American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Native
Native in all 88 of Ohio’s counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Ohio native plants
USDA PLANTS records 351 plants as native to Ohio (OH) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Ohio native plant list
This list has 351 Ohio natives that nurseries routinely sell: 82 trees, 51 shrubs, 105 wildflowers, 97 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 7 vines. The most widespread include American Beech, American Elm and Black Raspberry, each recorded as native in all 88 Ohio counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in all 88 of Ohio’s counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Wild Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata Native
Native in all 88 of Ohio’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in 86 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 85 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in all 88 of Ohio’s counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in all 88 of Ohio’s counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in all 88 of Ohio’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 81 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 61 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in all 88 of Ohio’s counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 86 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 80 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Interrupted Fern – Osmunda claytoniana Native
Native in 50 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Riverbank Grape – Vitis riparia Native
Native in 79 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A vine for sun or part shade.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in all 88 of Ohio’s counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 86 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 80 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
New York Fern – Thelypteris noveboracensis Native
Native in 47 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Trumpet Vine – Campsis radicans Native
Native in 68 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in all 88 of Ohio’s counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Hazelnut – Corylus americana Native
Native in 86 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 84 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 79 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea Native
Native in 45 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 60 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A vine for full sun.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in all 88 of Ohio’s counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 85 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 84 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in 72 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in 45 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 53 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in all 88 of Ohio’s counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 84 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 81 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 71 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Crested Woodfern – Dryopteris cristata Native
Native in 34 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Wisteria – Wisteria frutescens Native
Native in 1 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in all 88 of Ohio’s counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Rose – Rosa palustris Native
Native in 83 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 81 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 70 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Water Horsetail – Equisetum fluviatile Native
Native in 24 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A horsetail for full sun and wet soil.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Silky Dogwood – Cornus amomum Native
Native in 77 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in 81 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 69 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Woodland Horsetail – Equisetum sylvaticum Native
Native in 9 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A horsetail that tolerates shade.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in 75 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 81 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 69 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Gray Dogwood – Cornus racemosa Native
Native in 75 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 78 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 66 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Blackhaw – Viburnum prunifolium Native
Native in 69 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in 78 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 64 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Pawpaw – Asimina triloba Native
Native in 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Common Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Native
Native in 69 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 77 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 62 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 67 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in 76 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 62 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Rough-Leaf Dogwood – Cornus drummondii Native
Native in 55 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 75 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 60 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum Native
Native in 87 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
White Meadowsweet – Spiraea alba Native
Native in 53 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 75 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in 59 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 86 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in 50 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 74 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Riverbank Wildrye – Elymus riparius Native
Native in 59 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in 86 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Silky Willow – Salix sericea Native
Native in 41 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in 73 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in 58 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in 86 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Steeplebush – Spiraea tomentosa Native
Native in 35 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with summer flowers and fall colour.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 73 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in 57 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Native
Native in 85 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Swamp Loosestrife – Decodon verticillatus Native
Native in 34 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 73 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in 56 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 85 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Red Osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 29 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Rough Avens – Geum laciniatum Native
Native in 72 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Frank's Sedge – Carex frankii Native
Native in 56 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor Native
Native in 85 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Red-Barked Dogwood – Cornus alba Native
Native in 29 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 71 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in 56 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in 84 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Redosier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 29 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 71 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 54 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Tulip Tree – Liriodendron tulipifera Native
Native in 84 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Shining Willow – Salix lucida Native
Native in 28 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 13 ft for sun or part shade.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 71 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 54 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Red Oak – Quercus rubra Native
Native in 83 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 81 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Laurel – Kalmia latifolia Native
Native in 26 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 71 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Shallow Sedge – Carex lurida Native
Native in 48 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in 82 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Highbush Blueberry – Vaccinium corymbosum Native
Native in 24 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 69 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Fringed Sedge – Carex crinita Native
Native in 46 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Pin Oak – Quercus palustris Native
Native in 82 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Hercules's Club – Aralia spinosa Native
Native in 22 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Sweetflag – Acorus americanus Native
Native in 69 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 46 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 82 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Bristly Dewberry – Rubus hispidus Native
Native in 20 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 69 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Gray's Sedge – Carex grayi Native
Native in 44 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Ohio Buckeye – Aesculus glabra Native
Native in 80 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 68 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Speckled Alder – Alnus incana subsp. rugosa Native
Native in 19 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 68 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 44 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in 80 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Lowbush Blueberry – Vaccinium angustifolium Native
Native in 17 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia virginica Native
Native in 68 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in 43 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Bigtooth Aspen – Populus grandidentata Native
Native in 79 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 14 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in 67 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 43 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 79 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Witherod Viburnum – Viburnum cassinoides Native
Native in 14 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Golden Ragwort – Packera aurea Native
Native in 66 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Crested Sedge – Carex cristatella Native
Native in 42 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Burr Oak – Quercus macrocarpa Native
Native in 78 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Alderleaf Buckthorn – Rhamnus alnifolia Native
Native in 11 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pale Touch-Me-Not – Impatiens pallida Native
Native in 66 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An annual that tolerates shade.
