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Native plants of Fairbanks North Star Borough

284 plant species are recorded as native to Alaska in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Fairbanks North Star Borough by USDA PLANTS. 165 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 2 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.

County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska

Native species
284 Typical Alaska county: 237 (median of 24 counties)
Garden-ready natives
165 Typical Alaska county: 149
Share by type (all 284 native species)
Percent of the 284 native species in each growth type
Tree 7% (20)
Shrub 14% (39)
Wildflower (forb) 46% (131)
Grass or grass-like 26% (74)
Vine <1% (2)
Fern 6% (18)

Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (46%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (26%).

Recorded native ranges can include long-established populations that spread from gardens; check your state’s native plant society list for local guidance. How native status is decided.

ZIP codes mainly in this county fall in USDA hardiness zones 2a to 3b (2023 map).

The native plant list

Cold hardiness is estimated from each plant’s PLANTS minimum temperature. How we estimate it.

Garden-ready natives 165

Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.

Garden-ready native plants of Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
PlantType HeightLight Water useHardy to
Alaska bog willow Salix fuscescens Shrub 20 ft — — Zone 11a
alpine bearberry Arctostaphylos alpina Shrub 6 in Sun–part shade — Zone 1a
alpine bistort Polygonum viviparum Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Sun High Zone 3b
Alpine Meadow-Foxtail Alopecurus magellanicus Grass or grass-like 6 in Sun–part shade High Zone 4a
alpine mountainsorrel Oxyria digyna Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3a
alpine sweetvetch Hedysarum alpinum Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun Medium Zone 1a
American red raspberry Rubus idaeus Shrub 6 ft Shade-tolerant — Zone 1a
arctic bluegrass Poa arctica Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun — Zone 1a
arctic dock Rumex arcticus Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Sun — Zone 1a
arctic lupine Lupinus arcticus Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun–part shade — Zone 1a
arctic raspberry Rubus arcticus Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Sun — Zone 1a
arctic rush Juncus arcticus Grass or grass-like 4 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3a
arctic sweet coltsfoot Petasites frigidus Wildflower (forb) 10 in Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
arumleaf arrowhead Sagittaria cuneata Wildflower (forb) 2.6 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
balsam poplar Populus balsamifera Tree 80 ft Sun High Zone 1a
beaked sedge Carex rostrata Grass or grass-like 3.5 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 3b
Bigelow's sedge Carex bigelowii Grass or grass-like 5 in Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3a
black crowberry Empetrum nigrum Shrub 1 ft Sun Low Zone 3a
black spruce Picea mariana Tree 65 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 1a
bluebunch wheatgrass Pseudoroegneria spicata Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun Low Zone 3b
bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis Grass or grass-like 4.9 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
bog blueberry Vaccinium uliginosum Shrub 2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
bog Labrador tea Ledum groenlandicum Shrub 3 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4a
boreal sagebrush Artemisia arctica Shrub 1.5 ft — — Zone 1a
bristlystalked sedge Carex leptalea Grass or grass-like 1.5 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 4a
broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia Wildflower (forb) 5 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
buckbean Menyanthes trifoliata Wildflower (forb) 10 in Sun–part shade High Zone 4a
bunchberry dogwood Cornus canadensis Shrub 6 in Shade-tolerant High Zone 4b
Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis Wildflower (forb) 3.5 ft Sun Medium Zone 3a
chestnut rush Juncus castaneus Grass or grass-like 1.5 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
common duckweed Lemna minor Wildflower (forb) — Sun High Zone 3b
common juniper Juniperus communis Tree 10 ft Sun Low Zone 3a
common mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris Wildflower (forb) 2.8 ft Sun High Zone 3b
common spikerush Eleocharis palustris Grass or grass-like 1.3 ft Sun High Zone 3b
coon's tail Ceratophyllum demersum Wildflower (forb) — Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
creeping juniper Juniperus horizontalis Shrub 4 ft Sun High Zone 3a
cursed buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 12b
curvepod yellowcress Rorippa curvisiliqua Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 12b
cutleaf daisy Erigeron compositus Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Sun Low Zone 4a
darkthroat shootingstar Dodecatheon pulchellum Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4a
Drummond's mountain-avens Dryas drummondii Shrub 1 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3a
