# List of flora of Pennsylvania

This page alphabetically lists some known plant species occurring in the US state of Pennsylvania. Currently about 2,100 native and 1,300 non-native plant species are known in Pennsylvania. According Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, the known species make up 37% of Pennsylvania's total wild plant flora. More non-native species present in Pennsylvania are identified every year.
Natives are marked with (N), non-natives marked with (I). As-of-yet uncertain entries not marked. Plants generally under scientific name.

## A

* Abies balsamea balsamea (I)
* Abies balsamea phenerolepis (N)
* Acer negundo (N)
* Acer nigrum (N)
* Acer pensylvanicum (N)
* Acer rubrum (N)
* Acer saccharinum (N)
* Acer saccharum (N)
* Acer spicatum (N)
* Acorus americanus (N)
* Adiantum pedatum (N)
* Adlumia fungosa (N)
* Aesculus flava (N)
* Aesculus glabra (N)
* Ailanthus altissima (I)
* Alisma subcordatum (N)
* Alisma triviale (N)
* Allium canadense (N)
* Allium tricoccum (N)
* Amauropelta noveboracensis (N)
* Amelanchier bartramiana (N)
* Amelanchier canadensis (N)
* Amelanchier humilis (N)
* Amelanchier laevis (N)
* Amelanchier nantucketensis (N)
* Amelanchier sanguinea (N)
* Ampelopsis cordata (N)
* Amphicarpaea bracteata (N)
* Andromeda polifolia latifolia (N)
* Apios americana (N)
* Apocynum cannabinum (N)
* Aquilegia canadensis (N)
* Aralia hispida (N)
* Aralia nudicaulis (N)
* Aralia racemosa (N)
* Aralia spinosa (N)
* Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (N)
* Arisaema dracontium (N)
* Arisaema triphyllum (N)
* Aristolochia macrophylla (N)
* Aronia arbutifolia (N)
* Aronia melanocarpa (N)
* Asarum canadense (N)
* Asimina triloba (N)
* Asplenium rhizophyllum (N)
* Athyrium filix-femina (N)

## B

* Barbarea orthoceras (N)
* Berberis aquifolium (I)
* Berberis canadensis (N)
* Berberis thunbergii (I)
* Betula alleghaniensis (N)
* Betula lenta (N)
* Betula nigra (N)
* Betula papyrifera (N)
* Betula populifolia (N)
* Blephilia ciliata (N)
* Blephilia hirsuta (N)
* Borodinia laevigata (N)

