Native range
Native plants of Ohio
179 wild species and 18 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Ohio, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 162 garden forms of them are listed apart below, each naming its wild parent.
Showing 1 to 60 of 197 plants
How this list is made
Derived from each plant's native-range record, checked against Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS with every decision on a ledger; Ohio is read off the record's own range, and the order is how many of the state's counties record each plant, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 197 plants, 184 have been checked against outside sources (2 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.
Range data from the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 4.0, adapted) and USDA PLANTS. How the native range is credited.
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate
FoliageHoneylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Full sunZones 3–912 ftModerate
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Woodland Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate
American Linden
Tilia americana
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
Common Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Full sunZones 5–817 ftModerate
FoliageRed Maple
Acer rubrum
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Part shadeZones 4–99.5 ftModerate
FoliageSugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Full sunZones 3–859 ftModerate
White Oak
Quercus alba
Full sunZones 3–965 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Part shadeZones 3–932 ftModerate
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Part shadeZones 3–925 ftModerate
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate
Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Full sunZones 4–855 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate
Creeping Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
FoliageMaidenhair Fern
Adiantum
Full shadeZones 3–81.5 ftHigh
Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Full sunZones 3–863 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
FoliageSensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Part shadeZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
False Solomon's Seal
Maianthemum racemosum
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
Full sunZones 4–860 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Full sunZones 3–939 ftModerate
Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Wild Bee Balm
Monarda fistulosa
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
New England Aster
Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
FoliageWild Ginger
Asarum
Full shadeZones 4–86 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate
Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
FoliageChristmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Full shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
Part shadeZones 3–720 ftModerate
Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
Part shadeZones 4–88.5 ftModerate
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–625 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Common Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Full sunZones 3–84 ftHigh
Common Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Full sunZones 3–817 ftModerate
False Sunflower
Heliopsis
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
American Alumroot
Heuchera americana
Part shadeZones 4–92 ftModerate
Bottlebrush Grass
Elymus hystrix
Part shadeZones 5–93 ftModerate
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Part sunZones 4–923 ftModerate
Roundleaf Ragwort
Packera obovata
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Full sunZones 4–940 ftModerate
Blue Wood Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate
Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Full sunZones 5–750 ftModerate
FoliageLady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate
Foxglove Beardtongue
Penstemon digitalis
