Eastern White Pine – Pinus strobus Native
Native in 60 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 150 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
New York native plants
USDA PLANTS records 417 plants as native to New York (NY) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
New York native plant list
This list has 417 New York natives that nurseries routinely sell: 89 trees, 69 shrubs, 114 wildflowers, 129 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 7 vines. The most widespread include Crested Woodfern, Cinnamon Fern and Common Blue Violet, each recorded as native in at least 61 of New York's 62 counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 53 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in 61 of New York’s 62 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 61 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Crested Woodfern – Dryopteris cristata Native
Native in all 62 of New York’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 52 of New York’s 62 counties. A vine for full sun.
American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in 59 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in 53 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 58 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native
Native in 58 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea Native
Native in 61 of New York’s 62 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Riverbank Grape – Vitis riparia Native
Native in 44 of New York’s 62 counties. A vine for sun or part shade.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in 52 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Leatherleaf – Chamaedaphne calyculata Native
Native in 51 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in 58 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in 56 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 61 of New York’s 62 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 41 of New York’s 62 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Butternut – Juglans cinerea Native
Native in 48 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Rose – Rosa palustris Native
Native in 51 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 56 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Shallow Sedge – Carex lurida Native
Native in 56 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
New York Fern – Thelypteris noveboracensis Native
Native in 60 of New York’s 62 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in 40 of New York’s 62 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 45 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Highbush Blueberry – Vaccinium corymbosum Native
Native in 49 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 56 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in 56 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in 58 of New York’s 62 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 39 of New York’s 62 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in 45 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Lowbush Blueberry – Vaccinium angustifolium Native
Native in 49 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in 52 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in 56 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Interrupted Fern – Osmunda claytoniana Native
Native in 55 of New York’s 62 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Trumpet Vine – Campsis radicans Native
Native in 16 of New York’s 62 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Native
Native in 44 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Canada Yew – Taxus canadensis Native
Native in 47 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 5 ft that tolerates shade.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 50 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in 55 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 53 of New York’s 62 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
American Wisteria – Wisteria frutescens Native
Native in 6 of New York’s 62 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Nannyberry – Viburnum lentago Native
Native in 44 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 28 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Native
Native in 47 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 50 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 55 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Water Horsetail – Equisetum fluviatile Native
Native in 49 of New York’s 62 counties. A horsetail for full sun and wet soil.
Red Oak – Quercus rubra Native
Native in 44 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 81 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Silky Dogwood – Cornus amomum Native
Native in 47 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 50 of New York’s 62 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in 54 of New York’s 62 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Woodland Horsetail – Equisetum sylvaticum Native
Native in 40 of New York’s 62 counties. A horsetail that tolerates shade.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in 43 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
White Meadowsweet – Spiraea alba Native
Native in 47 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 50 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 54 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in 43 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 44 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 50 of New York’s 62 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 54 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pussy Willow – Salix discolor Native
Native in 42 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Gray Dogwood – Cornus racemosa Native
Native in 43 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Pennsylvania Buttercup – Ranunculus pensylvanicus Native
Native in 49 of New York’s 62 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in 53 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana Native
Native in 42 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Swamp Loosestrife – Decodon verticillatus Native
Native in 43 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Bigleaf Aster – Eurybia macrophylla Native
Native in 48 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in 53 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in 42 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Shining Willow – Salix lucida Native
Native in 42 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 13 ft for sun or part shade.
Nodding Waternymph – Najas flexilis Native
Native in 48 of New York’s 62 counties. An annual for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Fringed Sedge – Carex crinita Native
Native in 52 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Native
Native in 41 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Speckled Alder – Alnus incana subsp. rugosa Native
Native in 42 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 48 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Graceful Sedge – Carex gracillima Native
Native in 52 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 41 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 41 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod – Solidago rugosa Native
Native in 48 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native
Native in 52 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Canadian Hemlock – Tsuga canadensis Native
Native in 41 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 105 ft that tolerates shade.
Bristly Dewberry – Rubus hispidus Native
Native in 41 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Marsh Marigold – Caltha palustris Native
Native in 47 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 52 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Missouri River Willow – Salix eriocephala Native
Native in 41 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 52 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 41 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 46 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 51 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 40 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Beaked Hazelnut – Corylus cornuta Native
Native in 40 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 46 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native
Native in 51 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 40 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in 40 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in 46 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 50 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Sour Gum/Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Native
Native in 40 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 95 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Red Osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 40 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 46 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 49 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Arborvitae – Thuja occidentalis Native
Native in 38 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade.
Red-Barked Dogwood – Cornus alba Native
Native in 40 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 46 of New York’s 62 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in 49 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 38 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Redosier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 40 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 46 of New York’s 62 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 48 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 38 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Witherod Viburnum – Viburnum cassinoides Native
Native in 40 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 46 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in 48 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 38 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Hobblebush – Viburnum lantanoides Native
Native in 38 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Nodding Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in 45 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 47 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Quaking Aspen – Populus tremuloides Native
Native in 38 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Common Juniper – Juniperus communis Native
Native in 37 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 45 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Rattlesnake Mannagrass – Glyceria canadensis Native
Native in 47 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in 38 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Silky Willow – Salix sericea Native
Native in 37 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 44 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 47 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in 38 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Steeplebush – Spiraea tomentosa Native
Native in 37 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with summer flowers and fall colour.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in 43 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 47 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 37 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
American Hazelnut – Corylus americana Native
Native in 36 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 43 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Jointleaf Rush – Juncus articulatus Native
Native in 46 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Pin Cherry – Prunus pensylvanica Native
Native in 37 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Sweetgale – Myrica gale Native
Native in 34 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 43 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 46 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Tulip Tree – Liriodendron tulipifera Native
Native in 37 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Laurel – Kalmia latifolia Native
Native in 33 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 42 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Riverbank Wildrye – Elymus riparius Native
Native in 46 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 36 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 31 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 41 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Silvery Sedge – Carex canescens Native
Native in 46 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in 36 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Alderleaf Buckthorn – Rhamnus alnifolia Native
Native in 30 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 41 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 46 of New York’s 62 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum Native
Native in 36 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Canadian Serviceberry – Amelanchier canadensis Native
Native in 29 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 23 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Pale Touch-Me-Not – Impatiens pallida Native
Native in 41 of New York’s 62 counties. An annual that tolerates shade.
