Native Groundcover of North Carolina

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Cranberry

Cranberry

Vaccinium macrocarpon

Family: Ericaceae

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Creeping Blueberry

Creeping Blueberry

Vaccinium crassifolium

Family: Ericaceae

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Bristly Dewberry

Bristly Dewberry

Rubus hispidus

Family: Rosaceae

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Robin Runaway

Robin Runaway

Rubus repens

Family: Rosaceae

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Northern Dewberry

Northern Dewberry

Rubus flagellaris

Family: Rosaceae

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Virginia Strawberry

Virginia Strawberry

Fragaria virginiana

Family: Rosaceae

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Woodland Strawberry

Woodland Strawberry

Fragaria vesca

Family: Rosaceae

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Common Blue Violet

Common Blue Violet

Viola sororia

Family: Violaceae

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Sand Violet

Sand Violet

Viola affinis

Family: Violaceae

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Birdfoot Violet

Birdfoot Violet

Viola pedata

Family: Violaceae

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Arrowleaf Violet

Arrowleaf Violet

Viola sagittata

Family: Violaceae

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Prostrate Blue Violet

Prostrate Blue Violet

Viola walteri

Family: Violaceae

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Marsh Blue Violet

Marsh Blue Violet

Viola cucullata

Family: Violaceae

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Small White Violet

Small White Violet

Viola macloskeyi

Family: Violaceae

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Halberdleaf Yellow Violet

Halberdleaf Yellow Violet

Viola hastata

Family: Violaceae

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Viola glaberrima

Viola glaberrima

Viola glaberrima

Family: Violaceae

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Sweet White Violet

Sweet White Violet

Viola blanda

Family: Violaceae

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Viola primulifolia

Viola primulifolia

Viola primulifolia

Family: Violaceae

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Viola subsinuata

Viola subsinuata

Viola subsinuata

Family: Violaceae

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Early Blue Violet

Early Blue Violet

Viola palmata

Family: Violaceae

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Viola rafinesquei

Viola rafinesquei

Viola rafinesquei

Family: Violaceae

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Viola edulis

Viola edulis

Viola edulis

Family: Violaceae

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Striped Cream Violet

Striped Cream Violet

Viola striata

Family: Violaceae

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Appalachian Violet

Appalachian Violet

Viola appalachiensis

Family: Violaceae

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Viola eriocarpa

Viola eriocarpa

Viola eriocarpa

Family: Violaceae

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Carolina Violet

Carolina Violet

Viola villosa

Family: Violaceae

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Roundleaf Yellow Violet

Roundleaf Yellow Violet

Viola rotundifolia

Family: Violaceae

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Viola pectinata

Viola pectinata

Viola pectinata

Family: Violaceae

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Southern Woodland Violet

Southern Woodland Violet

Viola hirsutula

Family: Violaceae

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Viola communis

Viola communis

Viola communis

Family: Violaceae

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Northern Coastal Violet

Northern Coastal Violet

Viola brittoniana

Family: Violaceae

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hybrid violet

hybrid violet

Viola labradorica

Family: Violaceae

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Northern Woodland Violet

Northern Woodland Violet

Viola septentrionalis

Family: Violaceae

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hybrid violet

hybrid violet

Viola brauniae

Family: Violaceae

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Southern Coastal Violet

Southern Coastal Violet

Viola septemloba

Family: Violaceae

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Viola monacanora

Viola monacanora

Viola monacanora

Family: Violaceae

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Longspur Violet

Longspur Violet

Viola rostrata

Family: Violaceae

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Bernard Violet

Bernard Violet

Viola bernardii

Family: Violaceae

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Viola minuscula

Viola minuscula

Viola minuscula

Family: Violaceae

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Oldwoman

Oldwoman

Artemisia stelleriana

Family: Asteraceae

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Seabeach Evening Primrose

Seabeach Evening Primrose

Oenothera humifusa

Family: Onagraceae

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Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper

Parthenocissus quinquefolia

Family: Vitaceae

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Pinkladies

Pinkladies

Oenothera speciosa

Family: Onagraceae

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Box Huckleberry

Box Huckleberry

Gaylussacia brachycera

Family: Ericaceae

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Spotted Sandmat

Spotted Sandmat

Euphorbia maculata

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Prostrate Sandmat

Prostrate Sandmat

Euphorbia prostrata

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Seaside Sandmat

Seaside Sandmat

Euphorbia polygonifolia

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Dixie Sandmat

Dixie Sandmat

Euphorbia bombensis

Family: Euphorbiaceae

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Dwarf Cinquefoil

Dwarf Cinquefoil

Potentilla canadensis

Family: Rosaceae

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Common Cinquefoil

Common Cinquefoil

Potentilla simplex

Family: Rosaceae

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Pinewoods Milkweed

Pinewoods Milkweed

Asclepias humistrata

Family: Apocynaceae

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Dwarf Crested Iris

Dwarf Crested Iris

Iris cristata

Family: Iridaceae

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Carolina Clover

Carolina Clover

Trifolium carolinianum

Family: Fabaceae

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Creeping Phlox

Creeping Phlox

Phlox stolonifera

Family: Polemoniaceae

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Wild Blue Phlox

Wild Blue Phlox

Phlox divaricata

Family: Polemoniaceae

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Moss Phlox

Moss Phlox

Phlox subulata

Family: Polemoniaceae

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Trailing Phlox

Trailing Phlox

Phlox nivalis

Family: Polemoniaceae

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Singlehead Pussytoes

Singlehead Pussytoes

Antennaria solitaria

Family: Asteraceae

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Poverty Rush

Poverty Rush

Juncus tenuis

Family: Juncaceae

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Woman's Tobacco

Woman's Tobacco

Antennaria plantaginifolia

Family: Asteraceae

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Native groundcover plants of North Carolina, USA — low, spreading species for shade, slopes, and lawn replacement. Refine by light, soil, or bloom time above.