Native Plants of Vermont

Allegheny serviceberry

Amelanchier laevis

Provides early season nectar for pollinators and fruit for birds and other wildlife.

Alternate-leaved Dogwood

Cornus alternifolia

American Beech

Fagus grandifolia

American black elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

Big Bluestem

Andropogon gerardii

Big-leaved Aster

Eurybia macrophylla

Black Cherry

Prunus serotina

Black-eyed susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Blazing star

Liatris spicata

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Bloodroot

Sanguinaria canadensis

Bluebead Lily

Clintonia borealis

Blue vervain

Verbena hastata

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Blue Wood Aster

Symphyotrichum cordifolium

Bottlebrush Grass

Elymus hystrix

Bracken Fern

Pteridium aquilinum

Bunchberry

Cornus canadensis

Butterfly milkweed

Asclepias tuberosa

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

Provides food and shelter for wildlife, including waterfowl and songbirds. Effective for erosion control.

Calico Aster

Symphyotrichum lateriflorum

Canada Anemone

Anemone canadensis

Canada Goldenrod

Solidago canadensis

Canada lily

Lilium canadense

Canada Mayflower

Maianthemum canadense

Cardinal flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Chinquapin

Castanea pumila

Christmas Fern

Polystichum acrostichoides

Cinnamon Fern

Osmunda cinnamomea

Clasping-leaved Twistedstalk

Streptopus amplexifolius

Common boneset

Eupatorium perfoliatum

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Common Cinquefoil

Potentilla simplex

Common Evening Primrose

Oenothera biennis

Common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

Host plant for Monarch butterflies, providing food and habitat for caterpillars. Nectar source for various pollinators.

Common sneezeweed

Helenium autumnale

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Coral Honeysuckle

Lonicera sempervirens

Culver's root

Veronicastrum virginicum

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Cutleaf coneflower

Rudbeckia laciniata

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Eastern Hemlock

Tsuga canadensis

Eastern White Cedar

Thuja occidentalis

Eastern White Pine

Pinus strobus

False Solomon's Seal

Smilacina racemosa

Field Horsetail

Equisetum arvense

Foxglove beardtongue

Penstemon digitalis

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Garden phlox

Phlox paniculata

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Golden alexanders

Zizia aurea

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Great blue lobelia

Lobelia siphilitica

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Ground Pine

Lycopodium obscurum

Hairy Solomon's Seal

Polygonatum pubescens

Jack-in-the-pulpit

Arisaema triphyllum

Joe pye weed

Eutrochium fistulosum

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Lady Fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Lanceleaf coreopsis

Coreopsis lanceolata

Little Bluestem

Schizachyrium scoparium

Marginal Wood Fern

Dryopteris marginalis

Marsh Blue Violet

Viola cucullata

Meadowsweet

Spiraea alba

Mountain mint

Pycnanthemum muticum

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Mountain Woodsorrel

Oxalis montana

New England aster

Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

Provides nectar for pollinators.

New Jersey tea

Ceanothus americanus

Nitrogen-fixing species, provides abundant nectar and pollen for native bees, butterflies, and wasps. Host plant for butterfly and moth larvae.

New York Fern

Thelypteris noveboracensis

New York ironweed

Vernonia noveboracensis

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Northern Bush Honeysuckle

Diervilla lonicera

Northern Maidenhair Fern

Adiantum pedatum

Northern Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Ostrich Fern

Matteuccia struthiopteris

Partridgeberry

Mitchella repens

Partridge pea

Chamaecrista fasciculata

Pennsylvania Sedge

Carex pensylvanica

Poverty Oatgrass

Danthonia spicata

Purple-flowering Raspberry

Rubus odoratus

Pussy Willow

Salix discolor

Red columbine

Aquilegia canadensis

Early-season nectar source for pollinators. Foliage is a food source for insects.

Red maple

Acer rubrum

Keystone species, provides early spring nectar for pollinators, seeds for birds and small mammals, and hosts over 250 species of moth and butterfly caterpillars.

Red Trillium

Trillium erectum

Robin-run-away

Dalibarda repens

Scarlet beebalm

Monarda didyma

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Sensitive Fern

Onoclea sensibilis

Sessile-leaved Bellwort

Uvularia sessilifolia

Showy goldenrod

Solidago speciosa

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Skyblue aster

Symphyotrichum oolentangiense

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Smooth blue aster

Symphyotrichum laeve

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Speckled Alder

Alnus incana

Spotted beebalm

Monarda punctata

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Spotted joe pye weed

Eutrochium maculatum

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Starflower

Trientalis borealis

Stiff goldenrod

Oligoneuron rigidum

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

Swamp milkweed

Asclepias incarnata

Host plant for Monarch butterflies and supports a wide variety of pollinators.

Swamp sunflower

Helianthus angustifolius

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Switchgrass

Panicum virgatum

Tall Meadow-rue

Thalictrum pubescens

Tamarack

Larix laricina

Virginia Bluebells

Mertensia virginica

Water Avens

Geum rivale

White Ash

Fraxinus americana

Whitetop aster

Doellingeria umbellata

Provides nectar and pollen for a wide variety of late-season pollinators. Host plant for the Harris's Checkerspot butterfly.

Wild bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Provides nectar for pollinators.

Wild Geranium

Geranium maculatum

Wild Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Wintergreen

Gaultheria procumbens

Woodland Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod

Solidago rugosa

Yellow Birch

Betula alleghaniensis