Native trees, shrubs, and vines

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These are all native to North America, although they belong only in certain areas. The areas described below are nebulous and intended only to give a general idea. Range maps may be available through some of the links.

MA

U.S. Mid-Atlantic: approximately New York to northern Virginia

MW

U.S. Midwest

N

Central Canada, possibly northern U.S. Midwest

NE

New England, East Canada

NW

Northwest U.S., West Canada

S

U.S. Deep South, Texas, sometimes Mexico

SE

U.S. Southeast: approximately North Carolina to Florida

SW

U.S. Southwest

W

Western U.S.

If a species has no range indication and only one link, one might want to be a little suspicious as to whether it is actually native. I have found mistakes on occasion, where for example a site claimed that a Japanese tree was native to N. America.

This list is not nearly complete, and as it gets longer it may eventually be split into more than one page.

Virginia Tech gives pictures, Treeguide, U. of Delaware, and UConn give charts and sometimes pictures, and USDA gives lots of details. Delaware and UConn pages tend to be landscaping-oriented, while USDA is directed more to cash crops, lumber, etc. -- i.e., agriculture, as one might expect.