Native plants · New York
Native plants of Schoharie County
357 plant species are recorded as native to New York in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Schoharie County by USDA PLANTS. 153 of them have growing records you can filter by light, moisture, height and estimated cold hardiness. 3 more species are listed as both native and introduced and kept in a separate section.
County summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP
Schoharie County, New York
- Native species
- 357 Typical New York county: 699 (median of 62 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 153 Typical New York county: 299
- Share by type (all 357 native species)
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Percent of the 357 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (40%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (30%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 153
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis | Tree | 35 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| alternateleaf dogwood Cornus alternifolia | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| American bur-reed Sparganium americanum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| American elm Ulmus americana | Tree | 120 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| American sycamore Platanus occidentalis | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| awlfruit sedge Carex stipata | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| bald cypress Taxodium distichum | Tree | 130 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| balsam fir Abies balsamea | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| bigleaf aster Eurybia macrophylla | Wildflower (forb) | 4.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 2b |
| black maple Acer nigrum | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| black spruce Picea mariana | Tree | 65 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 1a |
| black walnut Juglans nigra | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| blue cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| blunt spikerush Eleocharis obtusa | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| bog goldenrod Solidago uliginosa | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| bog laurel Kalmia polifolia | Shrub | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| bog willowherb Epilobium leptophyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| bristlystalked sedge Carex leptalea | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| broadleaf arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| broom sedge Carex scoparia | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| butternut Juglans cinerea | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| calico aster Symphyotrichum lateriflorum | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Canada germander Teucrium canadense | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| Canada goldenrod Solidago altissima | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| Canadian plum Prunus nigra | Tree | 9 ft | Sun | — | Zone 9b |
| Carolina rose Rosa carolina | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| common blue violet Viola sororia | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| common blue wood aster Symphyotrichum cordifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| common rush Juncus effusus | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common selfheal Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| common serviceberry Amelanchier arborea | Tree | 36 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| common sneezeweed Helenium autumnale | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| crested woodfern Dryopteris cristata | Fern | 1.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| crookedstem aster Symphyotrichum prenanthoides | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower (forb) | 8.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| Dewey sedge Carex deweyana | Grass or grass-like | 3.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| ditch stonecrop Penthorum sedoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| dotted smartweed Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| downy yellow violet Viola pubescens | Wildflower (forb) | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| drooping sedge Carex prasina | Grass or grass-like | 2.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| dwarf St. Johnswort Hypericum mutilum | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| eastern redcedar Juniperus virginiana | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| eastern rough sedge Carex scabrata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| eastern white pine Pinus strobus | Tree | 150 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| eastern woodland sedge Carex blanda | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| field horsetail Equisetum arvense | Fern | 11 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| fireweed Chamerion angustifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 5.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| fox sedge Carex vulpinoidea | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| fringed sedge Carex crinita | Grass or grass-like | 5.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| graceful sedge Carex gracillima | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| greater bladder sedge Carex intumescens | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| greater straw sedge Carex normalis | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| green bulrush Scirpus atrovirens | Grass or grass-like | 5.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 2a |
