Native plants · New York
Native plants of Ulster County
1,088 plant species are recorded as native to New York in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in Ulster County by USDA PLANTS. 428 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
Ulster County, New York
- Native species
- 1,088 Typical New York county: 699 (median of 62 counties)
- Garden-ready natives
- 428 Typical New York county: 299
- Share by type (all 1,088 native species)
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Percent of the 1,088 native species in each growth type
Wildflowers make up the largest share of the native list (52%), followed by grasses and grass-like plants (22%).
The native plant list
Garden-ready natives 428
Native species with PLANTS growing records (height, light, moisture, minimum temperature). “—” means PLANTS has no value.
| Plant | Type | Height | Light | Water use | Hardy to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| alderleaf buckthorn Rhamnus alnifolia | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| Allegheny blackberry Rubus allegheniensis | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| 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 basswood Tilia americana | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| American beech Fagus grandifolia | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| American bittersweet Celastrus scandens | Vine | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| American black currant Ribes americanum | Shrub | 3 ft | — | — | Zone 2b |
| American bur-reed Sparganium americanum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| American chestnut Castanea dentata | Tree | 115 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American eelgrass Vallisneria americana | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| American elm Ulmus americana | Tree | 120 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| American hazelnut Corylus americana | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American mountain ash Sorbus americana | Tree | 40 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| American plum Prunus americana | Tree | 24 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| American pokeweed Phytolacca americana | Wildflower (forb) | 7.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| American red raspberry Rubus idaeus | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 1a |
| American speedwell Veronica americana | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| American sycamore Platanus occidentalis | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| American vetch Vicia americana | Vine | 1.3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| American water horehound Lycopus americanus | Wildflower (forb) | 1.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana | Tree | 20 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| annual wildrice Zizania aquatica | Grass or grass-like | 9.8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 10b |
| arborvitae Thuja occidentalis | Tree | 50 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| arrowleaf tearthumb Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 6a |
| arumleaf arrowhead Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| awlfruit sedge Carex stipata | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Bailey's sedge Carex baileyi | Grass or grass-like | 2.1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| 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 agrimony Agrimonia rostellata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| beaked hazelnut Corylus cornuta | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| big bluestem Andropogon gerardii | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 2b |
| bigleaf aster Eurybia macrophylla | Wildflower (forb) | 4.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| bigtooth aspen Populus grandidentata | Tree | 65 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 2b |
| black ash Fraxinus nigra | Tree | 65 ft | Sun | High | Zone 2b |
| black cherry Prunus serotina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| black chokeberry Aronia melanocarpa | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 9b |
| black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata | Shrub | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| black maple Acer nigrum | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| black oak Quercus velutina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| black raspberry Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| black spruce Picea mariana | Tree | 65 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 1a |
| black walnut Juglans nigra | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| black willow Salix nigra | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1b |
| blackeyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| blackgum Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | 95 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium | Tree | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| blue cohosh Caulophyllum thalictroides | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| bluebead Clintonia borealis | Wildflower (forb) | 1.1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| bluejoint Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| blunt broom sedge Carex tribuloides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| blunt spikerush Eleocharis obtusa | Grass or grass-like | 1.6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| bluntleaf bedstraw Galium obtusum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| 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 muhly Muhlenbergia uniflora | Grass or grass-like | 1.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| bog willowherb Epilobium leptophyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| bottle gentian Gentiana clausa | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| boxelder Acer negundo | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| bristly buttercup Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| bristly dewberry Rubus hispidus | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| bristlystalked sedge Carex leptalea | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| broadfruit bur-reed Sparganium eurycarpum | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| broadleaf arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| broom sedge Carex scoparia | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| broomsedge bluestem Andropogon virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| buckbean Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| bulbous bittercress Cardamine bulbosa | Wildflower (forb) | 1.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| bunchberry dogwood Cornus canadensis | Shrub | 6 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| bur-reed sedge Carex sparganioides | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| burningbush Euonymus atropurpureus | Tree | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | — |
| 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 |
| Canada goldenrod Solidago canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canada wildrye Elymus canadensis | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canada yew Taxus canadensis | Shrub | 5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Canadian horseweed Conyza canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12b |
| Canadian lousewort Pedicularis canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3a |
| Canadian milkvetch Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Canadian plum Prunus nigra | Tree | 9 ft | Sun | — | Zone 9b |
| Canadian rush Juncus canadensis | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Canadian serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis | Tree | 23 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Canadian waterweed Elodea canadensis | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| cardinalflower Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower (forb) | 5.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| Carolina fanwort Cabomba caroliniana | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| Carolina rose Rosa carolina | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| chestnut oak Quercus montana | Tree | 73 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| chokecherry Prunus virginiana | Tree | 25 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| climbing hempvine Mikania scandens | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| closed bottle gentian Gentiana andrewsii | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| coast cockspur grass Echinochloa walteri | Grass or grass-like | 6.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 10b |
| coastal sweetpepperbush Clethra alnifolia | Shrub | 16 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| common cowparsnip Heracleum maximum | Wildflower (forb) | 8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common duckweed Lemna minor | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common evening primrose Oenothera biennis | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| common goldstar Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| common hackberry Celtis occidentalis | Tree | 60 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 2b |
| common juniper Juniperus communis | Tree | 10 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| common ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius | Shrub | 10 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| common spikerush Eleocharis palustris | Grass or grass-like | 1.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common threesquare Schoenoplectus pungens | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| common winterberry Ilex verticillata | Tree | 10 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| composite dropseed Sporobolus compositus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| coon's tail Ceratophyllum demersum | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| creeping snowberry Gaultheria hispidula | Shrub | 6 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| crested sedge Carex cristatella | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| cucumber tree Magnolia acuminata | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5b |
| cursed buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 12b |
| cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower (forb) | 8.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3b |
| deerberry Vaccinium stamineum | Shrub | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| deertongue Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| devil's beggartick Bidens frondosa | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 12a |
| devil's darning needles Clematis virginiana | Vine | 15 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | 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 arrowwood Viburnum rafinesqueanum | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 3a |
| 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 |
