Eastern Dogwood – Cornus florida Native
Native in 52 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
West Virginia native plants
USDA PLANTS records 313 plants as native to West Virginia (WV) and routinely sold by nurseries. Each one is mapped by county, so you can see which grow wild where you live.
West Virginia native plant list
This list has 313 West Virginia natives that nurseries routinely sell: 78 trees, 43 shrubs, 91 wildflowers, 84 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 8 vines. The most widespread include Common Blue Violet, Common Selfheal and Eastern Dogwood, each recorded as native in at least 52 of West Virginia's 55 counties. Checked against USDA PLANTS on June 13, 2026.
Northern Spicebush – Lindera benzoin Native
Native in 49 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Common Blue Violet – Viola sororia Native
Native in 53 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Shallow Sedge – Carex lurida Native
Native in 48 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Field Horsetail – Equisetum arvense Native
Native in 46 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A horsetail for sun or part shade.
Virginia Creeper – Parthenocissus quinquefolia Native
Native in 42 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Sassafras – Sassafras albidum Native
Native in 52 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Common Witch Hazel – Hamamelis virginiana Native
Native in 48 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for sun or part shade, with fall flowers and showy fruit.
Common Selfheal – Prunella vulgaris Native
Native in 53 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Poverty Rush – Juncus tenuis Native
Native in 46 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
New York Fern – Thelypteris noveboracensis Native
Native in 35 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Arrowleaf Tearthumb – Polygonum sagittatum Native
Native in 36 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A vine for full sun.
Sugar Maple – Acer saccharum Native
Native in 52 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
American Hazelnut – Corylus americana Native
Native in 46 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Black-Eyed Susan – Rudbeckia hirta Native
Native in 48 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Blunt Spikerush – Eleocharis obtusa Native
Native in 43 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Interrupted Fern – Osmunda claytoniana Native
Native in 34 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
American Bittersweet – Celastrus scandens Native
Native in 32 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Red Maple – Acer rubrum Native
Native in 51 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 68 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Mountain Laurel – Kalmia latifolia Native
Native in 45 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 6 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Jack in the Pulpit – Arisaema triphyllum Native
Native in 45 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Rush – Juncus effusus Native
Native in 42 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Western Brackenfern – Pteridium aquilinum Native
Native in 33 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Groundnut – Apios americana Native
Native in 30 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A vine that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
White Ash – Fraxinus americana Native
Native in 51 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Black Elderberry – Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis Native
Native in 44 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 7 ft for full sun, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Butterfly Weed – Asclepias tuberosa Native
Native in 44 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Strawcolored Flatsedge – Cyperus strigosus Native
Native in 42 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun, with showy fruit.
Cinnamon Fern – Osmunda cinnamomea Native
Native in 28 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A fern that tolerates shade.
Trumpet Vine – Campsis radicans Native
Native in 28 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A vine for full sun, with summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Slippery Elm – Ulmus rubra Native
Native in 50 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 85 ft that tolerates shade.
Smooth Sumac – Rhus glabra Native
Native in 44 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Wild Blue Phlox – Phlox divaricata Native
Native in 44 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers.
Fox Sedge – Carex vulpinoidea Native
Native in 41 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Royal/Flowering Fern – Osmunda regalis Native
Native in 26 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A fern that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Riverbank Grape – Vitis riparia Native
Native in 27 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A vine for sun or part shade.
American Beech – Fagus grandifolia Native
Native in 49 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Black Raspberry – Rubus occidentalis Native
Native in 41 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 6 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Bristly Buttercup – Ranunculus hispidus Native
Native in 43 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Deertongue – Dichanthelium clandestinum Native
Native in 39 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Crested Woodfern – Dryopteris cristata Native
Native in 11 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A fern that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Wisteria – Wisteria frutescens Native
Native in 3 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A vine that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Eastern White Oak – Quercus alba Native
Native in 49 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Winged Sumac – Rhus copallinum Native
Native in 38 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 8 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Pale Touch-Me-Not – Impatiens pallida Native
Native in 41 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An annual that tolerates shade.
Green Bulrush – Scirpus atrovirens Native
Native in 37 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun.
Woodland Horsetail – Equisetum sylvaticum Native
Native in 2 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A horsetail that tolerates shade.
Muscadine – Vitis rotundifolia Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A vine for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Linden – Tilia americana Native
Native in 48 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
New Jersey Tea – Ceanothus americanus Native
Native in 37 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade.
Pennsylvania Smartweed – Polygonum pensylvanicum Native
Native in 39 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An annual wildflower for full sun, with spring flowers.
Fowl Mannagrass – Glyceria striata Native
Native in 36 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Water Horsetail – Equisetum fluviatile Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A horsetail for full sun and wet soil.
Red Oak – Quercus rubra Native
Native in 48 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 81 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Blackhaw – Viburnum prunifolium Native
Native in 35 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Milkweed – Asclepias incarnata Native
Native in 39 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with fall flowers.
Frank's Sedge – Carex frankii Native
Native in 36 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Redbud – Cercis canadensis Native
Native in 47 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Silky Dogwood – Cornus amomum Native
Native in 33 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and showy fruit.
Virginia Water Horehound – Lycopus virginicus Native
Native in 39 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Broom Sedge – Carex scoparia Native
Native in 33 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Pawpaw – Asimina triloba Native
Native in 47 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Silky Willow – Salix sericea Native
Native in 33 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Littleleaf Buttercup – Ranunculus abortivus Native
Native in 38 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A plant that tolerates shade.
Tapertip Rush – Juncus acuminatus Native
Native in 33 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Tulip Tree – Liriodendron tulipifera Native
Native in 47 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Hercules's Club – Aralia spinosa Native
Native in 31 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 20 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Philadelphia Daisy – Erigeron philadelphicus Native
Native in 38 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Rice Cutgrass – Leersia oryzoides Native
Native in 32 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sour Gum/Tupelo – Nyssa sylvatica Native
Native in 46 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 95 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
American Plum – Prunus americana Native
Native in 29 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 24 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Blue Eyed Grass – Sisyrinchium angustifolium Native
Native in 37 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Fall Panicgrass – Panicum dichotomiflorum Native
Native in 29 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An annual grass for full sun and wet soil.
Black Cherry – Prunus serotina Native
Native in 44 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Button Bush – Cephalanthus occidentalis Native
Native in 29 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers and showy fruit.