Drooping Sedge – Carex prasina Native
Native in 45 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Paper Birch – Betula papyrifera Native
Native in 35 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Bayberry – Myrica pensylvanica Native
Native in 28 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 40 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 45 of New York’s 62 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Black Ash – Fraxinus nigra Native
Native in 34 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Native
Native in 28 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 39 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 45 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Bigtooth Aspen – Populus grandidentata Native
Native in 33 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Northern Bayberry – Morella pensylvanica Native
Native in 28 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 39 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Melic Mannagrass – Glyceria melicaria Native
Native in 44 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in 33 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Bog Labrador Tea – Ledum groenlandicum Native
Native in 27 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Largeleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton amplifolius Native
Native in 39 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Canadian Rush – Juncus canadensis Native
Native in 43 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor Native
Native in 33 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Sandcherry – Prunus pumila Native
Native in 27 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 39 of New York’s 62 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 43 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 31 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Red Currant – Ribes triste Native
Native in 26 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 38 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Upright Sedge – Carex stricta Native
Native in 43 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in 31 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in 25 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata Native
Native in 37 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in 42 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Red Pine – Pinus resinosa Native
Native in 31 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Russet Buffaloberry – Shepherdia canadensis Native
Native in 23 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 37 of New York’s 62 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native
Native in 42 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Sandbar Willow – Salix interior Native
Native in 31 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 20 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 37 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Greater Straw Sedge – Carex normalis Native
Native in 42 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Cucumber Tree – Magnolia acuminata Native
Native in 30 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Azalea – Rhododendron viscosum Native
Native in 20 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with showy flowers.
Golden Ragwort – Packera aurea Native
Native in 37 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 42 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in 30 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Blackhaw – Viburnum prunifolium Native
Native in 15 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 37 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Softleaf Sedge – Carex disperma Native
Native in 42 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Pitch Pine – Pinus rigida Native
Native in 29 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 13 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in 37 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
White Edge Sedge – Carex debilis Native
Native in 42 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 29 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Summersweet – Clethra alnifolia Native
Native in 13 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Sweetflag – Acorus americanus Native
Native in 37 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in 41 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Balsam Fir – Abies balsamea Native
Native in 28 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade.
Bog Birch – Betula pumila Native
Native in 12 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 20 ft for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 36 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 41 of New York’s 62 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Gray Birch – Betula populifolia Native
Native in 28 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Rhodora – Rhododendron canadense Native
Native in 12 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 18 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 35 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Knotted Rush – Juncus nodosus Native
Native in 41 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Balsam Poplar – Populus balsamifera Native
Native in 27 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Hercules's Club – Aralia spinosa Native
Native in 11 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Purple Avens – Geum rivale Native
Native in 35 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Necklace Sedge – Carex projecta Native
Native in 41 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Black Spruce – Picea mariana Native
Native in 27 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 65 ft that tolerates shade.
Creeping Juniper – Juniperus horizontalis Native
Native in 9 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for full sun.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 34 of New York’s 62 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Spiked Muhly – Muhlenbergia glomerata Native
Native in 40 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Great Laurel – Rhododendron maximum Native
Native in 27 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Eastern Baccharis – Baccharis halimifolia Native
Native in 9 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 34 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 40 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Hazel Alder – Alnus serrulata Native
Native in 27 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Beach Plum – Prunus maritima Native
Native in 8 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Roundleaf Goldenrod – Solidago patula Native
Native in 34 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall flowers and fall colour.
Hairy Sedge – Carex lacustris Native
Native in 39 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Burr Oak – Quercus macrocarpa Native
Native in 24 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Alder – Alnus viridis subsp. crispa Native
Native in 7 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Bur Marigold – Bidens laevis Native
Native in 33 of New York’s 62 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in 38 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 24 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Woolly Beachheather – Hudsonia tomentosa Native
Native in 7 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 33 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Prickly Bog Sedge – Carex atlantica Native
Native in 37 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Red Spruce – Picea rubens Native
Native in 22 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 110 ft that tolerates shade.
Inkberry – Ilex glabra Native
Native in 5 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 8 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 32 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 36 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
American Mountain Ash – Sorbus americana Native
Native in 20 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Rough-Leaf Dogwood – Cornus drummondii Native
Native in 4 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 32 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Crested Sedge – Carex cristatella Native
Native in 36 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pin Oak – Quercus palustris Native
Native in 19 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Bushy St. Johnswort – Hypericum densiflorum Native
Native in 3 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 7 ft that tolerates shade.
Closed Bottle Gentian – Gentiana andrewsii Native
Native in 31 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 36 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Peachleaf Willow – Salix amygdaloides Native
Native in 17 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun.