| drooping woodreed Cinna latifolia | Grass or grass-like | 4.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| dwarf St. Johnswort Hypericum mutilum | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides | Tree | 190 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis | Tree | 105 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| eastern narrowleaf sedge Carex amphibola | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| eastern purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea | Wildflower (forb) | 1.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 straw sedge Carex straminea | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| eastern teaberry Gaultheria procumbens | Shrub | 6 in | Shade-tolerant | Low | 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 |
| fall panicgrass Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| field horsetail Equisetum arvense | Fern | 11 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| field pussytoes Antennaria neglecta | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | Low | 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 |
| flattened oatgrass Danthonia compressa | Grass or grass-like | 2.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| flowering dogwood Cornus florida | Tree | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| fragrant flatsedge Cyperus odoratus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11b |
| Frank's sedge Carex frankii | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| fringed brome Bromus ciliatus | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| fringed sedge Carex crinita | Grass or grass-like | 5.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Georgia bulrush Scirpus georgianus | Grass or grass-like | 4.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| giant goldenrod Solidago gigantea | Wildflower (forb) | 8.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| golden ragwort Packera aurea | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3a |
| golden tickseed Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| graceful sedge Carex gracillima | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| grassleaf rush Juncus marginatus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| gray alder Alnus incana | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| gray birch Betula populifolia | Tree | 25 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| gray dogwood Cornus racemosa | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| gray goldenrod Solidago nemoralis | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Gray's sedge Carex grayi | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| great laurel Rhododendron maximum | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 6a |
| 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 arrow arum Peltandra virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | 80 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| green bulrush Scirpus atrovirens | Grass or grass-like | 5.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 2a |
| groundnut Apios americana | Vine | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| hairy lespedeza Lespedeza hirta | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| hairy white oldfield aster Symphyotrichum pilosum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| harvestlice Agrimonia parviflora | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| hazel alder Alnus serrulata | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | 12 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| hobblebush Viburnum lantanoides | Shrub | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| honeylocust Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| horseflyweed Baptisia tinctoria | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 7b |
| Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans | Grass or grass-like | 6 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Indianhemp Apocynum cannabinum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| inland sedge Carex interior | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| interrupted fern Osmunda claytoniana | Fern | 4 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| Jack in the pulpit Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower (forb) | 9.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3a |
| jewelweed Impatiens capensis | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 10b |
| 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 |
| knotted rush Juncus nodosus | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| largeleaf avens Geum macrophyllum | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| late purple aster Symphyotrichum patens | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| leafy pondweed Potamogeton foliosus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| leatherleaf Chamaedaphne calyculata | Shrub | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| limestone bittercress Cardamine douglassii | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| longleaf pondweed Potamogeton nodosus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| longleaf starwort Stellaria longifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| lopsided rush Juncus secundus | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| maleberry Lyonia ligustrina | Shrub | 9 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 5a |
| mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| marsh bellflower Campanula aparinoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| marsh seedbox Ludwigia palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 2 in | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| meadow evening primrose Oenothera pilosella | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| melic mannagrass Glyceria melicaria | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Mexican muhly Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Missouri River willow Salix eriocephala | Tree | 52 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3b |
| mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa | Tree | 85 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia | Tree | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 5a |
| mountain maple Acer spicatum | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| nannyberry Viburnum lentago | Tree | 28 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| narrowleaf blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 7a |
| narrowleaf evening primrose Oenothera fruticosa | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| needle spikerush Eleocharis acicularis | Grass or grass-like | 8 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| New York ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| nimblewill Muhlenbergia schreberi | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| nodding beggartick Bidens cernua | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12a |
| nodding fescue Festuca subverticillata | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| nodding lady's tresses Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| nodding waternymph Najas flexilis | Wildflower (forb) | 2.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12a |
| northern bayberry Morella pensylvanica | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| northern bush honeysuckle Diervilla lonicera | Shrub | 2.4 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 5a |
| northern catalpa Catalpa speciosa | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| northern spicebush Lindera benzoin | Tree | 12 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| northern St. Johnswort Hypericum boreale | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| Northwest Territory sedge Carex utriculata | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3a |
| Nuttall's reedgrass Calamagrostis coarctata | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| orangegrass Hypericum gentianoides | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 12a |
| 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 |
| panicledleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium paniculatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 6a |
| paper birch Betula papyrifera | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1a |
| partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.4 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 7a |
| pawpaw Asimina triloba | Tree | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| Pennsylvania bittercress Cardamine pensylvanica | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| perplexed ticktrefoil Desmodium perplexum | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Philadelphia fleabane Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.8 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| pickerelweed Pontederia cordata | Wildflower (forb) | 3.2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| pignut hickory Carya glabra | Tree | 80 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4a |
| pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica | Tree | 30 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| pin oak Quercus palustris | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| pitch pine Pinus rigida | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| possumhaw Viburnum nudum | Tree | 15 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| poverty rush Juncus tenuis | Grass or grass-like | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| prairie cordgrass Spartina pectinata | Grass or grass-like | 8 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| prairie fleabane Erigeron strigosus | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| prairie wedgescale Sphenopholis obtusata | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| 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 |
| prickly currant Ribes lacustre | Shrub | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 1a |
| purple avens Geum rivale | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| purple lovegrass Eragrostis spectabilis | Grass or grass-like | 11 in | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| purpleflowering raspberry Rubus odoratus | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| purpletop tridens Tridens flavus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 5a |
| pussy willow Salix discolor | Tree | 40 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| quaking aspen Populus tremuloides | Tree | 65 ft | Sun | High | Zone 1a |
| 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 |
| rattlesnake mannagrass Glyceria canadensis | Grass or grass-like | 3.2 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| red chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia | Shrub | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5b |
| 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 |
| red maple Acer rubrum | Tree | 68 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 2b |
| red mulberry Morus rubra | Tree | 70 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| red pine Pinus resinosa | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3a |
