Native plants for birds — 299 Species

Quick answer: 299 species in the register match "Native plants for birds", 235 with a live listing as of 16 Sep 2026.

All 299 species

Each entry links to the plant's profile with its native states and buying note.

Adam's needle Yucca filamentosa · 2 states
Agarita Mahonia trifoliolata · 1 states
Allegheny chinquapin Castanea pumila · 9 states
Allegheny serviceberry Amelanchier laevis · 1 states
American basswood Tilia americana · 32 states
American beautyberry Callicarpa americana · 10 states
American beech Fagus grandifolia · 24 states
American bellflower Campanulastrum americanum · 19 states
American bittersweet Celastrus scandens · 11 states
American century plant Agave americana · 2 states
American cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon · 2 states
American elm Ulmus americana · 4 states
American hazelnut Corylus americana · 16 states
American holly Ilex opaca · 24 states
American hornbeam Carpinus caroliniana · 29 states
American mountain ash Sorbus americana · 18 states
American plum Prunus americana · 25 states
American sycamore Platanus occidentalis · 24 states
Anderson wolfberry Lycium andersonii · 1 states
Appalachian gooseberry Ribes rotundifolium · 6 states
Autumn sage Salvia greggii · 2 states
Bald cypress Taxodium distichum · 16 states
Balsam fir Abies balsamea · 2 states
Banana yucca Yucca baccata · 6 states
Beach plum Prunus maritima · 2 states
Beach strawberry Fragaria chiloensis · 1 states
Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi · 16 states
Bebb willow Salix bebbiana · 2 states
Big bluestem Andropogon gerardii · 25 states
Birdfoot violet Viola pedata · 14 states
Bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis · 12 states
Black ash Fraxinus nigra · 10 states
Black cherry Prunus serotina · 32 states
Black huckleberry Gaylussacia baccata · 8 states
Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia · 12 states
Black oak Quercus velutina · 2 states
Black tupelo Nyssa sylvatica · 19 states
Black walnut Juglans nigra · 33 states
Black willow Salix nigra · 2 states
Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia hirta · 42 states
Blackhaw Viburnum prunifolium · 12 states
Blackjack oak Quercus marilandica · 3 states
Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis · 15 states
Blue vervain Verbena hastata · 11 states
Bluebead Clintonia borealis · 1 states
Boxelder Acer negundo · 14 states
Broadleaf cattail Typha latifolia · 11 states
Brown-eyed Susan Rudbeckia triloba · 6 states
Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides · 9 states
Bur oak Quercus macrocarpa · 24 states
Butterflyweed Asclepias tuberosa · 37 states
Cabbage palmetto Sabal palmetto · 2 states
Canada plum Prunus nigra · 2 states
Canada wild rye Elymus canadensis · 18 states
Canada yew Taxus canadensis · 4 states
Canadian serviceberry Amelanchier canadensis · 17 states
Candy barrel cactus (fishhook barrel) Ferocactus wislizeni · 1 states
Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis · 37 states
Carolina jessamine Gelsemium sempervirens · 9 states
Chinkapin oak Quercus muehlenbergii · 14 states
Chokecherry Prunus virginiana · 35 states
Chuparosa Justicia californica · 1 states
Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea · 13 states
Climbing prairie rose Rosa setigera · 8 states
Coast live oak Quercus agrifolia · 1 states
Cockspur hawthorn Crataegus crus-galli · 4 states
Cocoplum Chrysobalanus icaco · 1 states
Colorado blue columbine Aquilegia coerulea · 6 states
Common blue violet Viola sororia · 21 states