Eschscholtz's buttercup Ranunculus eschscholtzii Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
field horsetail Equisetum arvense Fern 11 in Sun–part shade High Zone 3a
fineleaf pondweed Stuckenia filiformis Wildflower (forb) — Sun High Zone 3b
fireweed Chamerion angustifolium Wildflower (forb) 5.5 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
flatstem pondweed Potamogeton zosteriformis Wildflower (forb) — Sun High Zone 3b
floating pondweed Potamogeton natans Wildflower (forb) — Sun High Zone 3b
forked wormwood Artemisia furcata Wildflower (forb) 4 ft Sun Low Zone 5b
fowl bluegrass Poa palustris Grass or grass-like 4 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
fowl mannagrass Glyceria striata Grass or grass-like 5.7 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3b
glaucous bluegrass Poa glauca Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun — Zone 3a
golden sedge Carex aurea Grass or grass-like 1.2 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4a
gray alder Alnus incana Tree 25 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4a
grayleaf willow Salix glauca Tree 4 ft — — Zone 9b
greater creeping spearwort Ranunculus flammula Wildflower (forb) 1.5 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 4a
green alder Alnus viridis Tree 10 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 1a
Greene's mountain ash Sorbus scopulina Tree 12 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 7a
hair-like sedge Carex capillaris Grass or grass-like 1.7 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3a
halberd willow Salix hastata Shrub 3 ft — — Zone 1a
high northern buttercup Ranunculus hyperboreus Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Sun — Zone 1a
hooded lady's tresses Spiranthes romanzoffiana Wildflower (forb) 2.5 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
inland sedge Carex interior Grass or grass-like 1.5 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Shrub 6 in Sun–part shade Low Zone 4a
largeleaf avens Geum macrophyllum Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
leafy pondweed Potamogeton foliosus Wildflower (forb) — Sun High Zone 3b
leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata Shrub 4 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4b
lesser bladderwort Utricularia minor Wildflower (forb) 2 in Sun High Zone 3a
lesser panicled sedge Carex diandra Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4a
Lewis flax Linum lewisii Wildflower (forb) 2.5 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea Shrub 6 in Sun — Zone 1a
little green sedge Carex viridula Grass or grass-like 1.5 ft Sun High Zone 3b
littletree willow Salix arbusculoides Tree 10 ft Sun — —
longleaf starwort Stellaria longifolia Wildflower (forb) 1.5 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 3b
longstalk starwort Stellaria longipes Wildflower (forb) 11 in Sun–part shade High Zone 4a
Macoun's buttercup Ranunculus macounii Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Sun — Zone 1a
marsh grass of Parnassus Parnassia palustris Wildflower (forb) 2.2 ft Sun High Zone 3b
marsh Labrador tea Ledum palustre Shrub 6 in — — Zone 1a
meadow barley Hordeum brachyantherum Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun Medium Zone 3a
mud sedge Carex limosa Grass or grass-like 1.8 ft Sun Medium Zone 4a
needle spikerush Eleocharis acicularis Grass or grass-like 8 in Sun Medium Zone 5a
northern bedstraw Galium boreale Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4a
northern black currant Ribes hudsonianum Shrub 5 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4a
northern singlespike sedge Carex scirpoidea Grass or grass-like 1.5 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3b
northern water-starwort Callitriche hermaphroditica Wildflower (forb) — Sun High Zone 4a
Northwest Territory sedge Carex utriculata Grass or grass-like 3.5 ft Sun High Zone 3a
Nuttall's povertyweed Monolepis nuttalliana Wildflower (forb) 10 in Sun Medium Zone 12a
Pacific anemone Anemone multifida Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 5a
panicled bulrush Scirpus microcarpus Grass or grass-like 5.5 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
paper birch Betula papyrifera Tree 70 ft Sun High Zone 1a
pendantgrass Arctophila fulva Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun — Zone 3a
Pennsylvania buttercup Ranunculus pensylvanicus Wildflower (forb) 3.9 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 4b
Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum pensylvanicum Wildflower (forb) 3.9 ft Sun Medium Zone 10b
polar willow Salix polaris Shrub 2 in — — Zone 1a
prairie sagewort Artemisia frigida Shrub 2 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 3a
prickly currant Ribes lacustre Shrub 3 ft Shade-tolerant — Zone 1a
prickly rose Rosa acicularis Shrub 4 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 3b
quaking aspen Populus tremuloides Tree 65 ft Sun High Zone 1a
red currant Ribes triste Shrub 2 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 1a
redosier dogwood Cornus sericea Tree 12 ft Sun High Zone 3b
ribbonleaf pondweed Potamogeton epihydrus Wildflower (forb) — Sun High Zone 4a
Richardson's willow Salix richardsonii Tree 15 ft Sun Low Zone 3b
Rocky Mountain goldenrod Solidago multiradiata Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Sun — Zone 1a