Canada Germander – Teucrium canadense Native
Native in 37 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Sweet Woodreed – Cinna arundinacea Native
Native in 29 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Black Oak – Quercus velutina Native
Native in 44 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Winterberry – Ilex verticillata Native
Native in 25 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Cutleaf Coneflower – Rudbeckia laciniata Native
Native in 37 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Woolgrass – Scirpus cyperinus Native
Native in 29 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Bigtooth Aspen – Populus grandidentata Native
Native in 43 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Gray Dogwood – Cornus racemosa Native
Native in 24 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
American Water-Willow – Justicia americana Native
Native in 35 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Blunt Broom Sedge – Carex tribuloides Native
Native in 28 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Box Elder – Acer negundo Native
Native in 41 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Rose – Rosa palustris Native
Native in 24 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft that tolerates shade, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Purpleleaf Willowherb – Epilobium coloratum Native
Native in 35 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Whitegrass – Leersia virginica Native
Native in 27 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Eastern Black Walnut – Juglans nigra Native
Native in 41 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
White Meadowsweet – Spiraea alba Native
Native in 22 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Broadleaf Arrowhead – Sagittaria latifolia Native
Native in 34 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Squarrose Sedge – Carex squarrosa Native
Native in 26 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Red Mulberry – Morus rubra Native
Native in 41 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 70 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Bristly Dewberry – Rubus hispidus Native
Native in 19 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with spring flowers and showy fruit.
Dotted Smartweed – Polygonum punctatum Native
Native in 34 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Winter Bentgrass – Agrostis hyemalis Native
Native in 26 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Canadian Hemlock – Tsuga canadensis Native
Native in 40 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An evergreen tree up to 105 ft that tolerates shade.
Bushy St. Johnswort – Hypericum densiflorum Native
Native in 19 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 7 ft that tolerates shade.
Ditch Stonecrop – Penthorum sedoides Native
Native in 33 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade.
Yellow Indian Grass – Sorghastrum nutans Native
Native in 26 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Silver Maple – Acer saccharinum Native
Native in 40 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 90 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with early spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Smooth Azalea – Rhododendron arborescens Native
Native in 18 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 18 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
Cardinalflower – Lobelia cardinalis Native
Native in 32 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Softstem Bulrush – Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani Native
Native in 25 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Sourwood Tree – Oxydendrum arboreum Native
Native in 39 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 35 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers and fall colour.
Lowbush Blueberry – Vaccinium angustifolium Native
Native in 17 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Common Goldstar – Hypoxis hirsuta Native
Native in 32 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers.
Oval-Leaf Sedge – Carex cephalophora Native
Native in 24 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Virginia Pine – Pinus virginiana Native
Native in 39 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An evergreen tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Steeplebush – Spiraea tomentosa Native
Native in 17 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 4 ft for full sun, with summer flowers and fall colour.
Devil's Beggartick – Bidens frondosa Native
Native in 32 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An annual for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Awlfruit Sedge – Carex stipata Native
Native in 23 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Great Laurel – Rhododendron maximum Native
Native in 38 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An evergreen tree up to 25 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Beaked Hazelnut – Corylus cornuta Native
Native in 16 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Golden Ragwort – Packera aurea Native
Native in 32 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with early spring flowers.
Big Bluestem – Andropogon gerardii Native
Native in 23 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Black Willow – Salix nigra Native
Native in 37 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Witherod Viburnum – Viburnum cassinoides Native
Native in 16 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 15 ft that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Mexican Cardinal Flower – Lobelia fulgens Native
Native in 32 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Little Bluestem – Schizachyrium scoparium Native
Native in 23 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Cucumber Tree – Magnolia acuminata Native
Native in 37 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Canada Yew – Taxus canadensis Native
Native in 13 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 5 ft that tolerates shade.
Blue Mistflower – Conoclinium coelestinum Native
Native in 31 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Riverbank Wildrye – Elymus riparius Native
Native in 23 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Shagbark Hickory – Carya ovata Native
Native in 37 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Hobblebush – Viburnum lantanoides Native
Native in 11 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 10 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Virginia Bluebells – Mertensia virginica Native
Native in 31 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with spring flowers.
Grassleaf Rush – Juncus marginatus Native
Native in 22 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade.
American Elm – Ulmus americana Native
Native in 36 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 120 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Red Osier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 11 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Swamp Smartweed – Polygonum hydropiperoides Native
Native in 30 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Switchgrass – Panicum virgatum Native
Native in 22 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Common Hackberry – Celtis occidentalis Native
Native in 34 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Red-Barked Dogwood – Cornus alba Native
Native in 11 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun and wet soil, with spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Bigleaf Aster – Eurybia macrophylla Native
Native in 29 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Hop Sedge – Carex lupulina Native
Native in 21 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
American Persimmon – Diospyros virginiana Native
Native in 33 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 55 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Redosier Dogwood – Cornus sericea sericea Native
Native in 11 of West Virginia’s 55 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 27 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Fringed Sedge – Carex crinita Native
Native in 20 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Eastern Redcedar – Juniperus virginiana Native
Native in 33 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Cane Reed – Arundinaria gigantea Native
Native in 9 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Wild Bergamot – Monarda fistulosa Native
Native in 27 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Graceful Sedge – Carex gracillima Native
Native in 20 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Green Ash – Fraxinus pennsylvanica Native
Native in 32 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Highbush Blueberry – Vaccinium corymbosum Native
Native in 7 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 12 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Water Horehound – Lycopus americanus Native
Native in 25 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Eastern Woodland Sedge – Carex blanda Native
Native in 19 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bitternut Hickory – Carya cordiformis Native
Native in 31 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Speckled Alder – Alnus incana subsp. rugosa Native
Native in 6 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 16 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Bearded Beggarticks – Bidens aristosa Native
Native in 25 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and showy fruit.
Twisted Sedge – Carex torta Native
Native in 19 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Hazel Alder – Alnus serrulata Native
Native in 31 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun and wet soil.
Swamp Azalea – Rhododendron viscosum Native
Native in 4 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 16 ft that tolerates shade, with showy flowers.
Jerusalem Artichoke – Helianthus tuberosus Native
Native in 25 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Canada Wildrye – Elymus canadensis Native
Native in 18 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Honey Locust – Gleditsia triacanthos Native
Native in 31 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Alderleaf Buckthorn – Rhamnus alnifolia Native
Native in 3 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 3 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Nodding Lady's Tresses – Spiranthes cernua Native
Native in 25 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Needle Spikerush – Eleocharis acicularis Native
Native in 18 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Hophornbeam – Ostrya virginiana Native
Native in 31 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 45 ft that tolerates shade.
Chickasaw Plum – Prunus angustifolia Native
Native in 3 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 12 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
American Bur-Reed – Sparganium americanum Native
Native in 24 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Prairie Cordgrass – Spartina pectinata Native
Native in 18 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Pitch Pine – Pinus rigida Native
Native in 31 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Shining Willow – Salix lucida Native
Native in 3 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub or small tree up to 13 ft for sun or part shade.
