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Flowering Dogwood Cornus florida Flower High DoF Cropped

Dogwood is the state flower of North Carolina.

This list includes plant species found in the state of North Carolina. Varieties and subspecies link to their parent species.

Introduced species are designated (I).

Polypodiales

Onocleaceae

Sensitive fern, Onoclea sensibilis

Pinales

Atlantic white cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides
Eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana
Baldcypress, Taxodium distichum

Fraser fir, Abies fraseri
Red spruce, Picea rubens
Shortleaf pine, Pinus echinata
Longleaf pine, Pinus palustris
Table mountain pine, Pinus pungens
Pitch pine, Pinus rigida
Pond pine, Pinus serotina
Eastern white pine, Pinus strobus
Loblolly pine, Pinus taeda
Virginia pine, Pinus virginiana
Eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis

Laurales

Sassafras, Sassafras albidum

Magnoliales

Yellow poplar, Liriodendron tulipifera
Cucumber tree, Magnolia acuminata
Fraser magnolia, Magnolia fraseri
Southern magnolia, Magnolia grandiflora
Sweetbay, Magnolia virginiana

Alismatales

Alismataceae

Broadleaf arrowhead, Sagittaria latifolia

Jack-in-the-pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum
Eastern skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus

Asparagales

Canada onion, Allium canadense
Ramp, Allium tricoccum

False lily-of-the-valley, Maianthemum canadense
Smooth Solomon's-seal, Polygonatum biflorum
Adam's needle, Yucca flaccida

Dwarf crested iris, Iris cristata
Narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass, Sisyrinchium angustifolium

Dragon's mouth orchid, Arethusa bulbosa
Tuberous grass pink, Calopogon tuberosus
Rosebud orchid, Cleistesiopsis divaricata
Crane-fly orchid, Tipularia discolor

Liliales

Colchicaceae

Perfoliate bellwort, Uvularia perfoliata

Yellow trout lily, Erythronium americanum
Catesby's lily, Lilium catesbaei
Carolina lily, Lilium michauxii
Sandhills lily, Lilium pyrophilum
Turk's cap lily, Lilium superbum

Melanthiaceae

Painted trillium, Trillium undulatum

Smilacaceae

Cat greenbriar, Smilax glauca

Arecales

Cabbage palmetto, Sabal palmetto
Dwarf palmetto, Sabal minor

Commelinales

White mouth dayflower, Commelina erecta

Poales

Japanese stiltgrass, Microstegium vimineum (I)
Torpedograss, Panicum repens (I)
Dallis grass, Paspalum dilatatum (I)

Ranunculales

Berberidaceae

American barberry, Berberis canadensis
Mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum

Rue anemone, Thalictrum thalictroides

Proteales

American sycamore, Platanus occidentalis

Saxifragales

Altingiaceae

Sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua

Vitales

Muscadine, Vitis rotundifolia

Oxalidales

Great yellow woodsorrel, Oxalis grandis
Violet wood-sorrel, Oxalis violacea

Malpighiales

Yellow passionflower, Passiflora lutea

Eastern cottonwood, Populus deltoides
Swamp cottonwood, Populus heterophylla
White Willow, Salix alba (I)
Weeping willow, Salix babylonica (I)
Carolina willow, Salix caroliniana
Black willow, Salix nigra

American field pansy, Viola bicolor
Canada violet, Viola canadensis
Halberd-leaved yellow violet, Viola hastata
Sweet violet, Viola odorata (I)
Bird's-foot violet, Viola pedata
Common blue violet, Viola sororia

Fabales

Redbud, Cercis canadensis
Honey locust, Gleditsia triacanthos
Chinese bushclover, Lespedeza cuneata (I)
Kudzu, Pueraria montana (I)
Black locust, Robinia pseudoacacia
Pink fuzzybean, Strophostyles umbellata
White clover, Trifolium repens (I)
American wisteria, Wisteria frutescens

Rosales

Sugarberry, Celtis laevigata
Hackberry, Celtis occidentalis

Red mulberry, Morus rubra

Serviceberry, Amelanchier arborea
Carolina laurelcherry, Prunus caroliniana
Pin cherry, Prunus pensylvanica
Black cherry, Prunus serotina
Carolina rose, Rosa carolina

Winged elm, Ulmus alata
American elm, Ulmus americana
Slippery Elm, Ulmus rubra

Fagales

Yellow birch, Betula alleghaniensis
Sweet birch, Betula lenta
River birch, Betula nigra
Hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana
Eastern hop hornbeam, Ostrya virginiana