rose spirea Spiraea douglasii Shrub 7 ft Sun Low Zone 5a
Ross' avens Geum rossii Wildflower (forb) 5 in Sun–part shade Low Zone 10a
Ross' sedge Carex rossii Grass or grass-like 1 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 4a
rough bentgrass Agrostis scabra Grass or grass-like 2.5 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
russet buffaloberry Shepherdia canadensis Shrub 6 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 1a
sageleaf willow Salix candida Shrub 6 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4a
sago pondweed Stuckenia pectinata Wildflower (forb) — Sun High Zone 3b
sandbar willow Salix interior Tree 30 ft Sun — Zone 1a
Sandberg bluegrass Poa secunda Grass or grass-like 1.4 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 3b
Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia Tree 15 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 1a
Scouler's willow Salix scouleriana Tree 50 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 6a
seep monkeyflower Mimulus guttatus Wildflower (forb) 2.5 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 3b
shortawn foxtail Alopecurus aequalis Grass or grass-like 2.5 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa Shrub 2.5 ft Sun–part shade Low Zone 4b
Sierra larkspur Delphinium glaucum Wildflower (forb) 8 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 4b
silverberry Elaeagnus commutata Shrub 12 ft Sun Low Zone 3b
silverweed cinquefoil Argentina anserina Wildflower (forb) 6 in Shade-tolerant High Zone 5a
silvery primrose Primula incana Wildflower (forb) 1.2 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4a
silvery sedge Carex canescens Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4a
slender cinquefoil Potentilla gracilis Wildflower (forb) 2.4 ft Sun Low Zone 3a
slender cottongrass Eriophorum gracile Grass or grass-like 1.7 ft Sun High Zone 3a
slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
slimstem reedgrass Calamagrostis stricta Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3a
small enchanter's nightshade Circaea alpina Wildflower (forb) 11 in Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 3b
small floating mannagrass Glyceria borealis Grass or grass-like 4.9 ft Sun High Zone 4a
smallflowered woodrush Luzula parviflora Grass or grass-like 2 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 4a
snow arnica Arnica frigida Wildflower (forb) 1 ft Shade-tolerant — Zone 1a
softleaf sedge Carex disperma Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
softstem bulrush Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Grass or grass-like 9 ft Sun High Zone 3b
spike bentgrass Agrostis exarata Grass or grass-like 3 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum Grass or grass-like 1.9 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3b
squashberry Viburnum edule Shrub 2 ft Shade-tolerant — Zone 1a
star duckweed Lemna trisulca Wildflower (forb) 4 in Sun High Zone 3b
stiff clubmoss Lycopodium annotinum Fern 1 ft Shade-tolerant High Zone 3a
sweetgale Myrica gale Shrub 6 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 4a
sweetgrass Hierochloe odorata Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
tall cottongrass Eriophorum angustifolium Grass or grass-like 2 ft Sun High Zone 3a
tall Jacob's-ladder Polemonium acutiflorum Wildflower (forb) 3 ft Shade-tolerant — Zone 1a
tamarack Larix laricina Tree 80 ft Sun Medium Zone 1a
tealeaf willow Salix pulchra Tree 3 ft Sun — Zone 1a
threadleaf sedge Carex filifolia Grass or grass-like 1.2 ft Sun Low Zone 3b
threepetal bedstraw Galium trifidum Vine 10 in Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
Tilesius' wormwood Artemisia tilesii Wildflower (forb) 36 ft Shade-tolerant Medium Zone 1a
toad rush Juncus bufonius Grass or grass-like 1 ft Sun Medium Zone 12a
tufted hairgrass Deschampsia cespitosa Grass or grass-like 3.4 ft Sun Low Zone 3b
tufted loosestrife Lysimachia thyrsiflora Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 4a
twoflowered rush Juncus biglumis Grass or grass-like 1 ft Sun–part shade High Zone 3b
twoheaded water-starwort Callitriche heterophylla Wildflower (forb) — Sun High Zone 4a
Utah sweetvetch Hedysarum boreale Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun Medium Zone 3b
variableleaf pondweed Potamogeton gramineus Wildflower (forb) — Sun High Zone 3b
vernal water-starwort Callitriche palustris Wildflower (forb) 10 in Sun Medium Zone 4a
water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile Fern 3 ft Sun High Zone 4a
water knotweed Polygonum amphibium Wildflower (forb) 1 in Sun High Zone 5a
water sedge Carex aquatilis Grass or grass-like 2.9 ft Sun High Zone 3b
wheat sedge Carex atherodes Grass or grass-like 5 ft Sun High Zone 3b
white arctic mountain heather Cassiope tetragona Shrub 5 in Sun Medium Zone 3a
white spruce Picea glauca Tree 100 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 1a
whitestem pondweed Potamogeton praelongus Wildflower (forb) — Sun High Zone 3b
wideleaf polargrass Arctagrostis latifolia Grass or grass-like 1.8 ft Sun High Zone 3b
woodland horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum Fern 11 in Shade-tolerant Low Zone 3a
Woods' rose Rosa woodsii Shrub 3 ft Sun–part shade Medium Zone 3a
yellow marsh marigold Caltha palustris Wildflower (forb) 2 ft Sun High Zone 3b

