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Native plants of Washington

1,015 species are recorded as native to Washington in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS and recorded in the state by USDA PLANTS, 621 of them with growing traits. County lists cover 39 of the state’s 39 counties; the typical county has 300.

State summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

Washington at a glance

Native species statewide
1,015 Of 2,504 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to Washington (before this site’s scope)
Garden-ready natives
621 With PLANTS growing records
Typical county
300 Median native species per county; 219 garden-ready
Share by type (all 1,015 native species)
Percent of the 1,015 native species in each growth type
Tree 7% (74)
Shrub 10% (99)
Wildflower (forb) 54% (547)
Grass or grass-like 23% (234)
Vine 2% (16)
Fern 4% (45)

Wildflowers: 547 · grasses and grass-like: 234 · trees: 74 · shrubs: 99 · vines: 16 · ferns: 45.

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

Native plants by county

39 Washington counties with PLANTS county records
CountyNative speciesGarden-readyHardiness zones
Adams County 182 124 6b–7a
Asotin County 288 196 7a–7b
Benton County 245 166 7b
Chelan County 576 387 6b–7b
Clallam County 392 264 8b–9a
Clark County 184 130 8b
Columbia County 300 219 7a–7b
Cowlitz County 271 191 8a–8b
Douglas County 219 151 6b–7a
Ferry County 372 248 6a–7a
Franklin County 128 87 7a
Garfield County 223 171 7a
Grant County 293 195 6b–7b
Grays Harbor County 270 188 8a–9a
Island County 244 163 8b
Jefferson County 276 197 8b–9a
King County 440 279 8a–9a
Kitsap County 161 112 8b–9a
Kittitas County 541 380 6b–7a
Klickitat County 618 394 7a–8a
Lewis County 252 178 7a–8b
Lincoln County 223 157 6b–7a
Mason County 265 184 8b
Okanogan County 635 401 6a–7b
Pacific County 250 172 8a–9b
Pend Oreille County 526 324 6a
Pierce County 412 280 7a–9a
San Juan County 352 220 8b–9a
Skagit County 343 227 7a–8b
Skamania County 431 296 7b–9a
Snohomish County 331 227 8a–9a
Spokane County 518 336 6b–7a
Stevens County 389 244 6a–7a
Thurston County 279 186 8a–8b
Wahkiakum County 201 146 8b
Walla Walla County 375 253 7a–7b
Whatcom County 469 303 7a–8b
Whitman County 461 307 6b–7a
Yakima County 597 409 7a–7b

Garden-ready natives of Washington

Statewide list. A species native somewhere in Washington may not be native in your county: use the county lists above to narrow it.

Tree 70

Shrub 87

Wildflower (forb) 278

Grass or grass-like 168

Vine 8

Fern 10

Also listed as native and introduced here 12

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

  • American red raspberryRubus idaeus
  • annual ragweedAmbrosia artemisiifolia
  • beach strawberryFragaria chiloensis
  • biennial wormwoodArtemisia biennis
  • bride's feathersAruncus dioicus
  • claspleaf twistedstalkStreptopus amplexifolius
  • common pepperweedLepidium densiflorum
  • common reedPhragmites australis
  • hedge false bindweedCalystegia sepium
  • Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis
  • white sagebrushArtemisia ludoviciana
  • wood bluegrassPoa nemoralis

Look up a Washington ZIP

Matches your ZIP to the county it mostly lies in, then lists the plants recorded as native to your state (Kew’s World Checklist and USDA PLANTS) and recorded in that county by USDA PLANTS.

Territories: Puerto Rico · U.S. Virgin Islands

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
Washington: 1,015 native species in this site’s scope; county lists for 39 counties.
Method
A species is listed when it is recorded as native to the state in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS, and recorded in the county by USDA PLANTS. Species PLANTS labels both native and introduced are listed separately. Full method · All sources

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