| red spruce Picea rubens | Tree | 110 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| redosier dogwood Cornus sericea | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| redroot flatsedge Cyperus erythrorhizos | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 11a |
| redtop panicgrass Panicum rigidulum | Grass or grass-like | 3.3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| reed canarygrass Phalaris arundinacea | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| rhodora Rhododendron canadense | Shrub | 18 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| ribbonleaf pondweed Potamogeton epihydrus | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| rice cutgrass Leersia oryzoides | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| river birch Betula nigra | Tree | 70 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| riverbank grape Vitis riparia | Vine | 45 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | 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 |
| rough avens Geum laciniatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3.1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5a |
| rough bedstraw Galium asprellum | Wildflower (forb) | 5.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| rough bentgrass Agrostis scabra | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza capitata | Wildflower (forb) | 2.6 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| roundleaf dogwood Cornus rugosa | Tree | 10 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4b |
| roundleaf goldenrod Solidago patula | Wildflower (forb) | 6.6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| roundleaf greenbrier Smilax rotundifolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| rufous bulrush Scirpus pendulus | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| sageleaf willow Salix candida | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| sandcherry Prunus pumila | Shrub | 6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| sassafras Sassafras albidum | Tree | 75 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| sawtooth sunflower Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower (forb) | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| scarlet Indian paintbrush Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| 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 |
| sharpwing monkeyflower Mimulus alatus | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| shining willow Salix lucida | Tree | 13 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3a |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| silver maple Acer saccharinum | Tree | 90 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 2b |
| silverweed cinquefoil Argentina anserina | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5a |
| silvery sedge Carex canescens | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| skunk cabbage Symplocarpus foetidus | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | 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 |
| slippery elm Ulmus rubra | Tree | 85 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3a |
| small beggarticks Bidens discoidea | Wildflower (forb) | 5.2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| small enchanter's nightshade Circaea alpina | Wildflower (forb) | 11 in | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| small white violet Viola macloskeyi | Wildflower (forb) | 6 in | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| smallflowered woodrush Luzula parviflora | Grass or grass-like | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| smallspike false nettle Boehmeria cylindrica | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| smooth beggartick Bidens laevis | Wildflower (forb) | 3.3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12b |
| smooth blue aster Symphyotrichum laeve | Wildflower (forb) | 4 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| smooth hedgenettle Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower (forb) | 25 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| smooth horsetail Equisetum laevigatum | Fern | 5 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 3b |
| smooth sumac Rhus glabra | Tree | 12 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| southern arrowwood Viburnum recognitum | Tree | 9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| southern waternymph Najas guadalupensis | Wildflower (forb) | 1 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| spotted St. Johnswort Hypericum punctatum | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| spring avens Geum vernum | Wildflower (forb) | 1.6 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5b |
| squarestem spikerush Eleocharis quadrangulata | Grass or grass-like | 4 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4b |
| squarrose sedge Carex squarrosa | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| squashberry Viburnum edule | Shrub | 2 ft | Shade-tolerant | — | Zone 1a |
| staghorn sumac Rhus typhina | Tree | 30 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | 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 clubmoss Lycopodium annotinum | Fern | 1 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 3a |
| 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 |
| striped maple Acer pensylvanicum | Tree | 35 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 2b |
| sugar maple Acer saccharum | Tree | 100 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 2b |
| summer grape Vitis aestivalis | Vine | 30 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 5a |
| swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum | Shrub | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 5b |
| swamp cottonwood Populus heterophylla | Tree | 100 ft | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| swamp loosestrife Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | 8 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 5a |
| swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower (forb) | 4.9 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| swamp rose Rosa palustris | Shrub | 8.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| swamp smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | Medium | Zone 10b |
| swamp white oak Quercus bicolor | Tree | 100 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| sweet birch Betula lenta | Tree | 60 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4b |
| sweet fern Comptonia peregrina | Shrub | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 3b |
| sweet woodreed Cinna arundinacea | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | Low | Zone 4a |
| sweetflag Acorus americanus | Wildflower (forb) | 3.9 ft | Sun | 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 |
| switchgrass Panicum virgatum | Grass or grass-like | 5 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3a |
| tall hairy agrimony Agrimonia gryposepala | Wildflower (forb) | 5.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3a |
| tamarack Larix laricina | Tree | 80 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 1a |
| tapertip rush Juncus acuminatus | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| tawny cottongrass Eriophorum virginicum | Grass or grass-like | 3.9 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| teal lovegrass Eragrostis hypnoides | Grass or grass-like | 4 in | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| three-way sedge Dulichium arundinaceum | Grass or grass-like | 2.6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| threelobe beggarticks Bidens tripartita | Wildflower (forb) | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 12a |
| threeseeded sedge Carex trisperma | Grass or grass-like | 1.9 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4a |
| toad rush Juncus bufonius | Grass or grass-like | 1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 12a |
| Torrey's rush Juncus torreyi | Grass or grass-like | 3.1 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| troublesome sedge Carex molesta | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 3b |
| trumpet creeper Campsis radicans | Vine | 2 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 6a |
| trumpet honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens | Vine | 16 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| trumpetweed Eutrochium fistulosum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4b |
| tufted loosestrife Lysimachia thyrsiflora | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | 120 ft | Sun | Medium | Zone 5b |
| twisted sedge Carex torta | Grass or grass-like | 2.8 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4a |
| twoheaded water-starwort Callitriche heterophylla | Wildflower (forb) | — | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| upland bentgrass Agrostis perennans | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| upright sedge Carex stricta | Grass or grass-like | 4.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| variable panicgrass Dichanthelium commutatum | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| vernal water-starwort Callitriche palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 10 in | Sun | Medium | Zone 4a |
| Virginia bluebells Mertensia virginica | Wildflower (forb) | 2.3 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 4b |
| Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | 1 ft | Sun–part shade | Low | Zone 4b |
| Virginia rose Rosa virginiana | Shrub | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| Virginia spiderwort Tradescantia virginiana | Wildflower (forb) | 1.1 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 3b |
| Virginia wildrye Elymus virginicus | Grass or grass-like | 2.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 4b |
| water horsetail Equisetum fluviatile | Fern | 3 ft | Sun | High | Zone 4a |
| water knotweed Polygonum amphibium | Wildflower (forb) | 1 in | Sun | High | Zone 5a |
| 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 |
| white panicle aster Symphyotrichum lanceolatum | Wildflower (forb) | 6 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 3b |
| 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 |
| wild sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Shade-tolerant | Medium | Zone 3b |
| winged sumac Rhus copallinum | Tree | 8 ft | Sun | Low | Zone 4b |
| winter bentgrass Agrostis hyemalis | Grass or grass-like | 3.5 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 |
| woodland muhly Muhlenbergia sylvatica | Grass or grass-like | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 4b |
| woodland rush Juncus subcaudatus | Grass or grass-like | 2.2 ft | Shade-tolerant | High | Zone 6b |
| woolgrass Scirpus cyperinus | Grass or grass-like | 4.9 ft | Sun–part shade | High | Zone 4a |
| 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 |
| yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis | Tree | 75 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 2b |
| yellow fumewort Corydalis flavula | Wildflower (forb) | 1.5 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
| yellow marsh marigold Caltha palustris | Wildflower (forb) | 2 ft | Sun | High | Zone 3b |
| zigzag goldenrod Solidago flexicaulis | Wildflower (forb) | 3 ft | Sun–part shade | Medium | Zone 5b |
No garden-ready natives match these filters. Try clearing one.