Other native species recorded here 119

PLANTS has no growing records for these, so light, moisture, height and zone filters cannot include them. Many are wild species seldom sold by nurseries.

  • alpine bluegrass Poa alpina
  • alpine bulrush Trichophorum alpinum
  • alpine fescue Festuca brachyphylla
  • alpine milkvetch Astragalus alpinus
  • alpine pondweed Potamogeton alpinus
  • American dragonhead Dracocephalum parviflorum
  • American mannagrass Glyceria grandis
  • American sloughgrass Beckmannia syzigachne
  • American yellowrocket Barbarea orthoceras
  • autumn dwarf gentian Gentianella amarella
  • balsam groundsel Packera paupercula
  • barrenground willow Salix niphoclada
  • Bebb willow Salix bebbiana
  • bitter fleabane Erigeron acris
  • blite goosefoot Chenopodium capitatum
  • bluntleaf pondweed Potamogeton obtusifolius
  • bluntleaf sandwort Moehringia lateriflora
  • bluntleaved orchid Platanthera obtusata
  • bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia
  • bog yellowcress Rorippa palustris
  • boreal bog sedge Carex magellanica
  • boreal starwort Stellaria borealis
  • brittle bladderfern Cystopteris fragilis
  • brownish sedge Carex brunnescens
  • bulblet-bearing water hemlock Cicuta bulbifera
  • common bladderwort Utricularia macrorhiza
  • common woodrush Luzula multiflora
  • Crawford's sedge Carex crawfordii
  • creeping sedge Carex chordorrhiza
  • dwarf scouringrush Equisetum scirpoides
  • elk sedge Carex garberi
  • English sundew Drosera anglica
  • fairy slipper Calypso bulbosa
  • feltleaf willow Salix alaxensis
  • flatleaf bladderwort Utricularia intermedia
  • fleshy starwort Stellaria crassifolia
  • fragile rockbrake Cryptogramma stelleri
  • fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum
  • Fries' pondweed Potamogeton friesii
  • fringed willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
  • Gmelin's buttercup Ranunculus gmelinii
  • greenflowered wintergreen Pyrola chlorantha
  • groundcedar Lycopodium complanatum
  • hairy hedgenettle Stachys pilosa
  • hemlock waterparsnip Sium suave
  • Hornemann's willowherb Epilobium hornemannii
  • Lapland sedge Carex lapponica
  • Laxmann's milkvetch Astragalus laxmannii
  • leathery grapefern Botrychium multifidum
  • lesser rattlesnake plantain Goodyera repens
  • liverleaf wintergreen Pyrola asarifolia
  • lyrate rockcress Arabis lyrata
  • Macoun's barley ×Elyhordeum macounii
  • marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris
  • marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre
  • marsh skullcap Scutellaria galericulata
  • marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre
  • meadow horsetail Equisetum pratense
  • meadow sedge Carex praticola
  • Menzies' campion Silene menziesii
  • Mingan moonwort Botrychium minganense
  • mountain deathcamas Zigadenus elegans
  • narrowleaf bur-reed Sparganium angustifolium
  • needleleaf sedge Carex duriuscula
  • northern bog aster Symphyotrichum boreale
  • northern bugleweed Lycopus uniflorus
  • northern green orchid Platanthera aquilonis
  • northern green rush Juncus alpinoarticulatus
  • northern sedge Carex deflexa
  • northern water plantain Alisma triviale
  • Norwegian cinquefoil Potentilla norvegica
  • one-cone clubmoss Lycopodium lagopus
  • Peck's sedge Carex peckii
  • Pennsylvania cinquefoil Potentilla pensylvanica
  • pimpernel willowherb Epilobium anagallidifolium
  • pitseed goosefoot Chenopodium berlandieri
  • purple marshlocks Comarum palustre
  • purple reedgrass Calamagrostis purpurascens
  • pygmyflower rockjasmine Androsace septentrionalis
  • red baneberry Actaea rubra
  • resin birch Betula glandulosa
  • Richardson's pondweed Potamogeton richardsonii
  • rock harlequin Corydalis sempervirens
  • Rocky Mountain fescue Festuca saximontana
  • rosy pussytoes Antennaria rosea
  • roundleaf sundew Drosera rotundifolia
  • running clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum
  • rusty woodsia Woodsia ilvensis
  • scrambled eggs Corydalis aurea
  • seaside arrowgrass Triglochin maritima
  • sheathed pondweed Stuckenia vaginata
  • shortray fleabane Erigeron lonchophyllus
  • shortspike watermilfoil Myriophyllum sibiricum
  • shy wallflower Erysimum inconspicuum
  • sidebells wintergreen Orthilia secunda
  • single delight Moneses uniflora
  • skullcap speedwell Veronica scutellata
  • skunk currant Ribes glandulosum
  • small bur-reed Sparganium natans
  • small cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
  • small pondweed Potamogeton pusillus
  • snowline wintergreen Pyrola minor
  • spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium
  • thread rush Juncus filiformis
  • threadleaf crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus
  • tree groundpine Lycopodium dendroideum
  • tussock cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
  • twinflower Linnaea borealis
  • variegated scouringrush Equisetum variegatum
  • Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana
  • water arum Calla palustris
  • waterawlwort Subularia aquatica
  • western oakfern Gymnocarpium dryopteris
  • white violet Viola renifolia
  • whorl-leaf watermilfoil Myriophyllum verticillatum
  • wood bluegrass Poa nemoralis
  • woodland draba Draba nemorosa
  • woollyfruit sedge Carex lasiocarpa
  • yellow coralroot Corallorhiza trifida
Also listed as native and introduced here 2