Common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis · 23 states
Common elderberry Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis · 16 states
Common evening primrose Oenothera biennis · 12 states
Common hoptree Ptelea trifoliata · 12 states
Common juniper Juniperus communis · 18 states
Common ninebark Physocarpus opulifolius · 22 states
Common persimmon Diospyros virginiana · 17 states
Common snowberry Symphoricarpos albus · 7 states
Common sotol Dasylirion wheeleri · 3 states
Common winterberry Ilex verticillata · 10 states
Compass plant Silphium laciniatum · 11 states
Coontie Zamia pumila · 1 states
Coral bean Erythrina herbacea · 6 states
Coral honeysuckle Lonicera sempervirens · 16 states
Coralberry Symphoricarpos orbiculatus · 20 states
Creeping Oregon grape Mahonia repens · 11 states
Crimson-eyed rose-mallow Hibiscus moscheutos · 14 states
Crossvine Bignonia capreolata · 5 states
Cucumbertree Magnolia acuminata · 12 states
Cup plant Silphium perfoliatum · 17 states
Cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata · 21 states
Deerberry Vaccinium stamineum · 10 states
Dense blazing star Liatris spicata · 15 states
Desert willow Chilopsis linearis · 4 states
Devil's walking stick Aralia spinosa · 14 states
Dotted blazing star Liatris punctata · 10 states
Downy hawthorn Crataegus mollis · 7 states
Downy serviceberry Amelanchier arborea · 34 states
Dwarf crested iris Iris cristata · 1 states
Dwarf palmetto Sabal minor · 3 states
Eastern cottonwood Populus deltoides · 14 states
Eastern hemlock Tsuga canadensis · 22 states
Eastern hop-hornbeam Ostrya virginiana · 18 states
Eastern purple coneflower Echinacea purpurea · 22 states
Eastern red cedar Juniperus virginiana · 36 states
Eastern red columbine Aquilegia canadensis · 36 states
Eastern teaberry Gaultheria procumbens · 9 states
Eastern white pine Pinus strobus · 19 states
Engelmann spruce Picea engelmannii · 1 states
Fairy duster Calliandra eriophylla · 1 states
Farkleberry Vaccinium arboreum · 5 states
Fewleaf sunflower Helianthus occidentalis · 1 states
Fire pink Silene virginica · 8 states
Firecracker penstemon Penstemon eatonii · 3 states
Fireweed Chamerion angustifolium · 28 states
Flame azalea Rhododendron calendulaceum · 12 states
Flowering dogwood Cornus florida · 22 states
Foxglove beardtongue Penstemon digitalis · 31 states
Fragrant sumac Rhus aromatica · 14 states
Gambel oak Quercus gambelii · 6 states
Golden currant Ribes aureum · 3 states
Gray alder Alnus incana · 12 states
Gray birch Betula populifolia · 9 states
Gray dogwood Cornus racemosa · 8 states
Grayhead coneflower Ratibida pinnata · 12 states
Great blue lobelia Lobelia siphilitica · 32 states
Great laurel Rhododendron maximum · 13 states
Green ash Fraxinus pennsylvanica · 23 states
Hairy beardtongue Penstemon hirsutus · 10 states
Harebell Campanula rotundifolia · 25 states
Highbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum · 4 states
Highbush cranberry Viburnum opulus var. americanum · 8 states
Hobblebush Viburnum lantanoides · 3 states
Hollow Joe-pye weed Eutrochium fistulosum · 14 states
Hummingbird sage Salvia spathacea · 1 states
Indiangrass Sorghastrum nutans · 19 states
Inkberry Ilex glabra · 4 states
Inland sea oats Chasmanthium latifolium · 3 states
Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum · 14 states
Jerusalem artichoke Helianthus tuberosus · 9 states
Joshua tree Yucca brevifolia · 3 states
Leavenworth's eryngo Eryngium leavenworthii · 1 states
Lemon beebalm Monarda citriodora · 15 states
Little bluestem Schizachyrium scoparium · 23 states
Lobed tickseed Coreopsis auriculata · 1 states
