American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Vermont native plants
USDA PLANTS records 283 plants as native to Vermont (VT) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
Vermont native plant list
This list has 283 Vermont natives that nurseries routinely sell: 59 trees, 51 shrubs, 78 wildflowers, 81 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 5 vines. The most widespread include American Elm, Broadleaf Arrowhead and Common Blue Violet, each recorded as native in all 14 Vermont counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
Leatherleaf – Chamaedaphne calyculata Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for sun or part shade.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
New York Fern – Thelypteris noveboracensis Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Riverbank Grape – Vitis riparia Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A vine for sun or part shade.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Red Osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Fringed Sedge – Carex crinita Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A vine for full sun.
Missouri River Willow – Salix eriocephala Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A tree up to 52 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Red-Barked Dogwood – Cornus alba Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Arborvitae – Thuja occidentalis Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade.
Redosier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s 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 Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Interrupted Fern – Osmunda claytoniana Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 10 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Balsam Fir – Abies balsamea Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade.
Shining Willow – Salix lucida Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A shrub or small tree up to 13 ft for sun or part shade.
Nodding Waternymph – Najas flexilis Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. An annual for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Knotted Rush – Juncus nodosus Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Balsam Poplar – Populus balsamifera Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Canada Yew – Taxus canadensis Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 5 ft that tolerates shade.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Woodland Horsetail – Equisetum sylvaticum Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A horsetail that tolerates shade.
Black Ash – Fraxinus nigra Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Hobblebush – Viburnum lantanoides Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A sedge for full sun.
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Silky Willow – Salix sericea Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Bigleaf Aster – Eurybia macrophylla Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in all 14 of Vermont’s counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Crested Woodfern – Dryopteris cristata Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Black Spruce – Picea mariana Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 65 ft that tolerates shade.
Speckled Alder – Alnus incana subsp. rugosa Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Water Horsetail – Equisetum fluviatile Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A horsetail for full sun and wet soil.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Steeplebush – Spiraea tomentosa Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with summer flowers and fall colour.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Quaking Aspen – Populus tremuloides Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Sweetgale – Myrica gale Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Red Spruce – Picea rubens Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 110 ft that tolerates shade.
White Meadowsweet – Spiraea alba Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Beaked Hazelnut – Corylus cornuta Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Bog Labrador Tea – Ledum groenlandicum Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Bristly Dewberry – Rubus hispidus Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Lowbush Blueberry – Vaccinium angustifolium Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Purple Avens – Geum rivale Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Graceful Sedge – Carex gracillima Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Bigtooth Aspen – Populus grandidentata Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Witherod Viburnum – Viburnum cassinoides Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Necklace Sedge – Carex projecta Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Alderleaf Buckthorn – Rhamnus alnifolia Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Canadian Hemlock – Tsuga canadensis Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 105 ft that tolerates shade.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in 10 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Shallow Sedge – Carex lurida Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Eastern White Pine – Pinus strobus Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 150 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Common Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Native
Native in 10 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Softleaf Sedge – Carex disperma Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Nannyberry – Viburnum lentago Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 28 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Red Currant – Ribes triste Native
Native in 10 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Paper Birch – Betula papyrifera Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Silky Dogwood – Cornus amomum Native
Native in 10 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Largeleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton amplifolius Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Pin Cherry – Prunus pensylvanica Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Common Juniper – Juniperus communis Native
Native in 9 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Marsh Marigold – Caltha palustris Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Vanilla Grass – Anthoxanthum nitens ssp. nitens Native
Native in 13 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Pussy Willow – Salix discolor Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Swamp Rose – Rosa palustris Native
Native in 9 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Pale Touch-Me-Not – Impatiens pallida Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An annual that tolerates shade.