Squashberry – Viburnum edule Native
Native in 3 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Star Duckweed – Lemna trisulca Native
Native in 31 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Panicled Bulrush – Scirpus microcarpus Native
Native in 35 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Cockspur Hawthorn – Crataegus crus-galli Native
Native in 16 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Crowberry – Empetrum nigrum Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 30 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 35 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Shellbark Hickory – Carya laciniosa Native
Native in 14 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Western Snowberry – Symphoricarpos occidentalis Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Rough Avens – Geum laciniatum Native
Native in 30 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Bebb's Sedge – Carex bebbii Native
Native in 33 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Sweet Gum – Liquidambar styraciflua Native
Native in 13 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Bog Blueberry – Vaccinium uliginosum Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Skunk Cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus Native
Native in 28 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Golden Sedge – Carex aurea Native
Native in 32 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Bean Tree – Catalpa bignonioides Native
Native in 12 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Cane Reed – Arundinaria gigantea Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in 27 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 32 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Northern Mountain Ash – Sorbus decora Native
Native in 12 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Hollyleaved Barberry – Mahonia aquifolium Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 27 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Gray's Sedge – Carex grayi Native
Native in 32 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
River/Red Birch – Betula nigra Native
Native in 12 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Oregon Grape – Berberis aquifolium Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Purplestem Beggarticks – Bidens connata Native
Native in 27 of New York’s 62 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Water Sedge – Carex aquatilis Native
Native in 32 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa Native
Native in 12 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Prairie Sagewort – Artemisia frigida Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade.
Wild Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata Native
Native in 27 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 29 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
American Holly – Ilex opaca Native
Native in 11 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Silver Buffaloberry – Shepherdia argentea Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 18 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Marsh Hedgenettle – Stachys palustris Native
Native in 26 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 29 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Pawpaw – Asimina triloba Native
Native in 11 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Smooth Azalea – Rhododendron arborescens Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A shrub up to 18 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Bottle Gentian – Gentiana clausa Native
Native in 25 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Twisted Sedge – Carex torta Native
Native in 29 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Alberta Spruce – Picea glauca Native
Native in 10 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade.
Southern Bayberry – Morella caroliniensis Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 7 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Moss Pink – Phlox subulata Native
Native in 24 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and fall colour.
Vanilla Grass – Anthoxanthum nitens ssp. nitens Native
Native in 29 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Atlantic White Cedar – Chamaecyparis thyoides Native
Native in 10 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja coccinea Native
Native in 24 of New York’s 62 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Annual Wildrice – Zizania aquatica Native
Native in 27 of New York’s 62 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana Native
Native in 9 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in 24 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Hairyfruit Sedge – Carex trichocarpa Native
Native in 25 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Ohio Buckeye – Aesculus glabra Native
Native in 9 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 68 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Silverweed – Potentilla anserina Native
Native in 22 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Squarrose Sedge – Carex squarrosa Native
Native in 25 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in 9 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Silverweed Cinquefoil – Argentina anserina Native
Native in 22 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 24 of New York’s 62 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Post Oak – Quercus stellata Native
Native in 8 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia virginica Native
Native in 21 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Troublesome Sedge – Carex molesta Native
Native in 24 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Native
Native in 7 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Greater Creeping Spearwort – Ranunculus flammula Native
Native in 20 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Little Green Sedge – Carex viridula Native
Native in 21 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Sweet Bay Magnolia – Magnolia virginiana Native
Native in 7 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 60 ft for sun or part shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Robbins' Pondweed – Potamogeton robbinsii Native
Native in 19 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 21 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Willow Oak – Quercus phellos Native
Native in 6 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Arumleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria cuneata Native
Native in 18 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with showy flowers.
Spike Trisetum – Trisetum spicatum Native
Native in 20 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Virginia Pine – Pinus virginiana Native
Native in 5 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Crimsoneyed Rosemallow – Hibiscus moscheutos Native
Native in 18 of New York’s 62 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 19 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Blackjack Oak – Quercus marilandica Native
Native in 4 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 17 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Cattail Sedge – Carex typhina Native
Native in 18 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Colorado Spruce – Picea pungens Native
Native in 4 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade.
Sawtooth Sunflower – Helianthus grosseserratus Native
Native in 16 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Georgia Bulrush – Scirpus georgianus Native
Native in 18 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Douglas Fir – Pseudotsuga menziesii Native
Native in 4 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 200 ft for sun or part shade.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 15 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Beachgrass – Ammophila breviligulata Native
Native in 16 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Shortleaf Pine – Pinus echinata Native
Native in 4 of New York’s 62 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 14 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Northern Reedgrass – Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa Native
Native in 16 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Washington Hawthorn – Crataegus phaenopyrum Native
Native in 4 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 14 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Slender Wheatgrass – Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus Native
Native in 16 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Yellow Wood – Cladrastis kentukea Native
Native in 3 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Crowned Beggarticks – Bidens coronata Native
Native in 14 of New York’s 62 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Bicknell's Sedge – Carex bicknellii Native
Native in 15 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Bald Cypress – Taxodium distichum Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 130 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
New York Ironweed – Vernonia noveboracensis Native
Native in 14 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in 12 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sourwood Tree – Oxydendrum arboreum Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 35 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers and fall colour.
