Vegetation is important to the environment and wildlife of West Virginia. Vegetation helps filter out pollutants and helps fight against erosion. West Virginia’s extensive, diverse forests and bountiful rainfall make it an ideal location for a wide array of plants and fungi.

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Hardwood

Hemlock

American Yew

Dogwoods

Riverscour Prairies

Red Spruce

Oak Heath

Oak Swamps

High Floodplain Forests and Woodlands

Native Shrubs

Blackberries

Blueberries

Choke Cherry

Coralberries

Elderberries

Grapes

Crabapples

Winterberry

Hazelnuts

Hollies

Roses

Huckleberries

Sumac

Pawpaw

Hawthorn

Greenbriers

Buttonbush

Climbing Bittersweet

Gooseberries

Haws

Laurels

Mountain Fetterbush

Mountain Laurel

Plums

Scrub Oak

Serviceberries

Sweetfern

Viburnums

Virginia Creeper

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Plants

Fungi