Loblolly pine Pinus taeda · 14 states
Longleaf pine Pinus palustris · 6 states
Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium · 14 states
Mapleleaf viburnum Viburnum acerifolium · 5 states
Marsh marigold Caltha palustris · 8 states
Maximilian sunflower Helianthus maximiliani · 3 states
Mayhaw Crataegus opaca · 3 states
Maypop passionflower Passiflora incarnata · 13 states
Mealy blue sage Salvia farinacea · 1 states
Mexican buckeye Ungnadia speciosa · 2 states
Mexican hat Ratibida columnifera · 17 states
Mexican olive Cordia boissieri · 1 states
Mexican plum Prunus mexicana · 4 states
Mockernut hickory Carya tomentosa · 13 states
Mountain azalea Rhododendron canescens · 9 states
Mountain hemlock Tsuga mertensiana · 1 states
Mountain laurel Kalmia latifolia · 17 states
Mountain maple Acer spicatum · 2 states
Nannyberry Viburnum lentago · 23 states
Narrowleaf evening-primrose Oenothera fruticosa · 10 states
New Mexico locust Robinia neomexicana · 2 states
New York ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis · 3 states
Northern bayberry Morella pensylvanica · 2 states
Northern blue flag Iris versicolor · 1 states
Northern red oak Quercus rubra · 24 states
Northern spicebush Lindera benzoin · 16 states
Northern white cedar Thuja occidentalis · 16 states
Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens · 3 states
Ohio buckeye Aesculus glabra · 12 states
Ozark witch-hazel Hamamelis vernalis · 1 states
Pacific madrone Arbutus menziesii · 3 states
Pacific yew Taxus brevifolia · 1 states
Pagoda dogwood Cornus alternifolia · 25 states
Palmer's penstemon Penstemon palmeri · 3 states
Paper birch Betula papyrifera · 16 states
Partridge pea Chamaecrista fasciculata · 13 states
Pawpaw Asimina triloba · 17 states
Peachleaf willow Salix amygdaloides · 3 states
Pignut hickory Carya glabra · 21 states
Pin cherry Prunus pensylvanica · 3 states
Pin oak Quercus palustris · 18 states
Pink evening primrose Oenothera speciosa · 8 states
Plains coreopsis Coreopsis tinctoria · 16 states
Possumhaw Ilex decidua · 7 states
Prairie Junegrass Koeleria macrantha · 15 states
Prairie cordgrass Spartina pectinata · 5 states
Prairie goldenrod Solidago nemoralis · 7 states
Prairie rosinweed (prairie dock) Silphium terebinthinaceum · 4 states
Purple clematis Clematis occidentalis var. occidentalis · 1 states
Pussy willow Salix discolor · 9 states
Quaking aspen Populus tremuloides · 24 states
Red buckeye Aesculus pavia · 9 states
Red chokeberry Aronia arbutifolia · 7 states
Red huckleberry Vaccinium parvifolium · 1 states
Red maple Acer rubrum · 30 states
Red pine Pinus resinosa · 13 states
Red spruce Picea rubens · 14 states
Red yucca Hesperaloe parviflora · 2 states
Red-osier dogwood Cornus sericea · 22 states
Redbay Persea borbonia · 1 states
Richardson's alumroot Heuchera richardsonii · 8 states
River birch Betula nigra · 23 states
Riverbank grape Vitis riparia · 2 states
Rocky Mountain bee plant Peritoma serrulata · 22 states
Rocky Mountain iris Iris missouriensis · 7 states
Roughleaf dogwood Cornus drummondii · 3 states
Roundhead lespedeza Lespedeza capitata · 7 states
Royal catchfly Silene regia · 1 states
Rusty blackhaw viburnum Viburnum rufidulum · 12 states
Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea · 1 states
Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis · 1 states
Sand cherry Prunus pumila · 1 states
Sassafras Sassafras albidum · 22 states
Scarlet beebalm Monarda didyma · 18 states
Scarlet bugler Penstemon barbatus · 2 states
Scarlet gilia Ipomopsis aggregata · 9 states