Squarrose Sedge – Carex squarrosa Native
Native in 41 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 75 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Leatherleaf – Chamaedaphne calyculata Native
Native in 10 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 65 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 41 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 74 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Russet Buffaloberry – Shepherdia canadensis Native
Native in 8 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 64 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 40 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Native
Native in 73 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Hobblebush – Viburnum lantanoides Native
Native in 6 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 63 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in 40 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Sour Gum/Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Native
Native in 72 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 95 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Bayberry – Myrica pensylvanica Native
Native in 5 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 63 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native
Native in 40 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Quaking Aspen – Populus tremuloides Native
Native in 70 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Bog Birch – Betula pumila Native
Native in 5 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 20 ft for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Sharpwing Monkeyflower – Mimulus alatus Native
Native in 62 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Short's Sedge – Carex shortiana Native
Native in 40 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Shellbark Hickory – Carya laciniosa Native
Native in 69 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Bog Labrador Tea – Ledum groenlandicum Native
Native in 5 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 60 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Graceful Sedge – Carex gracillima Native
Native in 36 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Sandbar Willow – Salix interior Native
Native in 66 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Northern Bayberry – Morella pensylvanica Native
Native in 5 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 60 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 34 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Butternut – Juglans cinerea Native
Native in 64 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Cane Reed – Arundinaria gigantea Native
Native in 4 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Skunk Cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus Native
Native in 60 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Greater Straw Sedge – Carex normalis Native
Native in 33 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Black Ash – Fraxinus nigra Native
Native in 63 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Canada Yew – Taxus canadensis Native
Native in 3 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 5 ft that tolerates shade.
Closed Bottle Gentian – Gentiana andrewsii Native
Native in 58 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 33 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Missouri River Willow – Salix eriocephala Native
Native in 61 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 52 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Common Juniper – Juniperus communis Native
Native in 3 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
American Water-Willow – Justicia americana Native
Native in 54 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 30 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Pussy Willow – Salix discolor Native
Native in 58 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Western Snowberry – Symphoricarpos occidentalis Native
Native in 3 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 54 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in 30 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Cockspur Hawthorn – Crataegus crus-galli Native
Native in 57 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Beaked Hazelnut – Corylus cornuta Native
Native in 2 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Atlantic Camas – Camassia scilloides Native
Native in 52 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in 28 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa Native
Native in 51 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Hollyleaved Barberry – Mahonia aquifolium Native
Native in 2 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 52 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 28 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Nannyberry – Viburnum lentago Native
Native in 49 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 28 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Native
Native in 2 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 50 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Upright Sedge – Carex stricta Native
Native in 26 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Cucumber Tree – Magnolia acuminata Native
Native in 47 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Oregon Grape – Berberis aquifolium Native
Native in 2 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Marsh Marigold – Caltha palustris Native
Native in 48 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native
Native in 24 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Hazel Alder – Alnus serrulata Native
Native in 42 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Red Currant – Ribes triste Native
Native in 2 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Bigleaf Aster – Eurybia macrophylla Native
Native in 46 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 24 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana Native
Native in 41 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Woolly Beachheather – Hudsonia tomentosa Native
Native in 2 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 46 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in 22 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Peachleaf Willow – Salix amygdaloides Native
Native in 31 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun.