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata Native
Native in 14 of New York’s 62 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Dwarf Spikerush – Eleocharis parvula Native
Native in 11 of New York’s 62 counties. A sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Pumpkin Ash – Fraxinus profunda Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
American Water-Willow – Justicia americana Native
Native in 12 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Eastern Gamagrass – Tripsacum dactyloides Native
Native in 11 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Shumard Red Oak – Quercus shumardii Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Sharpwing Monkeyflower – Mimulus alatus Native
Native in 12 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Forked Rush – Juncus dichotomus Native
Native in 10 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Southern Red Oak – Quercus falcata Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Gay Feather – Liatris spicata Native
Native in 10 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Nuttall's Reedgrass – Calamagrostis coarctata Native
Native in 10 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Jesuit's Bark – Iva frutescens Native
Native in 9 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Big Cordgrass – Spartina cynosuroides Native
Native in 9 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 8 of New York’s 62 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Salt Grass – Distichlis spicata Native
Native in 9 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Woolly Yarrow – Achillea tomentosa Native
Native in 8 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Thicket Sedge – Carex abscondita Native
Native in 9 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bearded Beggarticks – Bidens aristosa Native
Native in 6 of New York’s 62 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Needlepod Rush – Juncus scirpoides Native
Native in 8 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial rush that tolerates shade and wet soil.
California Poppy – Eschscholzia californica Native
Native in 6 of New York’s 62 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Squarestem Spikerush – Eleocharis quadrangulata Native
Native in 8 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 6 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Tall Cottongrass – Eriophorum angustifolium Native
Native in 8 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Swamp Sunflower – Helianthus angustifolius Native
Native in 5 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Velvet Bentgrass – Agrostis canina Native
Native in 8 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Virginia Iris – Iris virginica Native
Native in 5 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Atlantic Mannagrass – Glyceria obtusa Native
Native in 7 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea Native
Native in 4 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Frank's Sedge – Carex frankii Native
Native in 7 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Largeleaf Avens – Geum macrophyllum Native
Native in 4 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Greenwhite Sedge – Carex albolutescens Native
Native in 6 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea Native
Native in 4 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Jointed Spikesedge – Eleocharis equisetoides Native
Native in 6 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Great Blanket Flower – Gaillardia aristata Native
Native in 3 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 6 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Seep Monkeyflower – Mimulus guttatus Native
Native in 3 of New York’s 62 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Wheat Sedge – Carex atherodes Native
Native in 6 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Carolina Redroot – Lachnanthes caroliana Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Bitter Panicgrass – Panicum amarum Native
Native in 5 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Halberdleaf Rosemallow – Hibiscus laevis Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Bushy Bluestem – Andropogon glomeratus Native
Native in 5 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Whiteroot Rush – Juncus brachycarpus Native
Native in 5 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Maryland Senna – Senna marilandica Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Beaked Sedge – Carex rostrata Native
Native in 4 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Blister Sedge – Carex vesicaria Native
Native in 4 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Pale Purple Coneflower – Echinacea pallida Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Hairawn Muhly – Muhlenbergia capillaris Native
Native in 3 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Prairie Blazing Star – Liatris pycnostachya Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Prairie Dropseed – Sporobolus heterolepis Native
Native in 3 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Tanseyleaf Tansyaster – Machaeranthera tanacetifolia Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers.
Slender Woodoats – Chasmanthium laxum Native
Native in 3 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium coelestinum Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Alkalai Sacaton – Sporobolus airoides Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Cloudberry – Rubus chamaemorus Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Blue Grama – Bouteloua gracilis Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Oregon Checkerbloom – Sidalcea oregana Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Mountain Brome – Bromus marginatus Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Short's Sedge – Carex shortiana Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Swordleaf Rush – Juncus ensifolius Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Western Wheatgrass – Pascopyrum smithii Native
Native in 2 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Annual Hairgrass – Deschampsia danthonioides Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. An annual grass for sun or part shade.
Blue Wildrye – Elymus glaucus Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
California Field Sedge – Carex praegracilis Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Cloaked Bulrush – Scirpus pallidus Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Glaucous Bluegrass – Poa glauca Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Green Needlegrass – Nassella viridula Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Meadow Barley – Hordeum brachyantherum Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Needle and Thread – Hesperostipa comata comata Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Needle and Thread Grass – Stipa comata Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with showy fruit.
Prairie Sandreed – Calamovilfa longifolia Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sand Lovegrass – Eragrostis trichodes Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sugarcane Plumegrass – Saccharum giganteum Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Thinfruit Sedge – Carex flaccosperma Native
Native in 1 of New York’s 62 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 204 of these 417 plants as native in fewer than half of New York’s counties. The map on each card shows where. A county with no record may never have been surveyed for that plant, so look at the counties around yours too, or use the county checker for an address-level answer.
New York’s own list regulates 65 plants. None of them is on this page. New York invasive plants has each one, with the rule cited.
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Use our “Is it native” tool for free.Compiled from USDA PLANTS, retrieved June 13, 2026. If you spot a plant we have wrong, tell us at [email protected].
