Native range

Native plants of Maryland

189 wild species and 19 plant groups in the BloomsEye library grow wild somewhere in Maryland, read from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS. The 160 garden forms of them are listed apart on the first page, each naming its wild parent.

Showing 61 to 120 of 208 plants

How this list is made

Derived from each plant's native-range record, checked against Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants and USDA PLANTS with every decision on a ledger; Maryland is read off the record's own range, and the order is how many of the state's counties record each plant, as stored in the BloomsEye library, which was written with AI assistance. Of these 208 plants, 193 have been checked against outside sources (5 fully verified); the rest have not been checked yet, and each plant's own page says which. The cards are AI-generated illustrations.

Range data from the World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 4.0, adapted) and USDA PLANTS. How the native range is credited.

Northern Bayberry
Myrica pensylvanica
Full sunZones 3–77 ftModerate
Pink Muhly Grass
Muhlenbergia capillaris
Full sunZones 5–92.5 ftLow
Prairie Dropseed Grass
Sporobolus heterolepis
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftLow
Purple Lovegrass
Eragrostis spectabilis
Full sunZones 5–91.5 ftLow
Red Chokeberry
Aronia arbutifolia
Full sunZones 4–99 ftModerate
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Full sunZones 4–93 ftHigh
Swamp Azalea
Rhododendron viscosum
Part shadeZones 4–95 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Swamp Sunflower
Helianthus angustifolius
Full sunZones 5–96 ftModerate
Switchgrass
Panicum virgatum
Full sunZones 4–95 ftLow
Allegheny Serviceberry
Amelanchier laevis
Part shadeZones 4–825 ftModerate
American Alumroot
Heuchera americana
Part shadeZones 4–92 ftModerate
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
Part sunZones 6–106 ftModerate
American Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
Full sunZones 3–98.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Hazelnut
Corylus americana
Full sunZones 4–910 ftModerate
American Holly
Ilex opaca
Full sunZones 5–935 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
American Hophornbeam
Ostrya virginiana
Part shadeZones 3–932 ftModerate
American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana
Part shadeZones 3–925 ftModerate
American Linden
Tilia americana
Full sunZones 3–870 ftModerate
American Wintergreen
Gaultheria procumbens
Part shadeZones 3–88 inModerate
Listed as toxic to cats
Annual Phlox
Phlox drummondii
Full sunZones 2–1112 inModerate
Aromatic Aster
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Full sunZones 3–82 ftLow
Arrowwood
Viburnum dentatum
Full sunZones 3–88 ftModerate
Big Bluestem
Andropogon gerardi
Full sunZones 4–96 ftLow
Black Chokeberry
Aronia melanocarpa
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
Black Cohosh
Actaea racemosa
Part shadeZones 3–85 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Black Gum
Nyssa sylvatica
Full sunZones 4–940 ftModerate
Blackhaw
Viburnum prunifolium
Full sunZones 3–913 ftModerate
Blue Mistflower
Conoclinium coelestinum
Part shadeZones 5–102 ftModerate
Blue Wood Aster
Symphyotrichum cordifolium
Part shadeZones 3–83 ftModerate
Bottlebrush Grass
Elymus hystrix
Part shadeZones 5–93 ftModerate
Brown-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia triloba
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Butterfly Weed
Asclepias tuberosa
Full sunZones 3–92 ftLow
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Buttonbush
Cephalanthus occidentalis
Full sunZones 5–98.5 ftModerate
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
Part sunZones 3–93.5 ftHigh
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Carolina Rose
Rosa carolina
Full sunZones 4–93.5 ftModerate
Chinkapin Oak
Quercus muehlenbergii
Full sunZones 5–750 ftModerate
Chokecherry
Prunus virginiana
Full sunZones 2–625 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Foliage
Christmas Fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
Full shadeZones 3–91.5 ftModerate
Clustered Mountain Mint
Pycnanthemum muticum
Full sunZones 4–82.5 ftModerate
Common Black-Eyed Susan
Rudbeckia hirta
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Common Hackberry
Celtis occidentalis
Full sunZones 2–957 ftModerate
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Full sunZones 3–93.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Common Pawpaw
Asimina triloba
Full sunZones 5–817 ftModerate
Common Sneezeweed
Helenium autumnale
Full sunZones 3–84 ftHigh
Common Witch Hazel
Hamamelis virginiana
Full sunZones 3–817 ftModerate
Coral Honeysuckle
Lonicera sempervirens
Full sunZones 4–915 ftModerate
Creeping Jacob's Ladder
Polemonium reptans
Part shadeZones 3–81.5 ftModerate
Creeping Phlox
Phlox subulata
Full sunZones 3–96 inLow
Creeping Woodland Phlox
Phlox stolonifera
Part shadeZones 5–98 inModerate
Cucumbertree Magnolia
Magnolia acuminata
Full sunZones 4–865 ftModerate
Culver's Root
Veronicastrum virginicum
Full sunZones 3–85 ftModerate
Downy Serviceberry
Amelanchier arborea
Part sunZones 4–920 ftModerate
Eastern Bluestar
Amsonia tabernaemontana
Full sunZones 3–92.5 ftModerate
Listed as toxic to dogs and cats
Eastern Red Columbine
Aquilegia canadensis
Part shadeZones 3–82 ftModerate
Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis
Part sunZones 4–923 ftModerate
False Sunflower
Heliopsis
Full sunZones 3–94 ftModerate
Flowering Dogwood
Cornus florida
Part shadeZones 5–923 ftModerate
Fragrant Sumac
Rhus aromatica
Full sunZones 3–94.5 ftLow
Garden Phlox
Phlox paniculata
Full sunZones 4–83.5 ftModerate
Goatsbeard
Aruncus dioicus
Part shadeZones 3–74 ftModerate

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