Native plants · Alaska
Native plants of Kodiak Island Borough
242 plant species are recorded as native to Alaska in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Kodiak Island Borough by USDA PLANTS. 152 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 4 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Kodiak Island Borough, Alaska
- Native species
- 242 Typical Alaska county: 237 (median of 24 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 152 Typical Alaska county: 149
- Share by type (all 242 native species)
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Percent of the 242 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (44%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (31%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 152
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska bog willow Salix fuscescens | Shrub | 20 ft | — | — | Zone 11a |
| Alaska brome Bromus sitchensis | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5b |
| 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 timothy Phleum alpinum | Grass or grass-like | 1.4 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| American alpine speedwell Veronica wormskjoldii | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| American dunegrass Leymus mollis | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 8a |
| American speedwell Veronica americana | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 pearlwort Sagina saginoides | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| arrowleaf ragwort Senecio triangularis | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| balsam poplar Populus balsamifera | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1a |
| Barclay's willow Salix barclayi | Tree | 15 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| beach pea Lathyrus japonicus | Vine | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 arnica Arnica latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| buckbean Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Chamisso arnica Arnica chamissonis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| chamisso sedge Carex pachystachya | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| chestnut rush Juncus castaneus | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| clasping arnica Arnica amplexicaulis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| cloudberry Rubus chamaemorus | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| common cowparsnip Heracleum maximum | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common mare's-tail Hippuris vulgaris | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common selfheal Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common spikerush Eleocharis palustris | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| darkthroat shootingstar Dodecatheon pulchellum | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Douglas aster Symphyotrichum subspicatum | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 6b |
| drooping woodreed Cinna latifolia | Grass or grass-like | 4.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| Drummond's rush Juncus drummondii | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| floating pondweed Potamogeton natans | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| fowl bluegrass Poa palustris | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| fringed brome Bromus ciliatus | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| glaucous bluegrass Poa glauca | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | — | Zone 3a |
| 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 |
| hair-like sedge Carex capillaris | Grass or grass-like | 1.7 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| 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 |
| jointleaf rush Juncus articulatus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| kinnikinnick Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | 6 in | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| lanceleaf grapefern Botrychium lanceolatum | Fern | 11 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| largeflower speargrass Poa eminens | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | — | Zone 2a |
| largeleaf avens Geum macrophyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| least willow Salix rotundifolia | Shrub | 2 in | — | — | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Shrub | 6 in | Sun | — | Zone 1a |
| littleleaf buttercup Ranunculus abortivus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| littletree willow Salix arbusculoides | Tree | 10 ft | Sun | — | — |
| livid sedge Carex livida | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | — | Zone 1a |
| lodgepole pine Pinus contorta | Tree | 99 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 1a |
| longstalk starwort Stellaria longipes | Wildflower (forb) | 11 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| Lyngbye's sedge Carex lyngbyei | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | — | Zone 2a |
| Macoun's buttercup Ranunculus macounii | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | — | Zone 1a |
| marsh bluegrass Poa leptocoma | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| Mertens' rush Juncus mertensianus | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| Mertens' sedge Carex mertensii | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| netleaf willow Salix reticulata | Shrub | 2 in | — | — | Zone 1a |
| Nootka lupine Lupinus nootkatensis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Nootka rose Rosa nutkana | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 8a |
| northern bedstraw Galium boreale | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| northern singlespike sedge Carex scirpoidea | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Northwest Territory sedge Carex utriculata | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| oval-leaf blueberry Vaccinium ovalifolium | Shrub | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| paper birch Betula papyrifera | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1a |
| pendantgrass Arctophila fulva | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | — | Zone 3a |
| Ramensk's sedge Carex ramenskii | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | — | Zone 2a |
| red currant Ribes triste | Shrub | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 1a |
| red elderberry Sambucus racemosa | Tree | 18 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| ribbonleaf pondweed Potamogeton epihydrus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| Rocky Mountain goldenrod Solidago multiradiata | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | — | Zone 1a |
| Ross' avens Geum rossii | Wildflower (forb) | 5 in | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 10a |
| rough bentgrass Agrostis scabra | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| sago pondweed Stuckenia pectinata | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| salmonberry Rubus spectabilis | Vine | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Saskatoon serviceberry Amelanchier alnifolia | Tree | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 1a |
| 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 |
| Siberian springbeauty Claytonia sibirica | Wildflower (forb) | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| silvery sedge Carex canescens | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis | Tree | 200 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Sitka willow Salix sitchensis | Tree | 23 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5b |
| slender cinquefoil Potentilla gracilis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Sun | Low | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| spiked woodrush Luzula spicata | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| squashberry Viburnum edule | Shrub | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 1a |
| stiff clubmoss Lycopodium annotinum | Fern | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3a |
| subalpine fleabane Erigeron peregrinus | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| swordleaf rush Juncus ensifolius | 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 |
| tealeaf willow Salix pulchra | Tree | 3 ft | Sun | — | Zone 1a |
| three-hulled rush Juncus triglumis | Grass or grass-like | 10 in | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| threepetal bedstraw Galium trifidum | Vine | 10 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| thrift seapink Armeria maritima | Wildflower (forb) | 11 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| 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 bulrush Trichophorum cespitosum | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| 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 |
| undergreen willow Salix commutata | Shrub | 3 ft | — | — | 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 |
| western mountain ash Sorbus sitchensis | Tree | 15 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| western pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| western water hemlock Cicuta douglasii | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| white marsh marigold Caltha leptosepala | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| widgeongrass Ruppia maritima | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun | High | Zone 7a |
| woodland horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum | Fern | 11 in | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3a |
| woolly geranium Geranium erianthum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | — | Zone 5a |
| yellow marsh marigold Caltha palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 90
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.