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| Plant | Scientific name | Type | Light | Native counties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Spruce | Picea glauca | Tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 62 |
| Alderleaf Buckthorn | Rhamnus alnifolia | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 30 of 62 |
| Alkalai Sacaton | Sporobolus airoides | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 62 |
| American Arborvitae | Thuja occidentalis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 38 of 62 |
| American Beachgrass | Ammophila breviligulata | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 62 |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 41 of 62 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 39 of 62 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 41 of 62 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 43 of 62 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 35 of 62 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 59 of 62 |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 36 of 62 |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca | Tree | Tolerates shade | 11 of 62 |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 44 of 62 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 41 of 62 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 62 |
| American Mountain Ash | Sorbus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 20 of 62 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 9 of 62 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 20 of 62 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 46 of 62 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 46 of 62 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 62 |
| American Water-Willow | Justicia americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 12 of 62 |
| American Wisteria | Wisteria frutescens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 6 of 62 |
| Annual Hairgrass | Deschampsia danthonioides | Grass | Sun or part shade | 1 of 62 |
| Annual Wildrice | Zizania aquatica | Grass | Full sun | 27 of 62 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 52 of 62 |
| Arumleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower | Full sun | 18 of 62 |
| Atlantic Mannagrass | Glyceria obtusa | Grass | Tolerates shade | 7 of 62 |
| Atlantic White Cedar | Chamaecyparis thyoides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 62 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 48 of 62 |
| Bald Cypress | Taxodium distichum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 62 |
| Balsam Fir | Abies balsamea | Tree | Tolerates shade | 28 of 62 |
| Balsam Poplar | Populus balsamifera | Tree | Full sun | 27 of 62 |
| Bayberry | Myrica pensylvanica | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 28 of 62 |
| Beach Plum | Prunus maritima | Shrub | Full sun | 8 of 62 |
| Beaked Hazelnut | Corylus cornuta | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 40 of 62 |
| Beaked Sedge | Carex rostrata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 4 of 62 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 62 |
| Bearded Beggarticks | Bidens aristosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 6 of 62 |
| Bebb's Sedge | Carex bebbii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 33 of 62 |
| Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 15 of 62 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 49 of 62 |
| Big Cordgrass | Spartina cynosuroides | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 62 |
| Bigleaf Aster | Eurybia macrophylla | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 48 of 62 |
| Bigtooth Aspen | Populus grandidentata | Tree | Full sun | 33 of 62 |
| Bitter Panicgrass | Panicum amarum | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 62 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 43 of 62 |
| Black Ash | Fraxinus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 34 of 62 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 36 of 62 |
| Black Crowberry | Empetrum nigrum | Shrub | Full sun | 2 of 62 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 33 of 62 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 40 of 62 |
| Black Spruce | Picea mariana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 27 of 62 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 37 of 62 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 34 of 62 |
| Blackhaw | Viburnum prunifolium | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 15 of 62 |
| Blackjack Oak | Quercus marilandica | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 62 |
| Blister Sedge | Carex vesicaria | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 4 of 62 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 46 of 62 |
| Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 62 |
| Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 1 of 62 |
| Blue Wildrye | Elymus glaucus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 62 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 55 of 62 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 41 of 62 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 54 of 62 |
| Bog Birch | Betula pumila | Shrub | Full sun | 12 of 62 |
| Bog Blueberry | Vaccinium uliginosum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 62 |
| Bog Labrador Tea | Ledum groenlandicum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 27 of 62 |
| Bottle Gentian | Gentiana clausa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 25 of 62 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 31 of 62 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 56 of 62 |
| Bristly Dewberry | Rubus hispidus | Shrub | Full sun | 41 of 62 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 41 of 62 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 58 of 62 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 38 of 62 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 53 of 62 |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 37 of 62 |
| Bur Marigold | Bidens laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 33 of 62 |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | Sun or part shade | 24 of 62 |
| Bushy Bluestem | Andropogon glomeratus | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 62 |
| Bushy St. Johnswort | Hypericum densiflorum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 3 of 62 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 30 of 62 |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea | Tree | Full sun | 48 of 62 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 53 of 62 |
| California Field Sedge | Carex praegracilis | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 62 |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 6 of 62 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 46 of 62 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 43 of 62 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 36 of 62 |
| Canada Yew | Taxus canadensis | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 47 of 62 |
| Canadian Hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 41 of 62 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 62 |
| Canadian Rush | Juncus canadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 43 of 62 |
| Canadian Serviceberry | Amelanchier canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 29 of 62 |
| Cane Reed | Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 62 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 50 of 62 |
| Carolina Redroot | Lachnanthes caroliana | Perennial | Full sun | 2 of 62 |
| Cattail Sedge | Carex typhina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 18 of 62 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 45 of 62 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 61 of 62 |
| Cloaked Bulrush | Scirpus pallidus | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 62 |
| Closed Bottle Gentian | Gentiana andrewsii | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 31 of 62 |
| Cloudberry | Rubus chamaemorus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 62 |
| Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | Full sun | 16 of 62 |
| Colorado Spruce | Picea pungens | Tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 62 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 61 of 62 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 27 of 62 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 40 of 62 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 39 of 62 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 32 of 62 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 38 of 62 |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 37 of 62 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 51 of 62 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 50 of 62 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 41 of 62 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 47 of 62 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 47 of 62 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 53 of 62 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 32 of 62 |