New York Ironweed – Vernonia noveboracensis Native
Native in 24 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Three-Way Sedge – Dulichium arundinaceum Native
Native in 18 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Eastern White Pine – Pinus strobus Native
Native in 30 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An evergreen tree up to 150 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit.
Swamp Loosestrife – Decodon verticillatus Native
Native in 3 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 8 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Foxglove Beardtongue – Penstemon digitalis Native
Native in 23 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers.
Greater Bladder Sedge – Carex intumescens Native
Native in 17 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
River/Red Birch – Betula nigra Native
Native in 29 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun.
Common Juniper – Juniperus communis Native
Native in 2 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An evergreen shrub or small tree up to 10 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Nodding Beggartick – Bidens cernua Native
Native in 23 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Rufous Bulrush – Scirpus pendulus Native
Native in 16 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Cottonwood – Populus deltoides Native
Native in 25 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 190 ft for full sun and wet soil, with showy fruit.
Red Currant – Ribes triste Native
Native in 2 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 2 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod – Solidago rugosa Native
Native in 23 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
White Edge Sedge – Carex debilis Native
Native in 16 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Post Oak – Quercus stellata Native
Native in 25 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Kinnikinnick – Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An evergreen shrub up to 6 in for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
American Speedwell – Veronica americana Native
Native in 22 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Canadian Rush – Juncus canadensis Native
Native in 13 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Southern Red Oak – Quercus falcata Native
Native in 24 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 75 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Woolly Beachheather – Hudsonia tomentosa Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A shrub up to 1 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers and fall colour.
American Water Plantain – Alisma subcordatum Native
Native in 22 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Limestone Meadow Sedge – Carex granularis Native
Native in 13 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
American Holly – Ilex opaca Native
Native in 23 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An evergreen tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Sneeze Weed – Helenium autumnale Native
Native in 22 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with fall flowers.
Mexican Muhly – Muhlenbergia mexicana Native
Native in 13 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Pin Oak – Quercus palustris Native
Native in 23 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Moss Pink – Phlox subulata Native
Native in 22 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with early spring flowers and fall colour.
Upright Sedge – Carex stricta Native
Native in 13 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
Osage-Orange – Maclura pomifera Native
Native in 22 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 35 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Wild Mint – Mentha arvensis Native
Native in 21 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with spring flowers.
Common Spikerush – Eleocharis palustris Native
Native in 12 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Missouri River Willow – Salix eriocephala Native
Native in 21 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 52 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Rough Avens – Geum laciniatum Native
Native in 19 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Fragrant Flatsedge – Cyperus odoratus Native
Native in 12 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A sedge for full sun.
Cockspur Hawthorn – Crataegus crus-galli Native
Native in 20 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Giant Goldenrod – Solidago gigantea Native
Native in 18 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with showy flowers and fall colour.
Georgia Bulrush – Scirpus georgianus Native
Native in 12 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Shellbark Hickory – Carya laciniosa Native
Native in 18 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 100 ft that tolerates shade, with showy fruit.
Maryland Senna – Senna marilandica Native
Native in 18 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with summer flowers.
Rattlesnake Mannagrass – Glyceria canadensis Native
Native in 12 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sweet Gum – Liquidambar styraciflua Native
Native in 18 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Purplehead Sneezeweed – Helenium flexuosum Native
Native in 18 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with summer flowers.
Fowl Bluegrass – Poa palustris Native
Native in 11 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for sun or part shade.
Chokecherry – Prunus virginiana Native
Native in 17 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Sharpwing Monkeyflower – Mimulus alatus Native
Native in 16 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Fringed Brome – Bromus ciliatus Native
Native in 11 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass that tolerates shade.
Pin Cherry – Prunus pensylvanica Native
Native in 17 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Canadian Milkvetch – Astragalus canadensis Native
Native in 15 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers.
Melic Mannagrass – Glyceria melicaria Native
Native in 11 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Bean Tree – Catalpa bignonioides Native
Native in 15 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 66 ft for sun or part shade, with mid-spring flowers and showy fruit.
Longleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton nodosus Native
Native in 15 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Drooping Sedge – Carex prasina Native
Native in 10 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade.
American Hornbeam – Carpinus caroliniana Native
Native in 13 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 30 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Scarlet Indian Paintbrush – Castilleja coccinea Native
Native in 15 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Nuttall's Reedgrass – Calamagrostis coarctata Native
Native in 10 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
Swamp White Oak – Quercus bicolor Native
Native in 13 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
American Eelgrass – Vallisneria americana Native
Native in 14 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Prickly Bog Sedge – Carex atlantica Native
Native in 10 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Western Catalpa – Catalpa speciosa Native
Native in 12 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 60 ft for full sun, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Crimsoneyed Rosemallow – Hibiscus moscheutos Native
Native in 14 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with summer flowers.
Bluejoint – Calamagrostis canadensis Native
Native in 9 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil.
American Mountain Ash – Sorbus americana Native
Native in 11 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 40 ft for sun or part shade, with early summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Cowparsnip – Heracleum maximum Native
Native in 13 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with early summer flowers.
Knotted Rush – Juncus nodosus Native
Native in 9 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Blackjack Oak – Quercus marilandica Native
Native in 11 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for full sun, with fall colour.
Marsh Marigold – Caltha palustris Native
Native in 13 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Short's Sedge – Carex shortiana Native
Native in 8 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Coastal Plain Willow – Salix caroliniana Native
Native in 11 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 33 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Partridge Pea – Chamaecrista fasciculata Native
Native in 13 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An annual wildflower that tolerates shade, with early summer flowers.
Bushy Bluestem – Andropogon glomeratus Native
Native in 7 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun and wet soil, with fall colour.
Quaking Aspen – Populus tremuloides Native
Native in 11 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Skunk Cabbage – Symplocarpus foetidus Native
Native in 13 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with summer flowers.
Silvery Sedge – Carex canescens Native
Native in 7 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Shortleaf Pine – Pinus echinata Native
Native in 11 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An evergreen tree up to 100 ft for full sun.
Virginia Iris – Iris virginica Native
Native in 11 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Cattail Sedge – Carex typhina Native
Native in 6 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Table Mountain Pine – Pinus pungens Native
Native in 10 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for full sun.
Closed Bottle Gentian – Gentiana andrewsii Native
Native in 10 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with midsummer flowers and fall colour.
Crested Sedge – Carex cristatella Native
Native in 6 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Burr Oak – Quercus macrocarpa Native
Native in 9 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for sun or part shade, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Common Duckweed – Lemna minor Native
Native in 10 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Eastern Gamagrass – Tripsacum dactyloides Native
Native in 6 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Nannyberry – Viburnum lentago Native
Native in 9 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 28 ft that tolerates shade, with late spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Atlantic Camas – Camassia scilloides Native
Native in 9 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers.
