Native plants by state › U.S. Virgin Islands
981 native plants recorded · records in 3 of 3 counties
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Wildflowers
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Turkey Tangle Fogfruit Phyla nodiflora Forb · Part Shade, Sun · to 6 in · blooms May–November
Photo: Lord Koxinga · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Vilevine
Philodendron hederaceum
Forb
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil from Brazil · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Whitemouth Dayflower
Commelina erecta
Forb · Part Shade · to 3 ft · blooms May–October
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Cuban Zephyr-Lily Zephyranthes rosea Forb
Photo: Primejyothi · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Creeping-Inchplant
Callisia repens
Forb, Succulent
Photo: Anup Sadi · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Climbing Dayflower
Commelina diffusa
Forb, Succulent
Photo: V C Balakrishnan · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Dumb-Cane
Dieffenbachia seguine
Forb
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Upright Burrhead
Echinodorus berteroi
Forb · to 2.25 ft · blooms July–October
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Water Lettuce
Pistia stratiotes
Forb · blooms April
Photo: Rudolphous · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Shrubs
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Pigeonberry
Rivina humilis
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Part Shade · to 6 ft · blooms March–October
Photo: Nativeplants garden · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Jack In The Bush
Chromolaena odorata
Shrub or subshrub · Part Shade · to 8 ft · blooms August–October
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Blood Sage
Salvia coccinea
Shrub or subshrub, Forb · Shade, Part Shade, Sun · to 2.5 ft · blooms February–October
Photo: The Bushranger · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Scalloped Laceleaf
Anthurium crenatum
Shrub or subshrub, Forb
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Everglades Greenbrier
Smilax coriacea
Shrub or subshrub · blooms January–December
Photo: Heath Hunter · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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West Indian Livingvase
Aechmea lingulata
Shrub or subshrub, Forb
Photo: User:BotBln · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
Trees
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West Indian Milkberry
Chiococca alba
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Shade, Part Shade · to 25 ft · blooms February–September
Photo: Vengolis · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Yellow Necklacepod
Sophora tomentosa
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Part Shade · to 6 ft · blooms March–October
Photo: Akos Kokai · CC BY · Wikimedia Commons
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Black Mangrove
Avicennia germinans
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Sun · to 20 ft · blooms July–August
Photo: Ianaré Sévi · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Yellow Trumpetbush
Tecoma stans
Shrub or subshrub, Tree · Part Shade, Sun · to 9 ft · blooms April–November
Photo: Filo gèn' · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Medium Grugru Palm
Acrocomia media
Tree, Cycad or palm-like
Photo: Xemenendura · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
Grasses and sedges
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Royal Flatsedge
Cyperus elegans
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · to 2.75 ft · blooms June–August
Photo · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Alabama Swamp Flatsedge
Cyperus ligularis
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · to 4.5 ft · blooms January–December
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Fragrant Flatsedge
Cyperus odoratus
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · Sun · to 4 ft · blooms June–October
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz · CC BY-SA · Wikimedia Commons
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Flatleaf Flatsedge
Cyperus planifolius
Grass or grass-like (graminoid) · to 2.75 ft · blooms January–December
Photo · CC0 · 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.
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