Blister Sedge – Carex vesicaria Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 8 of Vermont’s 14 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 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
American Mountain Ash – Sorbus americana Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Highbush Blueberry – Vaccinium corymbosum Native
Native in 8 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Golden Sedge – Carex aurea Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Alder – Alnus viridis subsp. crispa Native
Native in 8 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Melic Mannagrass – Glyceria melicaria Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Butternut – Juglans cinerea Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Rhodora – Rhododendron canadense Native
Native in 8 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 18 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Panicled Bulrush – Scirpus microcarpus Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Gray Birch – Betula populifolia Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Golden Ragwort – Packera aurea Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Gray Dogwood – Cornus racemosa Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Silvery Sedge – Carex canescens Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Red Pine – Pinus resinosa Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Sandcherry – Prunus pumila Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Broadleaf Cattail – Typha latifolia Native
Native in 10 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Slender Wheatgrass – Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Hazelnut – Corylus americana Native
Native in 6 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 10 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Spiked Muhly – Muhlenbergia glomerata Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 6 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Greater Creeping Spearwort – Ranunculus flammula Native
Native in 10 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Red Oak – Quercus rubra Native
Native in 10 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 81 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 6 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 10 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Upright Sedge – Carex stricta Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in 10 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in 6 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 9 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
White Edge Sedge – Carex debilis Native
Native in 12 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Alberta Spruce – Picea glauca Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade.
Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Native
Native in 5 of Vermont’s 14 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 9 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Bebb's Sedge – Carex bebbii Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 5 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 9 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Jointleaf Rush – Juncus articulatus Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Bog Blueberry – Vaccinium uliginosum Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers and showy fruit.
Largeleaf Avens – Geum macrophyllum Native
Native in 9 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Virginia Wildrye – Elymus virginicus Native
Native in 11 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Foxberry – Vaccinium vitis-idaea Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for full sun, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Pennsylvania Buttercup – Ranunculus pensylvanicus Native
Native in 9 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Rattlesnake Mannagrass – Glyceria canadensis Native
Native in 10 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Northern Mountain Ash – Sorbus decora Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Loosestrife – Decodon verticillatus Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 8 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Twisted Sedge – Carex torta Native
Native in 10 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Burr Oak – Quercus macrocarpa Native
Native in 6 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Black Crowberry – Empetrum nigrum Native
Native in 3 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 8 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in 9 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 6 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Diamondleaf Willow – Salix planifolia Native
Native in 3 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun.
Marsh Hedgenettle – Stachys palustris Native
Native in 8 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Canadian Rush – Juncus canadensis Native
Native in 9 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 6 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Russet Buffaloberry – Shepherdia canadensis Native
Native in 3 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in 8 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in 9 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in 6 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 3 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 8 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Hairy Sedge – Carex lacustris Native
Native in 9 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in 5 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 2 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in 9 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Golden Currant – Ribes aureum Native
Native in 2 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 9 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Great Laurel – Rhododendron maximum Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Mountain Laurel – Kalmia latifolia Native
Native in 2 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in 9 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Hazel Alder – Alnus serrulata Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Squashberry – Viburnum edule Native
Native in 2 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Riverbank Wildrye – Elymus riparius Native
Native in 9 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Pitch Pine – Pinus rigida Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Creeping Juniper – Juniperus horizontalis Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 4 ft for full sun.
Longbeak Buttercup – Ranunculus longirostris Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 9 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Sour Gum/Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 95 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Swamp Azalea – Rhododendron viscosum Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with showy flowers.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Spike Trisetum – Trisetum spicatum Native
Native in 8 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Sandbar Willow – Salix interior Native
Native in 3 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Woolly Beachheather – Hudsonia tomentosa Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Robbins' Pondweed – Potamogeton robbinsii Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 8 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor Native
Native in 3 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Rough Avens – Geum laciniatum Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in 2 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Silverweed – Potentilla anserina Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Drooping Sedge – Carex prasina Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 2 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Silverweed Cinquefoil – Argentina anserina Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 7 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in 2 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Arumleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria cuneata Native
Native in 6 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with showy flowers.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 6 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Tulip Tree – Liriodendron tulipifera Native
Native in 2 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 6 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Glaucous Bluegrass – Poa glauca Native
Native in 6 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bean Tree – Catalpa bignonioides Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 6 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Little Green Sedge – Carex viridula Native
Native in 6 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Cockspur Hawthorn – Crataegus crus-galli Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 6 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 6 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 5 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Annual Wildrice – Zizania aquatica Native
Native in 5 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in 5 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Crested Sedge – Carex cristatella Native
Native in 5 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 5 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 5 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 5 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in 5 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in 5 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Water Sedge – Carex aquatilis Native
Native in 5 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Skunk Cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus Native
Native in 5 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
American Beachgrass – Ammophila breviligulata Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Moss Pink – Phlox subulata Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and fall colour.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Star Duckweed – Lemna trisulca Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Cattail Sedge – Carex typhina Native
Native in 3 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 4 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 3 of Vermont’s 14 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 3 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 3 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
Alpine Sweetvetch – Hedysarum alpinum Native
Native in 2 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers and fall colour.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 3 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Roundleaf Goldenrod – Solidago patula Native
Native in 2 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall flowers and fall colour.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 3 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 3 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Hairyfruit Sedge – Carex trichocarpa Native
Native in 2 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Indian Blanket – Gaillardia pulchella Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Northern Reedgrass – Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa Native
Native in 2 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall colour.