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Full sunZones 1–645 ftModerate
Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium
Full sunZones 3–913 ftModerate
Common Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
Part shadeZones 3–84.5 ftModerate
Recorded across Ohio
How many of the state's 88 counties record each wild species growing wild, from USDA PLANTS: a plant recorded in many counties is widespread in Ohio; one recorded in few may be local, or simply under-recorded. A county's absence is not evidence a plant is absent. 173 of the wild species carry a county record here.
- Carolina Rose
- Honeylocust
- Mayapple
- Smooth Sumac
- Virginia Creeper
- Woodland Phlox
- American Linden
- Common Pawpaw
- Red Maple
- Spicebush
- Sugar Maple
- White Oak
- Wild Geranium
- American Hazelnut
- American Hophornbeam
- Common Milkweed
- Swamp Milkweed
- American Hornbeam
- Buttonbush
- Swamp White Oak
- American Elderberry
- Flowering Dogwood
- Tulip Tree
- Creeping Jacob's Ladder
- Maidenhair Fern
- Northern Red Oak
- Sensitive Fern
- False Solomon's Seal
- Pin Oak
- Silver Maple
- Great Blue Lobelia
- Wild Bee Balm
- New England Aster
- Wild Ginger
- Common Hackberry
- Bur Oak
- Christmas Fern
- Pagoda Dogwood
- Silky Dogwood
- Chokecherry
- Common Sneezeweed
- Common Witch Hazel
- False Sunflower
- Smooth Solomon's Seal
- American Alumroot
- Bottlebrush Grass
- Butterfly Weed
- Eastern Redbud
- Roundleaf Ragwort
- Black Gum
- Blue Wood Aster
- Chinkapin Oak
- Lady Fern
- Downy Serviceberry
- Foxglove Beardtongue
- Quaking Aspen
- Blackhaw
- Common Black-Eyed Susan
- Little Bluestem
- Mapleleaf Viburnum
- Winterberry
- Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
- Flava (Yellow Trumpet)
- Trumpet Vine
- Virginia Bluebells
- New Jersey Tea
- Brown-Eyed Susan
- Culver's Root
- Golden Ragwort
- Zigzag Goldenrod
- Soft Rush
- White Turtlehead
- Cardinal Flower
- Ninebark
- Switchgrass
- Eastern Red Columbine
- Garden Phlox
- Staghorn Sumac
- Sweet Joe Pye Weed
- Common Pussy Willow
- Shrubby St. John's Wort
- Rosy Sedge
- Woodland Stonecrop
- Kentucky Coffeetree
- Purple Lovegrass
- Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
- Smooth Blue Aster
- Arrowwood
- Black Cohosh
- Marginal Wood Fern
- Nannyberry Viburnum
- Smooth Hydrangea
- Cucumbertree Magnolia
- Cinnamon Fern
- Pennsylvania Sedge
- Royal Fern
- White Wood Aster
- American Wintergreen
- Golden Alexanders
- Gray-Headed Coneflower
- Gray's Sedge
- Indiangrass
- Common Persimmon
- Fragrant Sumac
- Hay Scented Fern
- Hardy Hibiscus
- Creeping Phlox
- Hollow Joe Pye Weed
- Nodding Onion
- Southern Blue Flag
- White-Tinged Sedge
- Whorled Milkweed
- Redosier Dogwood
- Brome-Like Sedge
- Goatsbeard
- Spotted Joe Pye Weed
- Common Snowberry
- Red Elderberry
- Mountain Laurel
- Celandine Poppy
- Northern Bush Honeysuckle
- Perennial Black-Eyed Susan
- Dense Blazing Star
- Purple Coneflower
- Queen of the Prairie
- Potentilla
- Coral Honeysuckle
- Dwarf Crested Iris
- Ostrich Fern
- Sweetgum
- River Birch
- Stiff Goldenrod
- Allegheny Serviceberry
- Northern Blue Flag Iris
- Pinxterbloom Azalea
- American Cranberrybush Viburnum
- Palm Sedge
- Seersucker Sedge
- Blue Mistflower
- Sideoats Grama
- Rattlesnake Master
- Bunchberry
- Northern Sea Oats
- White Fringetree
- American Holly
- Clustered Mountain Mint
- Blue Indigo
- Creeping Woodland Phlox
- Crossvine
- Green and Gold
- Prairie Blazing Star
- Rosebay Rhododendron
- Bristleleaf Sedge
- Kalm's St. John's Wort
- Northern Bayberry
- Eastern Hemlock
- Prairie Junegrass
- Tufted Hairgrass
- Arborvitae
- Aromatic Aster
- Eastern Red Cedar
- Eastern Star Sedge
- Eastern White Pine
- Prairie Dropseed Grass
- Canby's Mountain Lover
- Carolina Allspice
- Kinnikinnick
- Common Blue Grama Grass
- Dotted Blazing Star
- New York Ironweed
- Paper Birch
- Pink Muhly Grass
- Swamp Sunflower
Garden forms of Ohio natives
162 garden forms, each a named selection of a species that grows wild in Ohio and each naming its wild parent. A garden form is not the wild plant, so it is listed here and never counted above.