Sandcherry – Prunus pumila Native
Native in 1 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Crowned Beggarticks – Bidens coronata Native
Native in 45 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Twisted Sedge – Carex torta Native
Native in 21 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Post Oak – Quercus stellata Native
Native in 25 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 44 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Drooping Sedge – Carex prasina Native
Native in 20 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Sweet Gum – Liquidambar styraciflua Native
Native in 19 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata Native
Native in 44 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 19 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana Native
Native in 19 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Nodding Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in 42 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Spiked Muhly – Muhlenbergia glomerata Native
Native in 19 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
River/Red Birch – Betula nigra Native
Native in 18 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Roundleaf Goldenrod – Solidago patula Native
Native in 42 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall flowers and fall colour.
Canadian Rush – Juncus canadensis Native
Native in 18 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Sourwood Tree – Oxydendrum arboreum Native
Native in 17 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 35 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers and fall colour.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in 40 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Georgia Bulrush – Scirpus georgianus Native
Native in 17 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Bean Tree – Catalpa bignonioides Native
Native in 13 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod – Solidago rugosa Native
Native in 40 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Hairy Sedge – Carex lacustris Native
Native in 17 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Shumard Red Oak – Quercus shumardii Native
Native in 13 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Crimsoneyed Rosemallow – Hibiscus moscheutos Native
Native in 39 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Cattail Sedge – Carex typhina Native
Native in 16 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pumpkin Ash – Fraxinus profunda Native
Native in 12 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Sawtooth Sunflower – Helianthus grosseserratus Native
Native in 39 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native
Native in 16 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Gray Birch – Betula populifolia Native
Native in 11 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Moss Pink – Phlox subulata Native
Native in 36 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and fall colour.
Knotted Rush – Juncus nodosus Native
Native in 15 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Pin Cherry – Prunus pensylvanica Native
Native in 11 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata Native
Native in 35 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Prickly Bog Sedge – Carex atlantica Native
Native in 15 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Coastal Plain Willow – Salix caroliniana Native
Native in 8 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 33 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 34 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 15 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Washington Hawthorn – Crataegus phaenopyrum Native
Native in 8 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Virginia Iris – Iris virginica Native
Native in 32 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Muskingum Sedge – Carex muskingumensis Native
Native in 14 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Holly – Ilex opaca Native
Native in 7 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An evergreen tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 31 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Jointleaf Rush – Juncus articulatus Native
Native in 13 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Blackjack Oak – Quercus marilandica Native
Native in 6 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 29 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Rattlesnake Mannagrass – Glyceria canadensis Native
Native in 13 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Great Laurel – Rhododendron maximum Native
Native in 6 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An evergreen tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 27 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Silvery Sedge – Carex canescens Native
Native in 13 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Southern Red Oak – Quercus falcata Native
Native in 5 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 26 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Troublesome Sedge – Carex molesta Native
Native in 13 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Balsam Poplar – Populus balsamifera Native
Native in 4 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 25 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Annual Wildrice – Zizania aquatica Native
Native in 12 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Canadian Hemlock – Tsuga canadensis Native
Native in 4 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An evergreen tree up to 105 ft that tolerates shade.
Halberdleaf Rosemallow – Hibiscus laevis Native
Native in 25 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in 12 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Northern Mountain Ash – Sorbus decora Native
Native in 4 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 25 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Whiteroot Rush – Juncus brachycarpus Native
Native in 12 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Arborvitae – Thuja occidentalis Native
Native in 3 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade.
