Native plants by state › Alaska
1,334 native plants recorded · records in 24 of 35 counties
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Wildflowers
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Common Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 3 ft · blooms April–September
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Canada Goldenrod
Solidago canadensis
Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 6 ft · blooms September–November
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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American Alpine Speedwell
Veronica wormskjoldii
Forb · Part Shade · to 1.75 ft · blooms June–August
Photo: Andrey Zharkikh from Salt Lake City, USA · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Broadleaf Cattail
Typha latifolia
Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 10 ft · blooms April–June
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Yellow Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris
Forb, Succulent · Shade, Part Shade · to 2 ft · blooms April–May
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Fries' Pussytoes
Antennaria friesiana
Forb · to 6 in · blooms June–August
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Pygmy Pussytoes
Antennaria monocephala
Forb · to 6 in · blooms June–August
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Aleutian Violet
Viola langsdorffii
Forb · Sun · to 1 ft · blooms April–August
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Alpine Pussytoes
Antennaria alpina
Forb · Sun · to 6 in · blooms July–August
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Shrubs
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Bunchberry Dogwood
Cornus canadensis
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 9 in · blooms May–September
Photo: Joshua Mayer from Madison, WI, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Lapland Cornel
Cornus suecica
Shrub or subshrub, Dwarf or creeping shrub · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 9 in · blooms May–July
Photo: Ximonic (Simo Räsänen) · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · blooms June–September
Photo: Ryan Hodnett · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Entireleaf Mountain-avens
Dryas integrifolia
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · to 6 in
Photo: Ansgar Walk · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Thrift Seapink
Armeria maritima
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Sun · to 2 ft · blooms March–July
Photo: Matthias Bethke · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Black Crowberry
Empetrum nigrum
Shrub or subshrub, Dwarf or creeping shrub · Sun · blooms May–July
Photo: Abuluntu · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Trees
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Quaking Aspen
Populus tremuloides
Tree · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 100 ft · blooms March–June
Photo: Famartin · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Common Juniper
Juniperus communis
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Sun · to 30 ft · blooms April
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Western Hemlock
Tsuga heterophylla
Tree · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 200 ft · blooms April
Photo: dbaron at Flickr · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Paper Birch
Betula papyrifera
Tree · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 75 ft · blooms April
Photo: KatieThebeau from Toronto, Canada · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Gray Alder
Alnus incana
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 82 ft · blooms March–May
Photo: MüBe · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Grasses and sedges
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Red Fescue
Festuca rubra
Grass or grass-like (graminoid)
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Alpine Bluegrass
Poa alpina
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Sun · to 1.25 ft
Photo: Heinz Staudacher · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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American Dunegrass
Leymus mollis
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · to 5.5 ft · blooms June–August
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Bluejoint
Calamagrostis canadensis
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 6 ft · blooms June–August
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Plant records as of 2026-09-26.
About this data
“Native” means the USDA lists the plant as native to the region, and it has been recorded in this state. Records come from USDA PLANTS county and state data.
Why some counties look empty. A county with few or no records usually hasn't been surveyed much — it doesn't mean few plants grow there. Try a neighboring county or the whole state.
Rare plants. County locations of rare and at-risk plants are withheld, and they are never featured here, to protect them.
Safety. Hazard data is incomplete. Check a plant's safety notes in the tool before planting where children or pets play.
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