| hairy sedge Carex lacustris | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | 12 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| hop sedge Carex lupulina | Grass or grass-like | 4.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana | Tree | 45 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| late purple aster Symphyotrichum patens | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| limestone meadow sedge Carex granularis | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| littleleaf buttercup Ranunculus abortivus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| longhair sedge Carex comosa | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| nerveless woodland sedge Carex leptonervia | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| New Jersey tea Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| New York fern Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| nodding fescue Festuca subverticillata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| northern bedstraw Galium boreale | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| northern maidenhair Adiantum pedatum | Fern | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| northern mountain ash Sorbus decora | Tree | 40 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 2a |
| northern red oak Quercus rubra | Tree | 81 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| oval-leaf sedge Carex cephalophora | Grass or grass-like | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4a |
| pale touch-me-not Impatiens pallida | Wildflower (forb) | 8.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 10b |
| 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 |
| Pennsylvania buttercup Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| pipsissewa Chimaphila umbellata | Shrub | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| poverty rush Juncus tenuis | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| prairie willow Salix humilis | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| prickly bog sedge Carex atlantica | Grass or grass-like | 1.8 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| purpleleaf willowherb Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| purplestem aster Symphyotrichum puniceum | Wildflower (forb) | 8.1 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| pussy willow Salix discolor | Tree | 40 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| quill sedge Carex tenera | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| rattlesnake fern Botrychium virginianum | Fern | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| red chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5b |
| red spruce Picea rubens | Tree | 110 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| redosier dogwood Cornus sericea | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| riverbank wildrye Elymus riparius | Grass or grass-like | 4.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| roadside agrimony Agrimonia striata | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| rock elm Ulmus thomasii | Tree | 90 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| rough bentgrass Agrostis scabra | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| roundleaf goldenrod Solidago patula | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| roundleaf serviceberry Amelanchier sanguinea | Tree | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| 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 |
| shagbark hickory Carya ovata | Tree | 75 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| shallow sedge Carex lurida | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| silky dogwood Cornus amomum | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| silky willow Salix sericea | Tree | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| silvery sedge Carex canescens | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| slender flatsedge Cyperus bipartitus | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| slender wheatgrass Elymus trachycaulus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| softleaf sedge Carex disperma | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| southern arrowwood Viburnum recognitum | Tree | 9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| spike trisetum Trisetum spicatum | Grass or grass-like | 1.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| spiked muhly Muhlenbergia glomerata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| stalked bulrush Scirpus pedicellatus | Grass or grass-like | 6.6 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| star duckweed Lemna trisulca | Wildflower (forb) | 4 in | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| star sedge Carex echinata | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| stiff marsh bedstraw Galium tinctorium | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| strawcolored flatsedge Cyperus strigosus | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| sweet birch Betula lenta | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| sweet fern Comptonia peregrina | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| teal lovegrass Eragrostis hypnoides | Grass or grass-like | 4 in | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| threepetal bedstraw Galium trifidum | Vine | 10 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| twoheaded water-starwort Callitriche heterophylla | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| upright sedge Carex stricta | Grass or grass-like | 4.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| water sedge Carex aquatilis | Grass or grass-like | 2.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| wavy hairgrass Deschampsia flexuosa | Grass or grass-like | 2.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| western pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| white ash Fraxinus americana | Tree | 90 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| white avens Geum canadense | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| white edge sedge Carex debilis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6a |
