Plant Conservation

Native Plants of Virginia

This list was prepared by the Conservation Committee of the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc. based upon the information obtained from the membership and recognized authorities in our state colleges and other sources.

The plants on this list need protection because the plants are endangered or rare.

They may be used in flower shows only as follows:

In educational exhibits, if nursery or garden grown. Such plants must be rooted and labeled.
ALL plants may be used in artistic design, horticultural classes, or any other class not specified as education, only if grown by the exhibitor and must be labeled to this effect.

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Common Name	Variety and Botanical Name
Adder's Toungue	see Troutlily
Anemone	Rue (Thalictrum thalictroides) Wood (Anemone quinquefolia)
Arbutus	(Epigaea repens)
Azalea	Dwarf (Rhododendron atlanticum) Pinxter Flower (R. nudiflorum) Swamp (R. viscosum)
Bayberry (Southern)	(Myrica caroliniensis)
Blazing Star	(Liatris punctata)
Bleeding Heart	(Dicentra eximia)
Bloodroot	(Sanguinaria canadensis)
Blue Bell	(Mertensia virginica)
Blue Flag	Crested Dwarf (lris cristata) Dwarf (lris verna) Larger blue (Iris versicolor)
Butterfly Pea	(Clitoria mariana)
Camass Hyacinth	see Camass Lily
Camass Lily	(Camassia esculenta)
Cardinal Flower	(Lobelia cardinalis)
Club Moss	Running Cedar and Ground Pine (Lycopodium) all species
Dogwood	(Cornus florida)
Dutchman's Breeches	(Dicentra cucullaria)
Fern	Beech (Phegopteris) Bladder (Cystopteris) Chain (Woodwardia) Cliffbrake (Pellaea) Goldie's Woodfern (Dryopteris goldiana) Log (Dryopteris celsa) Maiden Hair (Adiantum pedatum) Walking (Asplenium rhizophyllum)
Gentian	Closed (Gentiana andrewsii) Fringed (G. crinita)
Ginseng	American (Panax quinquifolius) Dwarf (P. trifolius)
Hepatica	see Liverleaf
Holly	American (Ilex opaca) Black Alder (l. verticillata) Inkberry (l. glabra) Mountain (l. montana)
Indian Pie	(Monotropa uniflora)
Jack in the Pulpit	(Arisaema triphyllum)
Leather Flower	(Clematis viticaulis)
Lily	Canada (Lilium canadense) Gray's (L. grayi) Turks Cap (L. superbum) Wood (L. philadelphicum)
Liverleaf	(Hepatica americana)
Lobelia	Great Blue (Lobelia siphilitica)
Loblolly Bay	(Gordonia lasianthus)
Lupine	Wild (Lupinus perennis)
Monkshood	(Aconitum uncinatum)
Mountain Camellia	(Stewartia ovata)
Mountain Laurel	(Kalmia latifolia)
Oconee Bells	(Shortia galacifolia)
Orchid	(Orchidaceae) All species
Partridge Berry	(Mitchella repens)
Passion Flower	Purple (Passiflora incarnata)
Phlox	Wild Blue (Phlox divaricata)
Pipsissewa	Green (Chimaphila umbellata) Spotted Wintergreen (C. maculata)
Pitcher Plant	Southern Purple (Sarracenia purpurea) Yellow (S. flava)
Rhododendron	Catawba (Rhododendron catawbiense) Great Laurel (R. maximum)
Ruellia	Wild Petunia (Ruellia caroliniensis)
Sea Lavender	Lavender Thrift (Limonium carolinianum)
Sea Oats	(Uniola paniculata)
Shooting Star	(Dodecatheon meadia)
Silky Camelia	(Stewartia malacodendron)
Snow Bells	(Styrax americanus)
Solomon's Seal	(Polygonatum biflorum)
Spring Beauty	(Claytonia virginica)
Squirrel Corn	(Dicentra canadensis)
Starry False Solomon's Seal	(Smilacina stellata)
Trillium	(Trillium) all species
Troutlily	(Erythronium americanum)
Twayblade	Large (Liparis lilifolia)
Violet	Birdsfoot (Viola pedata) Greatspurred (V. selkirkii)
Virginia Birch	Round leaf (Betula uber)
Wild Indigo	(Baptisia tinctoria)