Native Plants of District of Columbia
519 plants are native to District of Columbia in our database (native range from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants). Explore the species below, then study them with region-filtered flashcards and quizzes.
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District of Columbia's native flora
- Acalypha rhomboideacommon three-seeded mercuryEuphorbiaceae
- Acer negundoBox elderSapindaceae
- Acer rubrumred mapleSapindaceae
- Acer rubrum 'October Glory'october glory red maple treeSapindaceae
- Acer saccharinumsilver mapleSapindaceae
- Acer saccharumsugar mapleSapindaceae
- Acer saccharum 'Green Mountain'green mountain sugar maple treeSapindaceae
- Actaea racemosablack cohoshRanunculaceae
- Adiantum pedatumnorthern maidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Agalinis purpureapurple false foxgloveOrobanchaceae
- Agalinis tenuifoliaslender false foxgloveOrobanchaceae
- Ageratina altissima 'Chocolate'chocolate white snakerootAsteraceae
- Agrimonia parvifloraswamp agrimonyRosaceae
- Allium canadenseCanadian meadow garlicAmaryllidaceae
- Allium cernuumnodding onionAmaryllidaceae
- Allium tricoccumwide leekAmaryllidaceae
- Alnus serrulatasmooth alderBetulaceae
- Ambrosia artemisiifoliacommon ragweedAsteraceae
- Ambrosia trifidagiant ragweedAsteraceae
- Amelanchier arboreacommon serviceberryRosaceae
- Amphicarpaea bracteataAmerican hog-peanutFabaceae
- Anatherum virginicumbroomsedge bluestemPoaceae
- Andersonglossum virginianumwild comfreyBoraginaceae
- Andropogon gerardibig bluestemPoaceae
- Andropogon gerardiibig bluestemPoaceae
- Anemone virginianatall thimbleweedRanunculaceae
- Aplectrum hyemaleputty rootOrchidaceae
- Apocynum cannabinumhemp dogbaneApocynaceae
- Apocynum × floribundumintermediate dogbaneApocynaceae
- Arabidopsis lyratalyreleaf rockcressBrassicaceae
- Aralia nudicauliswild sarsaparillaAraliaceae
- Aralia racemosaAmerican spikenardAraliaceae
- Aralia spinosadevil's walkingstickAraliaceae
- Arisaema dracontiumgreen dragonAraceae
- Arisaema triphyllumjack-in-the-pulpitAraceae
- Aronia arbutifoliared chokeberryRosaceae
- Aronia melanocarpachokecherryRosaceae
- Aronia melanocarpa 'Viking'viking aronia chokeberryRosaceae
- Asclepias amplexicaulisclasping milkweedApocynaceae
- Asclepias incarnataswamp milkweedApocynaceae
- Asclepias incarnata 'Ice Ballet'ice ballet swamp milkweedApocynaceae
- Asclepias purpurascenspurple milkweedApocynaceae
- Asclepias quadrifoliafour-leaved milkweedApocynaceae
- Asclepias syriacacommon milkweedApocynaceae
- Asclepias tuberosabutterfly weedApocynaceae
- Asclepias variegataredring milkweedApocynaceae
- Asclepias verticillatawhorled milkweedApocynaceae
- Asclepias viridifloragreen comet milkweedApocynaceae
- Asimina trilobapawpawAnnonaceae
- Asplenium platyneuronebony spleenwortAspleniaceae
- Asplenium rhizophyllumwalking fernAspleniaceae
- Asplenium trichomanesmaidenhair spleenwortAspleniaceae
- Athyrium angustumnorthern lady fernAthyriaceae
- Atriplex patulacommon oracheAmaranthaceae
- Avenella flexuosawavy hair-grassPoaceae
- Betula nigrariver birchBetulaceae
- Betula nigra 'Cully'Heritage® river birchBetulaceae
- Bidens aristosabearded beggarticksAsteraceae
- Bidens bipinnataSpanish needlesAsteraceae
- Bidens cernuanodding beggarticksAsteraceae