Pedicularis canadensis
ScrophulariaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herbCanadian wildginger
Asarum canadense
AristolochiaceaeForb/herbCanadian woodnettle
Laportea canadensis
UrticaceaeForb/herbCandle anemone
Anemone cylindrica
Ranunculaceae
Cardinalflower
Lobelia cardinalis
CampanulaceaeForb/herbCarelessweed
Amaranthus palmeri
Amaranthaceae
Carolina horsenettle
Solanum carolinense
SolanaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herb
Carolina puccoon
Lithospermum caroliniense
BoraginaceaeForb/herbCarolina rose
Rosa carolina
RosaceaeSubshrub
Carolina springbeauty
Claytonia caroliniana
PortulacaceaeForb/herbCheerful sunflower
Helianthus × laetiflorus
AsteraceaeChestnut oak
Quercus montana
FagaceaeTree
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Rosaceae
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
DryopteridaceaeForb/herb
Clasping Venus' looking-glass
Triodanis perfoliata
CampanulaceaeForb/herbClayton's sweetroot
Osmorhiza claytonii
ApiaceaeForb/herbCloaked bulrush
Scirpus pallidus
CyperaceaeGraminoidColumbian watermeal
Wolffia columbiana
LemnaceaeForb/herbCommon blue violet
Viola sororia
ViolaceaeCommon blue wood aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Asteraceae
Common boneset
Eupatorium perfoliatum
Asteraceae
Common buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
RubiaceaeShrub, TreeCommon cinquefoil
Potentilla simplex
RosaceaeForb/herb
Common dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
AsteraceaeForb/herb