Other native species recorded here 660
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.
- Adam and Eve Aplectrum hyemale
- agueweed Gentianella quinquefolia
- Allegheny hawkweed Hieracium paniculatum
- Allegheny monkeyflower Mimulus ringens
- Allegheny Mountain buttercup Ranunculus allegheniensis
- allegheny vine Adlumia fungosa
- alpine bulrush Trichophorum alpinum
- alpine violet Viola labradorica
- amberique-bean Strophostyles helvola
- American alumroot Heuchera americana
- American bladdernut Staphylea trifolia
- American burnweed Erechtites hieraciifolius
- American cancer-root Conopholis americana
- American false pennyroyal Hedeoma pulegioides
- American fly honeysuckle Lonicera canadensis
- American ginseng Panax quinquefolius
- American golden saxifrage Chrysosplenium americanum
- American hogpeanut Amphicarpaea bracteata
- American lopseed Phryma leptostachya
- American mannagrass Glyceria grandis
- American marshpennywort Hydrocotyle americana
- American milletgrass Milium effusum
- American senna Senna hebecarpa
- American spikenard Aralia racemosa
- American waterwort Elatine americana
- American white waterlily Nymphaea odorata
- American wintergreen Pyrola americana
- anisescented goldenrod Solidago odora
- Apocynum ×floribundum Apocynum ×floribundum
- Appalachian barren strawberry Waldsteinia fragarioides
- Appalachian clubmoss Huperzia appalachiana
- Appalachian gooseberry Ribes rotundifolium
- Appalachian quillwort Isoetes engelmannii
- Appalachian sedge Carex appalachica
- Appalachian shoestring fern Vittaria appalachiana
- Appalachian stitchwort Minuartia glabra
- arrowhead rattlebox Crotalaria sagittalis
- arrowleaf violet Viola sagittata
- Atlantic goldenrod Solidago arguta
- autumn coralroot Corallorhiza odontorhiza
- awl-leaf arrowhead Sagittaria subulata
- azure bluet Houstonia caerulea
- bald spikerush Eleocharis erythropoda
- balm-of-Gilead Populus ×jackii
- bashful bulrush Trichophorum planifolium
- bastard toadflax Comandra umbellata
- bay forget-me-not Myosotis laxa
- bear oak Quercus ilicifolia
- bearded flatsedge Cyperus squarrosus
- bearded shorthusk Brachyelytrum erectum
- Bebb willow Salix bebbiana
- beechdrops Epifagus virginiana
- beggarslice Hackelia virginiana
- Bicknell's cranesbill Geranium bicknellii
- biennial beeblossom Oenothera gaura
- bigbract verbena Verbena bracteata
- black baneberry Actaea racemosa
- blackgirdle bulrush Scirpus atrocinctus
- blackseed plantain Plantago rugelii
- blackseed ricegrass Patis racemosa
- blisterwort Ranunculus recurvatus
- bloodroot Sanguinaria canadensis
- Blue Ridge blueberry Vaccinium pallidum
- Blue Ridge sedge Carex lucorum
- blue sedge Carex glaucodea
- blue skullcap Scutellaria lateriflora
- blue waxweed Cuphea viscosissima
- bluejacket Tradescantia ohiensis
- bluntleaf sandwort Moehringia lateriflora
- bluntleaf waterleaf Hydrophyllum canadense
- bluntlobe cliff fern Woodsia obtusa
- bluntlobe grapefern Botrychium oneidense
- bog fern Thelypteris simulata
- bog rosemary Andromeda polifolia
- bog white violet Viola lanceolata
- bog yellowcress Rorippa palustris
- bog yelloweyed grass Xyris difformis
- boreal starwort Stellaria borealis
- bottlebrush sedge Carex hystericina
- Bradley's spleenwort Asplenium bradleyi
- bristly greenbrier Smilax tamnoides
- bristly sarsaparilla Aralia hispida
- brittle bladderfern Cystopteris fragilis
- broad beechfern Phegopteris hexagonoptera
- broad looseflower sedge Carex laxiflora
- broadleaf sedge Carex platyphylla
- brome-like sedge Carex bromoides
- brown beaksedge Rhynchospora fusca
- brown widelip orchid Liparis liliifolia
- browneyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba
- brownfruit rush Juncus pelocarpus
- brownish beaksedge Rhynchospora capitellata
- brownish sedge Carex brunnescens
- bulblet bladderfern Cystopteris bulbifera
- bulblet-bearing water hemlock Cicuta bulbifera
- buttonbush dodder Cuscuta cephalanthi
- Canada lettuce Lactuca canadensis
- Canada lily Lilium canadense
- Canada mayflower Maianthemum canadense
- Canada toadflax Nuttallanthus canadensis
- Canadian anemone Anemone canadensis
- Canadian blacksnakeroot Sanicula canadensis
- Canadian burnet Sanguisorba canadensis
- Canadian clearweed Pilea pumila
- Canadian honewort Cryptotaenia canadensis
- Canadian white violet Viola canadensis
- Canadian wildginger Asarum canadense
- Canadian woodnettle Laportea canadensis
- cankerweed Prenanthes serpentaria
- carelessweed Cyclachaena xanthiifolia
- Carey's smartweed Polygonum careyi
- Carolina geranium Geranium carolinianum
- Carolina horsenettle Solanum carolinense
- Carolina springbeauty Claytonia caroliniana
- carpenter's square Scrophularia marilandica
- catberry Ilex mucronata
- checkered rattlesnake plantain Goodyera tesselata
- cheerful sunflower Helianthus ×laetiflorus
- Christmas fern Polystichum acrostichoides
- churchmouse threeawn Aristida dichotoma
- clammy groundcherry Physalis heterophylla
- clammy hedgehyssop Gratiola neglecta
- clasping milkweed Asclepias amplexicaulis
- clasping Venus' looking-glass Triodanis perfoliata
- claspingleaf pondweed Potamogeton perfoliatus
- claspleaf twistedstalk Streptopus amplexifolius
- Clayton's sweetroot Osmorhiza claytonii
- climbing false buckwheat Polygonum scandens
- Clinton's woodfern Dryopteris clintoniana
- clustered blacksnakeroot Sanicula odorata
- clustered sedge Carex cumulata
- coastal jointweed Polygonella articulata
- coastal sedge Carex exilis
- Columbian watermeal Wolffia columbiana