Hairy Sedge – Carex lacustris Native
Native in 6 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Red Spruce – Picea rubens Native
Native in 9 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An evergreen tree up to 110 ft that tolerates shade.
Bottle Gentian – Gentiana clausa Native
Native in 9 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Troublesome Sedge – Carex molesta Native
Native in 6 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Black Ash – Fraxinus nigra Native
Native in 7 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 65 ft for full sun.
Gay Feather – Liatris spicata Native
Native in 9 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers.
Gray's Sedge – Carex grayi Native
Native in 5 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Ohio Buckeye – Aesculus glabra Native
Native in 7 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 68 ft that tolerates shade, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Lanceleaf Tickseed – Coreopsis lanceolata Native
Native in 9 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Greater Straw Sedge – Carex normalis Native
Native in 5 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Shumard Red Oak – Quercus shumardii Native
Native in 7 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 100 ft for full sun, with showy fruit and fall colour.
Coon's Tail – Ceratophyllum demersum Native
Native in 7 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Jointleaf Rush – Juncus articulatus Native
Native in 5 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
American Arborvitae – Thuja occidentalis Native
Native in 6 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An evergreen tree up to 50 ft for sun or part shade.
Largeleaf Pondweed – Potamogeton amplifolius Native
Native in 7 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
Sideoats Grama – Bouteloua curtipendula Native
Native in 5 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Pussy Willow – Salix discolor Native
Native in 6 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 40 ft that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Bur Marigold – Bidens laevis Native
Native in 6 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Toad Rush – Juncus bufonius Native
Native in 5 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An annual rush for full sun and wet soil.
Thinleaf Alder – Alnus incana Native
Native in 6 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Nodding Waternymph – Najas flexilis Native
Native in 6 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An annual for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Forked Rush – Juncus dichotomus Native
Native in 4 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Balsam Fir – Abies balsamea Native
Native in 4 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An evergreen tree up to 60 ft that tolerates shade.
Smooth Hedgenettle – Stachys tenuifolia Native
Native in 6 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Needlepod Rush – Juncus scirpoides Native
Native in 4 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial rush that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Paper Birch – Betula papyrifera Native
Native in 4 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 70 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers and fall colour.
Broadfruit Bur-Reed – Sparganium eurycarpum Native
Native in 5 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Panicled Bulrush – Scirpus microcarpus Native
Native in 4 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Balsam Poplar – Populus balsamifera Native
Native in 2 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 80 ft for full sun.
Common Duckmeat – Spirodela polyrrhiza Native
Native in 5 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with late summer flowers.
Torrey's Rush – Juncus torreyi Native
Native in 4 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial rush for full sun.
Red Pine – Pinus resinosa Native
Native in 2 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An evergreen tree up to 80 ft for full sun, with showy fruit.
Halberdleaf Rosemallow – Hibiscus laevis Native
Native in 5 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with midsummer flowers.
Hairyfruit Sedge – Carex trichocarpa Native
Native in 3 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Gray Birch – Betula populifolia Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 25 ft for sun or part shade, with fall colour.
Buckbean – Menyanthes trifoliata Native
Native in 4 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with mid-spring flowers.
Longhair Sedge – Carex comosa Native
Native in 3 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Sugarberry – Celtis laevigata Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 80 ft that tolerates shade, with fall colour.
Green Arrow Arum – Peltandra virginica Native
Native in 4 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with spring flowers.
Bitter Panicgrass – Panicum amarum Native
Native in 2 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Washington Hawthorn – Crataegus phaenopyrum Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A tree up to 30 ft for full sun, with mid-spring flowers, showy fruit and fall colour.
Lewis Flax – Linum lewisii Native
Native in 4 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with showy flowers.
Necklace Sedge – Carex projecta Native
Native in 2 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge that tolerates shade and wet soil.
Purple Avens – Geum rivale Native
Native in 4 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with mid-spring flowers.
Velvet Bentgrass – Agrostis canina Native
Native in 2 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Sawtooth Sunflower – Helianthus grosseserratus Native
Native in 4 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Greenwhite Sedge – Carex albolutescens Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for sun or part shade.
Golden Tickseed – Coreopsis tinctoria Native
Native in 3 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A wildflower for sun or part shade, with late spring flowers.
Hairawn Muhly – Muhlenbergia capillaris Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun, with fall colour.
Pickerelweed – Pontederia cordata Native
Native in 3 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun and wet soil, with late spring flowers.
Sand Dropseed – Sporobolus cryptandrus Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial grass for full sun.
Canada Goldenrod – Solidago canadensis Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late summer flowers.
Wheat Sedge – Carex atherodes Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial sedge for full sun and wet soil.
Crowned Beggarticks – Bidens coronata Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. An annual wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Whiteroot Rush – Juncus brachycarpus Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial rush for sun or part shade and wet soil.
Greater Creeping Spearwort – Ranunculus flammula Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Mexican Hat – Ratibida columnifera Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with midsummer flowers and showy fruit.
Pennsylvania Buttercup – Ranunculus pensylvanicus Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A wildflower that tolerates shade, with midsummer flowers.
Pinnate Prairie Coneflower – Ratibida pinnata Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for full sun, with late spring flowers and showy fruit.
Roundleaf Goldenrod – Solidago patula Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade and wet soil, with fall flowers and fall colour.
Swamp Sunflower – Helianthus angustifolius Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial wildflower for sun or part shade, with late summer flowers and fall colour.
Water Knotweed – Polygonum amphibium Native
Native in 1 of West Virginia’s 55 counties. A perennial for full sun and wet soil.
No plant on this page matches that.
USDA records 201 of these 313 plants as native in fewer than half of West Virginia’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.