| Creeping Juniper | Juniperus horizontalis | Shrub | Full sun | 9 of 62 |
| Crested Sedge | Carex cristatella | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 36 of 62 |
| Crested Woodfern | Dryopteris cristata | Fern | Tolerates shade | 62 of 62 |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower | Full sun | 18 of 62 |
| Crowned Beggarticks | Bidens coronata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 62 |
| Cucumber Tree | Magnolia acuminata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 30 of 62 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 36 of 62 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 42 of 62 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 37 of 62 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 43 of 62 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 46 of 62 |
| Douglas Fir | Pseudotsuga menziesii | Tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 62 |
| Drooping Sedge | Carex prasina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 45 of 62 |
| Dwarf Spikerush | Eleocharis parvula | Sedge | Full sun | 11 of 62 |
| Eastern Baccharis | Baccharis halimifolia | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 62 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 38 of 62 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 40 of 62 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 36 of 62 |
| Eastern Gamagrass | Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass | Full sun | 11 of 62 |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 62 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 38 of 62 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 31 of 62 |
| Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus | Tree | Sun or part shade | 60 of 62 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 42 of 62 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 41 of 62 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 53 of 62 |
| Forked Rush | Juncus dichotomus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 10 of 62 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 58 of 62 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 61 of 62 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 54 of 62 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 37 of 62 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 24 of 62 |
| Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 62 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 51 of 62 |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 52 of 62 |
| Gay Feather | Liatris spicata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 10 of 62 |
| Georgia Bulrush | Scirpus georgianus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 18 of 62 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 44 of 62 |
| Glaucous Bluegrass | Poa glauca | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 62 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 13 of 62 |
| Golden Ragwort | Packera aurea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 37 of 62 |
| Golden Sedge | Carex aurea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 32 of 62 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 62 |
| Graceful Sedge | Carex gracillima | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 52 of 62 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 32 of 62 |
| Gray Birch | Betula populifolia | Tree | Sun or part shade | 28 of 62 |
| Gray Dogwood | Cornus racemosa | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 43 of 62 |
| Gray's Sedge | Carex grayi | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 32 of 62 |
| Great Blanket Flower | Gaillardia aristata | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 62 |
| Great Laurel | Rhododendron maximum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 27 of 62 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 52 of 62 |
| Greater Creeping Spearwort | Ranunculus flammula | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 20 of 62 |
| Greater Straw Sedge | Carex normalis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 42 of 62 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 39 of 62 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 40 of 62 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 56 of 62 |
| Green Needlegrass | Nassella viridula | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 62 |
| Greenwhite Sedge | Carex albolutescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 6 of 62 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 41 of 62 |
| Hairawn Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 62 |
| Hairy Sedge | Carex lacustris | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 39 of 62 |
| Hairyfruit Sedge | Carex trichocarpa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 25 of 62 |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 62 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 27 of 62 |
| Hercules's Club | Aralia spinosa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 11 of 62 |
| Highbush Blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 49 of 62 |
| Hobblebush | Viburnum lantanoides | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 38 of 62 |
| Hollyleaved Barberry | Mahonia aquifolium | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 62 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 24 of 62 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 48 of 62 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 52 of 62 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 62 |
| Inkberry | Ilex glabra | Shrub | Full sun | 5 of 62 |
| Interrupted Fern | Osmunda claytoniana | Fern | Tolerates shade | 55 of 62 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 58 of 62 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 27 of 62 |
| Jesuit's Bark | Iva frutescens | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 62 |
| Jointed Spikesedge | Eleocharis equisetoides | Sedge | Full sun | 6 of 62 |
| Jointleaf Rush | Juncus articulatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 46 of 62 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 6 of 62 |
| Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 28 of 62 |
| Knotted Rush | Juncus nodosus | Rush | Full sun | 41 of 62 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 15 of 62 |
| Largeleaf Avens | Geum macrophyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 4 of 62 |
| Largeleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton amplifolius | Perennial | Full sun | 39 of 62 |
| Leatherleaf | Chamaedaphne calyculata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 51 of 62 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 46 of 62 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 42 of 62 |
| Little Green Sedge | Carex viridula | Sedge | Full sun | 21 of 62 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 50 of 62 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 37 of 62 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 53 of 62 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 34 of 62 |
| Lowbush Blueberry | Vaccinium angustifolium | Shrub | Full sun | 49 of 62 |
| Marsh Hedgenettle | Stachys palustris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 26 of 62 |
| Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris | Wildflower | Full sun | 47 of 62 |
| Maryland Senna | Senna marilandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 62 |
| Meadow Barley | Hordeum brachyantherum | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 62 |
| Melic Mannagrass | Glyceria melicaria | Grass | Full sun | 44 of 62 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 50 of 62 |
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 62 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 52 of 62 |
| Missouri River Willow | Salix eriocephala | Tree | Tolerates shade | 41 of 62 |
| Moss Pink | Phlox subulata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 24 of 62 |
| Mountain Alder | Alnus viridis subsp. crispa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 62 |
| Mountain Brome | Bromus marginatus | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 62 |
| Mountain Laurel | Kalmia latifolia | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 33 of 62 |
| Nannyberry | Viburnum lentago | Tree | Tolerates shade | 44 of 62 |
| Necklace Sedge | Carex projecta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 41 of 62 |
| Needle and Thread | Hesperostipa comata comata | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 62 |
| Needle and Thread Grass | Stipa comata | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 62 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 45 of 62 |
| Needlepod Rush | Juncus scirpoides | Rush | Tolerates shade | 8 of 62 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 44 of 62 |
| New York Fern | Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 60 of 62 |