| white meadowsweet Spiraea alba | Shrub | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| white oak Quercus alba | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| whitegrass Leersia virginica | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| wirestem muhly Muhlenbergia frondosa | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| woodland horsetail Equisetum sylvaticum | Fern | 11 in | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3a |
| wreath goldenrod Solidago caesia | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| wrinkleleaf goldenrod Solidago rugosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 204
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.
- agueweed Gentianella quinquefolia
- Allegheny monkeyflower Mimulus ringens
- American false pennyroyal Hedeoma pulegioides
- American fly honeysuckle Lonicera canadensis
- American mannagrass Glyceria grandis
- American milletgrass Milium effusum
- American wintergreen Pyrola americana
- Appalachian barren strawberry Waldsteinia fragarioides
- Appalachian sedge Carex appalachica
- arrowleaf violet Viola sagittata
- Back's sedge Carex backii
- bald spikerush Eleocharis erythropoda
- bashful bulrush Trichophorum planifolium
- bearded flatsedge Cyperus squarrosus
- beggarslice Hackelia virginiana
- blackgirdle bulrush Scirpus atrocinctus
- blackseed plantain Plantago rugelii
- blackseed ricegrass Patis racemosa
- Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium pallidum
- bluntleaf sandwort Moehringia lateriflora
- bluntlobe grapefern Botrychium oneidense
- bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia
- bottlebrush sedge Carex hystericina
- bristleleaf sedge Carex eburnea
- brittle bladderfern Cystopteris fragilis
- broad looseflower sedge Carex laxiflora
- broadleaf sedge Carex platyphylla
- browneyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba
- brownish sedge Carex brunnescens
- bulblet bladderfern Cystopteris bulbifera
- Canadian clearweed Pilea pumila
- Canadian honewort Cryptotaenia canadensis
- Canadian white violet Viola canadensis
- Canadian wildginger Asarum canadense
- Canadian woodnettle Laportea canadensis
- Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
- Carolina springbeauty Claytonia caroliniana
- carpenter's square Scrophularia marilandica
- checkered rattlesnake plantain Goodyera tesselata
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- Clayton's sweetroot Osmorhiza claytonii
- Clinton's woodfern Dryopteris clintoniana
- clustered blacksnakeroot Sanicula odorata
- Columbian watermeal Wolffia columbiana
- common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
- common cinquefoil Potentilla simplex
- common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre
- common threeseed mercury Acalypha rhomboidea
- common woodrush Luzula multiflora
- common yellow oxalis Oxalis stricta
- creeping mannagrass Glyceria acutiflora
- cutleaf grapefern Botrychium dissectum
- drooping woodland sedge Carex arctata
- Dudley's rush Juncus dudleyi
- dutchman's breeches Dicentra cucullaria
- dwarf scouringrush Equisetum scirpoides
- early meadow-rue Thalictrum dioicum
- early saxifrage Saxifraga virginiensis
- earlyleaf brome Bromus latiglumis
- eastern bottlebrush grass Elymus hystrix
- eastern daisy fleabane Erigeron annuus
- eastern hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula
- eastern marsh fern Thelypteris palustris
- eastern star sedge Carex radiata
- eastern waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- European bur-reed Sparganium emersum
- fairywand Chamaelirium luteum
- fan clubmoss Lycopodium digitatum
- fibrousroot sedge Carex communis
- flat-top goldentop Euthamia graminifolia
- fleshy hawthorn Crataegus succulenta
- fourleaf milkweed Asclepias quadrifolia
- foxtail sedge Carex alopecoidea
- fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum
- fuzzy wuzzy sedge Carex hirsutella
- great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica
- green adder's-mouth orchid Malaxis unifolia
- grove bluegrass Poa alsodes
- hairy forked nailwort Paronychia fastigiata
- hairy Solomon's seal Polygonatum pubescens
- hairy wildrye Elymus villosus
- hairy woodland brome Bromus pubescens
- hairy woodrush Luzula acuminata
- hairystem gooseberry Ribes hirtellum
- Hooker's orchid Platanthera hookeri
- Howell's pussytoes Antennaria howellii
- Indian-tobacco Lobelia inflata
- Indianpipe Monotropa uniflora
- inflated narrow-leaf sedge Carex grisea
- intermediate woodfern Dryopteris intermedia
- king of the meadow Thalictrum pubescens
- knotsheath sedge Carex retrorsa
- lanceleaf figwort Scrophularia lanceolata
- lanceleaf wild licorice Galium lanceolatum
- largeflower bellwort Uvularia grandiflora
- largefruit blacksnakeroot Sanicula trifoliata
- largepod pinweed Lechea intermedia
- leathery grapefern Botrychium multifidum