Maryland Senna – Senna marilandica Native
Native in 25 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 11 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 3 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Gay Feather – Liatris spicata Native
Native in 24 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native
Native in 9 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Eastern White Pine – Pinus strobus Native
Native in 3 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An evergreen tree up to 150 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Pennsylvania Buttercup – Ranunculus pensylvanicus Native
Native in 23 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Hairyfruit Sedge – Carex trichocarpa Native
Native in 9 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Pitch Pine – Pinus rigida Native
Native in 3 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 23 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Melic Mannagrass – Glyceria melicaria Native
Native in 9 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Shortleaf Pine – Pinus echinata Native
Native in 3 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Purple Coneflower – Echinacea purpurea Native
Native in 23 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Sea Oats – Chasmanthium latifolium Native
Native in 9 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Virginia Pine – Pinus virginiana Native
Native in 3 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An evergreen tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja coccinea Native
Native in 22 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 8 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Loblolly Pine – Pinus taeda Native
Native in 2 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in 21 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Slender Wheatgrass – Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus Native
Native in 8 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pecan – Carya illinoinensis Native
Native in 2 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Bearded Beggarticks – Bidens aristosa Native
Native in 18 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Squarestem Spikerush – Eleocharis quadrangulata Native
Native in 6 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Yellow Wood – Cladrastis kentukea Native
Native in 2 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 17 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
White Edge Sedge – Carex debilis Native
Native in 6 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Paper Birch – Betula papyrifera Native
Native in 1 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata Native
Native in 16 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Northern Reedgrass – Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa Native
Native in 5 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 1 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Nodding Waternymph – Najas flexilis Native
Native in 16 of Ohio’s 88 counties. An annual for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Ravenfoot Sedge – Carex crus-corvi Native
Native in 5 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Willow Oak – Quercus phellos Native
Native in 1 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Star Duckweed – Lemna trisulca Native
Native in 16 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Water Sedge – Carex aquatilis Native
Native in 5 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 15 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Forked Rush – Juncus dichotomus Native
Native in 4 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Lotus – Nelumbo lutea Native
Native in 14 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 4 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 14 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
American Beachgrass – Ammophila breviligulata Native
Native in 3 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium coelestinum Native
Native in 13 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Golden Sedge – Carex aurea Native
Native in 3 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 13 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Prairie Dropseed – Sporobolus heterolepis Native
Native in 3 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Marsh Hedgenettle – Stachys palustris Native
Native in 13 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Wheat Sedge – Carex atherodes Native
Native in 3 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Largeleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton amplifolius Native
Native in 12 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Bebb's Sedge – Carex bebbii Native
Native in 2 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bottle Gentian – Gentiana clausa Native
Native in 10 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Little Green Sedge – Carex viridula Native
Native in 2 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 9 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Necklace Sedge – Carex projecta Native
Native in 2 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Purple Avens – Geum rivale Native
Native in 8 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Blue Grama – Bouteloua gracilis Native
Native in 1 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Silverweed – Potentilla anserina Native
Native in 8 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Greenwhite Sedge – Carex albolutescens Native
Native in 1 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Silverweed Cinquefoil – Argentina anserina Native
Native in 8 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Hairawn Muhly – Muhlenbergia capillaris Native
Native in 1 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Smooth Phlox – Phlox glaberrima Native
Native in 7 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Inland Rush – Juncus interior Native
Native in 1 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Illinois Bundleflower – Desmanthus illinoensis Native
Native in 6 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Meadow Barley – Hordeum brachyantherum Native
Native in 1 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Missouri Ironweed – Vernonia missurica Native
Native in 6 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Nuttall's Reedgrass – Calamagrostis coarctata Native
Native in 1 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Prairie Blazing Star – Liatris pycnostachya Native
Native in 6 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Arumleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria cuneata Native
Native in 3 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with showy flowers.
Robbins' Pondweed – Potamogeton robbinsii Native
Native in 3 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
California Poppy – Eschscholzia californica Native
Native in 2 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Dotted Blazing Star – Liatris punctata Native
Native in 1 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 1 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
New York Ironweed – Vernonia noveboracensis Native
Native in 1 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Swamp Sunflower – Helianthus angustifolius Native
Native in 1 of Ohio’s 88 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 192 of these 351 plants as native in fewer than half of Ohio’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.