## C

* Caltha palustris (N)
* Calycanthus floridus (N)
* Camassia scilloides (N)
* Campsis radicans (N)
* Cardamine pensylvanica (N)
* Carex abscondita (N)
* Carex aestivalis (N)
* Carex aggregata (N)
* Carex alata (N)
* Carex albicans (N)
* Carex albolutescens (N)
* Carex albursina (N)
* Carex alopecoidea (N)
* Carex amphibola (N)
* Carex annectens (N)
* Carex appalachica (N)
* Carex aquatilis (N)
* Carex arctata (N)
* Carex argyrantha (N)
* Carex atherodes (N)
* Carex atlantica (N)
* Carex aurea (N)
* Carex backii (N)
* Carex baileyi (N)
* Carex barrattii (N)
* Carex bebbii (N)
* Carex bicknellii (N)
* Carex blanda (N)
* Carex brevior (N)
* Carex bromoides (N)
* Carex brunnescens (N)
* Carex bullata (N)
* Carex bushii (N)
* Carex buxbaumii (N)
* Carex canescens (N)
* Carex careyana (N)
* Carex cephalophora (N)
* Carex chordorrhiza (N)
* Carex collinsii (N)
* Carex communis (N)
* Carex comosa (N)
* Carex conjuncta (N)
* Carex conoidea (N)
* Carex crawei (N)
* Carex crawfordii (N)
* Carex crinita (N)
* Carex cristatella (N)
* Carex cryptolepis (N)
* Carex cumberlandensis (N)
* Carex cumulata (N)
* Carex davisii (N)
* Carex debilis (N)
* Carex deflexa (N)
* Carex demissa (I)
* Carex deweyana (N)
* Carex diandra (N)
* Carex digitalis (N)
* Carex disperma (N)
* Carex eburnea (N)
* Carex echinata (N)
* Carex emoryi (N)
* Carex exilis (N)
* Carex ferruginea (I)
* Carex festucacea (N)
* Carex flacca (I)
* Carex flava (N)
* Carex foenea (N)
* Carex folliculata (N)
* Carex formosa (N)
* Carex frankii (N)
* Carex fraseriana (N)
* Carex garberi (N)
* Carex gracillima (N)
* Carex granularis (N)
* Carex gravida (N)
* Carex grayi (N)
* Carex grisea (N)
* Carex gynandra (N)
* Carex haydenii (N)
* Carex hirsutella (N)
* Carex hirtifolia (N)
* Carex hitchcockiana (N)
* Carex houghtoniana
* Carex hystericina (N)
* Carex interior (N)
* Carex intumescens (N)
* Carex jamesii (N)
* Carex juniperorum
* Carex kobomugi (I)
* Carex lacustris (N)
* Carex lasiocarpa (N)
* Carex laxiculmis laxiculmis (N)
* Carex leporina
* Carex leptalea harperi (N)
* Carex leptonervia (N)
* Carex limosa (N)
* Carex livida
* Carex longii (N)
* Carex lucorum (N)
* Carex lupuliformis (N)
* Carex lupulina (N)
* Carex lurida (N)
* Carex trisperma (N)
* Carex willdenowii (N)
* Carex woodii (N)
* Carpinus caroliniana (N)
* Carya cordiformis (N)
* Carya glabra (N)
* Carya laciniosa (N)
* Carya ovalis (N)
* Carya ovata (N)
* Carya tomentosa (N)
* Castanea dentata (N)
* Ceanothus americanus (N)
* Celtis occidentalis (N)
* Cercis canadensis (N)
* Chaerophyllum procumbens (N)
* Chamaedaphne calyculata (N)
* Chimaphila maculata (N)
* Chimaphila umbellata cisatlantica (N)
* Cichorium intybus (I)
* Clematis occidentalis (N)
* Clematis ochroleuca (N)
* Clematis viorna (N)
* Clematis virginiana (N)
* Clinopodium vulgare
* Clintonia borealis (N)
* Clitoria mariana (N)
* Conopholis americana (N)
* Cornus alternifolia (N)
* Cornus amomum (N)
* Cornus canadensis (N)
* Cornus florida (N)
* Cornus obliqua (N)
* Cornus racemosa (N)
* Cornus rugosa (N)
* Corylus americana (N)
* Corylus cornuta (N)
* Crataegus arcana (N)
* Crataegus brainerdii (N)
* Crataegus calpodendron (N)
* Crataegus chrysocarpa (N)
* Crataegus crus-galli (N)
* Crataegus flabellata (N)
* Crataegus intricata (N)
* Crataegus macrosperma (N)
* Crataegus pennsylvanica (N)
* Crataegus persimilis (N)
* Crataegus pruinosa (N)
* Crataegus punctata (N)
* Crataegus succulenta (N)
* Croton monanthogynus (N)
* Cryptotaenia canadensis (N)
* Cunila origanoides (N)

## D

* Drosera intermedia (N)

## E

* Echinocystis lobata (N)
* Epigaea repens (N)
* Equisetum arvense (N)
* Equisetum fluviatile (N)
* Equisetum laevigatum (N)
* Equisetum palustre (N)
* Equisetum sylvaticum (N)
* Erigenia bulbosa (N)
* Euonymus alatus (I)
* Euonymus atropurpureus (N)
* Euphorbia marginata (N)

## F

* Fagus grandifolia (N)
* Franklinia alatamaha (I)
* Fraxinus americana (N)
* Fraxinus nigra (N)
* Fraxinus pennsylvanica (N)
* Fraxinus profunda (N)

## G

* Gaultheria hispidula (N)
* Gaultheria procumbens (N)
* Gaylussacia baccata
* Gaylussacia brachycera (N)
* Gaylussacia dumosa
* Gaylussacia frondosa (N)
* Gleditsia triacanthos (N)
* Glycyrrhiza lepidota (N)
* Gymnocladus dioicus (N)

## H

* Hamamelis virginiana (N)
* Heracleum maximum (N)
* Humulus lupulus lupuloides (N)

## I

* Ilex glabra (N)
* Ilex montana (N)
* Ilex mucronata (N)
* Ilex opaca (N)
* Ilex verticillata (N)

