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
Cupressaceae
Atlantic white cedar, Chamaecyparis thyoides
Eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana
Baldcypress, Taxodium distichum
Pinaceae
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
Lauraceae
Sassafras, Sassafras albidum
Magnoliales
Magnoliaceae
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
Araceae
Jack-in-the-pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum
Eastern skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus
Asparagales
Amaryllidaceae
Canada onion, Allium canadense
Ramp, Allium tricoccum
Asparagaceae
False lily-of-the-valley, Maianthemum canadense
Smooth Solomon's-seal, Polygonatum biflorum
Adam's needle, Yucca flaccida
Iridaceae
Dwarf crested iris, Iris cristata
Narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass, Sisyrinchium angustifolium
Orchidaceae
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
Liliaceae
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
Arecaceae
Cabbage palmetto, Sabal palmetto
Dwarf palmetto, Sabal minor
Commelinales
Commelinaceae
White mouth dayflower, Commelina erecta
Poales
Poaceae
Japanese stiltgrass, Microstegium vimineum (I) Torpedograss, Panicum repens (I) Dallis grass, Paspalum dilatatum (I)
Ranunculales
Berberidaceae
American barberry, Berberis canadensis
Mayapple, Podophyllum peltatum
Ranunculaceae
Rue anemone, Thalictrum thalictroides
Proteales
Platanaceae
American sycamore, Platanus occidentalis
Saxifragales
Altingiaceae
Sweetgum, Liquidambar styraciflua
Vitales
Vitaceae
Muscadine, Vitis rotundifolia
Oxalidales
Oxalidaceae
Great yellow woodsorrel, Oxalis grandis
Violet wood-sorrel, Oxalis violacea
Malpighiales
Passifloraceae
Yellow passionflower, Passiflora lutea
Salicaceae
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 Violaceae 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
Fabaceae
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