Ohio’s own list regulates 86 plants. None of them is on this page. Ohio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alderleaf Buckthorn | Rhamnus alnifolia | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 11 of 88 |
| American Arborvitae | Thuja occidentalis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 88 |
| American Beachgrass | Ammophila breviligulata | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 88 |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 88 of 88 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 87 of 88 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 84 of 88 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 21 of 88 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 15 of 88 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 88 of 88 |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 86 of 88 |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca | Tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 88 |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 85 of 88 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 87 of 88 |
| American Lotus | Nelumbo lutea | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 88 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 41 of 88 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 87 of 88 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 31 of 88 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 84 of 88 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 71 of 88 |
| American Water-Willow | Justicia americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 54 of 88 |
| American Wisteria | Wisteria frutescens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 1 of 88 |
| Annual Wildrice | Zizania aquatica | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 88 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 60 of 88 |
| Arumleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 88 |
| Atlantic Camas | Camassia scilloides | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 52 of 88 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 40 of 88 |
| Balsam Poplar | Populus balsamifera | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 88 |
| Bayberry | Myrica pensylvanica | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 5 of 88 |
| Beaked Hazelnut | Corylus cornuta | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 88 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 88 |
| Bearded Beggarticks | Bidens aristosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 18 of 88 |
| Bebb's Sedge | Carex bebbii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 88 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 60 of 88 |
| Bigleaf Aster | Eurybia macrophylla | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 46 of 88 |
| Bigtooth Aspen | Populus grandidentata | Tree | Full sun | 79 of 88 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 87 of 88 |
| Black Ash | Fraxinus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 63 of 88 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 86 of 88 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 82 of 88 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 88 of 88 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 74 of 88 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 69 of 88 |
| Blackhaw | Viburnum prunifolium | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 69 of 88 |
| Blackjack Oak | Quercus marilandica | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 88 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 73 of 88 |
| Blue Grama | Bouteloua gracilis | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 88 |
| Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 13 of 88 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 40 of 88 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 56 of 88 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 58 of 88 |
| Bog Birch | Betula pumila | Shrub | Full sun | 5 of 88 |
| Bog Labrador Tea | Ledum groenlandicum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 5 of 88 |
| Bottle Gentian | Gentiana clausa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 10 of 88 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 88 of 88 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 78 of 88 |
| Bristly Dewberry | Rubus hispidus | Shrub | Full sun | 20 of 88 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 52 of 88 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 64 of 88 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 71 of 88 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 28 of 88 |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 16 of 88 |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | Sun or part shade | 78 of 88 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 73 of 88 |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea | Tree | Full sun | 64 of 88 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 85 of 88 |
| California Poppy | Eschscholzia californica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 88 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 81 of 88 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 77 of 88 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 28 of 88 |
| Canada Yew | Taxus canadensis | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 3 of 88 |
| Canadian Hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 88 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 13 of 88 |
| Canadian Rush | Juncus canadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 18 of 88 |
| Cane Reed | Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | Full sun | 4 of 88 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 63 of 88 |
| Cattail Sedge | Carex typhina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 16 of 88 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 75 of 88 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 45 of 88 |
| Closed Bottle Gentian | Gentiana andrewsii | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 58 of 88 |
| Coastal Plain Willow | Salix caroliniana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 88 |
| Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | Full sun | 57 of 88 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 87 of 88 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 40 of 88 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 29 of 88 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 44 of 88 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 46 of 88 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 79 of 88 |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 3 of 88 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 64 of 88 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 86 of 88 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 75 of 88 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 19 of 88 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 69 of 88 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 75 of 88 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 34 of 88 |
| Crested Sedge | Carex cristatella | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 42 of 88 |
