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Native plants of West Virginia

1,519 species are recorded as native to West Virginia in Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS and recorded in the state by USDA PLANTS, 528 of them with growing traits. County lists cover 55 of the state’s 55 counties; the typical county has 410.

State summary · USDA PLANTS and Kew WCVP

West Virginia at a glance

Native species statewide
1,519 Of 1,817 species Kew’s World Checklist records as native to West Virginia (before this site’s scope)
Garden-ready natives
528 With PLANTS growing records
Typical county
410 Median native species per county; 177 garden-ready
Share by type (all 1,519 native species)
Percent of the 1,519 native species in each growth type
Tree 10% (153)
Shrub 6% (98)
Wildflower (forb) 53% (810)
Grass or grass-like 21% (314)
Vine 4% (59)
Fern 6% (85)

Wildflowers: 810 · grasses and grass-like: 314 · trees: 153 · shrubs: 98 · vines: 59 · ferns: 85.

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

55 West Virginia counties with PLANTS county records
CountyNative speciesGarden-readyHardiness zones
Barbour County 499 208 6a–6b
Berkeley County 392 174 7a
Boone County 201 66 7a
Braxton County 423 180 6b
Brooke County 315 153 6b–7a
Cabell County 410 177 7a
Calhoun County 440 165 6b
Clay County 170 82 6b–7a
Doddridge County 208 119 6b
Fayette County 866 344 6b–7a
Gilmer County 260 110 6b
Grant County 659 269 6a–7a
Greenbrier County 712 295 6a–6b
Hampshire County 776 324 6b–7a
Hancock County 397 191 6b–7a
Hardy County 699 284 6a–7a
Harrison County 346 167 6b
Jackson County 377 160 6b–7a
Jefferson County 247 97 7a
Kanawha County 646 240 7a
Lewis County 234 129 6b
Lincoln County 159 45 7a
Logan County 171 74 7a
Marion County 458 214 6a–6b
Marshall County 240 128 6a–6b
Mason County 245 113 6b–7a
McDowell County 384 145 7a
Mercer County 514 221 6b–7a
Mineral County 676 292 6a–7a
Mingo County 182 71 7a
Monongalia County 829 349 6b–7a
Monroe County 267 123 6b–7a
Morgan County 373 154 7a
Nicholas County 454 184 6a–7a
Ohio County 378 162 6b
Pendleton County 522 209 6a–7a
Pleasants County 178 83 6b
Pocahontas County 792 322 5b–6b
Preston County 669 296 6a–6b
Putnam County 240 111 7a
Raleigh County 659 277 6b–7a
Randolph County 657 268 5b–6b
Ritchie County 445 181 6b
Roane County 204 99 6b
Summers County 676 275 6b–7a
Taylor County 359 167 6b
Tucker County 565 269 6a
Tyler County 247 119 6b
Upshur County 577 252 6b
Wayne County 471 187 7a
Webster County 329 157 6a–6b
Wetzel County 540 224 6a–6b
Wirt County 589 248 6b
Wood County 245 126 6b
Wyoming County 505 202 6b–7a

Garden-ready natives of West Virginia

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

Tree 127

Shrub 51

Wildflower (forb) 178

Grass or grass-like 143

Vine 19

Fern 10

Also listed as native and introduced here 6

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
  • bride's feathersAruncus dioicus
  • climbing false buckwheatPolygonum scandens
  • common reedPhragmites australis
  • hedge false bindweedCalystegia sepium
  • Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensis

Look up a West Virginia 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
West Virginia: 1,519 native species in this site’s scope; county lists for 55 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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