Virginia Eastern Shore Native Plant List

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"Native Plants of Accomack and Northampton" (PDF - 4.46 MB)

Plant ES Natives Campaign - ES Native Plant List (PDF) - Plant list also is provided in a table below.

The guide is available in hardcopy to residents of Virginia's Eastern Shore.   

Contact Virginia Witmer at Virginia.Witmer@deq.virginia.gov or (804) 698-4320 (42 full color, water-resistant pages, spiral bound). 

Plants Native to Accomack and Northampton Counties

Latin Name Common Name
(If a species name is bolded, it is highlighted in the guide “Native Plants of Accomack and Northampton”.)

Forbs:
Ageratina altissima (Eupatorium rugosum) White snakeroot 
Anemone quinquefolia Wood anemone
Asclepias incarnata Swamp milkweed
Asclepias syriaca Common milkweed
Asclepias tuberosa Butterfly weed
Arisaema triphyllum Jack-in-the-Pulpit
Baptisia tinctoria Yellow wild-indigo
Caltha palustris Marsh marigold
Chelone glabra White turtlehead
Chrysopsis mariana Maryland golden aster
Clitoria mariana Maryland butterfly pea
Conoclinium coelestinum (Eupatorium coelistinum) Mistflower
Coreopsis lanceolata Lanceleaf coreopsis
Coreopsis tripteris Tall coreopsis
Desmodium paniculatum Narrow-leaf tick trefoil
Eupatorium dubium Coastal Plain Joe Pye Weed
Eupatorium fistulosum Joe Pye weed, Trumpetweed
Eupatorium hyssopifolium Hyssop-leaved thoroughwort
Eupatorium perfoliatum Common boneset
Eupatorium purpureum Green-stemmed Joe Pye weed
Helenium autumnale Sneezeweed
Helianthus angustifolius Narrow-leaf sunflower
Hibiscus moscheutos Eastern rosemallow
Impatiens capensis Jewelweed
Iris versicolor Blue flag
Iris virginica Virginia blue flag
Kosteletzkya virginica Seashore mallow
Liatris pilosa Grass-leaf blazing star
Lilium superbum Turk’s cap lily
Limonium carolinianum Sea lavender
Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower
Mimulus ringens Monkeyflower
Mitchella repens Partridgeberry
Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot
Monarda punctata Spotted bee-balm
Nymphaea odorata American water lily
Oenothera biennis Common evening primrose
Oenothera fruticosa Sundrops
Opuntia humifusa Eastern prickly-pear
Peltandra virginica Arrow arum
Phlox paniculata Summer phlox
Podophyllum peltatum Mayapple
Polygonatum biflorum  Solomon’s seal
Pontederia cordata Pickerel weed
Rhexia virginica Virginia meadow-beauty
Rudbeckia hirta Black-eyed Susan
Rudbeckia laciniata Cut-leaved coneflower
Ruellia caroliniensis Carolina wild petunia
Sagittaria latifolia Broadleaf arrowhead
Salvia lyrata Lyre-leaf sage
Sanguinaria canadensis Bloodroot
Saururus cernuus Lizard’s tail
Sisyrinchium angustifolium Blue-eyed grass
Sisyrinchium atlanticum Coastal blue-eyed grass
Solidago caesia Bluestem goldenrod
Solidago odora Sweet goldenrod
Solidago sempervirens Seaside goldenrod
Symphyotrichum novi-begii      New York aster
Verbesina alternifolia Yellow ironweed
Vernonia noveboracensis New York ironweed
Viola cucullata Marsh blue violet
Yucca filamentosa Common yucca

Grasses/Sedges/Rushes:
Ammophila breviligulata American beach grass
Andropogon gerardii Big bluestem
Andropogon glomeratus Bushy bluestem
Andropogon virginicus Broomsedge
Carex stricta Tussock sedge
Distichlis spicata Salt grass
Dulichium arundinaceum Three-sided sedge - Dwarf bamboo
Elymus virginicus Virginia wild rye
Festuca rubra Red fescue
Juncus canadensis Canada rush
Juncus effusus Soft rush
Juncus roemerianus Black needlerush
Panicum amarum Coastal panic grass
Panicum virgatum Switch grass
Saccharum giganteum Giant plumegrass
Schizachyrium scoparium Little bluestem
Sparganium americanum American bur-reed
Spartina alterniflora Salt marsh cordgrass
Spartina cynosuroides Big cordgrass
Spartina patens Salt meadow hay
Sorghastrum nutans Indian grass
Zizania aquatica Wild rice

Ferns:

