Native range

Native plants of Vermont

140 wild species and 16 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Vermont, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 121 garden forms of them are listed apart on the first page, each naming its wild parent.

Showing 61 to 120 of 156 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; Vermont 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 156 plants, 145 have been checked against outside sources (4 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
New York Aster
Symphyotrichum novi-belgii
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Wild Bee Balm
Monarda fistulosa
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Part sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate
Common Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Full sunZones 3–817 ftModerate
Foliage
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–945 ftModerate
Mapleleaf Viburnum
Viburnum acerifolium
Part shadeZones 3–84.5 ftModerate
Pennsylvania Sedge
Carex pensylvanica
Part shadeZones 3–88 inLow
Sweet Joe Pye Weed
Eutrochium purpureum
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
Bur Oak
Quercus macrocarpa
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Full sunZones 3–78 inModerate
Little Bluestem
Schizachyrium scoparium
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftLow
Queen of the Prairie
Filipendula rubra
Full sunZones 3–95 ftHigh
Roundleaf Ragwort
Packera obovata
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Part shadeZones 4–99.5 ftModerate
White Oak
Quercus alba
Full sunZones 3–965 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Full sunZones 4–940 ftModerate
Creeping Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Full sunZones 3–94.5 ftLow
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Indiangrass
Sorghastrum nutans
Full sunZones 4–96 ftModerate
Mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Rosebay Rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
Part shadeZones 3–711 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Smooth Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Tufted Hairgrass
Deschampsia cespitosa
Part shadeZones 4–92.5 ftModerate
Woodland Stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
Part shadeZones 4–88 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Clustered Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum muticum
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Creeping Woodland Phlox
Phlox stolonifera
Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Full sunZones 3–912 ftModerate
Swamp White Oak
Quercus bicolor
Full sunZones 4–855 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow
Blue Indigo
Baptisia australis
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to cats
Blue Wood Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate
Brown-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Full sunZones 4–812 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Full sunZones 4–915 ftModerate
Culver's Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate
Foliage
Honeylocust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Mountain Laurel
Kalmia latifolia
Part shadeZones 5–99 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
Full sunZones 3–76.5 ftModerate
Smooth Solomon's Seal
Polygonatum biflorum
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Full sunZones 5–750 ftModerate
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Gray-Headed Coneflower
Ratibida pinnata
Full sunZones 3–84 ftModerate
Pinxterbloom Azalea
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Part shadeZones 4–95.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Prairie Junegrass
Koeleria macrantha
Full sunZones 3–91.5 ftLow
Shrubby St. John's Wort
Hypericum prolificum
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
Part shadeZones 4–95 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats

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