Native Plants of West Virginia
2,255 native plants and wildflowers grow naturally in West Virginia. 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. West Virginia is home to about 2255 native plants, and they're wonderful for your garden. These plants have grown here for thousands of years, so they're perfectly suited to our soil and weather.
When you plant natives like Virginia bluebells, mountain laurel, or Christmas fern, you're doing something special. You'll attract bees, birds, and butterflies to your yard. These plants need less work than others, and watching the wildlife they bring is pure joy. Let's explore some beautiful native plants together.
Adam and Eve
Aplectrum hyemale
OrchidaceaeForb/herbAllegheny blackberry
Rubus allegheniensis
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeSubshrub
Allegheny monkeyflower
Mimulus ringens
ScrophulariaceaeForb/herbAlternateleaf dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
CornaceaeAmerican alumroot
Heuchera americana
SaxifragaceaeForb/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
Fagaceae
American elm
Ulmus americana
UlmaceaeTreeAmerican false pennyroyal
Hedeoma pulegioides
LamiaceaeForb/herbAmerican ginseng
Panax quinquefolius
AraliaceaeForb/herbAmerican hazelnut
Corylus americana
BetulaceaeAmerican hogpeanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Fabaceae
American holly
Ilex opaca
AquifoliaceaeTree, Shrub
American hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
BetulaceaeTree, ShrubAmerican mountain ash
Sorbus americana
RosaceaeTree, ShrubAmerican plum
Prunus 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 sycamore
Platanus occidentalis
Platanaceae☀ Full sunTree
American witchhazel
Hamamelis virginiana
HamamelidaceaeTree, Shrub
Annual ragweed
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Azure bluet
Houstonia caerulea
RubiaceaeForb/herb
Balsam fir
Abies balsamea
Pinaceae☀ Full sunTreeBasil mountainmint
Pycnanthemum clinopodioides
LamiaceaeForb/herbBear oak
Quercus ilicifolia
FagaceaeBeechdrops
Epifagus virginiana
OrobanchaceaeForb/herb
Bigleaf aster
Eurybia macrophylla
AsteraceaeForb/herbBigtooth aspen
Populus grandidentata
SalicaceaeTreeBlack baneberry
Actaea racemosa
RanunculaceaeForb/herb
Black cherry
Prunus serotina
Rosaceae☀ Part shadeTree, ShrubBlack chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
RosaceaeShrubBlack 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, ShrubBlackseed plantain
Plantago rugelii
PlantaginaceaeForb/herbBlisterwort
Ranunculus recurvatus
RanunculaceaeForb/herb
Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
PapaveraceaeForb/herbBlue cohosh
Caulophyllum thalictroides
Berberidaceae
Blue mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
AsteraceaeForb/herbBlue Ridge blueberry
Vaccinium pallidum
EricaceaeSubshrub, ShrubBlunt spikerush
Eleocharis obtusa
CyperaceaeBluntleaf waterleaf
Hydrophyllum canadense
HydrophyllaceaeForb/herbBowman's root
Gillenia trifoliata
RosaceaeForb/herb, Subshrub
Boxelder
Acer negundo
Aceraceae☀ Full sunTreeBride's feathers
Aruncus dioicus
RosaceaeBristleleaf sedge
Carex eburnea
CyperaceaeBristly buttercup
Ranunculus hispidus
RanunculaceaeForb/herbBristly dewberry
Rubus hispidus
RosaceaeSubshrubBristly greenbrier
Smilax tamnoides
SmilacaceaeBroad beechfern
Phegopteris hexagonoptera
ThelypteridaceaeForb/herbBroad looseflower sedge
Carex laxiflora
CyperaceaeBroom sedge
Carex scoparia
CyperaceaeBroomsedge bluestem
Andropogon virginicus
PoaceaeGraminoid
Bursting-heart
Euonymus americanus
CelastraceaeBushy St. Johnswort
Hypericum densiflorum
ClusiaceaeShrub
Butterfly milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa
AsclepiadaceaeForb/herbButternut
Juglans cinerea
JuglandaceaeTreeCalico aster
Symphyotrichum lateriflorum
AsteraceaeForb/herb
Canada germander
Teucrium canadense
LamiaceaeForb/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 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
RosaceaeSubshrub
Carolina springbeauty
Claytonia caroliniana
PortulacaceaeForb/herbCarolina vetch
Vicia caroliniana
FabaceaeVine, Forb/herbChestnut oak
Quercus montana
FagaceaeTreeChinquapin
Castanea pumila
Fagaceae
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
DryopteridaceaeForb/herb
Clasping Venus' looking-glass
Triodanis perfoliata
CampanulaceaeForb/herbClayton's sweetroot
Osmorhiza claytonii
ApiaceaeForb/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/herbCommon dittany
Cunila origanoides
LamiaceaeSubshrub, Forb/herb