- common bladderwort Utricularia macrorhiza
- common boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum
- common cinquefoil Potentilla simplex
- common marsh bedstraw Galium palustre
- common milkweed Asclepias syriaca
- common moonseed Menispermum canadense
- common pricklyash Zanthoxylum americanum
- common threeseed mercury Acalypha rhomboidea
- common woodrush Luzula multiflora
- common yellow oxalis Oxalis stricta
- cornel-leaf whitetop Doellingeria infirma
- cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon
- cream avens Geum virginianum
- creeping lespedeza Lespedeza repens
- creeping mannagrass Glyceria acutiflora
- crinkleroot Cardamine diphylla
- Culver's root Veronicastrum virginicum
- curlytop knotweed Polygonum lapathifolium
- cutleaf evening primrose Oenothera laciniata
- cutleaf grapefern Botrychium dissectum
- cutleaf toothwort Cardamine concatenata
- cypress panicgrass Dichanthelium dichotomum
- Davis' sedge Carex davisii
- deeproot clubmoss Lycopodium tristachyum
- densetuft hairsedge Bulbostylis capillaris
- devil's bite Liatris scariosa
- devil's-tongue Opuntia humifusa
- dogtooth violet Erythronium americanum
- Dortmann's cardinalflower Lobelia dortmanna
- Douglas' knotweed Polygonum douglasii
- downy goldenrod Solidago puberula
- downy rattlesnake plantain Goodyera pubescens
- downy willowherb Epilobium strictum
- downy yellow false foxglove Aureolaria virginica
- dragon's mouth Arethusa bulbosa
- drooping woodland sedge Carex arctata
- dryspike sedge Carex siccata
- Dudley's rush Juncus dudleyi
- dutchman's breeches Dicentra cucullaria
- dwarf chinquapin oak Quercus prinoides
- dwarf cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis
- dwarf ginseng Panax trifolius
- dwarf red blackberry Rubus pubescens
- early azalea Rhododendron prinophyllum
- early blue violet Viola ×palmata
- early buttercup Ranunculus fascicularis
- early goldenrod Solidago juncea
- early meadow-rue Thalictrum dioicum
- early saxifrage Saxifraga virginiensis
- earlyleaf brome Bromus latiglumis
- earth loosestrife Lysimachia terrestris
- eastern bottlebrush grass Elymus hystrix
- eastern daisy fleabane Erigeron annuus
- eastern hayscented fern Dennstaedtia punctilobula
- eastern hemlockparsley Conioselinum chinense
- eastern leatherwood Dirca palustris
- eastern marsh fern Thelypteris palustris
- eastern poison ivy Toxicodendron radicans
- eastern prickly gooseberry Ribes cynosbati
- eastern star sedge Carex radiata
- eastern swamp saxifrage Saxifraga pensylvanica
- eastern waterleaf Hydrophyllum virginianum
- ebony spleenwort Asplenium platyneuron
- elliptic spikerush Eleocharis elliptica
- elmleaf goldenrod Solidago ulmifolia
- erect knotweed Polygonum erectum
- European bur-reed Sparganium emersum
- eyebane Chamaesyce nutans
- fairywand Chamaelirium luteum
- fall witchgrass Digitaria cognata
- false hop sedge Carex lupuliformis
- false melic Schizachne purpurascens
- fan clubmoss Lycopodium digitatum
- feathery false lily of the valley Maianthemum racemosum
- fen grass of Parnassus Parnassia glauca
- fernleaf yellow false foxglove Aureolaria pedicularia
- fescue sedge Carex festucacea
- fewnerved cottongrass Eriophorum tenellum
- fibrousroot sedge Carex communis
- field thistle Cirsium discolor
- flat-top goldentop Euthamia graminifolia
- fleshy hawthorn Crataegus succulenta
- fluxweed Trichostema brachiatum
- forked bluecurls Trichostema dichotomum
- fourleaf milkweed Asclepias quadrifolia
- fox grape Vitis labrusca
- foxtail sedge Carex alopecoidea
- fragile rockbrake Cryptogramma stelleri
- fragrant bedstraw Galium triflorum
- fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica
- fringed loosestrife Lysimachia ciliata
- fringed willowherb Epilobium ciliatum
- fuzzy wuzzy sedge Carex hirsutella
- gall of the earth Prenanthes trifoliolata
- Gattinger's panicgrass Panicum gattingeri
- gaywings Polygala paucifolia
- giant ironweed Vernonia gigantea
- giant sunflower Helianthus giganteus
- glade fern Diplazium pycnocarpon
- globefruit primrose-willow Ludwigia sphaerocarpa
- golden zizia Zizia aurea
- goldenclub Orontium aquaticum
- Goldie's woodfern Dryopteris goldieana
- grassleaf mudplantain Heteranthera dubia
- grassy arrowhead Sagittaria graminea
- great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica
- Great Plains flatsedge Cyperus lupulinus
- great ragweed Ambrosia trifida
- greater fringed gentian Gentianopsis crinita
- greater water dock Rumex orbiculatus
- green adder's-mouth orchid Malaxis unifolia
- green carpetweed Mollugo verticillata
- green comet milkweed Asclepias viridiflora
- green dragon Arisaema dracontium
- green false hellebore Veratrum viride
- green fringed orchid Platanthera lacera
- green rockcress Arabis missouriensis
- greenflowered wintergreen Pyrola chlorantha
- groundcedar Lycopodium complanatum
- grove bluegrass Poa alsodes
- hairy angelica Angelica venenosa
- hairy beardtongue Penstemon hirsutus
- hairy bedstraw Galium pilosum
- hairy forked nailwort Paronychia fastigiata
- hairy goldenrod Solidago hispida
- hairy lettuce Lactuca hirsuta
- hairy lipfern Cheilanthes lanosa
- hairy pagoda-plant Blephilia hirsuta
- hairy pinweed Lechea mucronata
- hairy Solomon's seal Polygonatum pubescens
- hairy wildrye Elymus villosus
- hairy woodland brome Bromus pubescens
- hairy woodrush Luzula acuminata
- hairyjoint meadowparsnip Thaspium barbinode
- hairystem gooseberry Ribes hirtellum
- halberdleaf tearthumb Polygonum arifolium
- handsome Harry Rhexia virginica
- harlequin blueflag Iris versicolor