## J

* Juglans cinerea (N)
* Juglans nigra (N)
* Juniperus virginiana (N)

## K

* Kalmia angustifolia (N)
* Kalmia latifolia (N)
* Krigia biflora (N)

## L

* Larix laricina (N)
* Lepidium virginicum (N)
* Ligusticum canadense (N)
* Lilium canadense (N)
* Lilium lancifolium (I)
* Lilium philadelphicum (N)
* Lindera benzoin (N)
* Lycopodium clavatum clavatum (N)
* Lycopodium lagopus (N)
* Lyonia ligustrina (N)
* Lysimachia borealis (N)

## M

* Magnolia acuminata (N)
* Maianthemum canadense (N)
* Maianthemum racemosum (N)
* Malus coronaria (N)
* Medeola virginiana (N)
* Menispermum canadense (N)
* Mentha arvensis (N)
* Mentha canadensis (N)
* Menyanthes trifoliata minor (N)
* Mikania scandens (N)
* Mitchella repens (N)
* Monarda clinopodia (N)
* Monarda didyma (N)
* Monarda fistulosa (N)
* Monarda media (N)
* Monarda punctata
* Monotropa hypopitys (N)
* Monotropa uniflora (N)
* Morus rubra (N)
* Myrica pensylvanica (N)

## N

* Nelumbo lutea (N)
* Nuphar advena (N)
* Nyssa sylvatica (N)

## O

* Oenothera biennis (N)
* Onoclea sensibilis (N)
* Oryzopsis asperifolia (N)
* Ostrya virginiana (N)
* Oxalis dillenii (N)
* Oxalis grandis (N)
* Oxalis montana (N)
* Oxalis stricta (N)
* Oxalis violacea (N)
* Oxydendrum arboreum (N)

## P

* Panax quinquefolius (N)
* Panax trifolius (N)
* Parthenocissus inserta (N)
* Passiflora lutea (N)
* Persicaria amphibia (N)
* Persicaria arifolia (N)
* Persicaria extremiorientalis (I)
* Persicaria hydropiperoides (N)
* Persicaria lapathifolia (N)
* Persicaria longiseta (I)
* Persicaria maculosa (I)
* Persicaria nepalensis (I)
* Persicaria pensylvanica (N)
* Persicaria punctata (N)
* Persicaria sagittata (N)
* Persicaria virginiana (N)
* Phaseolus polystachios (N)
* Phoradendron leucarpum (N)
* Phragmites americanus (N)
* Phragmites australis (I)
* Physalis virginiana (N)
* Physocarpus opulifolius (N)
* Pilea pumila (N)
* Pinus echinata (N)
* Pinus pungens (N)
* Pinus resinosa (N)
* Pinus rigida (N)
* Pinus strobus (N)
* Pinus virginiana (N)
* Platanus occidentalis (N)
* Podophyllum peltatum (N)
* Polystichum acrostichoides (N)
* Populus balsamifera (N)
* Populus deltoides (N)
* Populus grandidentata (N)
* Populus tremuloides (N)
* Prosartes lanuginosa (N)
* Prunus alleghaniensis (N)
* Prunus pensylvanica (N)
* Prunus pumila depressa (N)
* Prunus pumila susquehannae (N)
* Prunus serotina (N)
* Prunus virginiana (N)
* Ptelea trifoliata (N)
* Pycnanthemum incanum (N)
* Pycnanthemum muticum (N)
* Pycnanthemum pilosum (N)
* Pycnanthemum tenuifolium (N)
* Pycnanthemum torreyi (N)
* Pycnanthemum virginianum (N)
* Pyrularia pubera (N)

## Q

* Quercus alba (N)
* Quercus bicolor (N)
* Quercus coccinea (N)
* Quercus ilicifolia (N)
* Quercus macrocarpa (N)
* Quercus marilandica (N)
* Quercus michauxii
* Quercus montana (N)
* Quercus muehlenbergii (N)
* Quercus palustris (N)
* Quercus phellos (N)
* Quercus prinoides (N)
* Quercus rubra (N)
* Quercus shumardii (N)
* Quercus stellata (N)
* Quercus velutina (N)

