Native Plants of New Hampshire
Native plants of New Hampshire are adapted to cold winters, rocky soils, and acidic conditions. These species support boreal and northern hardwood forests.
American Beech
Fagus grandifolia
Atlantic White Cedar
Thuja occidentalis
Preferred by ruffed grouse, northern flicker, yellow-bellied
Big-toothed Aspen
Populus grandidentala
Preferred by ruffed grouse and browsed on by deer, snowshoe
Bittersweet
Celastrus scandens
Blackberry
Rubus spp.
Black Cherry
Prunus serotina
Preferred by ruffed grouse, northern flicker, yellow-bellied
Butternut
Juglans cinerea
Preferred by black-capped chickadee, tufted titmouse,
Canada Yew
Taxus canadensis
Choke Cherry
Prunus virginiana
Preferred by ruffed grouse, ring-necked pheasant, pileated
Common Apple
Malus pumila
Preferred by ruffed grouse, pine grosbeak, and cedar waxwing. Also consumed by wild turkey, ring-necked pheasant, various
Common Juniper
Juniperus communis
Foliage browsed by deer, rabbits, and other songbirds. Fruit
Eastern Hemlock
Tsuga canadensis
Seeds eaten by pine siskin, crossbill, black-capped chickadee, and
Eastern Red Cedar
Juniperus virginiana
Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Preferred by wild turkey, northern flicker, pileated woodpecker,
Gray Dogwood
Cornus racemosa
Preferred by wild turkey, ruffed grouse, northern flicker, downy
Green Adder's Mouth
Malaxis unifolia
Hawthorn
Crataegus spp.
Foliage browsed by deer, rabbits, and other songbirds. Fruit
Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Squirrels and chipmunks eat nuts. Preferred by ruffed grouse, Seeds eaten by pine siskin, crossbill, black-capped chickadee, and
Highbush Blueberry
Vaccinium corymbosum
Preferred by wild turkey, northern flicker, pileated woodpecker,
Hop-hornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Mountain Ash
Sorbus americana
Pasture Rose
Rosa carolina
Pin Cherry
Prunus pensylvanica
Preferred by ruffed grouse, ring-necked pheasant, northern
Poison Ivy
Toxicodendron radicans
Pussy Willow
Salix discolor
Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Preferred by ruffed grouse and browsed on by deer, snowshoe
Red Maple
Acer rubrum
Red Oak
Quercus rubra
Red-osier Dogwood
Cornus sericea
Preferred by wild turkey, ruffed grouse, northern flicker, downy
Serviceberry
Amelanchier spp.
Shagbark Hickory
Carya ovata
Sharp-lobed Hepatica
Anemone acutiloba
Silky Dogwood
Cornus amomum
Preferred by wild turkey, ruffed grouse, northern flicker, downy
Silver Maple
Acer saccharinum
Smooth Sumac
Rhus glabra
Spruce
Picea spp.
Staghorn Sumac
Rhus glabra
Sugar Maple
Acer saccharum
Tall Hairy Agrimony
Agrimonia gryposepala
Thimbleweed
Anemone virginiana
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quiquefolia
Virginia Rose
Rosa virginiana
White Oak
Quercus alba
White Pine
Pinus strobus
Wild Grape
Vitis spp.
Winterberry
Ilex verticillata
Witchhazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Wood Anemone
Anemone quinquefolia
Yellow Birch
Betula allegheniensis
Preferred by black-capped chickadee, tufted titmouse,