- hazel dodder Cuscuta coryli
- heartleaf four o'clock Mirabilis nyctaginea
- heartleaf plantain Plantago cordata
- heartleaf twayblade Listera cordata
- helmet flower Scutellaria integrifolia
- hemlock waterparsnip Sium suave
- Hitchcock's sedge Carex hitchcockiana
- hoary mountainmint Pycnanthemum incanum
- hoary verbena Verbena stricta
- Hooker's orchid Platanthera hookeri
- horned bladderwort Utricularia cornuta
- hornleaf riverweed Podostemum ceratophyllum
- Howell's pussytoes Antennaria howellii
- hybrid oak Quercus ×saulii
- Illinois pondweed Potamogeton illinoensis
- Indian cucumber Medeola virginiana
- Indian-tobacco Lobelia inflata
- Indianpipe Monotropa uniflora
- inflated narrow-leaf sedge Carex grisea
- intermediate woodfern Dryopteris intermedia
- inundated clubmoss Lycopodiella inundata
- jumpseed Polygonum virginianum
- Kalm's hawkweed Hieracium kalmii
- kidneyleaf mudplantain Heteranthera reniformis
- king of the meadow Thalictrum pubescens
- lace grass Eragrostis capillaris
- lanceleaf figwort Scrophularia lanceolata
- lanceleaf wild licorice Galium lanceolatum
- large St. Johnswort Hypericum majus
- large whorled pogonia Isotria verticillata
- largebract ticktrefoil Desmodium cuspidatum
- largebracted plantain Plantago aristata
- largeflower tickseed Coreopsis grandiflora
- largefruit blacksnakeroot Sanicula trifoliata
- largepod pinweed Lechea intermedia
- leafy bulrush Scirpus polyphyllus
- leathery grapefern Botrychium multifidum
- lespedeza Lespedeza ×nuttallii
- lesser Canadian St. Johnswort Hypericum canadense
- lesser purple fringed orchid Platanthera psycodes
- lesser rattlesnake plantain Goodyera repens
- lesser roundleaved orchid Platanthera orbiculata
- lesser yellow lady's slipper Cypripedium parviflorum
- licorice bedstraw Galium circaezans
- limber honeysuckle Lonicera dioica
- little evening primrose Oenothera perennis
- little grapefern Botrychium simplex
- little lady's tresses Spiranthes tuberosa
- lizard's tail Saururus cernuus
- long beechfern Phegopteris connectilis
- longbract frog orchid Dactylorhiza viridis
- longbranch frostweed Helianthemum canadense
- longleaf groundcherry Physalis longifolia
- longleaf summer bluet Houstonia longifolia
- longspur violet Viola rostrata
- longstalk sedge Carex pedunculata
- longstyle sweetroot Osmorhiza longistylis
- low false bindweed Calystegia spithamaea
- low frostweed Helianthemum propinquum
- low serviceberry Amelanchier humilis
- low watermilfoil Myriophyllum humile
- lowland rotala Rotala ramosior
- Lowrie's blue wood aster Symphyotrichum lowrieanum
- lyrate rockcress Arabis lyrata
- lyreleaf sage Salvia lyrata
- Macoun's cudweed Pseudognaphalium macounii
- maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes
- marginal woodfern Dryopteris marginalis
- marsh mermaidweed Proserpinaca palustris
- marsh pea Lathyrus palustris
- marsh skullcap Scutellaria galericulata
- Maryland sanicle Sanicula marilandica
- mat sandbur Cenchrus longispinus
- matricary grapefern Botrychium matricariifolium
- mayapple Podophyllum peltatum
- meadow garlic Allium canadense
- meadow horsetail Equisetum pratense
- meadow spikemoss Selaginella apoda
- meadow willow Salix petiolaris
- meadow zizia Zizia aptera
- Michaux's stitchwort Minuartia michauxii
- moccasin flower Cypripedium acaule
- mosquito bulrush Scirpus hattorianus
- mountain holly Ilex montana
- mountain ricegrass Piptatheropsis pungens
- mountain spleenwort Asplenium montanum
- mountain woodfern Dryopteris campyloptera
- mountain woodsorrel Oxalis montana
- Muhlenberg's sedge Carex muehlenbergii
- nakedflower ticktrefoil Desmodium nudiflorum
- narrowleaf cowwheat Melampyrum lineare
- narrowleaf mountainmint Pycnanthemum tenuifolium
- narrowleaf vervain Verbena simplex
- narrowpanicle rush Juncus brevicaudatus
- neckweed Veronica peregrina
- New England aster Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
- nodding chickweed Cerastium nutans
- nodding sedge Carex gynandra
- northeastern sedge Carex cryptolepis
- northern adderstongue Ophioglossum pusillum
- northern bugleweed Lycopus uniflorus
- northern dewberry Rubus flagellaris
- northern evening primrose Oenothera parviflora
- northern long sedge Carex folliculata
- northern selaginella Selaginella rupestris
- northern shorthusk Brachyelytrum aristosum
- northern slender lady's tresses Spiranthes lacera
- northern wildrice Zizania palustris
- northern woodland violet Viola septentrionalis
- Norwegian cinquefoil Potentilla norvegica
- Nuttall's lobelia Lobelia nuttallii
- obedient plant Physostegia virginiana
- obovate beakgrain Diarrhena obovata
- oldpasture bluegrass Poa saltuensis
- oneflowered broomrape Orobanche uniflora
- oneseed bur cucumber Sicyos angulatus
- Ontario lobelia Lobelia kalmii
- openfield sedge Carex conoidea
- orangefruit horse-gentian Triosteum aurantiacum
- painted trillium Trillium undulatum
- pale beardtongue Penstemon pallidus
- pale dock Rumex altissimus
- pale false mannagrass Torreyochloa pallida
- pale sedge Carex pallescens
- palegreen orchid Platanthera flava
- paleleaf woodland sunflower Helianthus strumosus
- palespike lobelia Lobelia spicata
- parasol sedge Carex umbellata
- Parlin's pussytoes Antennaria parlinii
- partridgeberry Mitchella repens
- pasture thistle Cirsium pumilum
- Pennsylvania pellitory Parietaria pensylvanica
- Pennsylvania sedge Carex pensylvanica
- perfoliate bellwort Uvularia perfoliata
- Philadelphia panicgrass Panicum philadelphicum
- pinesap Monotropa hypopitys