  
Asplenium platyneuron Ebony spleenwort
Athyrium filix-femina Northern lady fern
Botrychium virginianum Rattlesnake fern
Dryopteris cristata Crested wood fern
Dryopteris intermedia Evergreen fern
Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive fern
Osmunda cinnamomea     Cinnamon fern
Osmunda claytoniana Interrupted fern
Osmunda regalis Royal fern
Polystichum acrostichoides Christmas fern
Pteridium aquilinum  Bracken fern
Thelypteris noveboracensis New York fern
Thelypteris palustris Marsh fern
Woodwardia areolata Netted chain fern
Woodwardia virginica              Virginia chain fern

Vines:
Bignonia capreolata Crossvine
Campsis radicans Trumpet Creeper
Celastrus scandens American bittersweet
Clematis virginiana Virgin’s bower
Gelsemium sempervirens Carolina jasmine
Lonicera sempervirens Trumpet honeysuckle
Mikania scandens Climbing hempvine
Parthenocissus quinquefolia      Virginia creeper
Passiflora incarnata Passion flower
Wisteria frutescens Atlantic wisteria

Shrubs:

  
Alnus serrulata Common alder
Baccharis halimifolia High tide bush/groundsel tree
Callicarpa americana American beautyberry
Cephalanthus occidentalis Buttonbush
Clethra alnifolia Sweet pepper bush
Gaultheria procumbens Wintergreen
Gaylussacia baccata Black huckleberry
Gaylussacia frondosa Dangleberry
Hamamelis virginiana Witch hazel
Ilex decidua Possomhaw
Ilex glabra Inkberry
Ilex verticillata Winterberry
Ilex vomitoria Yaupon holly
Itea virginica Virginia willow
Iva frutescens Marsh elder
Kalmia angustifolia Sheep laurel
Kalmia latifolia Mountain laurel
Leucothoe racemosa Fetterbush, Sweetbells
Lindera benzoin Spicebush
Lyonia ligustrina Male berry
Morella (Myrica) cerifera Southern wax myrtle
Morella (Myrica) pensylvanica Northern bayberry
Persea palustris (borbonia) Red bay
Photinia pyrifolia (Aronia arbutifolia, Pyrus arbutiflolia) Red chokeberry
Rhododendron atlanticum Coast azalea
Rhododendron periclymenoides Pinxter Flower
Rhododendron viscosum Swamp azalea
Rhus copallinum Winged sumac
Rhus glabra Smooth sumac
Rosa carolina Pasture rose
Rosa palustris Swamp rose
Salix sericea Silky willow
Sambucus canadensis Common elderberry
Stewartia malacodendron Silky camelia
Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush blueberry
Vaccinium macrocarpon Cranberry
Vaccinium pallidum Early lowbush blueberry
Vaccinium stamineum Deerberry
Viburnum dentatum Southern Arrowood
Viburnum nudum Naked arrowod
Viburnum prunifolium Black-haw viburnum

Small Trees:
Amelanchier arborea Downy serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis Canada serviceberry
Asimina triloba Pawpaw
Betula nigra River birch
Cercis canadensis Redbud
Castanea pumila Chinkapin
Chionanthus virginicus Fringetree
Cornus amomum Silky dogwood
Cornus florida Flowering dogwood
Crataegus crus-galli Corkspur hawthorn
Morus rubra Red mulberry
Ostrya virginiana Eastern hop-hornbeam
Prunus americana American wild plum
Salix nigra Black willow

Medium to Large Trees:

  
Acer negundo Box elder
Acer rubrum Red maple
Carya alba Mockernut hickory
Carya glabra Pignut hickory
Carya ovata Shagbark hickory 
Celtis occidentalis Hackberry
Diospyros virginiana Persimmon
Fagus grandifolia American beech
Fraxinus pennsylvanica Green ash
Ilex opaca American holly
Juglans nigra Black walnut
Juniperus virginiana Eastern red cedar
Liquidambar styraciflua Sweetgum
Liriodendron tulipifera Tulip-tree
Magnolia virginiana Sweetbay magnolia
Nyssa aquatica Water tupelo   
Nyssa sylvatica Black gum
Oxydendrum arboreum Sourwood
Pinus echinata Shortleaf pine
Pinus taeda Loblolly pine
Pinus virginiana Virginia pine
Platanus occidentalis Sycamore
Prunus serotina Wild black cherry
Quercus alba White oak
Quercus coccinea Scarlet oak
Quercus falcata Southern red oak
Quercus marilandica Blackjack oak
Quercus michauxii  Swamp chestnut oak
Quercus nigra Water oak 
Quercus phellos Willow oak
Quercus rubra Northern red oak
Quercus stellata Post oak
Quercus velutina Black oak
Sassafras albidum Sassafras
Taxodium distichum Bald cypress
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