West Virginia’s own list regulates 14 plants. None of them is on this page. West Virginia noxious weeds 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 | 3 of 55 |
| American Arborvitae | Thuja occidentalis | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 55 |
| American Beech | Fagus grandifolia | Tree | Tolerates shade | 49 of 55 |
| American Bittersweet | Celastrus scandens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 32 of 55 |
| American Black Elderberry | Sambucus nigra subsp. canadensis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 44 of 55 |
| American Bur-Reed | Sparganium americanum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 24 of 55 |
| American Eelgrass | Vallisneria americana | Perennial | Full sun | 14 of 55 |
| American Elm | Ulmus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 36 of 55 |
| American Hazelnut | Corylus americana | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 46 of 55 |
| American Holly | Ilex opaca | Tree | Tolerates shade | 23 of 55 |
| American Hornbeam | Carpinus caroliniana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 13 of 55 |
| American Linden | Tilia americana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 48 of 55 |
| American Mountain Ash | Sorbus americana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 11 of 55 |
| American Persimmon | Diospyros virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 33 of 55 |
| American Plum | Prunus americana | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 29 of 55 |
| American Speedwell | Veronica americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 22 of 55 |
| American Water Horehound | Lycopus americanus | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 25 of 55 |
| American Water Plantain | Alisma subcordatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 22 of 55 |
| American Water-Willow | Justicia americana | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 35 of 55 |
| American Wisteria | Wisteria frutescens | Vine | Tolerates shade | 3 of 55 |
| Arrowleaf Tearthumb | Polygonum sagittatum | Vine | Full sun | 36 of 55 |
| Atlantic Camas | Camassia scilloides | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 9 of 55 |
| Awlfruit Sedge | Carex stipata | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 23 of 55 |
| Balsam Fir | Abies balsamea | Tree | Tolerates shade | 4 of 55 |
| Balsam Poplar | Populus balsamifera | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 55 |
| Beaked Hazelnut | Corylus cornuta | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 16 of 55 |
| Bean Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Tree | Sun or part shade | 15 of 55 |
| Bearded Beggarticks | Bidens aristosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 25 of 55 |
| Big Bluestem | Andropogon gerardii | Grass | Full sun | 23 of 55 |
| Bigleaf Aster | Eurybia macrophylla | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 29 of 55 |
| Bigtooth Aspen | Populus grandidentata | Tree | Full sun | 43 of 55 |
| Bitter Panicgrass | Panicum amarum | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 55 |
| Bitternut Hickory | Carya cordiformis | Tree | Full sun | 31 of 55 |
| Black Ash | Fraxinus nigra | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 55 |
| Black Cherry | Prunus serotina | Tree | Full sun | 44 of 55 |
| Black Oak | Quercus velutina | Tree | Sun or part shade | 44 of 55 |
| Black Raspberry | Rubus occidentalis | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 41 of 55 |
| Black Willow | Salix nigra | Tree | Full sun | 37 of 55 |
| Black-Eyed Susan | Rudbeckia hirta | Wildflower | Full sun | 48 of 55 |
| Blackhaw | Viburnum prunifolium | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 35 of 55 |
| Blackjack Oak | Quercus marilandica | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 55 |
| Blue Eyed Grass | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 37 of 55 |
| Blue Mistflower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Perennial | Tolerates shade | 31 of 55 |
| Bluejoint | Calamagrostis canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 9 of 55 |
| Blunt Broom Sedge | Carex tribuloides | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 28 of 55 |
| Blunt Spikerush | Eleocharis obtusa | Sedge | Full sun | 43 of 55 |
| Bottle Gentian | Gentiana clausa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 9 of 55 |
| Box Elder | Acer negundo | Tree | Tolerates shade | 41 of 55 |
| Bristly Buttercup | Ranunculus hispidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 43 of 55 |
| Bristly Dewberry | Rubus hispidus | Shrub | Full sun | 19 of 55 |
| Broadfruit Bur-Reed | Sparganium eurycarpum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 5 of 55 |
| Broadleaf Arrowhead | Sagittaria latifolia | Wildflower | Full sun | 34 of 55 |
| Broadleaf Cattail | Typha latifolia | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 27 of 55 |
| Broom Sedge | Carex scoparia | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 33 of 55 |
| Buckbean | Menyanthes trifoliata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 55 |
| Bur Marigold | Bidens laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 6 of 55 |
| Burr Oak | Quercus macrocarpa | Tree | Sun or part shade | 9 of 55 |
| Bushy Bluestem | Andropogon glomeratus | Grass | Full sun | 7 of 55 |
| Bushy St. Johnswort | Hypericum densiflorum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 19 of 55 |
| Butterfly Weed | Asclepias tuberosa | Wildflower | Full sun | 44 of 55 |
| Button Bush | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 29 of 55 |
| Canada Germander | Teucrium canadense | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 37 of 55 |
| Canada Goldenrod | Solidago canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 55 |
| Canada Wildrye | Elymus canadensis | Grass | Tolerates shade | 18 of 55 |
| Canada Yew | Taxus canadensis | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 13 of 55 |
| Canadian Hemlock | Tsuga canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 40 of 55 |
| Canadian Milkvetch | Astragalus canadensis | Wildflower | Full sun | 15 of 55 |
| Canadian Rush | Juncus canadensis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 13 of 55 |
| Cane Reed | Arundinaria gigantea | Shrub | Full sun | 9 of 55 |
| Cardinalflower | Lobelia cardinalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 32 of 55 |
| Cattail Sedge | Carex typhina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 55 |
| Chickasaw Plum | Prunus angustifolia | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 3 of 55 |
| Chokecherry | Prunus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 17 of 55 |
| Cinnamon Fern | Osmunda cinnamomea | Fern | Tolerates shade | 28 of 55 |
| Closed Bottle Gentian | Gentiana andrewsii | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 10 of 55 |
| Coastal Plain Willow | Salix caroliniana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 11 of 55 |
| Cockspur Hawthorn | Crataegus crus-galli | Tree | Full sun | 20 of 55 |
| Common Blue Violet | Viola sororia | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 53 of 55 |
| Common Cowparsnip | Heracleum maximum | Wildflower | Full sun | 13 of 55 |
| Common Duckmeat | Spirodela polyrrhiza | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 55 |