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Bicknell's Sedge – Carex bicknellii Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
White Doll's Daisy – Boltonia asteroides Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Wild Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
June Grass – Koeleria macrantha Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Nuttall's Alkaligrass – Puccinellia nuttalliana Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Prickly Bog Sedge – Carex atlantica Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 1 of Vermont’s 14 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 90 of these 283 plants as native in fewer than half of Vermont’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.
Vermont’s own list regulates 39 plants. None of them is on this page. Vermont 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 | 7 of 14 |
| Alderleaf Buckthorn | Rhamnus alnifolia | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 11 of 14 |
| Alpine Sweetvetch | Hedysarum alpinum | Wildflower | Full sun | 2 of 14 |
| American Arborvitae | Thuja occidentalis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| American Beachgrass | Ammophila breviligulata | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 14 |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 11 of 14 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 8 of 14 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 11 of 14 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 9 of 14 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 6 of 14 |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| American Mountain Ash | Sorbus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 11 of 14 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 2 of 14 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 5 of 14 |
| Annual Wildrice | Zizania aquatica | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 14 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Arumleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria cuneata | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 14 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Balsam Fir | Abies balsamea | Tree | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Balsam Poplar | Populus balsamifera | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Beaked Hazelnut | Corylus cornuta | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 14 |
| Bebb's Sedge | Carex bebbii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 11 of 14 |
| Bicknell's Sedge | Carex bicknellii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 1 of 14 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 14 |
| Bigleaf Aster | Eurybia macrophylla | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Bigtooth Aspen | Populus grandidentata | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 14 |
| Black Ash | Fraxinus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Black Crowberry | Empetrum nigrum | Shrub | Full sun | 3 of 14 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 4 of 14 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 10 of 14 |
| Black Spruce | Picea mariana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Blister Sedge | Carex vesicaria | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 12 of 14 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 14 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 9 of 14 |
| Bog Blueberry | Vaccinium uliginosum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 4 of 14 |
| Bog Labrador Tea | Ledum groenlandicum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 12 of 14 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 11 of 14 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Bristly Dewberry | Rubus hispidus | Shrub | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 5 of 14 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 10 of 14 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 11 of 14 |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 14 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Butternut | Juglans cinerea | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 14 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 6 of 14 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 14 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Canada Yew | Taxus canadensis | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Canadian Hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 14 |
| Canadian Rush | Juncus canadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 9 of 14 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Cattail Sedge | Carex typhina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 3 of 14 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 11 of 14 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 14 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 9 of 14 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 9 of 14 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 14 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 14 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 7 of 14 |
| Creeping Juniper | Juniperus horizontalis | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Crested Sedge | Carex cristatella | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 5 of 14 |
| Crested Woodfern | Dryopteris cristata | Fern | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 14 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 14 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 12 of 14 |
| Diamondleaf Willow | Salix planifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 3 of 14 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 9 of 14 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 7 of 14 |
| Drooping Sedge | Carex prasina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 6 of 14 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 14 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 7 of 14 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 14 |
| Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus | Tree | Sun or part shade | 12 of 14 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 14 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Foxberry | Vaccinium vitis-idaea | Shrub | Full sun | 4 of 14 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 8 of 14 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Glaucous Bluegrass | Poa glauca | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 14 |