- lesser clearweed Pilea fontana
- lesser purple fringed orchid Platanthera psycodes
- long beechfern Phegopteris connectilis
- longspur violet Viola rostrata
- longstalk sedge Carex pedunculata
- longstyle sweetroot Osmorhiza longistylis
- Lowrie's blue wood aster Symphyotrichum lowrieanum
- lyrate rockcress Arabis lyrata
- maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
- marginal woodfern Dryopteris marginalis
- marsh pea Lathyrus palustris
- matricary grapefern Botrychium matricariifolium
- mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
- mountain ricegrass Piptatheropsis pungens
- narrowleaf cowwheat Melampyrum lineare
- New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
- nodding sedge Carex gynandra
- nodding stickseed Hackelia deflexa
- northern selaginella Selaginella rupestris
- northern woodland violet Viola septentrionalis
- Norwegian cinquefoil Potentilla norvegica
- oneflowered broomrape Orobanche uniflora
- oneseed bur cucumber Sicyos angulatus
- pale false mannagrass Torreyochloa pallida
- parasol whitetop Doellingeria umbellata
- partridgeberry Mitchella repens
- Pennsylvania sedge Carex pensylvanica
- pleatleaf knotweed Polygonum tenue
- pointedleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium glutinosum
- poverty dropseed Sporobolus vaginiflorus
- poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata
- purple cliffbrake Pellaea atropurpurea
- purple milkwort Polygala sanguinea
- purple pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea
- rare clubmoss Lycopodium obscurum
- red trillium Trillium erectum
- reflexed sedge Carex retroflexa
- Robert geranium Geranium robertianum
- rock polypody Polypodium virginianum
- rosy sedge Carex rosea
- rough barnyardgrass Echinochloa muricata
- roundleaf yellow violet Viola rotundifolia
- running clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum
- rusty woodsia Woodsia ilvensis
- Schweinitz's sedge Carex schweinitzii
- seaside arrowgrass Triglochin maritima
- Seneca snakeroot Polygala senega
- sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
- shining clubmoss Huperzia lucidula
- shining lady's tresses Spiranthes lucida
- shiny wedgescale Sphenopholis nitida
- showy lady's slipper Cypripedium reginae
- sidebells wintergreen Orthilia secunda
- silver false spleenwort Deparia acrostichoides
- single delight Moneses uniflora
- sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
- sleepy silene Silene antirrhina
- slender wedgescale Sphenopholis intermedia
- slender woodland sedge Carex digitalis
- slimleaf panicgrass Dichanthelium linearifolium
- small cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
- smooth blackberry Rubus canadensis
- smooth oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides
- smooth rose Rosa blanda
- smooth yellow false foxglove Aureolaria flava
- snakemouth orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides
- spinulose woodfern Dryopteris carthusiana
- spotted geranium Geranium maculatum
- spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium
- strict blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium montanum
- summer coralroot Corallorhiza maculata
- summer sedge Carex aestivalis
- swamp verbena Verbena hastata
- tall thimbleweed Anemone virginiana
- tapered rosette grass Dichanthelium acuminatum
- thinleaf sunflower Helianthus decapetalus
- trailing arbutus Epigaea repens
- tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea
- tussock cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum
- twoleaf miterwort Mitella diphylla
- upland blackberry Rubus pergratus
- upland brittle bladderfern Cystopteris tenuis
- Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana
- walking fern Asplenium rhizophyllum
- wallrue Asplenium ruta-muraria
- waxflower shinleaf Pyrola elliptica
- weft fern Trichomanes intricatum
- western oakfern Gymnocarpium dryopteris
- white goldenrod Solidago bicolor
- white trillium Trillium grandiflorum
- white violet Viola renifolia
- white wood aster Eurybia divaricata
- whitetinge sedge Carex albicans
- whorled wood aster Oclemena acuminata
- wild comfrey Cynoglossum virginianum
- wood lily Lilium philadelphicum
- woodland bulrush Scirpus expansus
- woodland pinedrops Pterospora andromedea
- woodland strawberry Fragaria vesca
- woollyfruit sedge Carex lasiocarpa
- wormseed sandmat Chamaesyce vermiculata
- yellow avens Geum aleppicum
- yellow coralroot Corallorhiza trifida
- yellow sedge Carex flava
- yellowfruit sedge Carex annectens
Also listed as native and introduced here 3
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.
- annual ragweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
- common reedPhragmites australis
- Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
Compared with New York
The typical county is the median of the 62 New York 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 | Schoharie County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 357 | 699 | 1,886 |
| Garden-ready natives | 153 | 299 | 655 |
| Tree | 33 | — | 171 |
| Shrub | 29 | — | 120 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 143 | — | 970 |
| Grass or grass-like | 108 | — | 472 |
| Vine | 5 | — | 56 |
| Fern | 39 | — | 97 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Schoharie County.
- Albany County, NY 417 garden-ready
- Delaware County, NY 303 garden-ready
- Montgomery County, NY 80 garden-ready
- Otsego County, NY 165 garden-ready
- Schenectady County, NY 242 garden-ready
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
- Schoharie County (county FIPS 36095), New York. 357 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