| New York Ironweed | Vernonia noveboracensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 62 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 46 of 62 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 45 of 62 |
| Nodding Waternymph | Najas flexilis | Annual | Sun or part shade | 48 of 62 |
| Northern Bayberry | Morella pensylvanica | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 28 of 62 |
| Northern Mountain Ash | Sorbus decora | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 62 |
| Northern Reedgrass | Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa | Grass | Sun or part shade | 16 of 62 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 41 of 62 |
| Nuttall's Reedgrass | Calamagrostis coarctata | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 62 |
| Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 9 of 62 |
| Oregon Checkerbloom | Sidalcea oregana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 62 |
| Oregon Grape | Berberis aquifolium | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 62 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 9 of 62 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 43 of 62 |
| Pale Purple Coneflower | Echinacea pallida | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 62 |
| Pale Touch-Me-Not | Impatiens pallida | Annual | Tolerates shade | 41 of 62 |
| Panicled Bulrush | Scirpus microcarpus | Sedge | Full sun | 35 of 62 |
| Paper Birch | Betula papyrifera | Tree | Full sun | 35 of 62 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 14 of 62 |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | Tree | Tolerates shade | 11 of 62 |
| Peachleaf Willow | Salix amygdaloides | Tree | Full sun | 17 of 62 |
| Pennsylvania Buttercup | Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 49 of 62 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 50 of 62 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 39 of 62 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 42 of 62 |
| Pin Cherry | Prunus pensylvanica | Tree | Full sun | 37 of 62 |
| Pin Oak | Quercus palustris | Tree | Full sun | 19 of 62 |
| Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 62 |
| Pitch Pine | Pinus rigida | Tree | Full sun | 29 of 62 |
| Post Oak | Quercus stellata | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 62 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 55 of 62 |
| Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pycnostachya | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 62 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 38 of 62 |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 3 of 62 |
| Prairie Sagewort | Artemisia frigida | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 62 |
| Prairie Sandreed | Calamovilfa longifolia | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 62 |
| Prickly Bog Sedge | Carex atlantica | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 37 of 62 |
| Pumpkin Ash | Fraxinus profunda | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 62 |
| Purple Avens | Geum rivale | Wildflower | Full sun | 35 of 62 |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 62 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 17 of 62 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 37 of 62 |
| Purplestem Beggarticks | Bidens connata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 27 of 62 |
| Pussy Willow | Salix discolor | Tree | Tolerates shade | 42 of 62 |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | Full sun | 38 of 62 |
| Rattlesnake Mannagrass | Glyceria canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 47 of 62 |
| Red Currant | Ribes triste | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 26 of 62 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 38 of 62 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 30 of 62 |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Tree | Sun or part shade | 44 of 62 |
| Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 40 of 62 |
| Red Pine | Pinus resinosa | Tree | Full sun | 31 of 62 |
| Red Spruce | Picea rubens | Tree | Tolerates shade | 22 of 62 |
| Red-Barked Dogwood | Cornus alba | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 40 of 62 |
| Redosier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 40 of 62 |
| Rhodora | Rhododendron canadense | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 12 of 62 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 54 of 62 |
| River/Red Birch | Betula nigra | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 62 |
| Riverbank Grape | Vitis riparia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 44 of 62 |
| Riverbank Wildrye | Elymus riparius | Grass | Tolerates shade | 46 of 62 |
| Robbins' Pondweed | Potamogeton robbinsii | Perennial | Full sun | 19 of 62 |
| Rough Avens | Geum laciniatum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 30 of 62 |
| Rough-Leaf Dogwood | Cornus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 62 |
| Roundleaf Goldenrod | Solidago patula | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 34 of 62 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 58 of 62 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 36 of 62 |
| Russet Buffaloberry | Shepherdia canadensis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 23 of 62 |
| Salt Grass | Distichlis spicata | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 62 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 19 of 62 |
| Sand Lovegrass | Eragrostis trichodes | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 62 |
| Sandbar Willow | Salix interior | Tree | Full sun | 31 of 62 |
| Sandcherry | Prunus pumila | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 27 of 62 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 38 of 62 |
| Sawtooth Sunflower | Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower | Full sun | 16 of 62 |
| Scarlet Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 24 of 62 |
| Seep Monkeyflower | Mimulus guttatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 3 of 62 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 45 of 62 |
| Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 56 of 62 |
| Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 12 of 62 |
| Shellbark Hickory | Carya laciniosa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 62 |
| Shining Willow | Salix lucida | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 42 of 62 |
| Short's Sedge | Carex shortiana | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 2 of 62 |
| Shortleaf Pine | Pinus echinata | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 62 |
| Shumard Red Oak | Quercus shumardii | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 62 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 62 |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 47 of 62 |
| Silky Willow | Salix sericea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 37 of 62 |
| Silver Buffaloberry | Shepherdia argentea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 62 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 29 of 62 |
| Silverweed | Potentilla anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 22 of 62 |
| Silverweed Cinquefoil | Argentina anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 22 of 62 |
| Silvery Sedge | Carex canescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 46 of 62 |
| Skunk Cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 28 of 62 |
| Slender Wheatgrass | Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus | Grass | Full sun | 16 of 62 |
| Slender Woodoats | Chasmanthium laxum | Grass | Tolerates shade | 3 of 62 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 43 of 62 |
| Smooth Azalea | Rhododendron arborescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 62 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 33 of 62 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 31 of 62 |
| Softleaf Sedge | Carex disperma | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 42 of 62 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 47 of 62 |
| Sour Gum/Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 40 of 62 |
| Sourwood Tree | Oxydendrum arboreum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 62 |
| Southern Bayberry | Morella caroliniensis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 62 |
| Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 62 |
| Speckled Alder | Alnus incana subsp. rugosa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 42 of 62 |
| Spike Trisetum | Trisetum spicatum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 20 of 62 |
| Spiked Muhly | Muhlenbergia glomerata | Grass | Sun or part shade | 40 of 62 |
| Squarestem Spikerush | Eleocharis quadrangulata | Sedge | Full sun | 8 of 62 |
| Squarrose Sedge | Carex squarrosa | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 25 of 62 |
| Squashberry | Viburnum edule | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 3 of 62 |