| Golden Currant | Ribes aureum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 2 of 14 |
| Golden Ragwort | Packera aurea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 11 of 14 |
| Golden Sedge | Carex aurea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 12 of 14 |
| Graceful Sedge | Carex gracillima | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 3 of 14 |
| Gray Birch | Betula populifolia | Tree | Sun or part shade | 11 of 14 |
| Gray Dogwood | Cornus racemosa | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Great Laurel | Rhododendron maximum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 14 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Greater Creeping Spearwort | Ranunculus flammula | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 10 of 14 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 14 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 6 of 14 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 10 of 14 |
| Hairy Sedge | Carex lacustris | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 9 of 14 |
| Hairyfruit Sedge | Carex trichocarpa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 2 of 14 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 14 |
| Highbush Blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 8 of 14 |
| Hobblebush | Viburnum lantanoides | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 14 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 9 of 14 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Indian Blanket | Gaillardia pulchella | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Interrupted Fern | Osmunda claytoniana | Fern | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 6 of 14 |
| Jointleaf Rush | Juncus articulatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 11 of 14 |
| June Grass | Koeleria macrantha | Grass | Tolerates shade | 1 of 14 |
| Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 5 of 14 |
| Knotted Rush | Juncus nodosus | Rush | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 14 |
| Largeleaf Avens | Geum macrophyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 9 of 14 |
| Largeleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton amplifolius | Perennial | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Leatherleaf | Chamaedaphne calyculata | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 9 of 14 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 14 |
| Little Green Sedge | Carex viridula | Sedge | Full sun | 6 of 14 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Longbeak Buttercup | Ranunculus longirostris | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 9 of 14 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 5 of 14 |
| Lowbush Blueberry | Vaccinium angustifolium | Shrub | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Marsh Hedgenettle | Stachys palustris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 14 |
| Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris | Wildflower | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Melic Mannagrass | Glyceria melicaria | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Missouri River Willow | Salix eriocephala | Tree | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Moss Pink | Phlox subulata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 14 |
| Mountain Alder | Alnus viridis subsp. crispa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 8 of 14 |
| Mountain Laurel | Kalmia latifolia | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 2 of 14 |
| Nannyberry | Viburnum lentago | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Necklace Sedge | Carex projecta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 6 of 14 |
| New York Fern | Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Nodding Waternymph | Najas flexilis | Annual | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Northern Mountain Ash | Sorbus decora | Tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Northern Reedgrass | Calamagrostis stricta subsp. inexpansa | Grass | Sun or part shade | 2 of 14 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 5 of 14 |
| Nuttall's Alkaligrass | Puccinellia nuttalliana | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 6 of 14 |
| Pale Touch-Me-Not | Impatiens pallida | Annual | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Panicled Bulrush | Scirpus microcarpus | Sedge | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Paper Birch | Betula papyrifera | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Pennsylvania Buttercup | Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 9 of 14 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 11 of 14 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 10 of 14 |
| Pin Cherry | Prunus pensylvanica | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Pitch Pine | Pinus rigida | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 14 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 14 |
| Prickly Bog Sedge | Carex atlantica | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 14 |
| Purple Avens | Geum rivale | Wildflower | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 6 of 14 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 14 |
| Pussy Willow | Salix discolor | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Rattlesnake Mannagrass | Glyceria canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 14 |
| Red Currant | Ribes triste | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 10 of 14 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 11 of 14 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 14 |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Tree | Sun or part shade | 10 of 14 |
| Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Red Pine | Pinus resinosa | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 14 |
| Red Spruce | Picea rubens | Tree | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Red-Barked Dogwood | Cornus alba | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Redosier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 14 of 14 |
| Rhodora | Rhododendron canadense | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 8 of 14 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Riverbank Grape | Vitis riparia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Riverbank Wildrye | Elymus riparius | Grass | Tolerates shade | 9 of 14 |
