Native plants for Orleans County, New York
213 native plants recorded in Orleans County, New York
The USDA plant database has 336 plants recorded growing wild in Orleans County. 213 of them are native to the lower 48, and 59 are introduced species that this page leaves out.
By type: 118 wildflowers and herbs, 38 grasses and sedges, 16 shrubs, 3 low woody plants, 31 trees, 7 vines. USDA has rated sun, soil and water needs for 102 of them (48%), and only those can be matched to a spot below. Annual ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia), Hawkweed oxtongue (Picris hieracioides) and 5 more are also recorded as introduced.
What fits each kind of spot in Orleans County
| Spot | Rated to fit | Rated not to | Unrated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun all day | 102 | 0 | 111 |
| Half shade | 46 | 56 | 111 |
| Under trees | 25 | 77 | 111 |
| Heavy clay | 69 | 33 | 111 |
| Sandy, drains fast | 53 | 49 | 111 |
| Never watered | 36 | 66 | 111 |
| Stays soggy | 52 | 50 | 111 |
Sun all day in Orleans County: 102 rated natives
36 wildflowers and herbs, 28 trees, 23 grasses and sedges, 13 shrubs, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Bluebead (Clintonia borealis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Bulbous bittercress (Cardamine bulbosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Common blue violet (Viola sororia) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Downy yellow violet (Viola pubescens) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Panicledleaf ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Bigleaf aster (Eurybia macrophylla) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
Half shade in Orleans County: 46 rated natives
17 trees, 14 wildflowers and herbs, 8 grasses and sedges, 6 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Bluebead (Clintonia borealis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Common blue violet (Viola sororia) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Panicledleaf ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Russet buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Smooth beggartick (Bidens laevis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Bog birch (Betula pumila) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance - Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Rough bentgrass (Agrostis scabra) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high shade tolerance
Under trees in Orleans County: 25 rated natives
10 wildflowers and herbs, 8 trees, 4 grasses and sedges, 3 shrubs. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Bluebead (Clintonia borealis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Bog birch (Betula pumila) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Rough bentgrass (Agrostis scabra) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Common snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · moderate growth · perennial - Small floating mannagrass (Glyceria borealis) grasses and sedges
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · rapid growth · perennial - Winged sumac (Rhus copallinum) trees
USDA growing data on file · photo available · about 8 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Heavy clay in Orleans County: 69 rated natives
26 wildflowers and herbs, 22 grasses and sedges, 12 trees, 8 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Bluebead (Clintonia borealis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.1 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Bristly buttercup (Ranunculus hispidus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2.5 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Bulbous bittercress (Cardamine bulbosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Common blue violet (Viola sororia) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 0.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Panicledleaf ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Smooth beggartick (Bidens laevis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Bigleaf aster (Eurybia macrophylla) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4.6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Pennsylvania buttercup (Ranunculus pensylvanicus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Sandy, drains fast in Orleans County: 53 rated natives
23 trees, 13 wildflowers and herbs, 10 shrubs, 5 grasses and sedges, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Roadside agrimony (Agrimonia striata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Russet buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Smooth beggartick (Bidens laevis) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 7.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Roundleaf dogwood (Cornus rugosa) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Never watered in Orleans County: 36 rated natives
13 trees, 9 shrubs, 8 wildflowers and herbs, 4 grasses and sedges, 2 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Russet buffaloberry (Shepherdia canadensis) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Downy yellow violet (Viola pubescens) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Panicledleaf ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 3 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Roadside agrimony (Agrimonia striata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial - Roundleaf dogwood (Cornus rugosa) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 10 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · high drought tolerance - Blue huckleberry (Gaylussacia frondosa) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · perennial · high drought tolerance - American pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 7.3 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · toxicity: slight
Stays soggy in Orleans County: 52 rated natives
21 wildflowers and herbs, 19 grasses and sedges, 7 trees, 4 shrubs, 1 vines. The first 8, ranked by how easy a start they make:
- Cursed buttercup (Ranunculus sceleratus) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 2 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Nodding lady's tresses (Spiranthes cernua) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 4.9 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Swamp loosestrife (Decodon verticillatus) shrubs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 8 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Bulbous bittercress (Cardamine bulbosa) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.4 ft mature · rapid growth · perennial - Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis) trees
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 15 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · takes saturated soil - Jack in the pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 1.5 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial · toxicity: slight - Roadside agrimony (Agrimonia striata) wildflowers and herbs
USDA growing data on file · conspicuous flowers · photo available · about 6 ft mature · moderate growth · perennial
Natives Orleans County has that most of New York does not
1 natives here are on file in no more than 3 of New York's 62 counties. A few of them:
- Houghton's goldenrod (Oligoneuron houghtonii): 2 counties
Where to start in Orleans County
If you have only one spot to fill, sun all day is where Orleans County gives you the most rated choice (102 plants), and Bluebead (Clintonia borealis) is the easiest start on that list. Under trees is the hard one here: 25 rated plants, so for that spot it is worth asking a local native-plant society about the 111 unrated natives too.