| Crested Woodfern | Dryopteris cristata | Fern | Tolerates shade | 34 of 88 |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower | Full sun | 39 of 88 |
| Crowned Beggarticks | Bidens coronata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 45 of 88 |
| Cucumber Tree | Magnolia acuminata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 47 of 88 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 71 of 88 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 59 of 88 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 50 of 88 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 75 of 88 |
| Dotted Blazing Star | Liatris punctata | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 88 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 60 of 88 |
| Drooping Sedge | Carex prasina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 20 of 88 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 88 of 88 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 87 of 88 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 84 of 88 |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 73 of 88 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 88 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 87 of 88 |
| Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 88 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 40 of 88 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 81 of 88 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 85 of 88 |
| Forked Rush | Juncus dichotomus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 4 of 88 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 16 of 88 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 80 of 88 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 71 of 88 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 71 of 88 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 30 of 88 |
| Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 56 of 88 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 9 of 88 |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 46 of 88 |
| Gay Feather | Liatris spicata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 24 of 88 |
| Georgia Bulrush | Scirpus georgianus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 17 of 88 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 60 of 88 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 14 of 88 |
| Golden Ragwort | Packera aurea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 66 of 88 |
| Golden Sedge | Carex aurea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 3 of 88 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 88 |
| Graceful Sedge | Carex gracillima | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 36 of 88 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 11 of 88 |
| Gray Birch | Betula populifolia | Tree | Sun or part shade | 11 of 88 |
| Gray Dogwood | Cornus racemosa | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 75 of 88 |
| Gray's Sedge | Carex grayi | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 44 of 88 |
| Great Laurel | Rhododendron maximum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 6 of 88 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 24 of 88 |
| Greater Straw Sedge | Carex normalis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 33 of 88 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 25 of 88 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 85 of 88 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 72 of 88 |
| Greenwhite Sedge | Carex albolutescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 88 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 53 of 88 |
| Hairawn Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 88 |
| Hairy Sedge | Carex lacustris | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 17 of 88 |
| Hairyfruit Sedge | Carex trichocarpa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 9 of 88 |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 25 of 88 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 42 of 88 |
| Hercules's Club | Aralia spinosa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 22 of 88 |
| Highbush Blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 24 of 88 |
| Hobblebush | Viburnum lantanoides | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 6 of 88 |
| Hollyleaved Barberry | Mahonia aquifolium | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 2 of 88 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 88 of 88 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 56 of 88 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 86 of 88 |
| Illinois Bundleflower | Desmanthus illinoensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 88 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 88 |
| Inland Rush | Juncus interior | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 88 |
| Interrupted Fern | Osmunda claytoniana | Fern | Tolerates shade | 50 of 88 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 78 of 88 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 68 of 88 |
| Jointleaf Rush | Juncus articulatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 13 of 88 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 4 of 88 |
| Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 88 |
| Knotted Rush | Juncus nodosus | Rush | Full sun | 15 of 88 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 17 of 88 |
| Largeleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton amplifolius | Perennial | Full sun | 12 of 88 |
| Leatherleaf | Chamaedaphne calyculata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 10 of 88 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 46 of 88 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 69 of 88 |
| Little Green Sedge | Carex viridula | Sedge | Full sun | 2 of 88 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 84 of 88 |
| Loblolly Pine | Pinus taeda | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 88 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 26 of 88 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 22 of 88 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 25 of 88 |
| Lowbush Blueberry | Vaccinium angustifolium | Shrub | Full sun | 17 of 88 |
| Marsh Hedgenettle | Stachys palustris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 88 |
| Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris | Wildflower | Full sun | 48 of 88 |
| Maryland Senna | Senna marilandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 25 of 88 |
| Meadow Barley | Hordeum brachyantherum | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 88 |
| Melic Mannagrass | Glyceria melicaria | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 88 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 63 of 88 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 34 of 88 |
| Missouri Ironweed | Vernonia missurica | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 88 |
| Missouri River Willow | Salix eriocephala | Tree | Tolerates shade | 61 of 88 |
| Moss Pink | Phlox subulata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 36 of 88 |