| Star Duckweed | Lemna trisulca | Perennial | Full sun | 31 of 62 |
| Steeplebush | Spiraea tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 37 of 62 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 45 of 62 |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 36 of 62 |
| Sugarcane Plumegrass | Saccharum giganteum | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 62 |
| Summersweet | Clethra alnifolia | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 13 of 62 |
| Swamp Azalea | Rhododendron viscosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 20 of 62 |
| Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 43 of 62 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 46 of 62 |
| Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 51 of 62 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 45 of 62 |
| Swamp Sunflower | Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 62 |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 33 of 62 |
| Sweet Bay Magnolia | Magnolia virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 62 |
| Sweet Gum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 62 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 50 of 62 |
| Sweetflag | Acorus americanus | Perennial | Full sun | 37 of 62 |
| Sweetgale | Myrica gale | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 34 of 62 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 29 of 62 |
| Swordleaf Rush | Juncus ensifolius | Rush | Sun or part shade | 2 of 62 |
| Tall Cottongrass | Eriophorum angustifolium | Sedge | Full sun | 8 of 62 |
| Tanseyleaf Tansyaster | Machaeranthera tanacetifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 62 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 40 of 62 |
| Thicket Sedge | Carex abscondita | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 9 of 62 |
| Thinfruit Sedge | Carex flaccosperma | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 62 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 42 of 62 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 56 of 62 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 46 of 62 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 29 of 62 |
| Troublesome Sedge | Carex molesta | Sedge | Full sun | 24 of 62 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 16 of 62 |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | Full sun | 37 of 62 |
| Twisted Sedge | Carex torta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 29 of 62 |
| Upright Sedge | Carex stricta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 43 of 62 |
| Vanilla Grass | Anthoxanthum nitens ssp. nitens | Grass | Sun or part shade | 29 of 62 |
| Velvet Bentgrass | Agrostis canina | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 62 |
| Virginia Bluebells | Mertensia virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 21 of 62 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 40 of 62 |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 5 of 62 |
| Virginia Pine | Pinus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 5 of 62 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 24 of 62 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 56 of 62 |
| Washington Hawthorn | Crataegus phaenopyrum | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 62 |
| Water Horsetail | Equisetum fluviatile | Horsetail | Full sun | 49 of 62 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 56 of 62 |
| Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis | Sedge | Full sun | 32 of 62 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 61 of 62 |
| Western Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 62 |
| Western Snowberry | Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 62 |
| Western Wheatgrass | Pascopyrum smithii | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 62 |
| Wheat Sedge | Carex atherodes | Sedge | Full sun | 6 of 62 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 42 of 62 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 6 of 62 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 42 of 62 |
| White Meadowsweet | Spiraea alba | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 47 of 62 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 47 of 62 |
| Whiteroot Rush | Juncus brachycarpus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 5 of 62 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 48 of 62 |
| Wild Blue Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 27 of 62 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 52 of 62 |
| Willow Oak | Quercus phellos | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 62 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 25 of 62 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 21 of 62 |
| Witherod Viburnum | Viburnum cassinoides | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 40 of 62 |
| Woodland Horsetail | Equisetum sylvaticum | Horsetail | Tolerates shade | 40 of 62 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 49 of 62 |
| Woolly Beachheather | Hudsonia tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 7 of 62 |
| Woolly Yarrow | Achillea tomentosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 62 |
| Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 48 of 62 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 35 of 62 |
| Yellow Wood | Cladrastis kentukea | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 62 |
Where this comes from
- Native range
- USDA PLANTS county distribution layer, the same records behind the county checker.
- Sold by nurseries
- USDA PLANTS plant characteristics, Commercial Availability “Routinely Available”. It is a national flag, so a plant here can still be hard to find at a garden centre near you.
- Plant details
- USDA PLANTS: growth habit and duration from the plant profile; shade and wet-soil tolerance, bloom period, mature height and showy flowers, fruit or fall colour from the plant characteristics.
- Left out
- Any plant a state regulates as invasive or noxious, or that GRIIS flags as invasive in the lower 48, even where it is native. So is any species USDA records as both native and introduced in the lower 48, because the form nurseries sell is usually the introduced one.
- Photos
- Public domain, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA, credited under each photo.
- Citation
- USDA, NRCS. The PLANTS Database (https://plants.usda.gov), retrieved June 13, 2026. National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC USA.
Questions
What plants are native to New York?
This page lists the 417 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to New York and routinely available from nurseries: 89 trees, 69 shrubs, 114 wildflowers, 129 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 7 vines. They are a small part of New York's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the New York counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to New York?
This page lists 89 trees native to New York that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Eastern White Pine, American Elm and Hophornbeam, each recorded as native in at least 52 of New York's 62 counties.
What shrubs are native to New York?
This page lists 69 shrubs native to New York that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Button Bush, Common Witch Hazel and Leatherleaf, each recorded as native in at least 51 of New York's 62 counties.
What wildflowers are native to New York?
This page lists 114 wildflowers native to New York that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Common Blue Violet, Broadleaf Arrowhead and Jack in the Pulpit, each recorded as native in at least 58 of New York's 62 counties.
Is my plant native to New York?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to New York: the page lists only natives that nurseries routinely sell, and it leaves out any plant a state regulates as invasive. For a county-level answer on any plant, enter its name in Ezina's checker. Every answer links the record it came from.
Is a plant native to New York native everywhere in New York?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 204 of the 417 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of New York's 62 counties. A county with no record may simply never have been surveyed for that plant, so read each card's map as where the plant is known to grow wild rather than as a boundary.
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Add a plant
Snap a photo or type the name. Ezina matches it to a library of about 40,000 species and starts a care plan tailored to your zone, the local weather, and the time of year.
Get a care plan
A schedule built from local rain, temperature, and sun, not a fixed weekly cadence. You get a single notification when a plant actually needs water. Easily add treatments for diseases and pests.
Explore new options
Our garden planner Dig helps you understand what works best for your location and makes suggestions based off your long term goals.
Compiled from peer-reviewed research, USDA documentation,
and direct scientific observation across the United States.