American chestnut, Castanea dentata
Chinkapin, Castanea pumila
American beech, Fagus grandifolia
White oak, Quercus alba
Scarlet oak, Quercus coccinea
Southern red oak, Quercus falcata
Turkey oak, Quercus laevis
Overcup oak, Quercus lyrata
Blackjack oak, Quercus marilandica
Swamp chestnut oak, Quercus michauxii
Chestnut oak, Quercus montana
Water oak, Quercus nigra
Cherrybark oak, Quercus pagoda
Pin oak, Quercus palustris
Willow oak, Quercus phellos
Northern red oak, Quercus rubra
Post oak, Quercus stellata
Black oak, Quercus velutina
Live oak, Quercus virginiana

Bitternut hickory, Carya cordiformis
Pignut hickory, Carya glabra
Pecan, Carya illinoinensis (I)
Shagbark hickory, Carya ovata
Mockernut hickory, Carya tomentosa
Black walnut, Juglans nigra

Myricaceae

Southern wax myrtle, Myrica cerifera

Myrtales

Pinkladies, Oenothera speciosa

Sapindales

Staghorn sumac, Rhus typhina
Poison ivy, Toxicodendron radicans
Poison sumac, Toxicodendron vernix

Boxelder, Acer negundo
Red maple, Acer rubrum
Sugar maple, Acer saccharum
Yellow buckeye, Aesculus flava

Malvales

Seashore mallow, Kosteletzkya virginica
American basswood, Tilia americana

Brassicales

Virginia pepperweed, Lepidium virginicum

Caryophyllales

Eastern prickly pear, Opuntia humifusa

Venus flytrap, Dionaea muscipula

Carolina springbeauty, Claytonia carolinian
Virginia springbeauty, Claytonia virginica

Phytolaccaceae

American pokeweed, Phytolacca americana

Kiss-me-quick, Portulaca pilosa

Cornales

Cornaceae

Silky dogwood, Cornus amomum
Flowering dogwood, Cornus florida
Stiff dogwood, Cornus foemina

Hydrangeaceae

Smooth hydrangea, Hydrangea arborescens
Silverleaf hydrangea, Hydrangea radiata

Nyssaceae

Water tupelo, Nyssa aquatica
Blackgum, Nyssa sylvatica

Ericales

Common persimmon, Diospyros virginiana

Whitewicky, Kalmia cuneata
Mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia
Indian pipe, Monotropa uniflora
Sourwood, Oxydendrum arboreum
Flame azalea, Rhododendron calendulaceum
Pinxter flower, Rhododendron periclymenoides
Northern highbush blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum
Creeping blueberry, Vaccinium crassifolium
Deerberry, Vaccinium stamineum
Honeycup, Zenobia pulverulenta

Shooting star, Primula meadia

Loblolly-bay, Gordonia lasianthus

Sarraceniaceae

Yellow pitcherplant, Sarracenia flava
Hooded pitcherplant, Sarracenia minor
Purple pitcher plant, Sarracenia purpurea
Sweet pitcherplant, Sarracenia rubra

Styracaceae

Carolina silverbell, Halesia carolina

Gentianales

Hemp dogbane, Apocynum cannabinum
Butterfly weed, Asclepias tuberosa

Common milkweed, Asclepias syriaca

Gelsemiaceae

Yellow jessamine, Gelsemium sempervirens

Rosepink, Sabatia angularis

Azure bluet, Houstonia caerulea

Solanales

Jimsonweed, Datura stramonium

Common morning-glory, Ipomoea purpurea (I)

Lamiales

American water-willow, Justicia americana
Carolina wild petunia, Ruellia caroliniensis

Trumpet vine, Campsis radicans

Ground-ivy, Glechoma hederacea (I)
Lyre-leaf sage, Salvia lyrata

Lentibulariaceae

Southern bladderwort, Utricularia juncea

White ash, Fraxinus americana
Carolina ash, Fraxinus caroliniana
Green ash, Fraxinus pennsylvanica

Orobanchaceae

Scarlet painted-cup, Castilleja coccinea

Phrymaceae

Allegheny monkeyflower, Mimulus ringens

Scrophulariaceae

Common mullein, Verbascum thapsus (I)

Aquifoliales

Aquifoliaceae

American holly, Ilex opaca

Asterales

Giant ragweed, Ambrosia trifida
Common daisy, Bellis perennis (I)
Woolly elephant's foot, Elephantopus tomentosus
Dogfennel, Eupatorium capillifolium
Sweetscented joe pye weed, Eutrochium purpureum
Ox-eye daisy, Leucanthemum vulgare (I)
Tall goldenrod, Solidago gigantea

Cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis
Indian tobacco, Lobelia inflata

Apiales

Queen Anne's lace, Daucus carota (I)
Golden alexanders, Zizia aurea

Dipsacales

Japanese honeysuckle, Lonicera japonica (I)

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