Native range
Native plants of Pennsylvania
184 wild species and 18 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Pennsylvania, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 163 garden forms of them are listed apart below, each naming its wild parent.
Showing 1 to 60 of 202 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; Pennsylvania 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 202 plants, 188 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.
American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Part shadeZones 3–925 ftModerate
American Linden
Tilia americana
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
American Wintergreen
Gaultheria procumbens
Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate
Listed as toxic to cats
FoliageChristmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Full shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Common Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Full sunZones 3–817 ftModerate
FoliageEastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Part shadeZones 3–749 ftModerate
Eastern Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
False Solomon's Seal
Maianthemum racemosum
Part shadeZones 3–82.5 ftModerate
Golden Ragwort
Packera aurea
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
FoliageHay Scented Fern
Dennstaedtia punctilobula
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
FoliageLady Fern
Athyrium filix-femina
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
FoliageMaidenhair Fern
Adiantum
Full shadeZones 3–81.5 ftHigh
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
Part shadeZones 3–84.5 ftModerate
FoliageMarginal Wood Fern
Dryopteris marginalis
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
FoliageRed Maple
Acer rubrum
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Rosy Sedge
Carex rosea
Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate
FoliageSensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Part shadeZones 4–83.5 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
FoliageCinnamon Fern
Osmundastrum cinnamomeum
Part shadeZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Eastern Star Sedge
Carex radiata
Part shadeZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
FoliageEastern White Pine
Pinus strobus
Full sunZones 3–859 ftModerate
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Full sunZones 3–863 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
Part shadeZones 3–720 ftModerate
FoliageSugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Full sunZones 3–859 ftModerate
White Wood Aster
Eurybia divaricata
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
Solidago caesia
Part shadeZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–625 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Full sunZones 4–93 ftHigh
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Full sunZones 4–940 ftModerate
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Part sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate
Hollow Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium fistulosum
Full sunZones 4–86 ftModerate
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
Part shadeZones 5–99 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Northern Bush Honeysuckle
Diervilla lonicera
Part shadeZones 3–73 ftModerate
Smooth Hydrangea
Hydrangea arborescens
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
Full sunZones 4–820 ftLow
White Turtlehead
Chelone glabra
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftHigh
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
Black Cohosh
Actaea racemosa
Part shadeZones 3–85 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate
Common Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Pinxterbloom Azalea
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Part shadeZones 4–95.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
Part shadeZones 4–88.5 ftModerate
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
Full sunZones 3–76.5 ftModerate
FoliageRoyal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Part shadeZones 4–99.5 ftModerate
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate
American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Part shadeZones 3–932 ftModerate
Great Blue Lobelia
Lobelia siphilitica
Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Full sunZones 3–912 ftModerate
Recorded across Pennsylvania
How many of the state's 67 counties record each wild species growing wild, from USDA PLANTS: a plant recorded in many counties is widespread in Pennsylvania; one recorded in few may be local, or simply under-recorded. A county's absence is not evidence a plant is absent. 180 of the wild species carry a county record here.
- American Elderberry
- American Hornbeam
- American Linden
- American Wintergreen
- Christmas Fern
- Common Witch Hazel
- Eastern Hemlock
- Eastern Red Columbine
- False Solomon's Seal
- Golden Ragwort
- Hay Scented Fern
- Lady Fern
- Maidenhair Fern
- Mapleleaf Viburnum
- Marginal Wood Fern
- Mayapple
- Red Maple
- Rosy Sedge
- Sensitive Fern
- White Oak
- Wild Geranium
- Cinnamon Fern
- Eastern Star Sedge