| Common Duckweed | Lemna minor | Perennial | Full sun | 10 of 55 |
| Common Goldstar | Hypoxis hirsuta | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 32 of 55 |
| Common Hackberry | Celtis occidentalis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 34 of 55 |
| Common Juniper | Juniperus communis | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 2 of 55 |
| Common Rush | Juncus effusus | Rush | Full sun | 42 of 55 |
| Common Selfheal | Prunella vulgaris | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 53 of 55 |
| Common Sneeze Weed | Helenium autumnale | Wildflower | Full sun | 22 of 55 |
| Common Spikerush | Eleocharis palustris | Sedge | Full sun | 12 of 55 |
| Common Winterberry | Ilex verticillata | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 25 of 55 |
| Common Witch Hazel | Hamamelis virginiana | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 48 of 55 |
| Coon's Tail | Ceratophyllum demersum | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 7 of 55 |
| Crested Sedge | Carex cristatella | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 55 |
| Crested Woodfern | Dryopteris cristata | Fern | Tolerates shade | 11 of 55 |
| Crimsoneyed Rosemallow | Hibiscus moscheutos | Wildflower | Full sun | 14 of 55 |
| Crowned Beggarticks | Bidens coronata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 55 |
| Cucumber Tree | Magnolia acuminata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 37 of 55 |
| Cutleaf Coneflower | Rudbeckia laciniata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 37 of 55 |
| Deertongue | Dichanthelium clandestinum | Grass | Full sun | 39 of 55 |
| Devil's Beggartick | Bidens frondosa | Annual | Sun or part shade | 32 of 55 |
| Ditch Stonecrop | Penthorum sedoides | Perennial | Sun or part shade | 33 of 55 |
| Dotted Smartweed | Polygonum punctatum | Wildflower | Full sun | 34 of 55 |
| Drooping Sedge | Carex prasina | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 10 of 55 |
| Eastern Black Walnut | Juglans nigra | Tree | Full sun | 41 of 55 |
| Eastern Cottonwood | Populus deltoides | Tree | Full sun | 25 of 55 |
| Eastern Dogwood | Cornus florida | Tree | Tolerates shade | 52 of 55 |
| Eastern Gamagrass | Tripsacum dactyloides | Grass | Full sun | 6 of 55 |
| Eastern Redbud | Cercis canadensis | Tree | Tolerates shade | 47 of 55 |
| Eastern Redcedar | Juniperus virginiana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 33 of 55 |
| Eastern White Oak | Quercus alba | Tree | Sun or part shade | 49 of 55 |
| Eastern White Pine | Pinus strobus | Tree | Sun or part shade | 30 of 55 |
| Eastern Woodland Sedge | Carex blanda | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 19 of 55 |
| Fall Panicgrass | Panicum dichotomiflorum | Grass | Full sun | 29 of 55 |
| Field Horsetail | Equisetum arvense | Horsetail | Sun or part shade | 46 of 55 |
| Forked Rush | Juncus dichotomus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 4 of 55 |
| Fowl Bluegrass | Poa palustris | Grass | Sun or part shade | 11 of 55 |
| Fowl Mannagrass | Glyceria striata | Grass | Tolerates shade | 36 of 55 |
| Fox Sedge | Carex vulpinoidea | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 41 of 55 |
| Foxglove Beardtongue | Penstemon digitalis | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 23 of 55 |
| Fragrant Flatsedge | Cyperus odoratus | Sedge | Full sun | 12 of 55 |
| Frank's Sedge | Carex frankii | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 36 of 55 |
| Fringed Brome | Bromus ciliatus | Grass | Tolerates shade | 11 of 55 |
| Fringed Sedge | Carex crinita | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 20 of 55 |
| Gay Feather | Liatris spicata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 9 of 55 |
| Georgia Bulrush | Scirpus georgianus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 12 of 55 |
| Giant Goldenrod | Solidago gigantea | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 18 of 55 |
| Golden Ragwort | Packera aurea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 32 of 55 |
| Golden Tickseed | Coreopsis tinctoria | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 3 of 55 |
| Graceful Sedge | Carex gracillima | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 20 of 55 |
| Grassleaf Rush | Juncus marginatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 22 of 55 |
| Gray Birch | Betula populifolia | Tree | Sun or part shade | 1 of 55 |
| Gray Dogwood | Cornus racemosa | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 24 of 55 |
| Gray's Sedge | Carex grayi | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 5 of 55 |
| Great Laurel | Rhododendron maximum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 38 of 55 |
| Greater Bladder Sedge | Carex intumescens | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 17 of 55 |
| Greater Creeping Spearwort | Ranunculus flammula | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 55 |
| Greater Straw Sedge | Carex normalis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 5 of 55 |
| Green Arrow Arum | Peltandra virginica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 4 of 55 |
| Green Ash | Fraxinus pennsylvanica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 32 of 55 |
| Green Bulrush | Scirpus atrovirens | Sedge | Full sun | 37 of 55 |
| Greenwhite Sedge | Carex albolutescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 1 of 55 |
| Groundnut | Apios americana | Vine | Tolerates shade | 30 of 55 |
| Hairawn Muhly | Muhlenbergia capillaris | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 55 |
| Hairy Sedge | Carex lacustris | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 6 of 55 |
| Hairyfruit Sedge | Carex trichocarpa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 3 of 55 |
| Halberdleaf Rosemallow | Hibiscus laevis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 5 of 55 |
| Hazel Alder | Alnus serrulata | Tree | Full sun | 31 of 55 |
| Hercules's Club | Aralia spinosa | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 31 of 55 |
| Highbush Blueberry | Vaccinium corymbosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 7 of 55 |
| Hobblebush | Viburnum lantanoides | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 11 of 55 |
| Honey Locust | Gleditsia triacanthos | Tree | Full sun | 31 of 55 |
| Hop Sedge | Carex lupulina | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 21 of 55 |
| Hophornbeam | Ostrya virginiana | Tree | Tolerates shade | 31 of 55 |
| Interrupted Fern | Osmunda claytoniana | Fern | Tolerates shade | 34 of 55 |
| Jack in the Pulpit | Arisaema triphyllum | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 45 of 55 |
| Jerusalem Artichoke | Helianthus tuberosus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 25 of 55 |
| Jointleaf Rush | Juncus articulatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 5 of 55 |
| Kinnikinnick | Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 1 of 55 |
| Knotted Rush | Juncus nodosus | Rush | Full sun | 9 of 55 |
| Lanceleaf Tickseed | Coreopsis lanceolata | Wildflower | Full sun | 9 of 55 |
| Largeleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton amplifolius | Perennial | Full sun | 7 of 55 |
| Lewis Flax | Linum lewisii | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 55 |
| Limestone Meadow Sedge | Carex granularis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 13 of 55 |