## R

* Ranunculus allegheniensis (N)
* Ranunculus pensylvanicus (N)
* Rhododendron calendulaceum (N)
* Rhododendron canadense (N)
* Rhododendron canescens (N)
* Rhododendron groenlandicum (N)
* Rhododendron periclymenoides (N)
* Rhus copallinum (N)
* Rhus glabra (N)
* Rhus typhina (N)
* Ribes americanum (N)
* Ribes aureum (I)
* Ribes cynosbati (N)
* Ribes glandulosum (N)
* Ribes hudsonianum
* Ribes lacustre (N)
* Ribes triste (N)
* Robinia pseudoacacia (N)
* Rorippa aquatica
* Rosa canina (I)
* Rosa carolina carolina (N)
* Rosa multiflora (I)
* Rosa palustris (N)
* Rosa rugosa (I)
* Rosa setigera (N)
* Rosa virginiana (N)
* Rubus allegheniensis (N)
* Rubus argutus (N)
* Rubus depavitus
* Rubus flagellaris (N)
* Rubus hispidus (N)
* Rubus invisus (N)
* Rubus occidentalis (N)

## S

* Salicornia maritima (N)
* Salix amygdaloides
* Salix bebbiana (N)
* Salix caroliniana (N)
* Salix discolor (N)
* Salix exigua (N)
* Salix lucida (N)
* Salix myricoides
* Salix nigra (N)
* Salix pedicellaris (N)
* Salix petiolaris (N)
* Salix sericea (N)
* Sambucus canadensis (N)
* Sambucus racemosa pubens (N)
* Sarracenia purpurea purpurea (N)
* Sicyos angulatus (N)
* Sitobolium punctilobulum (N)
* Sorbus americana (N)
* Staphylea trifolia (N)
* Streptopus amplexifolius (N)
* Streptopus lanceolatus (N)

## T

* Taraxacum officinale (I)
* Thuja occidentalis (N)
* Tilia americana (N)
* Toxicodendron vernix (N)
* Trapa natans (I)
* Tsuga canadensis (N)
* Typha angustifolia (I)
* Typha latifolia (N)

## U

* Utricularia cornuta (N)
* Utricularia geminiscapa (N)
* Utricularia gibba (N)
* Utricularia inflata (I)
* Utricularia intermedia (N)
* Utricularia juncea (N)
* Utricularia macrorhiza (N)
* Utricularia minor (N)
* Utricularia ochroleuca (N)
* Utricularia olivacea (N)
* Utricularia purpurea (N)
* Utricularia radiata (N)
* Utricularia resupinata (N)
* Utricularia striata (N)
* Uvularia grandiflora (N)
* Uvularia perfoliata (N)
* Uvularia puberula (N)
* Uvularia sessilifolia (N)

## V

* Vaccinium angustifolium (N)
* Vaccinium corymbosum (N)
* Vaccinium formosum
* Vaccinium macrocarpon (N)
* Vaccinium pallidum (N)
* Vaccinium stamineum
* Veratrum viride (N)
* Viburnum acerifolium (N)
* Viburnum cassinoides
* Viburnum dentatum (N)
* Viburnum dilatatum (I)
* Viburnum edule (N)
* Viburnum lantanoides
* Viburnum lentago (N)
* Viburnum nudum (N)
* Viburnum prunifolium (N)
* Viburnum rafinesqueanum (N)
* Viburnum recognitum
* Viburnum trilobum (N)
* Viola adunca
* Viola alba (N)
* Viola appalachiensis (N)
* Viola blanda (N)
* Viola brittoniana (N)
* Viola canadensis (N)
* Viola cucullata (N)
* Viola epipsila (I)
* Viola eriocarpa (N)
* Viola hastata
* Viola hirsutula (N)
* Viola labradorica
* Viola lanceolata (N)
* Viola macloskeyi (N)
* Viola minuscula (N)
* Viola nephrophylla (N)
* Viola palmata (N)
* Viola palustris
* Viola pedata
* Viola pubescens (N)
* Viola rafinesquei (N)
* Viola renifolia
* Viola rostrata (N)
* Viola sagittata (N)
* Viola selkirkii (N)
* Viola sororia (N)
* Viola striata
* Viola subsinuata (N)
* Viola tricolor (I)
* Vitis aestivalis (N)
* Vitis labrusca

## W

* Wisteria frutescens (N)

## Z

* Zanthoxylum americanum (N)