Hidden while “Garden-ready only” is on.
- Aleutian maidenhair Adiantum aleuticum
- alpine bluegrass Poa alpina
- alpine bulrush Trichophorum alpinum
- alpine fescue Festuca brachyphylla
- alpine milkvetch Astragalus alpinus
- alpine pondweed Potamogeton alpinus
- American rockbrake Cryptogramma acrostichoides
- American yellowrocket Barbarea orthoceras
- autumn dwarf gentian Gentianella amarella
- beautiful sandwort Minuartia rubella
- Bebb willow Salix bebbiana
- Bering's tufted hairgrass Deschampsia beringensis
- 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
- bride's feathers Aruncus dioicus
- brittle bladderfern Cystopteris fragilis
- brownish sedge Carex brunnescens
- Buxbaum's sedge Carex buxbaumii
- common bladderwort Utricularia macrorhiza
- common woodrush Luzula multiflora
- creeping sedge Carex chordorrhiza
- dwarf scouringrush Equisetum scirpoides
- English sundew Drosera anglica
- feltleaf willow Salix alaxensis
- fewflower sedge Carex pauciflora
- flatleaf bladderwort Utricularia intermedia
- fleshy starwort Stellaria crassifolia
- fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum
- fringed willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
- green false hellebore Veratrum viride
- heartleaf twayblade Listera cordata
- hookedspur violet Viola adunca
- Hornemann's willowherb Epilobium hornemannii
- Huron green orchid Platanthera huronensis
- leathery grapefern Botrychium multifidum
- liverleaf wintergreen Pyrola asarifolia
- long beechfern Phegopteris connectilis
- longbract frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis
- lyrate rockcress Arabis lyrata
- marsh arrowgrass Triglochin palustris
- marsh horsetail Equisetum palustre
- marsh pea Lathyrus palustris
- marsh willowherb Epilobium palustre
- Mingan moonwort Botrychium minganense
- moss campion Silene acaulis
- narrowleaf bur-reed Sparganium angustifolium
- northern bentgrass Agrostis mertensii
- northern bog sedge Carex gynocrates
- northern green rush Juncus alpinoarticulatus
- pale false mannagrass Torreyochloa pallida
- pale spikerush Eleocharis macrostachya
- pimpernel willowherb Epilobium anagallidifolium
- purple marshlocks Comarum palustre
- red baneberry Actaea rubra
- resin birch Betula glandulosa
- Richardson's pondweed Potamogeton richardsonii
- rosy pussytoes Antennaria rosea
- roundleaf sundew Drosera rotundifolia
- running clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum
- rusty woodsia Woodsia ilvensis
- scentbottle Platanthera dilatata
- seaside arrowgrass Triglochin maritima
- seaside sandplant Honckenya peploides
- seawrack Zostera marina
- shortspike watermilfoil Myriophyllum sibiricum
- sidebells wintergreen Orthilia secunda
- single delight Moneses uniflora
- slender bog orchid Platanthera stricta
- small cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
- snowline wintergreen Pyrola minor
- spiral ditchgrass Ruppia cirrhosa
- tall blue lettuce Lactuca biennis
- thinleaf cottonsedge Eriophorum viridicarinatum
- thread rush Juncus filiformis
- threadleaf crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus
- threeleaf goldthread Coptis trifolia
- tussock cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
- variegated scouringrush Equisetum variegatum
- water minerslettuce Montia chamissoi
- water mudwort Limosella aquatica
- waterawlwort Subularia aquatica
- western oakfern Gymnocarpium dryopteris
- white violet Viola renifolia
- wood bluegrass Poa nemoralis
- yellow coralroot Corallorhiza trifida
- yellow sedge Carex flava
Also listed as native and introduced here 4
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.
- American red raspberryRubus idaeus
- claspleaf twistedstalkStreptopus amplexifolius
- Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
- wild chivesAllium schoenoprasum
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.
| Measure | Kodiak Island Borough | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 242 | 237 | 503 |
| Garden-ready natives | 152 | 149 | 294 |
| Tree | 15 | — | 40 |
| Shrub | 23 | — | 55 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 106 | — | 234 |
| Grass or grass-like | 76 | — | 132 |
| Vine | 5 | — | 8 |
| Fern | 17 | — | 34 |
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
- Kodiak Island Borough (county FIPS 02150), Alaska. 242 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