North American Native Plant Society

Native Plants to Know

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Aesculus parviflora, Bottlebrush Buckeye - 4 (2)
Asplenium rhizophyllum, Walking Fern - 5 (2)
Calamintha arkansana, Wild Savory - 4 (1)
Euonymus obovata - 1 (3)
Hierochloe odorata, Sweetgrass - 2 (2)
Sorghastrum nutans, Indian Grass - 4 (4)
Coptis trifolia, Goldthread - 3 (1)
Camassia quamash, Blue Camas - 6 (1)
Carpinus caroliniana, Musclewood - 3 (3)
Dioscorea villosa, Wild Yam - 5 (4)
Gentianopsis procera, Smaller Fringed Gentian - 2 (3)
Nyssa sylvatica, Black Gum - 4 (3)
Panax quinquefolius, American Ginseng - 3 (2)
Rhododendron maximum, Rosebay Rhododendron - 5 (3)
Stylophorum diphyllum, Wood Poppy- Rare for a Reason - 4 (3)
Rhus aromatica, Fragrant Sumac- 5 (1)
Sassafras albidum, Sassafras - 2 (1)
Cercis canadensis, Eastern Redbud - 6 (4)
Pinus strobus, White Pine - 7 (1)
Schizachyrium scoparium, Little Bluestem - 7 (4)
Castilleja coccinea, Indian Paintbrush - 8 (1)
Magnolia fraseri, Fraser Magnolia - 8 (4)
Resources Native Plants to Know