| Little Bluestem | Schizachyrium scoparium | Grass | Full sun | 23 of 55 |
| Littleleaf Buttercup | Ranunculus abortivus | Plant | Tolerates shade | 38 of 55 |
| Longhair Sedge | Carex comosa | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 3 of 55 |
| Longleaf Pondweed | Potamogeton nodosus | Perennial | Full sun | 15 of 55 |
| Lowbush Blueberry | Vaccinium angustifolium | Shrub | Full sun | 17 of 55 |
| Marsh Marigold | Caltha palustris | Wildflower | Full sun | 13 of 55 |
| Maryland Senna | Senna marilandica | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 18 of 55 |
| Melic Mannagrass | Glyceria melicaria | Grass | Full sun | 11 of 55 |
| Mexican Cardinal Flower | Lobelia fulgens | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 32 of 55 |
| Mexican Hat | Ratibida columnifera | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 55 |
| Mexican Muhly | Muhlenbergia mexicana | Grass | Sun or part shade | 13 of 55 |
| Missouri River Willow | Salix eriocephala | Tree | Tolerates shade | 21 of 55 |
| Moss Pink | Phlox subulata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 22 of 55 |
| Mountain Laurel | Kalmia latifolia | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 45 of 55 |
| Muscadine | Vitis rotundifolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 1 of 55 |
| Nannyberry | Viburnum lentago | Tree | Tolerates shade | 9 of 55 |
| Necklace Sedge | Carex projecta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 2 of 55 |
| Needle Spikerush | Eleocharis acicularis | Sedge | Full sun | 18 of 55 |
| Needlepod Rush | Juncus scirpoides | Rush | Tolerates shade | 4 of 55 |
| New Jersey Tea | Ceanothus americanus | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 37 of 55 |
| New York Fern | Thelypteris noveboracensis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 35 of 55 |
| New York Ironweed | Vernonia noveboracensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 24 of 55 |
| Nodding Beggartick | Bidens cernua | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 23 of 55 |
| Nodding Lady's Tresses | Spiranthes cernua | Wildflower | Full sun | 25 of 55 |
| Nodding Waternymph | Najas flexilis | Annual | Sun or part shade | 6 of 55 |
| Northern Spicebush | Lindera benzoin | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 49 of 55 |
| Nuttall's Reedgrass | Calamagrostis coarctata | Grass | Full sun | 10 of 55 |
| Ohio Buckeye | Aesculus glabra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 7 of 55 |
| Osage-Orange | Maclura pomifera | Tree | Full sun | 22 of 55 |
| Oval-Leaf Sedge | Carex cephalophora | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 24 of 55 |
| Pale Touch-Me-Not | Impatiens pallida | Annual | Tolerates shade | 41 of 55 |
| Panicled Bulrush | Scirpus microcarpus | Sedge | Full sun | 4 of 55 |
| Paper Birch | Betula papyrifera | Tree | Full sun | 4 of 55 |
| Partridge Pea | Chamaecrista fasciculata | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 13 of 55 |
| Pawpaw | Asimina triloba | Tree | Tolerates shade | 47 of 55 |
| Pennsylvania Buttercup | Ranunculus pensylvanicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 1 of 55 |
| Pennsylvania Smartweed | Polygonum pensylvanicum | Wildflower | Full sun | 39 of 55 |
| Philadelphia Daisy | Erigeron philadelphicus | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 38 of 55 |
| Pickerelweed | Pontederia cordata | Wildflower | Full sun | 3 of 55 |
| Pin Cherry | Prunus pensylvanica | Tree | Full sun | 17 of 55 |
| Pin Oak | Quercus palustris | Tree | Full sun | 23 of 55 |
| Pinnate Prairie Coneflower | Ratibida pinnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 1 of 55 |
| Pitch Pine | Pinus rigida | Tree | Full sun | 31 of 55 |
| Post Oak | Quercus stellata | Tree | Full sun | 25 of 55 |
| Poverty Rush | Juncus tenuis | Rush | Sun or part shade | 46 of 55 |
| Prairie Cordgrass | Spartina pectinata | Grass | Full sun | 18 of 55 |
| Prickly Bog Sedge | Carex atlantica | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 10 of 55 |
| Purple Avens | Geum rivale | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 55 |
| Purplehead Sneezeweed | Helenium flexuosum | Wildflower | Full sun | 18 of 55 |
| Purpleleaf Willowherb | Epilobium coloratum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 35 of 55 |
| Pussy Willow | Salix discolor | Tree | Tolerates shade | 6 of 55 |
| Quaking Aspen | Populus tremuloides | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 55 |
| Rattlesnake Mannagrass | Glyceria canadensis | Grass | Full sun | 12 of 55 |
| Red Currant | Ribes triste | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 2 of 55 |
| Red Maple | Acer rubrum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 51 of 55 |
| Red Mulberry | Morus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 41 of 55 |
| Red Oak | Quercus rubra | Tree | Sun or part shade | 48 of 55 |
| Red Osier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 11 of 55 |
| Red Pine | Pinus resinosa | Tree | Full sun | 2 of 55 |
| Red Spruce | Picea rubens | Tree | Tolerates shade | 9 of 55 |
| Red-Barked Dogwood | Cornus alba | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 11 of 55 |
| Redosier Dogwood | Cornus sericea sericea | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 11 of 55 |
| Rice Cutgrass | Leersia oryzoides | Grass | Full sun | 32 of 55 |
| River/Red Birch | Betula nigra | Tree | Full sun | 29 of 55 |
| Riverbank Grape | Vitis riparia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 27 of 55 |
| Riverbank Wildrye | Elymus riparius | Grass | Tolerates shade | 23 of 55 |
| Rough Avens | Geum laciniatum | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 19 of 55 |
| Roundleaf Goldenrod | Solidago patula | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 55 |
| Royal/Flowering Fern | Osmunda regalis | Fern | Tolerates shade | 26 of 55 |
| Rufous Bulrush | Scirpus pendulus | Sedge | Full sun | 16 of 55 |
| Sand Dropseed | Sporobolus cryptandrus | Grass | Full sun | 1 of 55 |
| Sassafras | Sassafras albidum | Tree | Full sun | 52 of 55 |
| Sawtooth Sunflower | Helianthus grosseserratus | Wildflower | Full sun | 4 of 55 |
| Scarlet Indian Paintbrush | Castilleja coccinea | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 15 of 55 |
| Shagbark Hickory | Carya ovata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 37 of 55 |
| Shallow Sedge | Carex lurida | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 48 of 55 |
| Sharpwing Monkeyflower | Mimulus alatus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 16 of 55 |
| Shellbark Hickory | Carya laciniosa | Tree | Tolerates shade | 18 of 55 |
| Shining Willow | Salix lucida | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 3 of 55 |
| Short's Sedge | Carex shortiana | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 8 of 55 |
| Shortleaf Pine | Pinus echinata | Tree | Full sun | 11 of 55 |
| Shumard Red Oak | Quercus shumardii | Tree | Full sun | 7 of 55 |
| Sideoats Grama | Bouteloua curtipendula | Grass | Full sun | 5 of 55 |
| Silky Dogwood | Cornus amomum | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 33 of 55 |
| Silky Willow | Salix sericea | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 33 of 55 |
| Silver Maple | Acer saccharinum | Tree | Sun or part shade | 40 of 55 |
