Native range

Native plants of District of Columbia

115 wild species and 13 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in District of Columbia, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 89 garden forms of them are listed apart on the first page, each naming its wild parent.

Showing 61 to 120 of 128 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; District of Columbia 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 128 plants, 116 have been checked against outside sources (1 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.

Ninebark
Physocarpus opulifolius
Full sunZones 3–76.5 ftModerate
Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
Full sunZones 4–81.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Northern Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Full sunZones 3–863 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Northern Sea Oats
Chasmanthium latifolium
Part shadeZones 3–83.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Ostrich Fern
Matteuccia struthiopteris
Part shadeZones 3–74 ftHigh
Pin Oak
Quercus palustris
Full sunZones 4–860 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Pink Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow
Pinxterbloom Azalea
Rhododendron periclymenoides
Part shadeZones 4–95.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Possumhaw Holly
Ilex decidua
Full sunZones 5–912 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Possumhaw Viburnum
Viburnum nudum
Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
Full sunZones 4–99 ftModerate
Foliage
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Full sunZones 3–949 ftModerate
Foliage
River Birch
Betula nigra
Full sunZones 4–949 ftHigh
Rosy Sedge
Carex rosea
Part shadeZones 4–812 inModerate
Foliage
Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Part shadeZones 3–94 ftHigh
Foliage
Sensitive Fern
Onoclea sensibilis
Part shadeZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Shadblow Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis
Part shadeZones 4–824 ftModerate
Shrubby St. John's Wort
Hypericum prolificum
Full sunZones 4–83 ftModerate
Sideoats Grama
Bouteloua curtipendula
Full sunZones 4–92.5 ftLow
Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
Part shadeZones 4–88.5 ftModerate
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Full sunZones 3–939 ftModerate
Smooth Blue Aster
Symphyotrichum laeve
Full sunZones 4–83 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
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Full sunZones 3–912 ftModerate
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Full sunZones 4–93 ftHigh
Southern Blue Flag
Iris virginica
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Spicebush
Lindera benzoin
Part shadeZones 4–99.5 ftModerate
Staghorn Sumac
Rhus typhina
Full sunZones 4–820 ftLow
Swamp Milkweed
Asclepias incarnata
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Sweetbay Magnolia
Magnolia virginiana
Part sunZones 5–1030 ftHigh
Sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
Full sunZones 5–969 ftModerate
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow
Trumpet Vine
Campsis radicans
Full sunZones 4–926 ftModerate
Tulip Tree
Liriodendron tulipifera
Full sunZones 4–966 ftModerate
Virginia Bluebells
Mertensia virginica
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Virginia Creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Full sunZones 3–940 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Virginia Sweetspire
Itea virginica
Part sunZones 5–94.5 ftModerate
White Fringetree
Chionanthus virginicus
Full sunZones 3–917 ftModerate
White Turtlehead
Chelone glabra
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftHigh
White Wood Aster
Eurybia divaricata
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
Whorled Milkweed
Asclepias verticillata
Full sunZones 4–91.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Wild Bee Balm
Monarda fistulosa
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate
Wild Geranium
Geranium maculatum
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Foliage
Wild Ginger
Asarum
Full shadeZones 4–86 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Willow Oak
Quercus phellos
Full sunZones 5–957 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Full sunZones 3–96.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Woodland Phlox
Phlox divaricata
Part shadeZones 3–812 inModerate
Woodland Stonecrop
Sedum ternatum
Part shadeZones 4–88 inModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Appalachian Sedge
Carex appalachica
Part shadeZones 3–88 inLow
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
Full sunZones 4–96 ftLow
Pagoda Dogwood
Cornus alternifolia
Part shadeZones 3–720 ftModerate
Pink Dogwood
Cornus florida var. rubra
Part shadeZones 5–920 ftModerate
Splitbeard Bluestem
Anatherum ternarium
Full sunZones 6–103 ftLow
Aster
Symphyotrichum
Full sunZones 3–83 ftModerate
Perennial Sunflower
Helianthus
Full sunZones 4–95 ftModerate
Penstemon
Penstemon
Full sunZones 3–82.5 ftLow
Serviceberry
Amelanchier
Part sunZones 4–820 ftModerate
Bee Balm
Monarda
Full sunZones 3–93 ftModerate

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