Scarlet globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea · 5 states
Scarlet sage Salvia coccinea · 3 states
Seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens · 2 states
Sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis · 1 states
Shagbark hickory Carya ovata · 22 states
Sheep laurel Kalmia angustifolia · 1 states
Shingle oak Quercus imbricaria · 3 states
Shortleaf pine Pinus echinata · 9 states
Showy goldenrod Solidago speciosa · 6 states
Showy tick trefoil Desmodium canadense · 21 states
Shumard oak Quercus shumardii · 5 states
Sideoats grama Bouteloua curtipendula · 25 states
Silver maple Acer saccharinum · 18 states
Silvery lupine Lupinus argenteus · 2 states
Sitka spruce Picea sitchensis · 1 states
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra · 2 states
Smooth Solomon's seal Polygonatum biflorum · 13 states
Smooth alder Alnus serrulata · 1 states
Smooth oxeye Heliopsis helianthoides · 12 states
Smooth sumac Rhus glabra · 34 states
Southern arrowwood Viburnum dentatum · 13 states
Southern crabapple Malus angustifolia · 2 states
Southern live oak Quercus virginiana · 13 states
Southern red oak Quercus falcata · 6 states
Southern wax myrtle Morella cerifera · 8 states
Spanish dagger Yucca aloifolia · 4 states
Staghorn sumac Rhus typhina · 13 states
Standing cypress Ipomopsis rubra · 6 states
Steeplebush Spiraea tomentosa · 1 states
Stiff dogwood Cornus foemina · 1 states
Sugar maple Acer saccharum · 28 states
Sundial lupine Lupinus perennis · 25 states
Swamp azalea Rhododendron viscosum · 7 states
Swamp milkweed Asclepias incarnata · 25 states
Swamp rose Rosa palustris · 11 states
Swamp sunflower Helianthus angustifolius · 15 states
Swamp white oak Quercus bicolor · 9 states
Sweet Joe-Pye Eutrochium purpureum · 17 states
Sweet birch Betula lenta · 18 states
Sweet crabapple Malus coronaria · 5 states
Sweetbay magnolia Magnolia virginiana · 12 states
Sweetgum Liquidambar styraciflua · 22 states
Switchgrass Panicum virgatum · 24 states
Tall blazing star Liatris aspera · 11 states
Texas persimmon Diospyros texana · 1 states
Titi cyrilla Cyrilla racemiflora · 5 states
Toyon Heteromeles arbutifolia · 1 states
Trumpet vine Campsis radicans · 24 states
Tulip tree Liriodendron tulipifera · 17 states
Utah serviceberry Amelanchier utahensis · 3 states
Valley oak Quercus lobata · 1 states
Virgin's bower Clematis virginiana · 2 states
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia · 27 states
Virginia iris Iris virginica · 9 states
Virginia pine Pinus virginiana · 13 states
Virginia saltmarsh mallow Kosteletzkya pentacarpos · 4 states
Virginia sweetspire Itea virginica · 6 states
Water birch Betula occidentalis · 1 states
Water oak Quercus nigra · 4 states
Wax currant Ribes cereum · 2 states
Western columbine Aquilegia formosa · 1 states
Western ironweed Vernonia baldwinii · 1 states
White ash Fraxinus americana · 31 states
White fringetree Chionanthus virginicus · 14 states
White meadowsweet Spiraea alba · 8 states
White oak Quercus alba · 33 states
White sage Salvia apiana · 1 states
White snakeroot Ageratina altissima · 7 states
White spruce Picea glauca · 1 states
White turtlehead Chelone glabra · 3 states
Willow oak Quercus phellos · 16 states
Winged sumac Rhus copallinum · 11 states
Witch-hazel Hamamelis virginiana · 28 states
Witherod viburnum Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides · 3 states
Wood lily Lilium philadelphicum · 7 states
Woodland pinkroot Spigelia marilandica · 4 states
Yaupon holly Ilex vomitoria · 7 states
Yellow bells (esperanza) Tecoma stans · 3 states
Yellow birch Betula alleghaniensis · 1 states