| Silvery Sedge | Carex canescens | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 7 of 55 |
| Skunk Cabbage | Symplocarpus foetidus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 13 of 55 |
| Slippery Elm | Ulmus rubra | Tree | Tolerates shade | 50 of 55 |
| Smooth Azalea | Rhododendron arborescens | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 18 of 55 |
| Smooth Hedgenettle | Stachys tenuifolia | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 6 of 55 |
| Smooth Sumac | Rhus glabra | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 44 of 55 |
| Softstem Bulrush | Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | Sedge | Full sun | 25 of 55 |
| Sour Gum/Tupelo | Nyssa sylvatica | Tree | Tolerates shade | 46 of 55 |
| Sourwood Tree | Oxydendrum arboreum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 39 of 55 |
| Southern Red Oak | Quercus falcata | Tree | Sun or part shade | 24 of 55 |
| Speckled Alder | Alnus incana subsp. rugosa | Shrub or small tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 55 |
| Squarrose Sedge | Carex squarrosa | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 26 of 55 |
| Steeplebush | Spiraea tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 17 of 55 |
| Strawcolored Flatsedge | Cyperus strigosus | Sedge | Full sun | 42 of 55 |
| Sugar Maple | Acer saccharum | Tree | Tolerates shade | 52 of 55 |
| Sugarberry | Celtis laevigata | Tree | Tolerates shade | 1 of 55 |
| Swamp Azalea | Rhododendron viscosum | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 4 of 55 |
| Swamp Loosestrife | Decodon verticillatus | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 3 of 55 |
| Swamp Milkweed | Asclepias incarnata | Wildflower | Full sun | 39 of 55 |
| Swamp Rose | Rosa palustris | Shrub | Tolerates shade | 24 of 55 |
| Swamp Smartweed | Polygonum hydropiperoides | Perennial | Full sun | 30 of 55 |
| Swamp Sunflower | Helianthus angustifolius | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 1 of 55 |
| Swamp White Oak | Quercus bicolor | Tree | Sun or part shade | 13 of 55 |
| Sweet Gum | Liquidambar styraciflua | Tree | Full sun | 18 of 55 |
| Sweet Woodreed | Cinna arundinacea | Grass | Tolerates shade | 29 of 55 |
| Switchgrass | Panicum virgatum | Grass | Full sun | 22 of 55 |
| Table Mountain Pine | Pinus pungens | Tree | Full sun | 10 of 55 |
| Tapertip Rush | Juncus acuminatus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 33 of 55 |
| Thinleaf Alder | Alnus incana | Tree | Sun or part shade | 6 of 55 |
| Three-Way Sedge | Dulichium arundinaceum | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 18 of 55 |
| Toad Rush | Juncus bufonius | Rush | Full sun | 5 of 55 |
| Torrey's Rush | Juncus torreyi | Rush | Full sun | 4 of 55 |
| Troublesome Sedge | Carex molesta | Sedge | Full sun | 6 of 55 |
| Trumpet Vine | Campsis radicans | Vine | Full sun | 28 of 55 |
| Tulip Tree | Liriodendron tulipifera | Tree | Full sun | 47 of 55 |
| Twisted Sedge | Carex torta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 19 of 55 |
| Upright Sedge | Carex stricta | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 13 of 55 |
| Velvet Bentgrass | Agrostis canina | Grass | Full sun | 2 of 55 |
| Virginia Bluebells | Mertensia virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 31 of 55 |
| Virginia Creeper | Parthenocissus quinquefolia | Vine | Sun or part shade | 42 of 55 |
| Virginia Iris | Iris virginica | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 11 of 55 |
| Virginia Pine | Pinus virginiana | Tree | Full sun | 39 of 55 |
| Virginia Water Horehound | Lycopus virginicus | Wildflower | Tolerates shade | 39 of 55 |
| Washington Hawthorn | Crataegus phaenopyrum | Tree | Full sun | 1 of 55 |
| Water Horsetail | Equisetum fluviatile | Horsetail | Full sun | 1 of 55 |
| Water Knotweed | Polygonum amphibium | Perennial | Full sun | 1 of 55 |
| Western Brackenfern | Pteridium aquilinum | Fern | Tolerates shade | 33 of 55 |
| Western Catalpa | Catalpa speciosa | Tree | Full sun | 12 of 55 |
| Wheat Sedge | Carex atherodes | Sedge | Full sun | 1 of 55 |
| White Ash | Fraxinus americana | Tree | Full sun | 51 of 55 |
| White Edge Sedge | Carex debilis | Sedge | Tolerates shade | 16 of 55 |
| White Meadowsweet | Spiraea alba | Shrub | Sun or part shade | 22 of 55 |
| Whitegrass | Leersia virginica | Grass | Tolerates shade | 27 of 55 |
| Whiteroot Rush | Juncus brachycarpus | Rush | Sun or part shade | 1 of 55 |
| Wild Bergamot | Monarda fistulosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 27 of 55 |
| Wild Blue Phlox | Phlox divaricata | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 44 of 55 |
| Wild Mint | Mentha arvensis | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 21 of 55 |
| Winged Sumac | Rhus copallinum | Shrub or small tree | Full sun | 38 of 55 |
| Winter Bentgrass | Agrostis hyemalis | Grass | Sun or part shade | 26 of 55 |
| Witherod Viburnum | Viburnum cassinoides | Shrub or small tree | Tolerates shade | 16 of 55 |
| Woodland Horsetail | Equisetum sylvaticum | Horsetail | Tolerates shade | 2 of 55 |
| Woolgrass | Scirpus cyperinus | Sedge | Sun or part shade | 29 of 55 |
| Woolly Beachheather | Hudsonia tomentosa | Shrub | Full sun | 1 of 55 |
| Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod | Solidago rugosa | Wildflower | Sun or part shade | 23 of 55 |
| Yellow Indian Grass | Sorghastrum nutans | Grass | Full sun | 26 of 55 |
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 West Virginia?
This page lists the 313 plants that USDA PLANTS records as native to West Virginia and routinely available from nurseries: 78 trees, 43 shrubs, 91 wildflowers, 84 grasses and sedges, 9 ferns and 8 vines. They are a small part of West Virginia's native flora, chosen because you can buy them. Each one carries a map of the West Virginia counties where USDA records it growing wild.
What trees are native to West Virginia?
This page lists 78 trees native to West Virginia that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Eastern Dogwood, Sassafras and Sugar Maple, each recorded as native in at least 52 of West Virginia's 55 counties.
What shrubs are native to West Virginia?
This page lists 43 shrubs native to West Virginia that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Northern Spicebush, Common Witch Hazel and American Hazelnut, each recorded as native in at least 46 of West Virginia's 55 counties.
What wildflowers are native to West Virginia?
This page lists 91 wildflowers native to West Virginia that nurseries routinely sell. The most widespread include Common Blue Violet, Common Selfheal and Black-Eyed Susan, each recorded as native in at least 48 of West Virginia's 55 counties.
Is my plant native to West Virginia?
Search this page by common or scientific name. A plant missing from it can still be native to West Virginia: 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 West Virginia native everywhere in West Virginia?
Not necessarily. USDA records nativity county by county, and 201 of the 313 plants on this page are recorded as native in fewer than half of West Virginia's 55 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.
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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.
Compiled from peer-reviewed research, USDA documentation,
and direct scientific observation across the United States.