| Mountain Laurel | Kalmia latifolia | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 26 of 88 |
| Muskingum Sedge | Carex muskingumensis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 14 of 88 |
| Nannyberry | Viburnum lentago | Tree | Tolerates shade | 49 of 88 |
| Necklace Sedge | Carex projecta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 88 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 33 of 88 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 67 of 88 |
| New York Fern | Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 47 of 88 |
| New York Ironweed | Vernonia noveboracensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 88 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 65 of 88 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 42 of 88 |
| Nodding Waternymph | Najas flexilis | Annual | Sun or part shade | 16 of 88 |
| Northern Bayberry | Morella pensylvanica | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 5 of 88 |
| Northern Mountain Ash | Sorbus decora | Tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 88 |
| Northern Reedgrass | Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa | Grass | Sun or part shade | 5 of 88 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 87 of 88 |
| Nuttall's Reedgrass | Calamagrostis coarctata | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 88 |
| Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 80 of 88 |
| Oregon Grape | Berberis aquifolium | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 2 of 88 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 88 of 88 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 54 of 88 |
| Pale Touch-Me-Not | Impatiens pallida | Annual | Tolerates shade | 66 of 88 |
| Paper Birch | Betula papyrifera | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 88 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 35 of 88 |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | Tree | Tolerates shade | 87 of 88 |
| Peachleaf Willow | Salix amygdaloides | Tree | Full sun | 31 of 88 |
| Pecan | Carya illinoinensis | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 88 |
| Pennsylvania Buttercup | Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 23 of 88 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 81 of 88 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 74 of 88 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 23 of 88 |
| Pin Cherry | Prunus pensylvanica | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 88 |
| Pin Oak | Quercus palustris | Tree | Full sun | 82 of 88 |
| Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 44 of 88 |
| Pitch Pine | Pinus rigida | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 88 |
| Post Oak | Quercus stellata | Tree | Full sun | 25 of 88 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 62 of 88 |
| Prairie Blazing Star | Liatris pycnostachya | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 88 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 43 of 88 |
| Prairie Dropseed | Sporobolus heterolepis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 3 of 88 |
| Prickly Bog Sedge | Carex atlantica | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 15 of 88 |
| Pumpkin Ash | Fraxinus profunda | Tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 88 |
| Purple Avens | Geum rivale | Wildflower | Full sun | 8 of 88 |
| Purple Coneflower | Echinacea purpurea | Wildflower | Full sun | 23 of 88 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 27 of 88 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 81 of 88 |
| Pussy Willow | Salix discolor | Tree | Tolerates shade | 58 of 88 |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | Full sun | 70 of 88 |
| Rattlesnake Mannagrass | Glyceria canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 13 of 88 |
| Ravenfoot Sedge | Carex crus-corvi | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 5 of 88 |
| Red Currant | Ribes triste | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 2 of 88 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 87 of 88 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 87 of 88 |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Tree | Sun or part shade | 83 of 88 |
| Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 29 of 88 |
| Red-Barked Dogwood | Cornus alba | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 29 of 88 |
| Redosier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 29 of 88 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 79 of 88 |
| River/Red Birch | Betula nigra | Tree | Full sun | 18 of 88 |
| Riverbank Grape | Vitis riparia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 79 of 88 |
| Riverbank Wildrye | Elymus riparius | Grass | Tolerates shade | 59 of 88 |
| Robbins' Pondweed | Potamogeton robbinsii | Perennial | Full sun | 3 of 88 |
| Rough Avens | Geum laciniatum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 72 of 88 |
| Rough-Leaf Dogwood | Cornus drummondii | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 55 of 88 |
| Roundleaf Goldenrod | Solidago patula | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 42 of 88 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 45 of 88 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 54 of 88 |
| Russet Buffaloberry | Shepherdia canadensis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 8 of 88 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 88 |
| Sandbar Willow | Salix interior | Tree | Full sun | 66 of 88 |
| Sandcherry | Prunus pumila | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 88 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 80 of 88 |
| Sawtooth Sunflower | Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower | Full sun | 39 of 88 |
| Scarlet Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 22 of 88 |
| Sea Oats | Chasmanthium latifolium | Grass | Tolerates shade | 9 of 88 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 86 of 88 |
| Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 48 of 88 |
| Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 62 of 88 |
| Shellbark Hickory | Carya laciniosa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 69 of 88 |
| Shining Willow | Salix lucida | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 28 of 88 |
| Short's Sedge | Carex shortiana | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 40 of 88 |
| Shortleaf Pine | Pinus echinata | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 88 |
| Shumard Red Oak | Quercus shumardii | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 88 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 88 |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 77 of 88 |
| Silky Willow | Salix sericea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 41 of 88 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 82 of 88 |
| Silverweed | Potentilla anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 8 of 88 |
| Silverweed Cinquefoil | Argentina anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 8 of 88 |
| Silvery Sedge | Carex canescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 13 of 88 |
| Skunk Cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 60 of 88 |
