Native Plants of Kentucky

    Native plants of Kentucky thrive in the state's humid subtropical climate with distinct seasons. These species support rich forest ecosystems and wildlife.

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    Allegheny Serviceberry

    Allegheny Serviceberry

    Amelanchier laevis

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    American Beech

    American Beech

    Fagus grandifolia

    Tree
    American Holly

    American Holly

    Ilex opaca

    Tree
    American Hophornbeam

    American Hophornbeam

    Ostrya virginiana

    Tree
    American Hornbeam

    American Hornbeam

    Carpinus caroliniana

    Tree
    American Linden

    American Linden

    Tilia americana

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    Bald Cypress

    Taxodium distichum

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    Bigleaf Magnolia

    Bigleaf Magnolia

    Magnolia macrophylla

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    Black Cherry

    Black Cherry

    Prunus serotina

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    Black-eyed Susan

    Black-eyed Susan

    Rudbeckia hirta

    Blackgum

    Blackgum

    Nyssa sylvatica

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    Black Locust

    Black Locust

    Robinia pseudoacacia

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    Black Oak

    Black Oak

    Quercus velutina

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    Black Walnut

    Black Walnut

    Juglans nigra

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    Blue Ash

    Blue Ash

    Fraxinus quadrangulata

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    Box Elder

    Box Elder

    Acer negundo

    Burr Oak

    Burr Oak

    Quercus macrocarpa

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    Butterfly milkweed

    Butterfly milkweed

    Asclepias tuberosa

    Canadian Hemlock

    Canadian Hemlock

    Tsuga canadensis

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    Chestnut Oak

    Chestnut Oak

    Quercus prinus

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    Chinkapin Oak

    Chinkapin Oak

    Quercus muehlenbergii

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    Clasping coneflower

    Dracopis amplexicaulis

    Cockspur Hawthorn

    Cockspur Hawthorn

    Crataegus crus-galli

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    Common Witchhazel

    Common Witchhazel

    Hamamelis virginiana

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    Common Yarrow

    Common Yarrow

    Achillea millefolium

    Cucumbertree Magnolia

    Cucumbertree Magnolia

    Magnolia acuminata

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    Downy Serviceberry

    Downy Serviceberry

    Amelanchier arborea

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    Eastern Redbud

    Eastern Redbud

    Cercis canadensis

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    Eastern rosemallow

    Eastern rosemallow

    Hibiscus moscheutos

    Eastern smooth penstemon

    Penstemon laevigatus

    Eastern White Pine

    Eastern White Pine

    Pinus strobus

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    Flowering Dogwood

    Flowering Dogwood

    Cornus florida

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    Golden Alexanders

    Golden Alexanders

    Zizia aurea

    Green Ash

    Green Ash

    Fraxinus pennsylvanica

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    Green Hawthorn

    Crataegus viridis

    Tree
    Honeylocust

    Honeylocust

    Gleditsia triacanthos

    Tree
    Joe Pye weed

    Joe Pye weed

    Eutrochium fistulosum

    Kentucky Coffeetree

    Kentucky Coffeetree

    Gymnocladus dioicus

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    Lanceleaf coreopsis

    Coreopsis lanceolata

    Marsh blazing star

    Marsh blazing star

    Liatris spicata

    Mountain Silverbell

    Mountain Silverbell

    Halesia tetraptera

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    Mountain Stewartia

    Stewartia ovata

    Tree

    Narrowleaf mountain mint

    Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

    Narrowleaf sunflower

    Narrowleaf sunflower

    Helianthus angustifolius

    New York ironweed

    Vernonia noveboracensis

    Northern Catalpa

    Northern Catalpa

    Catalpa speciosa

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    Ohio Buckeye

    Ohio Buckeye

    Aesculus glabra

    Tree
    Pagoda Dogwood

    Pagoda Dogwood

    Cornus alternifolia

    Tree
    Pawpaw

    Pawpaw

    Asimina triloba

    Tree
    Pecan

    Pecan

    Carya illinoinensis

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    Persimmon

    Persimmon

    Diospyros virginiana

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    Pignut Hickory

    Pignut Hickory

    Carya glabra

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    Pin Oak

    Pin Oak

    Quercus palustris

    Tree
    Rattlesnake master

    Rattlesnake master

    Eryngium yuccifolium

    Red Buckeye

    Red Buckeye

    Aesculus pavia

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    Red Maple

    Red Maple

    Acer rubrum var. rubrum

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    Red Maple

    Red Maple

    Acer rubrum

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    Red Oak

    Red Oak

    Quercus rubra

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    River Birch

    River Birch

    Betula nigra

    Tree
    Sassafras

    Sassafras

    Sassafras albidum

    Tree
    Scarlet Oak

    Scarlet Oak

    Quercus coccinea

    Tree
    Shadblow Serviceberry

    Shadblow Serviceberry

    Amelanchier Canadensis

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    Shagbark Hickory

    Shagbark Hickory

    Carya ovata

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    Shellbark Hickory

    Shellbark Hickory

    Carya laciniosa

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    Shingle Oak

    Shingle Oak

    Quercus imbricaria

    Tree
    Sourwood

    Sourwood

    Oxydendrum arboreum

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    Striped Maple

    Striped Maple

    Acer pensylvanicum

    Sugar Hackberry

    Sugar Hackberry

    Celtis laevigata

    Tree
    Sugar Maple

    Sugar Maple

    Acer saccharum

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    Sweet Birch

    Sweet Birch

    Betula lenta

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    Sweetgum

    Sweetgum

    Liquidambar styraciflua

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    Sycamore

    Platanus occidentalis

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    Tulip Poplar

    Tulip Poplar

    Liriodendron tulipifera

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    Umbrella Magnolia

    Umbrella Magnolia

    Magnolia tripetala

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    Virginia Pine

    Virginia Pine

    Pinus virginiana

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    White Ash

    White Ash

    Fraxinus americana

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    White Fringetree

    White Fringetree

    Chionanthus virginicus

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    White Oak

    White Oak

    Quercus alba

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    White Snakeroot

    White Snakeroot

    Ageratina altissima var. altissima

    White wild indigo

    Baptisia alba

    Wild bergamot

    Wild bergamot

    Monarda fistulosa

    Willow Oak

    Willow Oak

    Quercus phellos

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    Wingstem

    Wingstem

    Verbesina alternifolia

    Wrinkleleaf goldenrod

    Solidago rugosa

    Yellow Buckeye

    Yellow Buckeye

    Aesculus flava

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    Yellowwood

    Yellowwood

    Cladrastis kentukea

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