Trees, Flowers, Wildlife, & More in Virginia
As I’ve been writing a series of very long novels set in Virginia, I’ve been gathering information on trees, shrubs, flowers, vines, and wildlife found in the region every time I’ve stopped writing to do a quick search. I figured I might as well share what I’ve found! Sources are at the bottom of the post.
Trees in Virginia
♡ Eastern white pine
♡ Shortleaf pine
♡ Loblolly pine
♡ Longleaf pine
♡ Pitch pine
♡ Scrub pine
♡ Eastern hemlock
♡ Eastern redcedar
♡ Black willow
♡ Black walnut
♡ Bitternut hickory
♡ Shagbark hickory
♡ Mockernut hickory
♡ River birch
♡ Hornbeam
♡ Beech
♡ Chestnut
♡ White oak
♡ Post oak
♡ Chestnut oak
♡ Northern red oak
♡ Southern red oak
♡ Black oak
♡ Scarlet oak
♡ Blackjack oak
♡ Elm
♡ Slippery elm
♡ Red mulberry
♡ Tulip
♡ Sassafras
♡ Sweetgum
♡ Sycamore
♡ Shadbush
♡ Black cherry
♡ Eastern redbud
♡ Holly
♡ Boxelder
♡ Red maple
♡ Sugar maple
♡ Flowering dogwood
♡ Black tupelo
♡ Common persimmon
♡ White ash
♡ Green ash
♡ Norway maple (not native to region)
♡ White poplar (not native to region)
♡ Bradford pear (not native to region)
Shrubs in Virginia
♡ Elderberry
♡ Arrowwood
♡ Blackhaw
♡ Sumac
♡ Inkberry
♡ Hazel alder
♡ Hazelnut
♡ Strawberry bush
♡ Sweet pepperbush
♡ Mountain laurel
♡ Rosebay
♡ Blueberry
♡ Witch-hazel
♡ Redroot
♡ Hawthorn
♡ Choke cherry
♡ Blackberry
♡ Black raspberry
♡ Buttonbush
♡ Leatherwood
Flowers in Virginia
♡ Wild azaleas
♡ Wild hydrangeas
♡ Pasture roses
♡ Larkspurs
♡ Wild geraniums
♡ Meadow rue
♡ Violets
♡ Goldenseal
♡ Trailing arbutus
♡ Wild ginger
♡ Golden ragwort
♡ Bluebells
♡ Star chickweed
♡ Wood poppies
♡ Twin leaf
♡ Coltsfoot
♡ Rue anemone
♡ Bloodroot
♡ Golden asters
♡ Marigolds
♡ Sweet everlasting
Vines in Virginia
♡ Poison ivy
♡ Pipevine
♡ Trumpet vine
♡ Cross-vine
♡ Honeysuckle
♡ Bittersweet
♡ Moonseed
♡ Virginia creeper
♡ Wild grapes
♡ Greenbrier
Wildlife in Virginia
♡ Woodpeckers
♡ Kingfishers
♡ Rock pigeons
♡ Mourning doves
♡ Black vultures
♡ Blue jays
♡ Kestrels
♡ Hummingbirds
♡ Chimney swifts
♡ Swallows
♡ Orioles
♡ Grackles
♡ Red-winged blackbirds
♡ Black-capped chickadees
♡ House sparrows
♡ Wrens
♡ Robins
♡ Eastern bluebirds
♡ Mockingbirds
♡ Cardinals
♡ Tanagers
♡ Warblers
♡ Crows
♡ Brown creepers
♡ Ravens
♡ Goldfinches
Sources
♡ https://www.dof.virginia.gov/education-and-recreation/learn-about-education-recreation/tree-identification/
♡ https://www.dof.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/Common-Native-Shrubs-and-Woody-Vines-ID_pub.pdf
♡ https://www.dof.virginia.gov/wp-content/uploads/Common-Native-Trees-of-VA-ID-Guide.pdf
♡ https://www.inaturalist.org/guides/18874
♡ https://www.absolutetreeserviceinc.com/identify-common-trees-northern-virginia/
♡ https://www.inaturalist.org/guides/3190
♡ https://forestupdate.frec.vt.edu/content/dam/forestupdate_frec_vt_edu/real-estate/resources/presentations/treeid.pdf
♡ https://fairfaxgardening.org/wp-content/webdocs/ref/TreeBook-FFX.pdf