- Eastern White Pine
- New Jersey Tea
- Northern Red Oak
- Pagoda Dogwood
- Sugar Maple
- White Wood Aster
- Blue-Stemmed Goldenrod
- Chokecherry
- Common Milkweed
- Soft Rush
- Black Gum
- Cardinal Flower
- Downy Serviceberry
- Flowering Dogwood
- Hollow Joe Pye Weed
- Mountain Laurel
- Northern Bush Honeysuckle
- Smooth Hydrangea
- Smooth Solomon's Seal
- Staghorn Sumac
- White Turtlehead
- Winterberry
- American Hazelnut
- Black Cohosh
- Carolina Rose
- Common Black-Eyed Susan
- Pinxterbloom Azalea
- Silky Dogwood
- Virginia Creeper
- Ninebark
- Royal Fern
- Spicebush
- Swamp Milkweed
- Tulip Tree
- American Hophornbeam
- Great Blue Lobelia
- Smooth Sumac
- Wild Ginger
- Bottlebrush Grass
- False Sunflower
- New England Aster
- Pennsylvania Sedge
- Allegheny Serviceberry
- Sweet Joe Pye Weed
- Red Elderberry
- White-Tinged Sedge
- Black Chokeberry
- Common Sneezeweed
- Golden Alexanders
- Quaking Aspen
- Rosebay Rhododendron
- Silver Maple
- Brown-Eyed Susan
- Buttonbush
- Blue Wood Aster
- Creeping Jacob's Ladder
- Brome-Like Sedge
- Garden Phlox
- New York Ironweed
- Wild Bee Balm
- Zigzag Goldenrod
- Butterfly Weed
- Northern Blue Flag Iris
- Red Chokeberry
- Little Bluestem
- Narrowleaf Mountain Mint
- Indiangrass
- Ostrich Fern
- Possumhaw Viburnum
- Cucumbertree Magnolia
- Shrubby St. John's Wort
- Switchgrass
- Common Hackberry
- Culver's Root
- Honeylocust
- Roundleaf Ragwort
- Woodland Phlox
- American Alumroot
- Blackhaw
- Eastern Red Cedar
- Nannyberry Viburnum
- Smooth Blue Aster
- Virginia Bluebells
- Common Pussy Willow
- Pin Oak
- Swamp White Oak
- Woodland Stonecrop
- Spotted Joe Pye Weed
- River Birch
- Creeping Phlox
- Nodding Onion
- Common Snowberry
- Appalachian Sedge
- Bunchberry
- Seersucker Sedge
- Common Pawpaw
- Eastern Redbud
- Gray's Sedge
- Purple Lovegrass
- Queen of the Prairie
- Chinkapin Oak
- Paper Birch
- Common Persimmon
- Flava (Yellow Trumpet)
- Trumpet Vine
- Clustered Mountain Mint
- Coral Honeysuckle
- Dense Blazing Star
- Northern Bayberry
- Swamp Azalea
- Blue Mistflower
- Bur Oak
- Redosier Dogwood
- American Cranberrybush Viburnum
- Perennial Black-Eyed Susan
- Whorled Milkweed
- Arrowwood
- Goatsbeard
- Creeping Woodland Phlox
- Kentucky Coffeetree
- Sideoats Grama
- Tufted Hairgrass
- American Holly
- Long-Beaked Sedge
- Stiff Goldenrod
- White Fringetree
- Aromatic Aster
- Fragrant Sumac
- Hardy Hibiscus
- Summersweet
- Blue Indigo
- Carolina Allspice
- Dutchman's Pipe
- Sweetbay Magnolia
- Arborvitae
- Sweetgum
- New York Aster
- Chives
- Shadblow Serviceberry
- Bristleleaf Sedge
- Northern Sea Oats
- Willow Oak
- Dwarf Crested Iris
- Gray-Headed Coneflower
- Inkberry Holly
- Kinnikinnick
- Celandine Poppy
- Green and Gold
- Prairie Dropseed Grass
- Purple Coneflower
- Virginia Sweetspire
- Canby's Mountain Lover
- Pink Muhly Grass
- Potentilla
- Prairie Blazing Star
- Prairie Junegrass
- Swamp Sunflower
Garden forms of Pennsylvania natives
163 garden forms, each a named selection of a species that grows wild in Pennsylvania 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
- Berry Scape Aronia
- Blackhawks Big Bluestem
- Blackjack Gold Black-Eyed Susan
- Blaze
- Blue Blaze Viburnum
- Blue Moon Woodland Phlox
- Blue Muffin Viburnum
- Blue Paradise
- Bobee Northern Bayberry
- Brandywine Viburnum
- 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
- Coconut Lime
- Columnar White Pine
- Coppertina
- Coral Flame
- Crimson Comet Buttonbush
- Crimson Trumpet
- Danica
- David
- DeGroot's Spire
- Densa Inkberry
- Denver Daisy
- Deschampsia Goldtau Grass
- Diabolo
- DreamScape Hydrangea
- 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
- Henry's Garnet Sweetspire
- Holmstrup
- Hummingbird
- Incrediball Hydrangea
- Indian Summer
- Invincibelle Spirit II Hydrangea
- Jeana
- Jeddeloh Hemlock
- Laura
- Lavender Twist
- Lemony Lace Elderberry
- Little Devil
- Little Henry Sweetspire
- Luminary Ultraviolet
- Luna Pink Swirl
- Luna White
- Magnus
- Major Wheeler
- Mango Tango
- McKay's White
- New England Aster 'Barr's Pink'
- New England Aster 'Harrington's Pink'
- Nicky
- Northwind
- Nugget
- October Skies
- Orange Perfection
- Orange Whisper
- Pardon My Purple
- Patricia Ballard
- Pink Beauty
- Pink Double Delight
- Pink Spire
- Pink Whisper
- PowWow Wild Berry
- Prairie Sun
- Professor Kippenberg
- Purple Beauty
- Purple Dome
- Purple Phlox
- Purple Rooster
- Rainbow Pillar
- Raydon's Favorite
- Red Ace
- Red Sprite
- Red Wings
- Rheingold
- River Mist
- Robert Poore
- Royal White Redbud
- Ruby Falls
- Ruby Spice
- Sarah Mountain Laurel
- Scarlet Flame
- Shamrock Inkberry Holly
- Shenandoah
- Sixteen Candles
- Snow Flurry
- Starfire
- Sugar Buzz Cherry Pops
- Sugar Shack Buttonbush
- Summer Wine
- Tangerine
- Techny
- The Rising Sun
- Tiger Eyes Sumac
- Tiny Wine
- Toto Gold
- Twilight Zone
- Vanilla Spice
- Weeping Hemlock
- Weeping White Pine
- White Delight
- White Flame
- White Swan
- Winter Gold
- Winter Red
Plant groups native to Pennsylvania
18 plant groups sold under one name whose wild species grow in Pennsylvania; the count beside each is how many of its wild species the record finds in the state.
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