- plantainleaf sedge Carex plantaginea
- pleatleaf knotweed Polygonum tenue
- pointedleaf ticktrefoil Desmodium glutinosum
- poison sumac Toxicodendron vernix
- poke milkweed Asclepias exaltata
- poverty dropseed Sporobolus vaginiflorus
- poverty oatgrass Danthonia spicata
- prairie threeawn Aristida oligantha
- prostrate ticktrefoil Desmodium rotundifolium
- purple chokeberry Aronia ×prunifolia
- purple cliffbrake Pellaea atropurpurea
- purple false foxglove Agalinis purpurea
- purple giant hyssop Agastache scrophulariifolia
- purple marshlocks Comarum palustre
- purple milkwort Polygala sanguinea
- purple pitcherplant Sarracenia purpurea
- purplestem angelica Angelica atropurpurea
- queendevil Hieracium gronovii
- rabbit-tobacco Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium
- ramp Allium tricoccum
- rare clubmoss Lycopodium obscurum
- rattlesnakeweed Hieracium venosum
- red baneberry Actaea rubra
- red columbine Aquilegia canadensis
- red hickory Carya ovalis
- red trillium Trillium erectum
- redwhisker clammyweed Polanisia dodecandra
- reflexed sedge Carex retroflexa
- Reznicek's sedge Carex reznicekii
- ribbed sedge Carex virescens
- rice button aster Symphyotrichum dumosum
- richweed Collinsonia canadensis
- Robert geranium Geranium robertianum
- robin runaway Dalibarda repens
- robin's plantain Erigeron pulchellus
- rock buttercup Ranunculus micranthus
- rock harlequin Corydalis sempervirens
- rock muhly Muhlenbergia sobolifera
- rock polypody Polypodium virginianum
- rosy sedge Carex rosea
- rough barnyardgrass Echinochloa muricata
- rough false pennyroyal Hedeoma hispida
- rough hawkweed Hieracium scabrum
- roughleaf ricegrass Oryzopsis asperifolia
- roundleaf ragwort Packera obovata
- roundleaf sundew Drosera rotundifolia
- roundleaf yellow violet Viola rotundifolia
- roundseed panicgrass Dichanthelium sphaerocarpon
- rue anemone Thalictrum thalictroides
- running clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum
- rusty woodsia Woodsia ilvensis
- saltmeadow rush Juncus gerardii
- scaldweed Cuscuta gronovii
- scarlet beebalm Monarda didyma
- Schreber's aster Eurybia schreberi
- scrambled eggs Corydalis aurea
- seedbox Ludwigia alternifolia
- Selkirk's violet Viola selkirkii
- sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
- sensitive partridge pea Chamaecrista nictitans
- Sesquehana sandcherry Prunus susquehanae
- sessilefruit arrowhead Sagittaria rigida
- sessileleaf bellwort Uvularia sessilifolia
- sevenangle pipewort Eriocaulon aquaticum
- shaved sedge Carex tonsa
- sheep laurel Kalmia angustifolia
- shining clubmoss Huperzia lucidula
- shining lady's tresses Spiranthes lucida
- shiny wedgescale Sphenopholis nitida
- shortbeak sedge Carex brevior
- showy goldenrod Solidago erecta
- showy lady's slipper Cypripedium reginae
- showy orchid Galearis spectabilis
- showy ticktrefoil Desmodium canadense
- shrubby fivefingers Sibbaldiopsis tridentata
- shrubby lespedeza Lespedeza frutescens
- sicklepod Arabis canadensis
- sidebells wintergreen Orthilia secunda
- silver false spleenwort Deparia acrostichoides
- sixweeks fescue Vulpia octoflora
- skullcap speedwell Veronica scutellata
- skunk currant Ribes glandulosum
- sleepy silene Silene antirrhina
- slender crabgrass Digitaria filiformis
- slender fimbry Fimbristylis autumnalis
- slender lespedeza Lespedeza virginica
- slender looseflower sedge Carex gracilescens
- slender waternymph Najas gracillima
- slender wedgescale Sphenopholis intermedia
- slender woodland sedge Carex digitalis
- slender yellow woodsorrel Oxalis dillenii
- slenderleaf false foxglove Agalinis tenuifolia
- slim amaranth Amaranthus hybridus
- slimflower muhly Muhlenbergia tenuiflora
- slimleaf panicgrass Dichanthelium linearifolium
- small cranberry Vaccinium oxycoccos
- small green wood orchid Platanthera clavellata
- small pondweed Potamogeton pusillus
- small whorled pogonia Isotria medeoloides
- smartweed dodder Cuscuta polygonorum
- Smith's bulrush Schoenoplectiella smithii
- smooth carrionflower Smilax herbacea
- smooth forked nailwort Paronychia canadensis
- smooth oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides
- smooth rockcress Arabis laevigata
- smooth sawgrass Cladium mariscoides
- smooth small-leaf ticktrefoil Desmodium marilandicum
- smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum
- smooth winterberry Ilex laevigata
- smooth yellow false foxglove Aureolaria flava
- smoothsheath sedge Carex laevivaginata
- snakemouth orchid Pogonia ophioglossoides
- southern bladderwort Utricularia juncea
- southern woodland violet Viola hirsutula
- spineless hornwort Ceratophyllum echinatum
- spinulose woodfern Dryopteris carthusiana
- spiral pondweed Potamogeton spirillus
- spleenwort Asplenium ×ebenoides
- spoonleaf sundew Drosera intermedia
- spotted geranium Geranium maculatum
- spotted pondweed Potamogeton pulcher
- spotted sandmat Chamaesyce maculata
- spotted water hemlock Cicuta maculata
- spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium
- spreading sedge Carex laxiculmis
- spring forget-me-not Myosotis verna
- squirrel corn Dicentra canadensis
- starflower Trientalis borealis
- starry false lily of the valley Maianthemum stellatum
- starved panicgrass Dichanthelium depauperatum
- stiff ticktrefoil Desmodium obtusum
- stout goldenrod Solidago squarrosa
- stout smartweed Polygonum robustius
- strict blue-eyed grass Sisyrinchium montanum
- striped prince's pine Chimaphila maculata
- summer coralroot Corallorhiza maculata