- Abbotswood
- Alba Gayfeather
- Alma Pötschke
- Alpine Carpet Juniper
- Amazing Grace
- Amber Jubilee
- Amethyst Falls Wisteria
- Annabelle
- Appalachian Red
- Aquavita Juniper
- Arctic Fire Red Twig Dogwood
- Arctic Fire Yellow Dogwood
- Athena Gold False Sunflower
- Autumn Bride Coral Bells
- Autumn Colors
- Baby Joe Dwarf Joe Pye Weed
- Bailey Compact American Cranberrybush
- Balmy Purple
- Berry Heavy
- Berry Poppins
- Blackhawks Big Bluestem
- Blackjack Gold Black-Eyed Susan
- Blaze
- Blonde Ambition Blue Grama Grass
- Blue Blaze Viburnum
- Blue Moon Woodland Phlox
- Blue Muffin Viburnum
- Blue Paradise
- Bobee Northern Bayberry
- Bridesmaid Mountain Laurel
- Bright Eyes
- Bronze Wave Coral Bells
- Bubblegum Pink Garden Phlox
- Bunny Blue Sedge
- Candy Stripe
- Caramel
- Carol Mountain Laurel
- Carousel Mountain Laurel
- Cheer Drops Arborvitae
- Cherokee Brave
- Cherokee Chief
- Cherokee Princess
- Cherry Berries Wintergreen
- Cherry Brandy
- Citronelle
- Claire Grace
- Cloud Nine
- Cobalt-n-Gold Hypericum
- Coconut Lime
- Columnar White Pine
- Coppertina
- Coral Flame
- Crème Brûlée
- Crimson Comet Buttonbush
- Crimson Trumpet
- Dakota Burgundy Beardtongue
- Danica
- David
- DeGroot's Spire
- Denver Daisy
- Deschampsia Goldtau Grass
- Designer Threads Golden Needles Coreopsis
- Designer Threads Heartstrings Coreopsis
- Designer Threads Scarlet Ribbons Coreopsis
- Diabolo
- DreamScape Hydrangea
- Dressed To Thrill Crossvine
- Drummond's Pink
- Dwarf White Pine
- Early Sunrise
- Elf Mountain Laurel
- Emerald Blue
- Emerald Green
- Emerald Pink
- Eye Candy Moss Phlox
- Eye Shadow Moss Phlox
- Fire Chief
- Fireworks Goldenrod
- Flame Thrower
- Forest Pansy
- Gentsch White
- Golden Globe
- Goldfinger
- Goldilocks
- Goldsturm
- Grand Marshall
- Green Jewel
- Gro-Low Fragrant Sumac
- Happy Face Yellow
- Hearts of Gold
- Heavy Metal
- Holmstrup
- Incrediball Hydrangea
- Indian Summer
- Invincibelle Spirit II Hydrangea
- Jeana
- Jeddeloh Hemlock
- Laura
- Lavender Twist
- Lemony Lace Elderberry
- Little Devil
- Luminary Ultraviolet
- Luna Pink Swirl
- Luna White
- Magnus
- Major Wheeler
- Mango Tango
- McKay's White
- Moonbeam
- New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'
- New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'
- Nicky
- Northwind
- Nugget
- October Skies
- Orange Perfection
- Orange Whisper
- Pardon My Purple
- Pink Beauty
- Pink Double Delight
- Pink Whisper
- PowWow Wild Berry
- Prairie Sun
- Purple Beauty
- Purple Dome
- Purple Phlox
- Purple Rooster
- Raydon's Favorite
- Red Ace
- Red Sprite
- Red Wings
- Rheingold
- River Mist
- Robert Poore
- Route 66
- Royal White Redbud
- Ruby Falls
- Sarah Mountain Laurel
- Scarlet Flame
- Shenandoah
- Sienna Sunset
- Snow Flurry
- Starfire
- Sugar Buzz Cherry Pops
- Sugar Shack Buttonbush
- Summer Wine
- Sunny Boulevard St. John's Wort
- Tangerine
- Techny
- The Rising Sun
- Tiger Eyes Sumac
- Tiny Wine
- Toto Gold
- Twilight Zone
- Weeping Hemlock
- Weeping White Pine
- White Delight
- White Flame
- White Swan
- Winter Gold
- Winter Red
- Zagreb
Plant groups native to Ohio
18 plant groups sold under one name whose wild species grow in Ohio; the count beside each is how many of its wild species the record finds in the state.
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