| Robbins' Pondweed | Potamogeton robbinsii | Perennial | Full sun | 7 of 14 |
| Rough Avens | Geum laciniatum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 7 of 14 |
| Roundleaf Goldenrod | Solidago patula | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 2 of 14 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 4 of 14 |
| Russet Buffaloberry | Shepherdia canadensis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 3 of 14 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Sandbar Willow | Salix interior | Tree | Full sun | 3 of 14 |
| Sandcherry | Prunus pumila | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 14 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 14 |
| Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Shining Willow | Salix lucida | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 10 of 14 |
| Silky Willow | Salix sericea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 11 of 14 |
| Silverweed | Potentilla anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Silverweed Cinquefoil | Argentina anserina | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Silvery Sedge | Carex canescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 12 of 14 |
| Skunk Cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 5 of 14 |
| Slender Wheatgrass | Elymus trachycaulus trachycaulus | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 10 of 14 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 6 of 14 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 3 of 14 |
| Softleaf Sedge | Carex disperma | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Sour Gum/Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 14 |
| Speckled Alder | Alnus incana subsp. rugosa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Spike Trisetum | Trisetum spicatum | Grass | Sun or part shade | 8 of 14 |
| Spiked Muhly | Muhlenbergia glomerata | Grass | Sun or part shade | 12 of 14 |
| Squashberry | Viburnum edule | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 2 of 14 |
| Star Duckweed | Lemna trisulca | Perennial | Full sun | 4 of 14 |
| Steeplebush | Spiraea tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 9 of 14 |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Swamp Azalea | Rhododendron viscosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 1 of 14 |
| Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 4 of 14 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 9 of 14 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 4 of 14 |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 14 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 7 of 14 |
| Sweetgale | Myrica gale | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 3 of 14 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 3 of 14 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 3 of 14 |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 14 |
| Twisted Sedge | Carex torta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 10 of 14 |
| Upright Sedge | Carex stricta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Vanilla Grass | Anthoxanthum nitens ssp. nitens | Grass | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 7 of 14 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 8 of 14 |
| Virginia Wildrye | Elymus virginicus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 11 of 14 |
| Water Horsetail | Equisetum fluviatile | Horsetail | Full sun | 12 of 14 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 13 of 14 |
| Water Sedge | Carex aquatilis | Sedge | Full sun | 5 of 14 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 14 of 14 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 14 |
| White Doll's Daisy | Boltonia asteroides | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 14 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| White Meadowsweet | Spiraea alba | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 13 of 14 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 8 of 14 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 8 of 14 |
| Wild Blue Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 14 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 6 of 14 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 4 of 14 |
| Witherod Viburnum | Viburnum cassinoides | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 12 of 14 |
| Woodland Horsetail | Equisetum sylvaticum | Horsetail | Tolerates shade | 13 of 14 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 14 of 14 |
| Woolly Beachheather | Hudsonia tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 14 |
| Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 12 of 14 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 4 of 14 |
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 Vermont?
This page lists the 283 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to Vermont and routinely available from nurseries: 59 trees, 51 shrubs, 78 wildflowers, 81 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 5 vines. They are a small part of Vermont's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the Vermont counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to Vermont?
This page lists 59 trees native to Vermont that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include American Elm, Hophornbeam and Missouri River Willow, each recorded as native in all 14 Vermont counties.
What shrubs are native to Vermont?
This page lists 51 shrubs native to Vermont that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Leatherleaf, Red Osier Dogwood and Red-Barked Dogwood, each recorded as native in all 14 Vermont counties.
What wildflowers are native to Vermont?
This page lists 78 wildflowers native to Vermont that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Broadleaf Arrowhead, Common Blue Violet and Littleleaf Buttercup, each recorded as native in all 14 Vermont counties.
Is my plant native to Vermont?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to Vermont: 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 Vermont native everywhere in Vermont?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 90 of the 283 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of Vermont's 14 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.