- summer sedge Carex aestivalis
- sundial lupine Lupinus perennis
- swamp dock Rumex verticillatus
- swamp lousewort Pedicularis lanceolata
- swamp thistle Cirsium muticum
- swamp verbena Verbena hastata
- swamp wedgescale Sphenopholis pensylvanica
- Swan's sedge Carex swanii
- sweet white violet Viola blanda
- sweetscented joe pye weed Eutrochium purpureum
- tall blue lettuce Lactuca biennis
- tall lespedeza Lespedeza stuevei
- tall rattlesnakeroot Prenanthes altissima
- tall thimbleweed Anemone virginiana
- tapered rosette grass Dichanthelium acuminatum
- thin paspalum Paspalum setaceum
- thinleaf cottonsedge Eriophorum viridicarinatum
- thinleaf sedge Carex cephaloidea
- thinleaf sunflower Helianthus decapetalus
- threadleaf crowfoot Ranunculus trichophyllus
- threeleaf false lily of the valley Maianthemum trifolium
- threeleaf goldthread Coptis trifolia
- tidalmarsh amaranth Amaranthus cannabinus
- toothed whitetop aster Sericocarpus asteroides
- tower rockcress Arabis glabra
- trailing arbutus Epigaea repens
- trailing lespedeza Lespedeza procumbens
- tree groundpine Lycopodium dendroideum
- tuberous grasspink Calopogon tuberosus
- tufted lovegrass Eragrostis pectinacea
- twinflower Linnaea borealis
- twistedstalk Streptopus lanceolatus
- twoflower dwarfdandelion Krigia biflora
- twoleaf miterwort Mitella diphylla
- twoleaf watermilfoil Myriophyllum heterophyllum
- upland blackberry Rubus pergratus
- upland brittle bladderfern Cystopteris tenuis
- variegated scouringrush Equisetum variegatum
- velvetleaf huckleberry Vaccinium myrtilloides
- vervain Verbena ×engelmannii
- Viola ×primulifolia Viola ×primulifolia
- violet lespedeza Lespedeza violacea
- violet woodsorrel Oxalis violacea
- Virginia chainfern Woodwardia virginica
- Virginia dwarfdandelion Krigia virginica
- Virginia marsh St. Johnswort Triadenum virginicum
- Virginia mountainmint Pycnanthemum virginianum
- Virginia pepperweed Lepidium virginicum
- Virginia plantain Plantago virginica
- Virginia snakeroot Aristolochia serpentaria
- Virginia springbeauty Claytonia virginica
- Virginia strawberry Fragaria virginiana
- Virginia tephrosia Tephrosia virginiana
- walking fern Asplenium rhizophyllum
- wallrue Asplenium ruta-muraria
- water arum Calla palustris
- water pygmyweed Crassula aquatica
- waterplantain spearwort Ranunculus ambigens
- watershield Brasenia schreberi
- wavyleaf aster Symphyotrichum undulatum
- waxflower shinleaf Pyrola elliptica
- weak stellate sedge Carex seorsa
- weakstalk bulrush Schoenoplectiella purshiana
- weft fern Trichomanes intricatum
- western blue virginsbower Clematis occidentalis
- western oakfern Gymnocarpium dryopteris
- western waterweed Elodea nuttallii
- white baneberry Actaea pachypoda
- white beaksedge Rhynchospora alba
- white bergamot Monarda clinopodia
- white fringed orchid Platanthera blephariglottis
- white goldenrod Solidago bicolor
- white heath aster Symphyotrichum ericoides
- white rattlesnakeroot Prenanthes alba
- white snakeroot Ageratina altissima
- white turtlehead Chelone glabra
- white vervain Verbena urticifolia
- white violet Viola renifolia
- white wood aster Eurybia divaricata
- whitetinge sedge Carex albicans
- whorled milkweed Asclepias verticillata
- whorled milkwort Polygala verticillata
- whorled mountainmint Pycnanthemum verticillatum
- whorled wood aster Oclemena acuminata
- whorled yellow loosestrife Lysimachia quadrifolia
- widowsfrill Silene stellata
- wild comfrey Cynoglossum virginianum
- wild cucumber Echinocystis lobata
- wild yam Dioscorea villosa
- willowleaf aster Symphyotrichum praealtum
- winged lythrum Lythrum alatum
- wingstem Verbesina alternifolia
- witchgrass Panicum capillare
- woman's tobacco Antennaria plantaginifolia
- wood anemone Anemone quinquefolia
- wood lily Lilium philadelphicum
- woodfern Dryopteris ×boottii
- woodfern Dryopteris ×slossoniae
- woodland bulrush Scirpus expansus
- woodland flax Linum virginianum
- woodland lettuce Lactuca floridana
- woodland strawberry Fragaria vesca
- woodland sunflower Helianthus divaricatus
- woolly sedge Carex pellita
- woollyfruit sedge Carex lasiocarpa
- wormseed sandmat Chamaesyce vermiculata
- yellow avens Geum aleppicum
- yellow coralroot Corallorhiza trifida
- yellow loosestrife Lysimachia ×producta
- yellow nodding lady's tresses Spiranthes ochroleuca
- yellow pimpernel Taenidia integerrima
- yellow screwstem Bartonia virginica
- yellow sedge Carex flava
- yellow water buttercup Ranunculus flabellaris
- yellowfruit sedge Carex annectens
- yellowseed false pimpernel Lindernia dubia
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.
- annual ragweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
- common reedPhragmites australis
- hedge false bindweedCalystegia sepium
- 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 | Ulster County | Typical county | Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Native species | 1,088 | 699 | 1,886 |
| Garden-ready natives | 428 | 299 | 655 |
| Tree | 112 | — | 171 |
| Shrub | 75 | — | 120 |
| Wildflower (forb) | 564 | — | 970 |
| Grass or grass-like | 235 | — | 472 |
| Vine | 34 | — | 56 |
| Fern | 68 | — | 97 |
Neighboring counties
Counties that share a ZIP code with Ulster County.
- Delaware County, NY 303 garden-ready
- Greene County, NY 255 garden-ready
- Orange County, NY 462 garden-ready
- Sullivan County, NY 231 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
- Ulster County (county FIPS 36111), New York. 1,088 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