PLANTS labels these species both native and introduced in this state: some forms are native and others were brought in from elsewhere. Most gardeners should choose plants from the main list.

Compared with Alaska

The typical county is the median of the 24 Alaska counties with PLANTS county records; the statewide figure counts every species native anywhere in the state. More species is not better or worse: counties differ in size, habitat and how thoroughly they have been surveyed.

Native species counts, Fairbanks North Star Borough and Alaska
MeasureFairbanks North Star BoroughTypical countyStatewide
Native species 284 237 503
Garden-ready natives 165 149 294
Tree 20 — 40
Shrub 39 — 55
Wildflower (forb) 131 — 234
Grass or grass-like 74 — 132
Vine 2 — 8
Fern 18 — 34

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Source & data date

Source
USDA NRCS PLANTS Database: county distribution records, native status and plant characteristics. CC0 (public domain dedication, per the data.gov catalog record).
Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP): native or introduced status by state. CC BY 3.0.
USGS US-RIIS (ver. 2.0): species listed as introduced are excluded. CC0.
Citation
USDA, NRCS. 2026. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov, 11/04/2026). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Govaerts R. (ed.) (2026). WCVP: World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Data file dated 2026-06-04, http://sftp.kew.org/pub/data-repositories/WCVP/ (retrieved 2026-11-04). Paper: Govaerts R. et al. (2021) The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8, 215.
Data date
Retrieved from PLANTS on November 4, 2026; WCVP data file dated June 4, 2026.
Zones
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023) ZIP table: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed November 3, 2026. Plant zones on this site are our estimate, not the official map.
Scope
Fairbanks North Star Borough (county FIPS 02090), Alaska. 284 native species from PLANTS county distribution records; garden-ready = species with a PLANTS characteristics record.
Method
A species is listed when it is recorded as native to the state in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in the county by USDA PLANTS. Species PLANTS labels both native and introduced are listed separately. Full method · All sources

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