| Slender Wheatgrass | Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus | Grass | Full sun | 8 of 88 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 88 of 88 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 73 of 88 |
| Smooth Phlox | Phlox glaberrima | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 88 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 88 of 88 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 66 of 88 |
| Sour Gum/Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 72 of 88 |
| Sourwood Tree | Oxydendrum arboreum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 17 of 88 |
| Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 88 |
| Speckled Alder | Alnus incana subsp. rugosa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 19 of 88 |
| Spiked Muhly | Muhlenbergia glomerata | Grass | Sun or part shade | 19 of 88 |
| Squarestem Spikerush | Eleocharis quadrangulata | Sedge | Full sun | 6 of 88 |
| Squarrose Sedge | Carex squarrosa | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 41 of 88 |
| Star Duckweed | Lemna trisulca | Perennial | Full sun | 16 of 88 |
| Steeplebush | Spiraea tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 35 of 88 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 69 of 88 |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 87 of 88 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 88 |
| Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 34 of 88 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 86 of 88 |
| Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 83 of 88 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 54 of 88 |
| Swamp Sunflower | Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 88 |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 85 of 88 |
| Sweet Gum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | Full sun | 19 of 88 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 70 of 88 |
| Sweetflag | Acorus americanus | Perennial | Full sun | 69 of 88 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 62 of 88 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 41 of 88 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 19 of 88 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 30 of 88 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 15 of 88 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 43 of 88 |
| Troublesome Sedge | Carex molesta | Sedge | Full sun | 13 of 88 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 68 of 88 |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | Full sun | 84 of 88 |
| Twisted Sedge | Carex torta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 21 of 88 |
| Upright Sedge | Carex stricta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 26 of 88 |
| Virginia Bluebells | Mertensia virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 68 of 88 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 88 of 88 |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 32 of 88 |
| Virginia Pine | Pinus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 88 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 76 of 88 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 86 of 88 |
| Washington Hawthorn | Crataegus phaenopyrum | Tree | Full sun | 8 of 88 |
| Water Horsetail | Equisetum fluviatile | Horsetail | Full sun | 24 of 88 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 69 of 88 |
| Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis | Sedge | Full sun | 5 of 88 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 61 of 88 |
| Western Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Tree | Full sun | 51 of 88 |
| Western Snowberry | Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 3 of 88 |
| Wheat Sedge | Carex atherodes | Sedge | Full sun | 3 of 88 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 88 of 88 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 9 of 88 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 88 |
| White Meadowsweet | Spiraea alba | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 53 of 88 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 80 of 88 |
| Whiteroot Rush | Juncus brachycarpus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 12 of 88 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 81 of 88 |
| Wild Blue Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 88 of 88 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 67 of 88 |
| Willow Oak | Quercus phellos | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 88 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 50 of 88 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 24 of 88 |
| Witherod Viburnum | Viburnum cassinoides | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 88 |
| Woodland Horsetail | Equisetum sylvaticum | Horsetail | Tolerates shade | 9 of 88 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 57 of 88 |
| Woolly Beachheather | Hudsonia tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 2 of 88 |
| Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 40 of 88 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 44 of 88 |
| Yellow Wood | Cladrastis kentukea | Tree | Sun or part shade | 2 of 88 |
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 Ohio?
This page lists the 351 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Ohio and routinely available from nurseries: 82 trees, 51 shrubs, 105 wildflowers, 97 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 7 vines. They are a small part of Ohio's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Ohio counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Ohio?
This page lists 82 trees native to Ohio that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Beech, American Elm and Box Elder, each recorded as native in all 88 Ohio counties.
What shrubs are native to Ohio?
This page lists 51 shrubs native to Ohio that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Black Raspberry, Smooth Sumac and American Plum, each recorded as native in at least 87 of Ohio's 88 counties.
What wildflowers are native to Ohio?
This page lists 105 wildflowers native to Ohio that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Wild Blue Phlox, Common Blue Violet and Common Selfheal, each recorded as native in at least 86 of Ohio's 88 counties.
Is my plant native to Ohio?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Ohio: 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 Ohio native everywhere in Ohio?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 192 of the 351 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Ohio's 88 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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010.1Identify
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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.
010.2Care
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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.
010.3Plan
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Our garden planner Dig helps you understand what works best for your location and makes suggestions based off your long term goals.
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.